It's officially been 4 months and 1 day since my sweetheart proposed to me!!!
I can't believe it's gone by so fast!
And now... we are at the 13 month mark!
Officially we have 12 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 2 hours & 44 minutes (as of right now)
but who's counting right!! hehe =]
Actually, I can't believe that is all the time we have left, but I also cannot believe that I have gotten so much done.
As of this weekend, I have my ceremony & reception places booked & paid for. I have hired someone to do the food for the rehearsal dinner. I have found my caterer for the reception( food testing was last week- oh my word.. AMAZING) & found someone to make our wedding cake! We tasted that last week too! I am having a hard time only picking two flavors! I may end up with more =]
Last Thursday, Mom & I went to the airport to pick up our best friends from Florida! I was so excited, I had butterflies. It was the first time I got to see my best friends since I have been engaged! And just like when she got engaged, she was the first person I wanted to tell all about everything! They both went with us to the food & cake tasting! So fun!
We stopped on the way back home to take some fun photos! Jeni had never been in Indiana so all the color change was new for her
On Friday, My fiance and several of our friends came up for the weekend. Our engagement party was this last weekend & it was a blast! We had so much fun having so many people up to visit and just spend time with everyone!
Friday morning all the ladies went dress shopping... for a WEDDING DRESS!!!
It was me, my mom, my sister(maid of honor), Jeni (Matron of Honor), Telisha ( Bridesmaid), Tonya (second mother), Ashley (amazing friend & our photographer), Emily (friend) & Amie(friend)
It was SUCH a fun girls day! And these ladies were so helpful and made me feel so beautiful!
When we got ready to leave from picking out dresses, the Dress Shop owner talked to my mom & I and almost started to cry telling us how much we blessed her. She was so impressed with my friends and loved ones. How they were so excited for me & how much they poured their love on me.
I am gunna get serious here for a second... Later I talked to my mom about what she said. And I can honestly say, I have the most amazing friends. I know that there are a lot of people who say that. But not only the women in that photo above, but all the ladies that I call my friends are amazing!
I started crying because God really blessed me with amazing people & no matter the distance and time these ladies and I pick up right where we left off! They are all such a blessing to my heart and make me a better person!
Back to my weekend =]
I said, "Yes to the Dress!!!"
I cannot believe it was so easy & so fun! You watch all these TV shows about people looking for their wedding dress. I was almost dreading it! I really think it makes a difference if you take people that you want to be there and that are there only to help and not be negative! I found a dress that is ABSOLUTELY perfect for me. It matches exactly what I was going for and makes me feel like a princess!
Sorry no photos of the dress until the wedding!! - refer to the countdown above haha =]
We also made a choice on bridesmaid dresses! YAY!
Found something so awesome, for a great price & they are not like anything I have ever seen before!
I know all my ladies are going to look awesome!
Saturday I had an entire team (army) up and helping for engagement photos!
Let me start by telling you, we have the MOST AMAZING photographer! She is not only a very sweet friend but she is also a phenomenal photographer! She and my sister have spent lots of time together and I have gotten the chance to see a lot of her work. Jon and I are very excited about all the photos she got this weekend and we can't wait for wedding photos!
We had several outfits changes and several location changes! She shot WAY more photos than we could have ever asked for & was so fun to work with.
Here is the link to her facebook:
And link to her website that she just re-launched:
I have a few photos that she took that I am excited to share with you!
Amazing right!!!
We cannot wait to see all the magic she put into these photos!
My sister also took a lot of the photos & when I get some from her I will show you the magic she made!
Don't forget to go check out all her stuff!
Also here is the facebook link for Kourtney. She just shot a wedding in Florida that turned out SO gorgeous!
Here is s preview of one of her photos!
Finally, Saturday night we had everyone over to the house for the engagement party! We had amazing food & fellowship with all our loved ones! We were missing a lot of people and wish they could have been here, but we know they were all here in spirit! I will attach a few photos from the party!
We received some great gifts and things for our new home!
We ended the night with a bonfine & smores bar!
There are photos of Jon & I practicing cutting a cake!
Photo of us with all the decorations on the cake table
Our cake
The gift from my best friend! They are ring dishes that she got for Jon & I, that will go next to our beds!
And a photo of decorations on the table!
We did have decorations all through the house and outside, but I didn't get many more photos! Maybe someone will get some uploaded for us =]
This was an amazing weekend & we are so thankful for all the time, money and energy that everyone invested into us!
Love you all!
