It's only day two of wedding planning and I'm almost done! Today three things got accomplished...
1) Mom ordered the cake! It's going to look just like I want it to! I'm fairly sure I'm the only bride who didn't go order her own cake...I feel like cake is cake.
2) Got my dress ordered! Absolutely LOVE it! My mom surprised me and paid for it. Apparently she tricked me by saying I had to buy it so that I would stay in budget..it worked! So that left me with more money for my third venture...
3) Got the wedding bands!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Engaged!
I haven't written in a while. I feel like I've been running all over the place but I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing or what I have gotten accomplished. But, I'm back now!
My now fiance and I have been talking about getting married for a while now. It wasn't until I went to see him for his BCT graduation that we started talking seriously about it. We chatted about eloping during his Christmas break but nothing was ever set in stone. I was able to go see him the following weekend and we talked about it more. Then we talked about it more on the phone for the rest of Thanksgiving week. We decided on Sunday to make it official. We are engaged and we are eloping on December 22, 2011! That's in like two weeks! EEEK!
Why so soon you ask? We could have put it out a little further into his two week break but we wanted to spend time together married before he departed again.
It's weird because growing up I never really envisioned my own wedding. I feel like I thought about it a couple of times but not like a normal little girl might. I have always known that I never wanted a big wedding. To me weddings are very special and should be shared with people who are VERY close to you. I don't want to feel like I'm on display. But, there were certain things I knew would be important to me for tradition's sake. Things like a bouquet. I really wanted a bridal bouquet. Not a big one but just something special and pretty. Every girl loves flowers, right? I knew I wanted a cake. Nothing is better than a pretty cake made especially for you. And I knew I'd want a dress. I love clothes and LOVE most wedding dresses. I only plan on wearing one (maybe two if we ever re-do our vows) but I want it to be special.
With all of that being said, I wasn't about to buy all of this for a trip to the court house. So, we are "eloping" (as in getting married spur of the moment) at the Pythian Castle! I am so excited about this! We love the Pythian Castle. It's absolutely beautiful. My mom and I went to look around at it today and see where we wanted the event to take place. We chose the lobby (which sounds odd but I promise it's big and very beautiful). It's also decorated already! And the decorations match my random color scheme (dark red, black, off white). Me and my mom loved it and I know Johnny is going to think it's amazing! So I got my location secured today! During my lunch break!
This is the outside of the castle. I get to get married in a castle! I'm REALLY hoping it's snowing outside so we can get some good pictures outdoors too! Now all I'm waiting for is the officiant to call me back!
I also ordered my bouquet during my lunch hour (yes, it was literally an hour! I couldn't believe it!). I wanted something simple. So it'll look something like this with a black ribbon instead of a white one...
My idea for the cake is the following but with red roses that match the bouquet instead of the white flowers...
Simple but pretty. :)
I'm VERY lucky because my brother takes AMAZING pictures. He'll be doing all of ours!
Now for the dress... mom and I are going to look for one tomorrow, well I have an appointment anyway. I'm hoping I can find something I like that I can actually afford.
I AM going to do this wedding for under $500! It's going to happen! And it's happening in two weeks! Seventeen days to be exact!
My now fiance and I have been talking about getting married for a while now. It wasn't until I went to see him for his BCT graduation that we started talking seriously about it. We chatted about eloping during his Christmas break but nothing was ever set in stone. I was able to go see him the following weekend and we talked about it more. Then we talked about it more on the phone for the rest of Thanksgiving week. We decided on Sunday to make it official. We are engaged and we are eloping on December 22, 2011! That's in like two weeks! EEEK!
Why so soon you ask? We could have put it out a little further into his two week break but we wanted to spend time together married before he departed again.
It's weird because growing up I never really envisioned my own wedding. I feel like I thought about it a couple of times but not like a normal little girl might. I have always known that I never wanted a big wedding. To me weddings are very special and should be shared with people who are VERY close to you. I don't want to feel like I'm on display. But, there were certain things I knew would be important to me for tradition's sake. Things like a bouquet. I really wanted a bridal bouquet. Not a big one but just something special and pretty. Every girl loves flowers, right? I knew I wanted a cake. Nothing is better than a pretty cake made especially for you. And I knew I'd want a dress. I love clothes and LOVE most wedding dresses. I only plan on wearing one (maybe two if we ever re-do our vows) but I want it to be special.
With all of that being said, I wasn't about to buy all of this for a trip to the court house. So, we are "eloping" (as in getting married spur of the moment) at the Pythian Castle! I am so excited about this! We love the Pythian Castle. It's absolutely beautiful. My mom and I went to look around at it today and see where we wanted the event to take place. We chose the lobby (which sounds odd but I promise it's big and very beautiful). It's also decorated already! And the decorations match my random color scheme (dark red, black, off white). Me and my mom loved it and I know Johnny is going to think it's amazing! So I got my location secured today! During my lunch break!
I also ordered my bouquet during my lunch hour (yes, it was literally an hour! I couldn't believe it!). I wanted something simple. So it'll look something like this with a black ribbon instead of a white one...
My idea for the cake is the following but with red roses that match the bouquet instead of the white flowers...
Simple but pretty. :)
I'm VERY lucky because my brother takes AMAZING pictures. He'll be doing all of ours!
Now for the dress... mom and I are going to look for one tomorrow, well I have an appointment anyway. I'm hoping I can find something I like that I can actually afford.
I AM going to do this wedding for under $500! It's going to happen! And it's happening in two weeks! Seventeen days to be exact!
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