Tradition of Weddings

 Something BORROWED,

Something BLUE,

Something OLD,

Something NEW &

Something LEARNED....

On my wedding day I had one of each:

Borrowed

My Granny's Pearls that I wore as my bracelet

Blue

Ribbons on my dress to tie up the loose ends

Old

My Grandma "Oliver" ,who passed away when I was 13, left behind a sapphire ring and for my wedding day it was a gift given to me from my Aunt and I was more then thrilled for that ring to be my "old." It means the world to me.

picture of both gifts - pearls & ring

New

My lovely dress :)

Learned

Not only do the smallest things EVER not even matter on your wedding day, that you spent SO much time on, they don't even seem to be a memory for me. The food that I spent months trying to make decisions on, that I NEVER got to eat, seemed to be a very big part of the wedding so I'm very happy my Mom picked an incredible caterer. Not only do you have rings, special vows and a piece of paper at the end of the day... you have amazing photos that you will cherish for the rest of your lives.. so definitly choose your photographer wisely and spend the money in that area for sure! I absolutely loved my photographer [www.amyprikazskyphotography.com]

and the most important lesson I learned was that blending families together is NOT always the easiest thing to do and in our case it definitly wasn't easy but at the end of the day it's about you and your groom only and everyone else just needs to put on their big girl/boy panties and a smile and be happy for what the occasion is truly about! there may have been a few other lessons learned but not ones to blog about ;) publicly!

I couldn't thank my parents & wedding party ENOUGH for ALL they did for Kyle and I. We truly are blessed with an amazing family and the love & support from so many! Of course, our family that traveled to share our special weekend with us meant more to us than ya'll will ever know! THANK YOU!

Special thanks :)

My previous blog was about my fellow bloggers who decided to start blogging and I was so excited that I forgot to THANK my friend, Megan Smith (aka Meeegan), for introducing me to the "BLOGGING" world! I love reading her blogs :] Thanks Megan, you're the best.

Check her out www.friedgreenpickles.blogspot.com

 Me and Megan back in the day.

with Noelle, Sherry and Megan at my wedding :)

it's the "new" thing

So after careful consideration I decided to start "blogging" about my life and all the wonderful wedding do's and don'ts I got to experience... I was worried I was putting too much of my "life" on the internet and that it would be something I got bored of but it has done the total opposite :)

I decided to start blogging about wedding "stuff" and I do really enjoy it, but I love to blog about my life and the wonderful people in it... so bare with me when I start to ramble on about things that aren't wedding related.

That being said... Two of my friends have started blogging [welcome aboard!] and I just wanted to give a little shout out and to tell ALL to check out their blogs!

http://www.helinheels.blogspot.com/ is FABULOUS Haley, who is full of knowledge when it comes to ALL sorts of things and always knows the "newest" about anything in the world... definitly a much needed blog to follow :)

http://www.cemp-aroomwithaview.blogspot.com/ is my "best" Cheserae... she was the lady down below who just "got a ring on it!" :]

she is the most positive friend i've ever had and so insightful about the many different things we come across in life... love, friendship, growing up, family.. just to name a few!

her blog will definitly be a daily read for me!

Newly Engaged!

My BEST friend is ENGAGED! *CM & EP*
For some it is old news and for others it is  "new" news... but my best friend got engaged March 5th and I'm so happy for her!
They deserve a huge CONGRATULATIONS and I'm very happy you have found each other :)
I'm so happy it's her turn now to have all the "wonderful" wedding planning fun and her wheels have definitly already been turning!
For those who want to follow along with her wedding planning maybe we can convince her to blog a little about all her planning once she gets there... I just wanted to say Congratulations and Kyle and I love you both!<3