Who would have thought that planning a wedding took so much effort? We've gotten a lot accomplished in the past few months. My mom is such a great help! Better than any wedding planner we could have hired. So far, we've got the engagement pictures back, we're working on invitations, we've picked the colors and reception location, finished filming a wedding video, and I've ordered my dress! My mom, sister, and I all met in Utah for a weekend where we shopped around for dresses and eventually found the perfect dress at Latter Day Bride. We had a such a great time!
The colors are going to be black, ivory, a latte goldish color, and a deep red. I'm thinking of having lots of swirls and pearls. I want it to look really elegant and almost Old worldy. Both Ryan and I love the look of Old Europe so that will be incorporated.
We still need to find someone to make the cake, pick out bridesmaid dresses, choose favors and centerpieces, find flowers to go good with my colors, figure out hair and makeup, etc... But both Ryan and I are having fun planning and we just can't wait to be married!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Ring!
The ring he designed has a huge diamond in the center that is supposed to represent me. The diamonds encircling that center stone represent a halo. To him, I am his angel :). Above the center stone is a larger stone which represents a crown. Not only am I his angel but I am also his queen! I couldn't believe he came up with this himself! I couldn't have possibly ever dreamed of having a ring this amazing!
He proposed!!!
September 14, 2009 the love of my life proposed to me! By then we had known each other for almost eight months. But I'll give you some history before I delve into the story of the proposal. Me and Ryan met up at BYU-I the first month I was up there. My sister and her husband were friends with his whole apartment and so me and my sister were invited to have dinner with them.
The first time I saw Ryan I instantly became really shy. Here was a this very handsome man sitting right beside me at the dinner table. I knew I wouldn't be able to talk to him then without blushing so instead of making a fool of myself, I directed my attention to everyone else but him. Luckily this didn't deter him, when my sister and I called him to verify the true identity of his name, he also accepted an invitation to come over and make cookies with me. The cookies turned out awful but we had a great time making them! Shortly thereafter, he went on a quest to try and find out my number so that he could ask me out on a date. He called my sister and her husband (fiance at that time) to try and find my number. When he eventually got it, he called and we met up for a classic date of dinner, movie, bowling, and ice cream to top it all off.
The weeks and months of our dating that followed were filled with pleasant memories and eventually love. <3 We fell in love and became inseparable! Receiving further inspiration that our love was true, we began talking about marriage.
When the end of summer semester came we both decided to live at home with our families so we could make more money to save up for marriage. This is why Ryan is now living in Springfield while I am here in Omaha. The distance makes time go agonizingly slow, but we do love spending time with our families. Every now and then, we get to visit each other which leads me to my story of the proposal. Apparently the months leading up to this event, Ryan himself designed the perfect ring for me. He took his designs to a ring maker and had the ring created.
He then came up and visited me in Nebraska where he had planned an enchanting night of dinner at Vivachi's walk through downtown and eventually a carriage ride where he would propose. But unfortunately problems with the ring and a heavy downpour caused him to cancel those plans.
Instead, when we went to Kansas City (the halfway point between his home and mine) to drop him off with his mom, he surprised me by taking me to a gorgeous park! We walked along the trails and eventually stopped by the edge of the pond in the middle of the park. As I looked out across the water, he got my attention and when I turned around he knelt down he proposed!!! I couldn't have asked for a better setting! The weather was gorgeous and I was so happy to finally be engaged to my one true love! Now to begin the wedding plans....
The first time I saw Ryan I instantly became really shy. Here was a this very handsome man sitting right beside me at the dinner table. I knew I wouldn't be able to talk to him then without blushing so instead of making a fool of myself, I directed my attention to everyone else but him. Luckily this didn't deter him, when my sister and I called him to verify the true identity of his name, he also accepted an invitation to come over and make cookies with me. The cookies turned out awful but we had a great time making them! Shortly thereafter, he went on a quest to try and find out my number so that he could ask me out on a date. He called my sister and her husband (fiance at that time) to try and find my number. When he eventually got it, he called and we met up for a classic date of dinner, movie, bowling, and ice cream to top it all off.
The weeks and months of our dating that followed were filled with pleasant memories and eventually love. <3 We fell in love and became inseparable! Receiving further inspiration that our love was true, we began talking about marriage.
When the end of summer semester came we both decided to live at home with our families so we could make more money to save up for marriage. This is why Ryan is now living in Springfield while I am here in Omaha. The distance makes time go agonizingly slow, but we do love spending time with our families. Every now and then, we get to visit each other which leads me to my story of the proposal. Apparently the months leading up to this event, Ryan himself designed the perfect ring for me. He took his designs to a ring maker and had the ring created.
He then came up and visited me in Nebraska where he had planned an enchanting night of dinner at Vivachi's walk through downtown and eventually a carriage ride where he would propose. But unfortunately problems with the ring and a heavy downpour caused him to cancel those plans.
Instead, when we went to Kansas City (the halfway point between his home and mine) to drop him off with his mom, he surprised me by taking me to a gorgeous park! We walked along the trails and eventually stopped by the edge of the pond in the middle of the park. As I looked out across the water, he got my attention and when I turned around he knelt down he proposed!!! I couldn't have asked for a better setting! The weather was gorgeous and I was so happy to finally be engaged to my one true love! Now to begin the wedding plans....
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