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Hi =)

Hey everyone, I recently got engaged and have started planning my wedding.  Im just trying to figure out how all this works lol!  

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    Hello welcome to the board.
    Lapband wife wanting a baby since 2008. 162lbs lost...30 more to go.
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    Hi and welcome to the board.  Congrats!  We have a mixture of married and engaged people here so some of us have already been through the planning process.  We're happy to help with ideas and suggestions.  Feel free to ask away!

    First, how did he propose?  Tell us about yourselves. 
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    Hi and welcome!
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    edited December 2011
    Yay, Congratulations! We're a nosey bunch so we want DETAILS!!! :)  We're also pretty helpful so ask any questions you may have!
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    Congratulations!! And yes give us details!
  • edited December 2011
    Hello! Congrats and welcome to the board. I'm Bre. FI and I are getting married 9/5 in Laguna Beach.

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    Yay! Ok so I'm not sure about all the crazy acronyms but here goes.
      
    My fiancée and I have been together almost 5 years.  We were introduced through a mutual friend.  I am going to school and I work at a bank and my fiancée is a professional MMA fighter.   We talked about marriage since the first 6 months we were together, I think we both just knew that this was it.   In late 2008 we did go ring shopping together because he said he wanted to make sure that my ring was exactly what I wanted.  So we picked it out and I really figured that it wouldn't happen for a while.  So the proposal... It was a Saturday and we went to the gym together in the morning and when we got home, I opened the door and there were flowers and candles everywhere!  All along the floor, the tables, the stairs, everywhere!  I was so confused because i was absolutely not expecting a proposal (we went the gym for gods sake!) and i turned around and he was on his knee <3  I was so excited because he actually surprised me! I have had friends/family literally texting me from the bathroom saying "oh my gosh I think my bf is gonna do it right now!" and that was my absolute fear.  I didn't care how he did it as long as i was completely surprised =)

    Im sure I will have a million questions for all of you.  Our wedding date is June 11, 2011.  We wanted a summer wedding but this coming year was just too soon for us.  As much as I am looking forward to wedding planning, I did not want to live my entire life planning my wedding.  I've looked at a couple of venues already but I think we are going to really get going on it after the holidays.  I have so many ideas but I really need to just get them down on paper and make some sense of it all!  Thanks for being so welcoming!  When my best friend got married she met so many amazing people here and she is still friends with them to this day so I was so excited to finally get on here!
  • edited December 2011
    One of the ladies that posts here has a hubby that fights professionally as well.  He has a fight next week in fact. 

    What are you going to school for and what school?  A lot of us are in school as well. 

    When did your BFF get married? 

    Hehe, I'm full of questions!  As for the acronyms, don't worry we will help you with that.  "FI" means fiance.  Some of us are married so we'll use "DH" for dear husband (?) or just "H". 

    Ask away.  I would say first figure out a budget you are comfortable with then research venues to get price ranges so you know what you are looking at when you're budgeting for that.  This site is a good tool for ideas as far as pics goes (amongst other things) so definitely utilize it.  Look at ppl's bios as well (some post it as links under our siggy pics).  If you are budget conscious think about DIY (do it yourself).  A lot of us have done DIY things for our wedding.  This board is a good resource for local vendors as well. 

    We're a great group of ladies.  It's not a busy as it used to be around here but maybe things will pick up.   
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  • edited December 2011
    Oh, the person I was talking about who has the fighter husband is doing his 2nd MMA fight next week. 
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  • edited December 2011
    I wonder if we know him? The fighter I mean... My FI has been fighting for about 3 years and he has his next fight in Feb not sure what date though... i think i should find out! lol!  My BFF got married 7/7/07 but she was mostly on the SD boards i believe.  I go to Ashford University, its online and I am finishing my degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Education and then doing my credentials at Azusa Pacific.  
    As far as my budget, Im not really sure what that is.  I am my parents oldest and only daughter and everytime I ask what the budget is they tell me not to worry about it.  By no means does that mean I have an endless budget, I think it just means that they will decide along the way what is reasonable and what is not.  I am pretty thrifty and I love the idea of DIY's so I will need lots of ideas for that!  We have a HUGE family (my FI and I are both mexican lol) so we want to get as much bang for our buck.  I think our guestlist isnt more than 300 but who knows who we may have forgotten!
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    I was around back in 2007 but didn't go on the SD board.  If Syl comes on she may tell you about her hubby.  That would be cool if they knew each other somehow.

    Social Sciences huh?  I'm a sociology major and will be taking my first pre-req class for the special ed credential program this coming quarter.  Sounds like we're kind of on the same track!  When do you graduate with your BA (I'm assuming that's the degree you're pursuing).  I go to Cal State SB.

    We'll help with ideas on DIY.  There's also a DIY board.  If you venture out to the national boards you have to kind of watch out.  You never know what kind of response you'll get from ppl out there.  It may be a welcoming one or they may flame you (talk crap).  I'm not trying to scare you, just a heads up. 

    Hmm, since you're not sure about budget start with looking at venues and running it by the parents to see if they are OK with the prices.  Start compliling pictures and saving them in a portfolio or on your computer.  With your wedding so far away you will likely change your mind a million times on colors, style, dresses, etc so don't jump the gun and buy things just yet (I learned the hard way).  You may see something you love now but in a few months you may not like it anymore and go for something totally different.     

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  • edited December 2011
    Thanks so much!  I get my BA in June =D Im so excited to finally be done!  I think as long as I pick the big stuff (date/venue etc) I can wait a little on the little stuff that I know i will change my mind on a million times until the wedding gets closer =) 
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    I know Im late, but welcome!
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    Oh cool on your BA.  I took breaks during the summers (last year summer was right before my wedding) and this year with budget cuts I was only able to enroll part time due to lack of classes offered so my grad date has been pushed to Dec 2010.  Cry There's a few others going for their credentials here too. 
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    edited December 2011
    :0) Hi there congratulations and welcome!
    My husband is a professional kickboxer :0) I know he has two belts 1 is for the WBC he won in Vegas in July the other I dont really know ( I know I'm a bad wife Frown) He's fighting at KOTC next week this will be his second MMA fight Im sooo nervous Im ok with the kickbpxong but MMA just freaks me out
    he's going on 7 years I think.
    Well congrats again and feel free to ask any questions we are all a pretty helpful bunch :0)
  • edited December 2011
    Hey there fellow MMA wifey! LOL! The second fight was worse for me than the first one because I actually knew what to expect!  Where does he train at? My FI is at Team Quest and he fights for Gladiator Challenge.  Anyways this is probably so boring for everyone else lol!  Its good to meet you!
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    edited December 2011
    Thats cool 
    My husband trains in Irvine with Team Oyama
    he did great on his first MMA fight he won :0)
  • edited December 2011
    Awesome! Wins are much easier to deal with LOL! he has one loss and it was hard but he came back so much harder afterwards.  Good Luck with the next fight and  bring home another win!
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    Around here we talk about more than just wedding stuff so feel free to discuss MMA stuff all you want.
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    Kasi is so edjamacated! Wink
    Lapband wife wanting a baby since 2008. 162lbs lost...30 more to go.
  • edited December 2011
    Aren't I Rhonie?  LOL.  Wink 
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  • edited December 2011
    HAHA about half way down this post I forgot what it was about.... anyways hello new bride! I'm Lucinda, I am in Riverside area and work in Corona so I am usually between one or the other...

    I am not going to school now but I plan to go back for my MS in Accounting after the wedding. Well that is unless I start popping out babies which may happen.
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    Oh yea...hehe we tend to take over posts sometimes and just start talking about whatever and not the the topic it originally was...
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