Homeward Bound!

Tonight Bart and I are flying back to NY to see family, go to my friend Maria's wedding, and have my first wedding dress fitting. I am really excited to be going back, especially for Maria's wedding. I can't wait to see how she planned everything. It must be so exciting for her to finally have arrived at her wedding weekend! Sometimes I think that our day will never come--it seems too good to be true, you know? And it seems like I'll never be finished with the planning, but that's another story.

Maria called this morning to tell me what time I need to be at her house to begin the wedding day preparations and she sounded so completely happy and super excited. I'm so glad that she doesn't have to stress and constantly worry about her wedding like I do.

Hopefully when I get back on Monday I'll be able to post pictures of the blushing bride and groom!

It's Been A While...

I've been so busy lately that I've hardly had time to read the blogs on my list, let alone write my own! The job is going well--minus the HORRIBLE man I had to deal with on Monday. Let's just say that I have never seen a grown human being behave the way this guy did, nor have I ever been spoken to (and I use the term "spoken" lightly, people) in such a way before in my life.

Anyway, in wedding news, we are no closer to a florist than we were the last time I wrote. I'm starting to worry that I'll be walking down the aisle empty handed. On the bright side, I mailed my engagement ring out to Kneucraft in Plattsburgh, NY and it actually arrived unscathed and un-stolen!!! Now I just have to wait for Sean to work his magic and design my wedding band. I can't wait! Let's hope it costs a fraction of what Kay Jeweler said it would...

In other news, I was able to catch up on my blog reading tonight and I just saw that My Sweet Savannah is having ANOTHER give away! It is a gift card for a beautiful necklace from one of her favorite jewelry designers. I'd love the necklace--I have even already planned that I'd have my name and Bart's engraved on it with a short love quote on the back. If only I were lucky enough to win!

To Church Or Not To Church?

So Bart and I have been going back and forth for a while over whether or not to get married in the church we put our deposit on (we'd get a full refund no matter what if we choose not to use them). I have always wanted to get married outside, in the grass, under a tree. Bart and his mom really want us to get married in a church--any church. "We can't just take God out of this!" she says.

But wouldn't it be more beautiful to be married in the outdoors that HE created? That HE worked for six days to bring to life? With HIS sunshine shining down on our marriage? Instead of in a (beautiful) building that a man created? I think so.