@staceemarie, thank you so much!!! That's the best--when you have NO idea haha! Yeah, I have to say, I am in love with Boston--I've lived here my entire life. I've never been to visit SoCal, is that where you're from? We've been to San Francisco and loved it! Also Napa! Been to LA briefly for a flight connection but that's really it--I'd love to visit more of California though, it's such a beautiful state!
Our colors are some kind of sage/hunter green and antique lilac. I am obsessed with lilacs and I chose May because they will be in bloom haha!
How about you? What are your colors? Have you picked your dress yet???
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: He is a state trooper and I am a nurse.
Any fur babies or real babies? We are a modern day Brady bunch with 6 kids total (from previous marriages) 3 boys and 3 girls. 2 dogs..A German Shepherd and a Great Dane puppy.
Wedding date: We have narrowed it down to May.
Wedding location: Our backyard. We live on a farm with 23 acres.
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Laid back, country ish, Mason jars, sweet tea, Bbq.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: Our first date was at 1:30 am at Ihop due to us both being on shift work. We talked and laughed like old friends until 7am. Simply perfect!
Ages of you and Fi: We'll both be 39 when we get married.
How long you've been together: 3 years.
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: He is a Property Manager/Business Owner and I am a Legal Secretary.
Any fur babies or real babies? I have a 16 year old son
Wedding date: 5/23/15
Wedding location: Berwick, Maine
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? We will have around 100 guests and we'll be having a sit down dinner. No special theme but I am using monogram/initials throughout for decoration.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We met in high school and he asked me on a date in 1994 but I said no! He asked me again in 2011 and the rest is history!
Ages of you and Fi: 28 & 31
How long you've been together: Almost 7 years
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I'm an Environmental Health Specialist, he's a Police Officer
Any fur babies or real babies? Two dogs: Juice (mutt) & Bailey (husky)
Wedding date: May 3, 2015
Wedding location: Frederick, MD
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? 150 ish guests - sit down
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We met at a bar and got into an argument during our first conversation! And here we are!
How long you've been together: We have been together 4 1/2 years come May
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: Majored in Hospitality Management but work as a PC for a telecommuncations company and I am an independant distributor for Advocare.
Any fur babies or real babies? 1 dog named Bailey and a fish named Sampson! Can't leave him out No kids yet but soon!
Wedding date: 5.24.15
Wedding location: Perona Farms, Andover NJ
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Buffet style - 120+ guests
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We are both from the north but met each other in college at ECU in NC! Small world!
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I am an interactive marketing specialist, and he is a financial advisor
Any fur babies or real babies? No, but we want a puppy
Wedding date: 5/30/15
Wedding location: Omaha, NE
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? About 130 people, with a geometric/modern style with gold accents! Having interactive buffet stations with a martini salad bar, mac and cheese station, and a smore bar!
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We met in college after he saw my school play volleyball against his school. He added me on facebook, I chatted him on a whim, and here we are now!
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: Technical Support for me and he's a game developer
Any fur babies or real babies? 2 furbabies - 1 Dog named Scrappy and 1 cat named Yoyo
Wedding date: 5-10-15
Wedding location: Seattle, WA
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? O.O still working that out. Buffett menu definitely
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: There's an official proposal happening later this month (or maybe next month), but we kinda just decided it was gonna happen.
We're gonna create a meme type announcement featuring our cat to send to our out of state relatives (overnighted) once the proposal happens and throw the engagement party at where we had our first date.
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I am an account clerk & FI is an operations manager
Any fur babies or real babies? 2 girls - 8 & 4 and 1 pup -
Wedding date: May 15, 2015
Wedding location: Philadelphia
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Our guest list is about 120, we are doing buffet stations, we are also going for a late 1940's/early 1950's theme
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We LOVE beaches, sun & warm weather.
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I am a touring manager for a band and he is the bassist of a different band
Any fur babies or real babies? We have 2 German Shepherds, Gage (5) Lucy (6 mos).
Wedding date: May 9th, 2015
Wedding location: Epiphany Catholic Church in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Larger wedding of 200 people and it is going to be very classy. Unlike anything our friends and family think we are doing since we both are in the rock music business.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We met at a show that his band and the band I manage played together. I bought all the bands that played cd's and I saw Carl and his drummer Joe outside the venue and I told him I bought his CD and he told me I didn't because they didn't have one. So basically, the first thing I ever told him was a lie!
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I am a design engineer and he owns a language school
Any fur babies or real babies? Our Lab Milo, he's almost 5.
Wedding date: May 10th, 2015
Wedding location: Official ceremony and reception will be in St Petersburg Russia where we live and a church ceremony and small party for closest friends and family - in his hometown Nashville TN.
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Very small actually, around 30 guests - cause it's pretty hard (mostly very expensive) for people to fly so far. The style we not so sure about right now, but it will definitely be a classy, traditional wedding.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We actually met in a bar when he was pretty drunk and I was thinking he's trying to hook me by playing a foreigner. And it turned out we're getting married!
Ages of you and Fi: We're both 25, will be 26 at the wedding.
How long you've been together: 6 years, will be 7 at the wedding
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: We're both in nursing school at the moment, and I'm also working as a CRMA/CNA in a group home and a nursing home.
Any fur babies or real babies? None.
Wedding date: 5/12/15 (hopefully)
Wedding location: A resort on the ocean in Maine
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Small wedding, mostly family.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We met on the very first day of college at an ice breaker event playing "white ponies"!
@yogablossom@staceemarie we have the same date! Specifically wanted a long weekend so we could take the 3 days every year for our anniversary!
Also, I LOVED reading your proposal story on the other board! So sweet!
Ages of you and Fi: I'm 30, he's 29. I actually used to make fun of one of my girlfriends in college for daring (and marrying) a younger guy who couldn't even get into bars yet, now I'm marrying one of his best friends. Go figure.
How long you've been together: 7 years?
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I'm a NYC teacher, he works for a high end men's retail designer downtown. If any of you NYC ladies want a great suit for the big day, let me know
Any fur babies or real babies? We had a kitty, Daffy, but she recently passed away. Don't think I'll be ready for a new baby any time soon.
Wedding date: 5/23/2015
Wedding location: Flushing Town Hall, Queens
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Cocktail Reception. I used to work at a country club and decided long ago I loved the cocktail hour, and didn't want a sit down dinner.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: we take Halloween (my birthday) very seriously and always do it big costume wise. Always with a comic theme. This year we did Marvel Zombies and zombified several marvel characters with a bunch of friends. He's AMAZING at creating all the makeup!
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: We both work full time. He works in Sales at a huge telecommunications company & I work as a customer service representative for a toll billing company.
Any fur babies or real babies?: I have a Shih-Tzu who is the grumpiest & cutest little fur baby ever, however we do not have either of the 2 that are ours... yet!
Wedding date: 5 - 3 - 2015
Wedding location: Long Island, NY (haven't picked our venue yet..)
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)?: We both wanted an intimate wedding, nothing out of this world, where we could have the company of the people we love and probably don't get to see often, all in the same place. As far as the details, we are still trying to sort all of that out..
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: Its so cliché to say but I REALLY fell in love with my best friend. Through seeing other people and having bad relationships, we found that WE were actually meant to go through all those things as friends to wind up together in the end. I feel I found my soul mate <3<3
Met my BFF | 12.2006 Dating my BFF | 10.25.08 Engaged to him | 1.1.14 Marrying my BFF | 5.3.15 & Happily spending the rest of my days being MRS.RAJAB ♥
How long you've been together: Almost 3 years (3 on the 21st)
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I'm in my last year for adolescent education-life science/chem (added time when I changed major) and fi. is a territory sales manager for an industrial equipment company
Any fur babies or real babies? None- yet!
Wedding date: 05/16/2015
Wedding location: Northeast Ohio
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Classic with some updates, tailored sophistication. Around 250, catholic ceremony, cocktail hour/dinner reception
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship:Met through my college roommate's boyfriend, they are actually getting married 05/30/2015! I had been to his apartment many times a couple years before we met, but he was always somewhere else.
Ages of you and Fi: I'm 23 and he's 22. By the time we get married, we will be 24 and 23.
How long you've been together: 7 years
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I'm about to graduate nursing school and he just graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering
Any fur babies or real babies? no real babies, but a kitten named Daisy
Wedding date: May 23, 2015
Wedding location: a country club in Pittsburgh
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Our wedding is going to be very springy; tons of flowers and bright colors. We have about 250 people on the guest list as of right now, so for us, it's going to be a pretty big wedding.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We've actually known each other since we were about 5 or 6 and we didn't get along until about freshman year of high school.
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I'm an executive assistant, he works for a tech start-up. Any fur babies or real babies? We have a one-and-a-half year old shiba inu who we love to pieces.
Wedding date: Saturday May 30th, 2015
Wedding location: The Bates House in Setauket, NY (North Shore of Long Island)
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Relaxed, vintage-pretty, with lots of DIY. I'm leaning towards doing BBQ!
Ages of you and Fi: I'm 26, he is 30.
How long you've been together: Almost 2 years.
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I am a student, studying social work. He works for a medical supply company.
Any fur babies or real babies? 1 fur baby, a shorkie named Bentley.
Wedding date: 5/23/2015.
Wedding location: NE Ohio.
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? We're having about 150, with a buffet. Not very traditional cause I like to do things my own way haha.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We're complete opposites, and it works perfectly. I'm more laid back and reserved, and he's more center of attention. We balance each other out perfectly. Right away we just meshed well with "roles" in our relationship.
Ages of you and Fi: 23 and 35 (we'll be 24 and 36 at the wedding)
How long you've been together: 2 years now
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: Air conditioning mechanic and forensic psychologist.
Any fur babies or real babies? 2 adorable black labs!
Wedding date: May 2, 2015
Wedding location: Hollow Hill Farm Event Center near Fort Worth, TX
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Rustic with turquoise and yellow as the colors. We want it to be pretty casual and more of a party than anything formal
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: We met when we were both working at On the Border, a Tex Mex restaurant in town. I remember seeing the cute boy in the blue shirt, and couldn't stop myself from saying hi
Hello Everyone! I'm new to this site, and message boards in general (This is actually the first time I've ever posted on one! Ah!) I'm so excited to be here, and meet you all!
Age: I am 27, and the Fiancé's 34.
Profession: I am a student of anthropology, about to get my BA in December, and then thinking about grad school, and Richard's a carpenter.
Date of Wedding: May first, 2015! (Sooo exciting!)
Location: Warren Woods, in Sonoma County. (Probably, still not 100% on this)
Style of Wedding: Something romantic, and thinking about using the old holiday of May Day as inspiration; lots of flowers and plants and ribbons, that sort of thing.
Fun fact: We have three cats, who are officially named Cleopatra, Pompey Magnus, and Mo Chrídhe, but who actually respond to their nicknames of Spitty, Slinky, and Spud. They are like our children lol.
Re: Getting to know you!
Our colors are some kind of sage/hunter green and antique lilac. I am obsessed with lilacs and I chose May because they will be in bloom haha!
How about you? What are your colors? Have you picked your dress yet???
Ages of you and Fi: 33 and 34
How long you've been together: 2 years
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: He is a state trooper and I am a nurse.
Any fur babies or real babies? We are a modern day Brady bunch with 6 kids total (from previous marriages) 3 boys and 3 girls. 2 dogs..A German Shepherd and a Great Dane puppy.
Wedding date: We have narrowed it down to May.
Wedding location: Our backyard. We live on a farm with 23 acres.
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Laid back, country ish, Mason jars, sweet tea, Bbq.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: Our first date was at 1:30 am at Ihop due to us both being on shift work. We talked and laughed like old friends until 7am. Simply perfect!
How long you've been together: we have been together for 4 years!
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: both of us are in school i am studying accounting and he is studying business
Any fur babies or real babies? we have 2 fur babies buddy and bell (both chocolate labs)
Wedding date: 5/24/15
Wedding location: Washington, GA
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? size is a small wedding, and a sit down dinner
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: fun fact about us we got engaged in the BAHAMAS!
We're gonna create a meme type announcement featuring our cat to send to our out of state relatives (overnighted) once the proposal happens and throw the engagement party at where we had our first date.
How long you've been together: 7 years?
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I'm a NYC teacher, he works for a high end men's retail designer downtown. If any of you NYC ladies want a great suit for the big day, let me know
Any fur babies or real babies? We had a kitty, Daffy, but she recently passed away. Don't think I'll be ready for a new baby any time soon.
Wedding date: 5/23/2015
Wedding location: Flushing Town Hall, Queens
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Cocktail Reception. I used to work at a country club and decided long ago I loved the cocktail hour, and didn't want a sit down dinner.
Fun fact about yourself or your relationship: we take Halloween (my birthday) very seriously and always do it big costume wise. Always with a comic theme. This year we did Marvel Zombies and zombified several marvel characters with a bunch of friends. He's AMAZING at creating all the makeup!
Met my BFF | 12.2006
Dating my BFF | 10.25.08
Engaged to him | 1.1.14
Marrying my BFF | 5.3.15
& Happily spending the rest of my days being MRS.RAJAB ♥
How long you've been together: almost 3.5 years
Professions or if in school, what you're studying: I'm an executive assistant, he works for a tech start-up.
Any fur babies or real babies? We have a one-and-a-half year old shiba inu who we love to pieces.
Wedding date: Saturday May 30th, 2015
Wedding location: The Bates House in Setauket, NY (North Shore of Long Island)
What style of wedding (size, type of meal, or whatever)? Relaxed, vintage-pretty, with lots of DIY. I'm leaning towards doing BBQ!
Hello Everyone! I'm new to this site, and message boards in general (This is actually the first time I've ever posted on one! Ah!) I'm so excited to be here, and meet you all!
Age: I am 27, and the Fiancé's 34.
Profession: I am a student of anthropology, about to get my BA in December, and then thinking about grad school, and Richard's a carpenter.
Date of Wedding: May first, 2015! (Sooo exciting!)
Location: Warren Woods, in Sonoma County. (Probably, still not 100% on this)
Style of Wedding: Something romantic, and thinking about using the old holiday of May Day as inspiration; lots of flowers and plants and ribbons, that sort of thing.
Fun fact: We have three cats, who are officially named Cleopatra, Pompey Magnus, and Mo Chrídhe, but who actually respond to their nicknames of Spitty, Slinky, and Spud. They are like our children lol.
I'm so excited to get to know everyone! XD