Blog Theme Song

Colbie Caillat is one of my favorite singers and I was so excited when I heard this new song from her! It fits the theme of this blog perfectly and I wanted to share. Enjoy!

One Month to Go!

We're one month away (technically from yesterday, so 29 days now)! I really can't believe it. I'm now realizing there are so many little things that still need to get finished. Luckily, school ended today, so after I get my room all cleaned up I can focus all of my attention on the wedding details. Billy has been a great help lately and has been doing great job helping me get things accomplished. I'm very thankful he is so helpful!

I've had both of my bridal showers and my bachelorette party and they were all wonderful! I'm planning on blogging about all of those events soon. Sorry for the delay, the end of the school year has been very busy.

There will be a lot going on this month, I'll try my best to stay on top of my blogging. I'm very anxious for the big day to get here! It's getting so close!

3 Years Ago...

We saw fireworks on our first date! I forgot about this and now it's the theme of our wedding!

Our first date at Moonlight Gardens : )

Three years ago on this date, May 25th, Billy and I went on our first date! :-) I was working at an audio visual company at the time and my coworkers were getting married on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. I had thought about asking Billy to this wedding for some time, we had been seeing each other more often and he just seemed like a fun person to go to a wedding with. We went, had a good time, went out to Lebo's for karaoke afterwards (Billy claims I forced him, I don't remember twisting his arm and making him go anywhere) and then he dropped me off and went home.

So, I can't tell this story without explaining how we got together, enjoy: Even after we went to the wedding, I didn't really have any more feelings for Billy other than friendship. Every now and then though, I would wonder what it would be like if we started dating. I pushed those thoughts aside when I heard through the grapevine that Billy had intentions of only being my friend. I was fine with this and even though he invited me along on a trip to Gatlinburg with his group of friends (I knew them all but was only close to Karianne at the time) I knew we were just friends. I still felt feelings of friendship after the trip, even though we learned a lot about each other on the 5 hour drive there and back and survived a car crash together. I felt we bonded in a way and I was happy we were becoming better friends.

One night in June, about a month after our first date, something happened. Billy was in town and on the east side of town (shocking I know, how dare a west sider travel to the east side) seeing a friend play her music at a coffee shop not far from my house. He sent me a text message after the performance was over and told me he was on my said of town. I said I'd drive up to see him, but he suggested just stopping by before heading home. We sat on the front porch for about 2 hours just talking about everything. Somewhere in that time I realized I had feelings for Billy and I just knew he was the one for me. Billy left the next day for a vacation with his parents and I took him to another wedding after he got back. The rest is history. I started going up to Columbus to visit him and he would come see me when he would come down to Cincinnati and our relationship grew from there.

Now, we're 3 years past that point and 38 days away from our wedding day. My life is complete with Billy in it. I know he is the one I was meant to be with and I can't wait to call him my husband. I love you, Billy!

2 Months to Go!

We're 61 days away and we really can't believe it! Where has the time gone? I'm so anxious for the day to get here, but at the same time, need the time to go by slow so I can get everything finished.

The Friday before Easter, I had my first fitting in my wedding dress and got it all pinned for the alterations I need. I go back about a month before the wedding for my second fitting. I can't wait to try it on with the all the alterations finished.

I started working on the guest book today. I've uploaded all the pictures and just need to get them into the order I want for the book.

We're planning on getting Billy's wedding ring ordered this week and setting up a time to meet with our organist to pick out all of our music for the wedding ceremony.

I have my bridal showers and bachelorette party to look forward to this month and Billy has his bachelor party to look forward to this month.

We're looking forward to all the fun ahead!

The Weekend of Amy!

This past weekend was all about my amazing friend, Amy! She is marrying her wonderful fiance, Shawn, two weeks before Billy and I get married. We celebrated with a bachelorette party on Saturday night and bridal shower on Sunday. Amy's BFF and matron of honor, Ally, put together a wonderful weekend of celebration! We started at Shawn's house for the bachelorette party and then headed to Black Finn downtown. The shower was held at Amy's parents' house. Here are some pictures from the party and shower:

The gift I gave Amy, a fun robe that says 'Bride' on the back! : )

I love this pic! Three of the four Corryville ladies, Kelly H. was still at a wedding. See the fun boas? We left a great mess for the bar to clean up the next day and many of the ladies said they found purple feathers all over days after the party!

Cheers to Amy! : )

The beautiful bachelorette!

Amy and me at her shower!

Amy got some wonderful gifts at her shower. One of the best was a scrapbook made for her by a family friend. It's all ready for her to add pictures from the shower, wedding day, and honeymoon. Amy's mom made her wedding dress and her favorite part of the scrapbook was the mini version of her dress that her mom made for the scrapbook. She used the same material and it looks exactly like it! It was such a thoughtful gift and brought many of us to tears when Amy was looking through it.

I had such a great time celebrating Amy this past weekend! I'm honored to be a bridesmaid in this wedding and I'm looking forward to watching one of my dearest friends marry the love of her life. Congratulations Amy!

3 Months to Go!

We're three months away! I'm nervous, but also very excited! I went and picked up the bridesmaids' dresses today. They look even better than I could've imagined! I'm so excited to see the ladies in them, they're all going to look gorgeous! This month I hope to plan on getting the favors together, getting our music for the mass picked out, getting out guest book together, and working on the program. It's going to be a busy time, but I'm looking forward to it all.

100 Days to Go... and an update!

Well, we're 100 days away from the wedding! I told Billy today and he asked what all still needed to be done. We still have a lot to work on, but I'm excited that after today we'll be in double digits!

A little update since I haven't in a while...

We went to Krombholz Jewelers for a sale they were having and found a band that matches perfectly with my engagement ring! Now, I need Billy to figure out what he wants for his ring so we can get it and check that off the list.

Two weeks ago, Billy and I went to a food tasting at Receptions Eastgate and both of our moms came along. We got to taste many things they have on the menu to hopefully help us make a decision on the food we want to have at the wedding. It was nice to have my mom and Billy's mom there with us!

Billy and I plan to finish registering this weekend. I realize I mentioned that a while ago, but life is busy lately and the weekends just get away from us somehow.

Also, I got a phone call from Cincinnati Bride today letting me know that the bridesmaid dresses are in! I can't wait to see them! I hope to go pick them up soon!