As fun as all the fashion, flowers, food, decorations and photos are, the most wonderful part of all this is knowing I get to hang out with this boy for the rest of my life. Sorry for the cheese-fest, but I just love this guy. He makes me feel B-E-A-utiful.
Do us a favor, please? Click on the photo above (you should be directed to Facebook) and "like" our photo. We are in a contest for a free engagement photography session from the talented Cascio photography. I would be delighted to get photos. The contest ends January 13th-- thanks for your help!
What an exciting time! Good luck with the contest!
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Hey Stephanie, congratulations on the engagement! I'm so happy for you!! I don't know if you want my advice or not, but having been there done that and learned from I did, here is my advice for you:
ReplyDelete1) Be sure to enjoy being engaged! Don't be looking so forward to being married that you forget this time of your life of being an engaged woman.
2) Especially in the next few months, you will come up (even more) with your "dream wedding day." Your wedding day will not happen exactly like that. Things are going to not go exactly as planned, people will do weird things, and something is bound to go wrong. No matter how big or small, don't let it ruin your perfect day! And always remember what makes it perfect in the first place...
3) I got married on May 18, and it was POURING rain that day. More rain than I have ever seen since I lived on the East Coast. Did we prepare for a rainy day? Nope. (This was one of the things that didn't go "as planned" on my "dream day") We had to borrow an umbrella from the temple, and find a different spot for pictures to be taken. Luckily my reception was inside anyway. Point to be taken: prepare for rain just in case :) In dress, photography, decorations, etc. etc.
4) This is YOUR wedding day, and GREG'S wedding day. No one else's. It's not your mom's, it's not his mom's, and it's not the lady's at the dress shop who is helping you try on wedding dresses. In other words, do what you and Greg want, not what other people want. You'll end up hating your reception if your mom ends up making all the decisions for you - even if they're just little ones.
5) Focus more on preparing to go through the temple than planning your wedding. A lot has to be done to plan a wedding, and it takes SO much time, but if you put just as much time and effort into preparing to go to the temple, you will be blessed. The temple is what really matters, not material things. If you ever get too caught up and start to lose track of things (I know I always did!) ask Greg for help, and go to the temple with him, if you don't already, to help keep your focus.
If I were to go back in time, this is the advice I would give myself...it's the best I can offer. Good luck Stephanie! I always love reading your blog. Congratulations again, you're a very lucky girl to have Greg in your life!!
sooo happy for you! planning a wedding is so much fun.
ReplyDeleteYou two are so cute!! Congrats on the upcoming wedding :) I did my wedding myself (with the help of my talented mother) but it was very worth it. My advise is to do what YOU want! Don't sweat about anything that is going to distract you from you man on your special day and one thing I did is I had a compilation of wedding photo's I liked and I gave them to my photographer so I could get the pics I wanted. If you are spending all that money on them you should get what you want right :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I am so excited for you! (:
ReplyDeleteI recommend making a list of all the different kinds of photos you want taken. Your photographer may also have recommendations. I didn't make a list, and I didn't get photographs with my grandparents. The only picture we have is of Grandpa Todd who sealed us. Also, I didn't get some fun and quirky pictures like all my bridesmaids and I holding up Nathan, or all the groomsmen and Nathan holding me up.
ReplyDeleteI hope the picture advice is helpful.
Also, I agree with your other friends who've written: it's you and Greg's day. Do what you two want. The rest of us are here to help. Let us know what we can do. (I mean it, let me know). :)