Hi Ladies! I have been lurking in the background since probably September. Why? Well, here is our story and what took me so long:)
FI and I knew we wanted to get married (we've been friends for 8 yrs and dating for 7.5 yrs) and he, being very traditional, wanted to ask my mom and have a ring ( I totally agree). FI also did not want a long engagement- he actually said if we started to plan after he proposes we may have to wait until 2011 or 12 to get married..apparently he (and I..LOL) waited long enough! LOL Anyway, after we had the finance talk and ring search ( I selected my top three with the the one I really, really liked), we entered a wedding giveaway we had to be present to win. Well, we did not win the giveaway but, we were offered a great rate (35% off pp) for a package that includes everything (even ice sculptures which were never on my list) minus photo and DJ. So, we booked 10/03/10, pushed forward and then booked our photo and secured a coordinator.
Alas, as of December 13th, 7:05PM, I am free to officially say "hello" to you knotties and tell everyone what you just read as he proposed (very traditional, got on one knee, candlelight, wrote a poem...made me go on a scavenger hunt..of course he asked my mom...our fams knew he was going to propose since October). I was surprised; I cried, I laughed, I said YES and I called and sent texts to everyone! As far as the ring, he is a smart man, he bought the one I really, really liked.
Lastly, our fams know about our date and how things evolved and are totally fine...our process has been and is a true blessing!
Now, can you ladies help me choose a good wedding website and get that funky pic off of my signature/profile ( I prefer to use my avatar but it will not work)!!
Thx for taking the time to read..I feel like I blurted out so much:)