GTKY Poll

Blueyed228

I noticed there are a few regular posters over here so I thought a GTKY poll would be fun!

Name:
Age:
Where you hail from:
Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting:
How did you meet:
The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning:
Show me you dress:
Wedding colors:
Honeymoon Destination:

Blueyed228

Name:
Melissa and Anthony

Age:
32 and 36

Where you hail from:
Boston area

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting:
Married 11/20/10
How did you meet:
He is the manager at the nightclub I used to bartend at.

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning:
I really liked visiting all the different venues

Show me you dress:
My dress is in my sig.  Its Maggie Sottero Cassandra

Wedding colors:
Black and fuschia

Honeymoon Destination:
We went to Sandals Regency in St Lucia.  (pics in my bio)

achiduck

Name:
Amy and Chris

Age:
27 and 28

Where you hail from:
South-Western Ontario, Canada

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting:
Engaged - wedding is October 20, 2012

How did you meet:
On an online dating site.

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning:
My dress fittings

Show me you dress:
Mori Lee 3051




Wedding colors:
Black, cream and gold

Honeymoon Destination:
Dublin, Ireland. We leave two days after the wedding - can't wait!

annieoldfield

Name: Annie and Samuel

Age: 23 and 26

Where you hail from: Leeds, UK and South Florida

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged 3rd June 2012

How did you meet: Online (tinychat)

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: just general little things like ideas for decor

Show me you dress:

Wedding colors: Pastel green and peach

Honeymoon Destination: Not sure yet. Will be in the US though. Maybe camping at a national park!

rlavach

Name: Renata & Guillaume

Age: 26 (me) & 29 (him)

Where you hail from: NNJ (me), Paris (him)

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Married 4-21-12

How did you meet: At Church

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: Dress & accessory shopping! 

Show me you dress:

I had 2 dresses. The one on the far left was my reception dress & the dress on the far right was my MOH. 

Wedding colors: pink, yellow, gold

Honeymoon Destination: Cape Cod, MA

cnf2013

Name: Courtney and Rob

Age: 24 and 28 

Where you hail from: Geneva NY 

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged- wedding is June 1, 2013

How did you meet: At summer camp!

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: Not any one thing so far, just excited about planning.  

Show me you dress:

Wedding colors: Orange and purple

Honeymoon Destination: The first, right after the wedding, will be flying out to Seattle and driving down the coast. The second, in December, will be a cross country road trip. Tentatively. 

HobokensFury

Name: Siobhan & John

Age: 28 and 29

Where you hail from: Hoboken, NJ and Brooklyn, NY

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Married 3/17/12

How did you meet: A bar called Texas Arizona

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: The dress

Show me you dress: It's in my sig. AA Sleeping Beauty 2011

Wedding colors: Pink and Green

Honeymoon Destination: Southern Carribbean Cruise

random4180

Name: Rachel and Dan

Age: 32 and 23 (his birthday's next month! )

Where you hail from: Queens, NYC

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Married August 8, 2012

How did you meet: At the Boy Scout camp we were both working at

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: Hmm, I really liked our venue- a historical hall in Westchester with a balcony, a stage, a dance floor, and an outdoor patio

Show me you dress: Oleg Cassini- I love this dress!

Wedding colors: Green and yellow with touches of red

Honeymoon Destination: We went on a NY state road trip- passed through the Adirondacks and visited Niagara Falls and went to Jets training camp in Cortland- came back with lots of brewery and winery souveniers!

MaggieandJake

I mostly lurk, but I thought I'd participate

Name: Maggie-but that's kind of obvious
Age: 27
Where you hail from: Minneapolis, MN-but I currently live in Des Moines, IA
Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Married June 25, 2011
How did you meet: In college at a party
The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: I really enjoyed all of it!  I think my DIY projects and seeing it all come together was what I found most exciting. 
Show me your dress: Maggie Sottero-"Patience" (which is ironic, because I have none)

Wedding colors: Royal Blue and Silver
Honeymoon Destination: Paradise Island, Bahamas

BlytheM2014

Name: Blythe and Kyle

Age: 24 and 25

Where you hail from: San Diego

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged 6/8/12 (Our 6 year anniversary)

How did you meet: same hometown, met in high school

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: Dress shopping!!

Show me you dress: Don't have one yet

Wedding colors: Cranberry, Red, Latte, and White

Honeymoon Destination: Haven't decided yet, but it will be in a cabin in a national park with lots of wildlife

[Deleted User]

HI MAGGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I lurk too.

Name: Dana and Matt

Age: 27 and 33

Where you hail from: Sacramento, CA

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Married June 11th, 2011

How did you meet: He was my manager at work.

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: The cake...

Show me you dress: I have no idea about the name or who made it. lol




Wedding colors: Royal blue and orange.

Honeymoon Destination: We went to Cancun and stayed at an all inclusive resort called Ocean Coral and Turquesa.

MaggieandJake

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_just-engaged-proposals_gtky-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:683Discussion:c478a0f1-1b34-4aeb-888c-73809a7df627Post:417a9ce7-2d40-47f4-8a49-baccd29bba20">Re: GTKY Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>HI MAGGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </strong>I lurk too. =) Name: Dana and Matt Age: 27 and 33 Where you hail from: Sacramento, CA Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Married June 11th, 2011 How did you meet: He was my manager at work. The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: The cake... Show me you dress: I have no idea about the name or who made it. lol Wedding colors: Royal blue and orange. Honeymoon Destination: We went to Cancun and stayed at an all inclusive resort called Ocean Coral and Turquesa.
Posted by MissD611[/QUOTE]

<div>Hi Dana!!! It's good to see you over here :)  I was thinking I was wierd for still lurking-let alone posting. haha.</div>

091109brIANna033013

Name: Brianna and Ian

Age: 23 and 23

Where you hail from: Mesa, Arizona

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged 8/12/11 and will be married 3/30/13

How did you meet: We met at an Engineering Scholars club game night at Arizona State University Polytechnic, but we actually had about 4 classes together before we met.

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: Everything, but I am especially detailed about the decorations and the music. The decor concept is constantly evolving, and the music list is always changing (especially since the new Taylor Swift and One Direction CDs come out this year, and hopefully a new Jonas Brothers CD by the beginning of next year)

Show me you dress: It is from David's Bridal. It is not what I had expected to get, but I love it, and so did my mom, sister, and fiance.



Wedding colors: Lilac, Turquoise, and pink with ivory and mint green accents

Honeymoon Destination: Disney World for two weeks (we are staying at the Disney's Contemporary Resort)

julie279

Name: Julie and Peter

Age: we are both 33

Where you hail from: Pittsburgh

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged 2/2/12 (my birthday) and getting married on 10/20/12

How did you meet: online (Yahoo Personals)

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: nothing in particular, more like all of it

Show me your dress: 

(this is not me - I don't have photos saved on my computer of me in my dress)

Wedding colors: dusty rose, white, and silver

Honeymoon Destination: Florence and Rome


I also mostly lurk, but thought I'd post anyway!

catwine

I'm also a lurker of this board:)

Name: Christina and David

Age: I'm 22 and he is 24

Where you hail from: We're in Central Ontario in Canada

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged June 28, 2011 and getting amrried on October 28, 2012

How did you meet: Facebook group for our college

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: finding a photographer!

Show me you dress: not me!!! 


Wedding colors: fall colours

Honeymoon Destination: Niagara on the Lake

skurtz04

Name: Serena & Robert
Age: 25 & 26
Where you hail from: San Francisco, CA
Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged 5/2/08 Married 4/29/12
How did you meet: Work when we were 16 & 17
The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: Looking at venues and dress shopping
Show me you dress:


Wedding colors: Red and Silver
Honeymoon Destination: Kona, HI

Amanda1443994

Name: Amanda & Simon

Age: 24 and 25

Where you hail from: Connecticut and he's from South Carolina and originally Montreal

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Married 7/28/12

How did you meet:We met through mutual friends while I was in SC

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: The HM lol

Show me you dress: I don't have any good ones from the wedding yet, but this was at my first fitting: (don't mind the tag in my hair!)



Wedding colors: Lavender and White

Honeymoon Destination: St. Lucia.

casswhiting

Name: Cassie and Nick Age:Where you hail from: Northern Virginia Engaged/Marriedwhen?/Still waiting: Engaged on August 10th 2011, Getting Hitched on December 22nd, 2012! How did you meet: I actually dated his best friend in high school, who refused to let us date after we broke up because he cheated. We were friends for a few years, then started dating in college that "best friend" is no longer so friendly. The one thing you are were most excited about during planning: Cake tasting and DIY. Show me you dress: David's Bridal SWG339 Wedding colors: Deep purple, pale yellow and cream Honeymoon: Washington, D.C. We like to visit the museums!

heartagram84

I mostly lurk still, but I thought I would join in.


Name: Jackie and Tim

Age: 28 & 33

Where you hail from: Hampton Roads, VA

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged 8/12/12 (day after my birthday), shooting for an October 2013 wedding

How did you meet: at work

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: he's not ready to dive right in quite yet, so for me its trying on dresses.

Show me you dress: I don't have one yet.

Wedding colors: Tiffany Blue and black

Honeymoon Destination: Not quite sure, depending on the date, maybe we can go to Charlotte NC and catch the Nascar race and enjoy the city for a few days.

mattycam

Name: Matt and Cam

Age: 34 and 31

Where you hail from: Toronto, Canada

Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged June 2010/Married March 2011

How did you meet: Annual Toronto Caribana parade in 1999

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: Dress shopping!
Show me you dress: Demetrios 984

 


Wedding colors: Royal blue and black with hot pink accents

Honeymoon Destination: Carribean cruise c/o Costa Cruises (Dominican, St. Maarten, Barbados, Antigua, Tortola, Catalina Island)

erinlin25

Hi all!  just engaged a few weeks ago, so I'm a newbie, but will admit I've been lurking too!

Name: Erin
Age: turning 30 next week (fiance is 32)
Where you hail from: San Jose, CA; now living in Paradise, CA
Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: August 8, 2012 (planning a June 2013 wedding)
How did you meet: introduced by a teacher I used to work with
The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: right now, everything!  Can't wait to go dress shopping
Show me you dress: don't have one yet
Wedding colors: Shades of purple at the moment; not 100% decided
Honeymoon Destination: torn between Hawaii and a Carribean Cruise

charbakes

Name: Charlotte
Age: 28
Where you hail from: Burlington VT
Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged! May 18, 2013
How did you meet: He was a regular at my bakery cafe. He actually asked me out when I first opened it, but I turned him down because I was so busy with a new business. A year later he asked me out again and I said yes... the rest is history!
The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: I'm overall having a good time planning. I like putting together and watching my vision come together. But I'm most excited to become his wife and live our lives together.
Show me your dress:


Wedding colors: Lavender and brown
Honeymoon Destination: Tahiti

cwaggoner07

Name: Carrie

Age: 27

Where you hail from: Dallas

Married: July 14, 2012

How did you meet: At work, just a few cubicles down.

The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: The band! Danced all night long!

Show me you dress:



Wedding colors: I guess gray, white, light yellow, light green? We never really decided.

Honeymoon Destination: Isla Mujeres, MX

DisneyAsh

Name: Ashley
Age: 35
Where you hail from: Currently residing in Colorado, originally from Texas.
Engaged/Married(when?)/Still waiting: Engaged
How did you meet: We met 21 years ago through mutual high school friends.
The one thing you are (were) most excited about during planning: The reception.
Show me your dress: Haven't found it yet, but I love the dresses at J Crew 
Wedding colors: Today... the colors are ivory & chocolate. Tomorrow? Who knows.
Honeymoon Destination: Undecided. I'm a travel agent and we're a pretty adventurous couple, so it'll be good!