A year ago today Nick asked me to be his wife and I said yes...
We wanted to do something today to celebrate, but of course Nick has work and can't ask for the night off. But that's just life in the military. So instead I'm at home with the puppy and taking care of some wedding planning arrangements over the wonder of the web.
So where are we one year after the proposal? Well, we are "paperwork married" (more on what that means later), we live in a small village in Germany and are the proud "parents" of our six month old Boston Terrier, Iggy! Nick is at a new command here and expanding his career, and I am back in school getting my Master's Degree. To look at how far we have come in just a year reminds us how blessed we are.
As I write this, I am doing some virtual wedding planning with my "sassters" and MOH's Anabel and Genesis. They are spending their Saturday trekking through San Diego looking at bridesmaids' dresses and suits for the groomsmen, meeting with our potential wedding planner, and sampling some delectable treats at a bakery a wedding planner friend of mine recommended.
And then there are my parents. I convinced them to break away from their usual restaurant choices (Sizzler, for example...) and managed to get them to visit Extraordinary Desserts in Little Italy! My dad's first concern was, "Ay, we'll have to pay for parking!" Yes, dad, that usually happens when you go downtown.
But my dad set aside his über cheap ways and agreed to go. They looked up the menu online are were very excited to go. And since Nick and I will also be needing cupcakes for our wedding reception, mom and pops will check in with this quaint eatery on their petit cupcakes and as well as their vast array of extraordinary desserts.
Nick and I are SO lucky to have my parents and our friends helping with the planning! They are so wonderful and priceless....
Oh and for those who are wondering what paperwork married means, it's a phrase that I came up with. It essentially means that we are legally married on paper, but that we won't truly consider ourselves married until we have our church wedding later this year with all of our friends and family. All 178 of them. And the list keeps growing...
But until then, the planning excitement continues. As does the dieting and extreme workouts. Gotta get wedding dress fierce!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
And the wedding planning is in full swish
We are in the new year and the wedding planning is well on its way. Up on our to do list are save the dates, wedding invites, finalizing vendors, starting pre-cana, choosing giveaways, our wedding website, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
And the biggest thing is also choosing our wedding day couture. We're waiting until we are a little bit closer to the day to choose the actual dresses and menswear so they are still in style, but we already have an idea of what looks we are going for.
I'm absolutely in love with wedding dresses by Jim Hjelm and I would love to wear one on my wedding day. Unfortunately I can't find any stores here that carry Jim Hjelm so I'm going to wait until I'm back in the states to start my dress shopping. Plus, how can I not shop without my mom and bridesmaids? Not to mention, my veil is still at my parents' house! And the veil is the piece de resistance of my entire wedding day ensemble. For most brides, the dress is the centerpiece and everything else comes after it. For me, my veil came first. While my parents were in Spain they passed by a wedding dress boutique and found the perfect one. It's perfect, and I can't wait to unveil it. Ha! But more on the veil at another time..
As for the bridesmaids, we did one bridesmaids dress shopping trip when I was in San Diego, but there is still more looking to do. Luckily I have some stylish and organized girlfriends who I trust to shop without me there. And on my next trip home, hopefully we can make a final decision! Here are some favorite inspirations though:
As for Nick and the groomsmen, we are opting for clean black suits instead of traditional tuxedos. We're thinking skinny chocolate colored ties in varying patterns. But there's still more shopping to do there as well. Here are some style ideas for the men:
And once the dresses and suits are chosen, the accessories will start to flow. I can't wait!
I wish so much that Nick and I could both be in San Diego to be a part of the planning. Anyone that knows me well knows that I love event planning and wanted to make it a career. I still do! So to not be able to be there to plan an event that means so much to Nick and myself is a bummer. But again, we are so fortunate to have incredible friends and parents who are helping us plan everything. In fact, as I write this, my dad, Anabel and Jennifer are on the way to meet with a potential wedding videographer that a friend recommended! I hope it goes well.
In the mean time, I'm trying to track down my grandmother's baking cook book. She has a recipe in there for Chocolate Chiffon Cake that she once told me was, "the best cake ever." In that moment I knew that her chiffon cake would somehow work its way into my wedding someday. My grandmother was and still is a strong influence in our family. And it's only fitting that she be honored on our special day. And what better way to honor her than with cake? And maybe ice cream, too. She always gave us money for ice cream.
Luckily we are knocking out all this planning early so that we won't be so stressed closer to the wedding.
Let's all just say a prayer that Nick won't get deployed...
And the biggest thing is also choosing our wedding day couture. We're waiting until we are a little bit closer to the day to choose the actual dresses and menswear so they are still in style, but we already have an idea of what looks we are going for.
I'm absolutely in love with wedding dresses by Jim Hjelm and I would love to wear one on my wedding day. Unfortunately I can't find any stores here that carry Jim Hjelm so I'm going to wait until I'm back in the states to start my dress shopping. Plus, how can I not shop without my mom and bridesmaids? Not to mention, my veil is still at my parents' house! And the veil is the piece de resistance of my entire wedding day ensemble. For most brides, the dress is the centerpiece and everything else comes after it. For me, my veil came first. While my parents were in Spain they passed by a wedding dress boutique and found the perfect one. It's perfect, and I can't wait to unveil it. Ha! But more on the veil at another time..
As for the bridesmaids, we did one bridesmaids dress shopping trip when I was in San Diego, but there is still more looking to do. Luckily I have some stylish and organized girlfriends who I trust to shop without me there. And on my next trip home, hopefully we can make a final decision! Here are some favorite inspirations though:
As for Nick and the groomsmen, we are opting for clean black suits instead of traditional tuxedos. We're thinking skinny chocolate colored ties in varying patterns. But there's still more shopping to do there as well. Here are some style ideas for the men:
And once the dresses and suits are chosen, the accessories will start to flow. I can't wait!
I wish so much that Nick and I could both be in San Diego to be a part of the planning. Anyone that knows me well knows that I love event planning and wanted to make it a career. I still do! So to not be able to be there to plan an event that means so much to Nick and myself is a bummer. But again, we are so fortunate to have incredible friends and parents who are helping us plan everything. In fact, as I write this, my dad, Anabel and Jennifer are on the way to meet with a potential wedding videographer that a friend recommended! I hope it goes well.
In the mean time, I'm trying to track down my grandmother's baking cook book. She has a recipe in there for Chocolate Chiffon Cake that she once told me was, "the best cake ever." In that moment I knew that her chiffon cake would somehow work its way into my wedding someday. My grandmother was and still is a strong influence in our family. And it's only fitting that she be honored on our special day. And what better way to honor her than with cake? And maybe ice cream, too. She always gave us money for ice cream.
Luckily we are knocking out all this planning early so that we won't be so stressed closer to the wedding.
Let's all just say a prayer that Nick won't get deployed...
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