Let's get to know each other (again)!

joka0606

I'm a high school social studies teacher and FI has one semester left as a finace major.

jmcjdw13

Your name & your FI's name: Joelle and Jamie

How old are you & your FI: I'm 23 and FI's 26

Where are you from: I'm from Bucks County (outside Philly) and he's from Pittsburgh; we both live in Pittsburgh now

How long have you been together: Over 1.5 years

When did you get engaged: July 22, 2011

Wedding date: May 25, 2013

Wedding location: Pittsburgh, PA

Wedding colors: Clover Green, Eggplant Purple, and Ivory

Honeymoon: New York City with a surprise (will find out then!)

Favorite part of planning (so far): Looking at Bridal Magazines

Least favorite part of planning (so far): Family Drama and Budget
Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologist and FI's High School Biology/Chemistry Teacher

melb2013

Occupation: Private music school owner and teacher.  FI is a software engineer.

jenjlgsings

Your name & your FI's name: Jen and Chris

How old are you & your FI: 33 and 34

Where are you from: Buffalo and PIttsburgh

How long have you been together: 9 months

When did you get engaged: May 26th

Wedding date:  May 18

Wedding location: St. Gregory the Great Church and Park Country Club

Wedding colors: Purple

Honeymoon: Rome Italy

Favorite part of planning (so far):  researching all the wedding vendors
Least favorite part of planning (so far): Figuring out budgets

shano06

Your name & your FI's name: LaSha and Tristin.

How old are you & your FI: I'm 23 & FI is 24.

Where are you from: FI is from Virginia, and I grew up in Maryland.

How long have you been together: Since July 4, 2010.

When did you get engaged: April 19, 2012.

Wedding date: Friday, May 10, 2013.

Wedding location: La Fontaine Bleue in Maryland.

Wedding colors: Ivory, Apple Red, & A Little Bit of Black.

Honeymoon: 7 Night Southern Caribbean Cruise Out Of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Favorite part of planning (so far): The Shopping.!

Least favorite part of planning (so far): Sticking To Budget. Sucks. Major.
Occupation: I'm Into Banking Right Now, But When I Finish School, I Want To Be An Editor Somewhere In New York At Somebody's Magazine. FI Works For The City Working On The City Vehicles (Police Cars, Fire Trucks, Snow Plows, Ambulances, etc.)

ehazelwood

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2013-weddings_lets-get-to-know-each-other-again?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:ea657a87-d1dc-4588-999f-31c9deeef720Discussion:010fd000-07c3-4984-9f1f-08444efc72a9Post:59525523-8d91-4df7-977a-e1a8e68b95a6">Re: Let's get to know each other (again)!</a>:
[QUOTE]Let's add a question! Occupation, anyone? I am a student (one more semester and I am beyond ready ) and my degrees will be in math and biology. I'm hoping to start medical school next year. Currently (over the summers), I do lab research at a medical school.
Posted by sbc2013[/QUOTE]
I'm a student. About to start my Junior year. My FI is an Industrial engineer, Co-oping and finishing his last few classes.

charbakes

Your name & your FI's name:
Ben and Charlotte

How old are you & your FI:
I'm 28 and my FI is 29.

Where are you from:
Burlington, VT

How long have you been together:
4 years

When did you get engaged:
About a month ago.

Wedding date:
May 18, 2013

Wedding location:
An art gallery in Burlington

Wedding colors:
Lavender and chocolate.

Honeymoon:
We're not decided yet. Somewhere tropical.

Favorite part of planning (so far):
Envisioning it. Finding pretty things. My venue is gorgeous, my ring is gorgeous, my fiance is gorgeous. I also own a bakery, so I'm going to be contibuting my own tasty treats, including my own cake, which I'm pretty psyched about.

Least favorite part of planning (so far):
People. The future in-laws are... well, it's not the best. And then my people have all their own dysfunctions. And f*ck getting a dress.

Ggoughen

Your name & your FI's name: Jess and Gary
How old are you & your FI: 31 & 32
Where are you from:St Louis MO
How long have you been together:  2 years
When did you get engaged: March 22 2012
Wedding date: May 4, 2013
Wedding location: The wedding is the church my parents were married in and the reception is at the Kemp Auto Museum.
Wedding colors: Navy and Pink
Honeymoon: Couples Negril
Favorite part of planning (so far): Finding my reception venue
Least favorite part of planning (so far): Narrowing down our guest list to a (ridiculous) 300. I really wish it were smaller
Occupation: Bank Manager and Functional SAP Expert

Krikin22

Your name & your FI's name: Kristin & Chris

How old are you & your FI: I'm 25, he's 32

Where are you from: Camarillo, CA

How long have you been together: 2.5 years

When did you get engaged: 5/5/12

Wedding date: 5/4/13

Wedding location: Under a giant oak tree on my Aun'ts property in the San Diego area

Wedding colors: Purple & Green

Honeymoon: Tahiti!

Favorite part of planning (so far): Dessert tasting was amazing, and spending hours on pinterest!

Least favorite part of planning (so far): Trying to put together the guest list..

pittpoint1119

I am an admissions counselor for a collage and FI is an Accountant.

TogetherPerfect

Your name & your FI's name: Chelsea & Nick

How old are you & your FI: I will be 23 in a week and a half and he is 24

Where are you from: Cincinnati, Oh

How long have you been together: 17 Months

When did you get engaged: March 19, 2012

Wedding date: May 18, 2012

Wedding location: Cincinnati, Oh

Wedding colors: Eggplant, light green, ivory

Honeymoon: 6 nights at The Royal Cancun!

Favorite part of planning (so far): Dress and venue shopping, this forum, and hearing FI say almost every day "I can't wait"

Least favorite part of planning (so far): The guest list and getting addresses all together. I wish this part would magically take care of itself. lol

Occupation: I am a nanny for 15 month old twins and he is an electronics service technician. 

Meg&Austin

Your name & your FI's name: Megan and Austin

How old are you & your FI: Both 25

Where are you from: Burlington

How long have you been together: 3 years 

When did you get engaged:  April 19th, 2012

Wedding date: May 8th, 2013 

Wedding location: Costa Rica

Wedding colors: Peacock blue and purple. Maybe changing the blue to black

Honeymoon: Costa Rica

Favorite part of planning (so far): My dress

Least favorite part of planning (so far):  Any decision actually. I am not good at making them. 

Occupation: Medical Transcriptionist

Meg&Austin

Oh and my FI is a heavy equipment and explosives technician 

monikaedwards

In Response to Re:Let's add a question! Occupation, anyone? I am a student one more semester and I am beyond ready and my degrees will be in math and biology. I'm hoping to start medical school next year. Currently over the summers, I do lab research at a medical school. Posted by sbc2013[/QUOTE] I'm a Critical Care Nurse and FI is a Physician's Assistant.

keystoneXOXO

I can't believe that I acctually just read everyone's posts. Haha

Your name & your FI's name: Alexandra and Craig

How old are you & your FI: I'm 25, and he's 28

Where are you from: I hail from the other side of PA in the Lehigh Valley, but followed him to his hometown of Pittsburgh PA

How long have you been together: Oooo. 3 years? Ha we had a messy start.

When did you get engaged: October 1, 2011

Wedding date: May 25, 2013

Wedding location: The Barn at Fallingwater A dream!

Wedding colors: Grey and yellow

Honeymoon: Undecided. Iceland? Road trip up the West Coast? We like adventure.

Favorite part of planning (so far): Most everything - DIY projects, cake tastings, planning the menu and drinks...just envisioning the day

Least favorite part of planning (so far): Budget. Guest list. Typical.

Occupations: He works in the natural gas industry as a Data Tech and I'm ...in the fortunate role of job hunting. Just graduated with my Masters in teaching, secondary ed english.

elizafitzgerald

Your name & your FI's name:Eliza & Mike

How old are you & your FI: 31 & 30

Where are you from: New Hampshire

How long have you been together: almost 4 years

When did you get engaged: Valentines Day 2011

Wedding date: May 19, 2013

Wedding location:Stonehurst Manor, North Conway NH

Wedding colors: Purple & Green

Favorite part of planning (so far): the road trips to visit different vendors

Least favorite part of planning (so far): money

DivaJenD

Your name & your FI's name:   Jen & Steve

How old are you & your FI:   28 (me) & 40 (FI)

Where are you from:   both from western MA.. he's from the Berkshires, I'm from the Springfield area

How long have you been together:  a little over 4 1/2 years

When did you get engaged:  July 21, 2011

Wedding date:   May 18th

Wedding location:   ceremony is at a church in West Springfield, reception is a Country Club in Longmeadow

Wedding colors:   eggplant, periwinkle, silver

Honeymoon:   Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean

Favorite part of planning (so far):   finding my dress!!

Least favorite part of planning (so far):   just feeling overwhelmed and no help from anyone else really..
Occupation:   I'm a customer service rep for a broker/dealer.. FI is a bank teller supervisor and part-time bartender..

tprice11

Your name & your FI's name:  Tacovia and EddieHow old are you & your FI: 28 & 32Where are you from:  DallasHow long have you been together:  3 1/2 yearsWhen did you get engaged: May 19, 2012
Wedding date:   May 25, 2013 (297 days!!)Wedding location:  DallasWedding colors:  Mandarin orange, hot pink, and purpleHoneymoon:  HawaiiFavorite part of planning (so far): the planning!Least favorite part of planning (so far):  budget restraints

Danny&Mel2003

Your name & your FI's name: Melissa & Daniel
How old are you & your FI: we're both 27
Where are you from:  were both from Ft Lauderdale, FL
How long have you been together: 9 yrs 6 months
When did you get engaged: May 18, 2011
Wedding date:  May 18, 2013
Wedding location: Pelican Grand
Wedding colors:  coral and amber
Honeymoon: cruise possibly around Hawaiian islands or Caribbean
Favorite part of planning (so far): photography I stalk his FB he's always adding pics and I love it!
Least favorite part of planning (so far): spending money lol

Texasgal05

Your name & your FI's name:  Angela and Bryan

How old are you & your FI:  29 and 30

Where are you from: Texas

How long have you been together:  3 years together, 9 as friends

When did you get engaged: April 5

Wedding date: May 11

Wedding location: Houston

Wedding colors: light green and blush pink

Honeymoon:  2 weeks in Thailand

Favorite part of planning (so far): how my mom and I are talking more regularly, how excited she gets with talking about the wedding, figuring out flowers etc.

Least favorite part of planning (so far): the ever growing guest list!