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Knottie of the Week - PetiteBride1

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1. First Name & Fiance's First Name

2. Your Birthday & Age and Fiance's Birthday and Age

3. City Born In?

4. City Live in?

5. Where did you go to college?

6. What was your major?

7. What is your current job?

8. What is your dream job?

9. How did you and your fiance meet?

10.  When did you get engaged and how did he do it??

11. When is the Wedding Day?

12. Where is the ceremony and reception?

13. What are your wedding colors?

14. Where are you honeymooning?

15. Favorite wedding vendor so far?

16. Biggest wedding splurge?

17. What is something you wish you could have at the wedding but don't?

18. Another knottie wedding you'd like to attend?

19. Favorite book?

20. Favorite movie?

21. Favorite tv show?

22. Favorite wedding dress designer?

23. Any advice you can give?

24. Anything you wish you could change about your wedding?

25. Share something about yourself!!
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011
    1. First Name & Fiance's First Name
    Donna and Eddie

    2. Your Birthday & Age and Fiance's Birthday and Age
    Aug 24th, 27 y/o  July 24th, 27 y/o

    3. City Born In?
    Atlanta

    4. City Live in?
    Atlanta

    5. Where did you go to college?
    Florida A&M University...Go Rattlers!

    6. What was your major? Mechanical Engineering

    7. What is your current job?  Construction Inspector

    8. What is your dream job?  Still trying to figure it out!

    9. How did you and your fiance meet? Middle School

    10.  When did you get engaged and how did he do it?? My fiance has proposed 3 times (once via online chat, we were long distance for a while), once with a ring pop on valentines day...only the last one did he actually have a ring...at the airport, December 23, 2010 after 8+ years of dating!!!

    11. When is the Wedding Day?
    11.11.11

    12. Where is the ceremony and reception? Greystone at Piedmont Park (inside reception)

    13. What are your wedding colors?
    Charcoal, Eggplant and Mustard

    14. Where are you honeymooning? Hawaii

    15. Favorite wedding vendor so far? Florist...she has awesome vision but stays within $$$.  And my dress shop/alterations lady (Sweet Elegance in Decatur, GA)...she took my dress in 6 sizes and it still looks fabulous!!!!!

    16. Biggest wedding splurge? venue

    17. What is something you wish you could have at the wedding but don't?
    more guests, but the place can't accommodate and our bank accounts wouldn't be happy!

    18. Another knottie wedding you'd like to attend?
    my atl knotties

    19. Favorite book? I love all books!  My stepmom and FMIL are both librarians...i think I am one of the last people that still check out books from the library.  btw, September is National Sign Up for a Library Card Month! 

    20. Favorite movie?
    The Long Kiss Goddnight

    21. Favorite tv show? Dont watch too much but I love all the crime scene investigation shows (Law & Order, NCIS)

    22. Favorite wedding dress designer? Vera Wang

    23. Any advice you can give? Something we discussin pre-marital counseling:  Don't love your FI how you want to be loved.  Figure out (or ask) how he wants to be loved and do that!

    24. Anything you wish you could change about your wedding?
    Definitely would have been a destination wedding!

    25. Share something about yourself!!
    I was in the movie Drumline!  My high school band (Southwest Dekalb) was the "Atlanta A&T Band."  No speaking parts but I got a few seconds of fame on the big screen...lol! 

    Also, just want to say thanks! I don't post often but I have learned a lot from you ladies and wedding planning would have been a lot harder without this board!
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    Gift928Gift928
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    edited December 2011

    Hey Donna! Very nice to meet ya and get to know u! I think its so cool that you were in drumline - u've got to post the clip. LOL.

    Your colors are very interesting. Charcoal, Eggplant and Mustard. What made you decide on these colors?

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    Carla1019Carla1019
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    edited December 2011
    Hello Donna!

    That is so cute your FI proposed 3 times. LOL! I'm sure you were wondering, "where's the ring?!". What else do you have to complete before the big day?
    Wedding date July 7, 2012
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011
    @Gift928:  My fiance chose grey because, he didnt want to wear a black tux Undecided.  And I wanted yellow. But I didnt want to put the BMs in black dresses and the grey dresses didnt look good with the guys grey tuxes...so through process of elimination we went with eggplant...lol.  This was one of the hardest things for me to decide on!!!  I will try to post my inspiration boards tomorrow.  The colors sound weird together, but I'm really loving the way its coming together!
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_knottie-of-week-petitebride1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:720bea37-1db5-4848-a0b4-0005a595714ePost:b7ee6650-7fd2-4265-aa02-a5ce12e1cdc0">Re: Knottie of the Week - PetiteBride1</a>:
    [QUOTE]Hello Donna! That is so cute your FI proposed 3 times. LOL! I'm sure you were wondering, "where's the ring?!". What else do you have to complete before the big day?
    Posted by Carla1019[/QUOTE]

    Yep, but I still actually have the ring pop he used to propose the 2nd time. We are going to top one of the wedding cupcakes with it and put it on our sweetheart table!

    My to-do list:
    1. book day-of transportation
    2. book our wedding night hotel room
    3. Find one other gift for the BMs
    4. Parents gifts
    5. menus & programs
    6. petal toss cones
    7. candy for candy buffet

    I'm sure there are more but those are the major items I can think of!
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    island07b2bisland07b2b member
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    edited December 2011
    Cool that you were in drumline!  I am a big library going somebody myself.  LOL!  I love, love to read.  Lately I haven't been able to get to the library as often as I used to but I am a proud on-time carrying library card holder of America.  :)

    So you are going to Hawaii for your HM.  Are you going to one island or island hopping?

    You mentioned you had to take your gown down 6 sizes.  I assume it is due to weight loss.  If so, congrats!! Going down 6 sizes is amazing!!!



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    MarryingmyKnightMarryingmyKnight
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    edited December 2011
    So nice to meet you!  I love Drumline, I must have seen that movie more than a dozen times. Lol!  I think the ring pop idea is so cute. I have been stressing about my wedding and I still have 79 days to go. Lol!  Good luck!!
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    PrettyCW5PrettyCW5
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    edited December 2011
    Hey Donna!!!

    I absolutely love love love your colors! Mine are similar (plum & charcoal grey) I'm doing yellow roses for my bouquet. Can't wait to see pics from your wedding! You said if you could change anything you would definitely do a destination wedding. Where would it be?
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_knottie-of-week-petitebride1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:720bea37-1db5-4848-a0b4-0005a595714ePost:516800eb-cdfb-4e0f-b77a-7343551e512f">Re: Knottie of the Week - PetiteBride1</a>:
    [QUOTE]Cool that you were in drumline!  I am a big library going somebody myself.  LOL!  I love, love to read.  Lately I haven't been able to get to the library as often as I used to but I am a proud on-time carrying library card holder of America.  :) So you are going to Hawaii for your HM.  Are you going to one island or island hopping? You mentioned you had to take your gown down 6 sizes.  I assume it is due to weight loss.  If so, congrats!! Going down 6 sizes is amazing!!!
    Posted by island07b2b[/QUOTE]

    yay to public libraries...lol!  We are just going to the Big Island...My FI brother used to work for a Hawaiian (sp?) cruise line and recommended that one for a more secluded, relaxing, (aka baby-making) time...lol!

    And sorry, I get no credit for losing weight...I went the cheap-o route and bought a sample gown that was a size 10.  I would normally need a zero :-/  
    The SA was nice enough to tell me that even if I bought the gown in a zero, I would still need alterations, so we just went for it! It only cost me $175 in alterations!  That bridal shop truly does rock, I was willing to pay full price for the same gown and they talked me out of it!
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011
    @MarryingmyKnight: We all hated it when we saw it the first time...its not a very realistic depiction of college band life (or highschool band for that matter) but oh well!  We got a really good experience out of it and we all laugh about it now!!!  I try not to stress, I've only had one true bridezilla moment and that was about my invitations!!!  Happy Planning!
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_knottie-of-week-petitebride1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:720bea37-1db5-4848-a0b4-0005a595714ePost:1e777861-560c-4beb-a187-f40cfcc3f86b">Re: Knottie of the Week - PetiteBride1</a>:
    [QUOTE]Hey Donna!!! I absolutely love love love your colors! Mine are similar (plum & charcoal grey) I'm doing yellow roses for my bouquet. Can't wait to see pics from your wedding! You said if you could change anything you would definitely do a destination wedding. Where would it be?
    Posted by PrettyCW5[/QUOTE]

    Yay for our colors!  I doing something similar:  the GM are in grey, the BM in eggplant, the flowers and some of the decor is yellow! 

    I would have just had a "local" destination wedding at Hilton Head Island.  Its a small island off the coast of South Carolina near Savannah, Georgia (about 4 hours from Atlanta and about 2.5 hours from Columbia, SC where most of FI family lives).
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    japonica334japonica334
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    edited December 2011
    Very interesting read! Wow, Drumline, that is cool!! I am a book worm myself. Me AND you are probably the only two that check books out...lol

    What sold you guys on honeymooning in Hawaii? It does look super romantic!
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_knottie-of-week-petitebride1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:720bea37-1db5-4848-a0b4-0005a595714ePost:77e028d8-139d-4d21-98f4-6cfa1951416f">Re: Knottie of the Week - PetiteBride1</a>:
    [QUOTE]Very interesting read! Wow, Drumline, that is cool!! I am a book worm myself. Me AND you are probably the only two that check books out...lol What sold you guys on honeymooning in Hawaii? It does look super romantic!
    Posted by japonica334[/QUOTE]

    Hawaii was chosen by default...lol!  My FI passport application needed additional proof of identity.  His mom was born overseas (military) and he has never had a job with a paycheck (barber and still in school)...we didnt want to chance it not going through so we had to stay local.  Of course it was approved 2 weeks after we booked the honeymoon <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-undecided.gif" border="0" alt="Undecided" title="Undecided" />! 

    We definitely could have gotten more bang for our buck with an all-inclusive type place but fortunately we got a good deal through Jetsetter.

    #proudsupporterofpubliclibraries...lol!
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    faithladyfaithlady
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_knottie-of-week-petitebride1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:400Discussion:720bea37-1db5-4848-a0b4-0005a595714ePost:77e028d8-139d-4d21-98f4-6cfa1951416f">Re: Knottie of the Week - PetiteBride1</a>:
    [QUOTE]Very interesting read! Wow, Drumline, that is cool!! I am a book worm myself. Me AND you are probably the only two that check books out...lol What sold you guys on honeymooning in Hawaii? It does look super romantic!
    Posted by japonica334[/QUOTE]

    Make that three! :) There is nothing better than checking out a book at the library! Donna I do love those colors - I think charcoal and yellow make a great contrast. Are you having a big wedding party?
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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011

    @faithlady: thanks...we are having a relatively small wedding party...4 BMs, 2 GMs... 2 of his best friends are in the military and won't be able to make it.  He refused to include other GMs for the sake of having even sides...lol...but I agree)! And no FG or RB...

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    PetiteBride1PetiteBride1
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    edited December 2011
    Just wanted to thanks to all the ladies that read...and thanks again for being such a helpful and supportive board!
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