Woohoo! We have decided on a wedding party! We talked a lot about who we would like to be in our wedding party and finally made the tough decision! We would of course love to have so many people stand up with us on our wedding day, but then who would sit in the audience? lol It was a bit of a difficult decision trying to decide how big we wanted the party and who it would consist of. It is certainly not as easy of a choice as what flavor the cake should be!
So here it is.... our wedding party!!
Maid Of Honor: Allison Kelley
Allison and I have been friends since elementary school. We have spent many a wonderful memory together: taking uor Cabbage Patch Kids to Burger King, sitting in the ditch talking the night away, too many ferris wheel rides to count at the fair...
Bridesmaid: Tiffany Miller
Tiffany "Momma" Miller and I have been friends since high school. We played volleyball together, went to college together, lived together, and she has helped me through some of the most difficult times in my life.
Best Man: Matt Cueva
Jesse and Matt have been friends for years. They usually spend their time playing poker or football.
Groomsman: Asa Staven
Jesse and Asa have been friends since high school. Asa currently goes to school in Montana so the boys keep in touch via Xbox360 games.
And there you have it! It is a smaller wedding party but we like it!!
One more thing to check off the list :) We will be touring a couple more venues and making that decision in May hoepfully once Jesse has finished school for the semester!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Rustic on the Brain
All I can think about these days is rustic rustic rustic!
We haven't done much in the planning department since our visit to venue number 1 but we are planning a couple more visits in the upcoming weeks. Hopefully, by May, we may have a venue booked!!
In other rustic news, I found this mason jar stamp and just had to have it lol. I have no idea what we need it for but we'll find something :)
We haven't done much in the planning department since our visit to venue number 1 but we are planning a couple more visits in the upcoming weeks. Hopefully, by May, we may have a venue booked!!
In other rustic news, I found this mason jar stamp and just had to have it lol. I have no idea what we need it for but we'll find something :)
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Let the wedding planning begin!
We have officially begun the wedding planning process!! I am so excited!
We went on our first venue tour this past Saturday and it was phenomenal! I loved it before we even got out of the car! It was a beautiful place. The staff was friendly. It is a family operated place and they seem like they are so willing to work with you. There are very few restrictions and did I mention it is gorgeous?! While walking around, it felt like someone had gone into my thoughts and built exactly what was in there. It SCREAMS rustic!
Mom, Dad, and Nancy went with us and they liked it as well. After Jesse and I had a moment alone, he also disclosed that he liked it too! I think he realized how much I loved it because he said we'd do whatever it takes to make it happen.
We sat down today and figured out a budget. We are going to have to juggle dates (for like the 3rd time) but I think we may be ready to make a decision. I know we should look at other places and we may look at one or two more but I am beyond sold and so is Jesse.
Budgeting was a bit of a challenge and I hope we can stick to it. A few things about budgeting:
1. A spreadsheets class from Schreiner paid off because I was able to create a wedding budget using excel.
2. Wedding budgeting is not as much fun as looking at wedding things online.
3. We WILL stick to the budget :)
I also am about ready to officially declare a wedding party! Jesse and I have discussed who we want and I am too excited to keep it to myself much longer! I've been working on a little project and am finished so it's only a matter of time before I spill the beans! It was a tough decision to make but we finally did it!
I guess that about wraps up the wedding commencement weekend! Now it's time to start spending that budgeted money !!
We went on our first venue tour this past Saturday and it was phenomenal! I loved it before we even got out of the car! It was a beautiful place. The staff was friendly. It is a family operated place and they seem like they are so willing to work with you. There are very few restrictions and did I mention it is gorgeous?! While walking around, it felt like someone had gone into my thoughts and built exactly what was in there. It SCREAMS rustic!
Mom, Dad, and Nancy went with us and they liked it as well. After Jesse and I had a moment alone, he also disclosed that he liked it too! I think he realized how much I loved it because he said we'd do whatever it takes to make it happen.
We sat down today and figured out a budget. We are going to have to juggle dates (for like the 3rd time) but I think we may be ready to make a decision. I know we should look at other places and we may look at one or two more but I am beyond sold and so is Jesse.
Budgeting was a bit of a challenge and I hope we can stick to it. A few things about budgeting:
1. A spreadsheets class from Schreiner paid off because I was able to create a wedding budget using excel.
2. Wedding budgeting is not as much fun as looking at wedding things online.
3. We WILL stick to the budget :)
I also am about ready to officially declare a wedding party! Jesse and I have discussed who we want and I am too excited to keep it to myself much longer! I've been working on a little project and am finished so it's only a matter of time before I spill the beans! It was a tough decision to make but we finally did it!
I guess that about wraps up the wedding commencement weekend! Now it's time to start spending that budgeted money !!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Decisions Decisions
Jesse and I are trying to get some decisions made here soon!
Most of our conversations revolve around WEDDING DATES!
I'm anxious to set one so we have been discussing options. I think we may have at least picked a general idea for our ideal time frame; getting others on board and finding a venue would be the next step. If we have it our way, we will be getting hitched in early 2013! There's already a venue I have in mind so tours need to be setup! We should hopefully be able to go look at it soon and see if they have a date available for what we want!!
Here's hoping things go the way we want !!
Most of our conversations revolve around WEDDING DATES!
I'm anxious to set one so we have been discussing options. I think we may have at least picked a general idea for our ideal time frame; getting others on board and finding a venue would be the next step. If we have it our way, we will be getting hitched in early 2013! There's already a venue I have in mind so tours need to be setup! We should hopefully be able to go look at it soon and see if they have a date available for what we want!!
Here's hoping things go the way we want !!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Here's to 4 years!
Jesse and I celebrated our 4 year dating anniversary February 4th :) It has certainly been the most amazing (while at sometimes scary and trying) four years of my life! I think we have both been blessed beyond measure to have met and fallen in love. He is my better half and I would go through ALL of it again (yes even the accident) so long as Jesse was still in my life on the other side. We have definitely grown stronger in our relationship over the course of the last four years. We look forward to many more years together and will soon be celebrating marriage anniversaries :)
We also celebrated Valentine's day this weekend in Kerrville. Jesse gave me a beautiful arrangement of calla lilies and we went to Billy Gene's and had dinner with a gorgeous view of the river! Afterwards we went back to Jesse's apartment and watched Saving Private Ryan per Jesse's request :) It was a wonderful weekend and I hated to see it end but alas, back to school and work we go. I love that we have the kind of relationship that it doesn't matter what we are doing, we are having the times of our lives doing it! Sunday, before I left, we sat and talked for an hour and then napped together, it was the perfect end to a wonderful Valentine's weekend!!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE ! XOXO
We also celebrated Valentine's day this weekend in Kerrville. Jesse gave me a beautiful arrangement of calla lilies and we went to Billy Gene's and had dinner with a gorgeous view of the river! Afterwards we went back to Jesse's apartment and watched Saving Private Ryan per Jesse's request :) It was a wonderful weekend and I hated to see it end but alas, back to school and work we go. I love that we have the kind of relationship that it doesn't matter what we are doing, we are having the times of our lives doing it! Sunday, before I left, we sat and talked for an hour and then napped together, it was the perfect end to a wonderful Valentine's weekend!!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE ! XOXO
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Finalized wedding "theme" ???
I think Jesse and I may have nailed down a general "theme" for our wedding!! So excited. I'm not sure how we will pull it off but we have a direction! I can't wait to start getting more ideas and trying to figure out how to make this happen! If it's anything like what's in my head, it will be so freakin' beautiful :) I am one excited bride-to-be!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
"The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman
Just finished reading "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. I recommend it to anyone, no matter the relationship. It was a very easy read and it's a fairly short book.
It focuses on the 5 Love Languages: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, and Physical Touch. Chapman says everyone has there own love language and finding out your partners (or whoever else in whatever relationship) love language will help keep your "love tank" full. All are important of course, but everyone has a main language that speaks best to them.
We took the quiz to find out our love languages and Jesse and I are both Quality Time. I had close seconds with Receiving Gifts and Words of Affirmation, but Jesse was very much so Quality Time dominant.
Great read for those in a wonderful relationship or those in a troubled one!
It focuses on the 5 Love Languages: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, and Physical Touch. Chapman says everyone has there own love language and finding out your partners (or whoever else in whatever relationship) love language will help keep your "love tank" full. All are important of course, but everyone has a main language that speaks best to them.
We took the quiz to find out our love languages and Jesse and I are both Quality Time. I had close seconds with Receiving Gifts and Words of Affirmation, but Jesse was very much so Quality Time dominant.
Great read for those in a wonderful relationship or those in a troubled one!
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