Kelly Shannon gets married!

If you can remember back to a post from August, we have 3 people at school (including myself) engaged to be married. Well, the first of the three weddings has happened! Kelly put together a gorgeous wedding! Just wanted to share some pictures. Congratulations Kelly and Gary!

The happy couple!

Friends!

Some of the Corryville ladies!

Time with my soon to be sisters!

I went with Billy's sisters to Cincinnati Bride today so they could get sized for their bridesmaid dresses and get the dresses ordered! I enjoyed spending the afternoon with them and look forward to many more fun times! Thanks for a great day Michelle and Lisa! : )

Invitations

I met Erica of Paper Blossom Designs tonight to talk about wedding invitations. She is Lindsey's very good friend and I had told her before I was even engaged that I would be contacting her about invitations after I got engaged. She does amazing work and I'm looking forward to what the finished product will look like for us.

She was very helpful and easy to work with and I felt like I was sitting and talking with a friend just bouncing ideas off each other, instead of a business meeting. Billy actually came and met up with us eventually and I was happy to hear his input. I think we've come up with a design we like and I look forward to meeting with Erica again to discuss final details. : )

Eight Months Away!

It seems so close but so far all at the same time! I know I shouldn't be wishing my life away, but I honestly can't wait to start my life with Billy! This pretty much sums it up:

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." -When Harry Met Sally

Happy Halloween!

Well, it seems I've been dreaming of my wedding day for a long time! I was a bride for Halloween one year when I was younger (somewhere around 1st or 2nd grade I think, I was 6 or 7). My dress will be much different from the one in this picture! Just thought it would be fun to share on Halloween!

Bridesmaid Dress Decision

I did it. I FINALLY made a decision on a bridesmaid dress, after almost 2 months of looking. I went back up to Cincinnati Bride tonight, with the intention of choosing one of the dresses I found at an earlier time. My consultant Sally showed me this new dress they got in and my decision was made instantly. I love the style and I think it will look wonderful on all of my bridesmaids. Here's the link, check it out if you'd like:


http://www.morilee.com/Bridesmaids/Affairs/

You have to go to the 2nd page and it is the 4th dress in the top row (shown in black). If you click on it you will get a closer view and you can change the color by clicking the swatches on the right. My dresses will not have the flower shown in the picture and I am choosing between the colors eggplant and grape.

I'm really excited about this decision and happy to have another task checked off the list! I can't wait to see the lovely ladies in these dresses!

Chicago!

This post has nothing to do with wedding planning, but I just wanted to share some pictures from our weekend trip to Chicago with Amy and Shawn. My friend from high school, Adriana, was in town for a medical conference and I hadn't seen her in 3 years (she lives in Venezuela). So, we asked Amy and Shawn to come along with us and we had a great time!

The four of us in Millenium Park at "the bean".

Billy and me on the Wendella Boat tour on the Chicago River.

A view of part of downtown Chicago from the top of the Hancock Building.

The girls enjoying martinis at the bar at the top of the Hancock Building.

A trip to Chicago isn't complete without Garrett's popcorn, it was our last stop before we left!