I'm Getting Married

You heard it here. Andrew and I are getting married! :) Before you say something like, "What?! You haven't been dating that long.", let me just say that we knew we were getting married after we had only been dating for a month or two. He is my soulmate. He is my best friend. We had an instant connection and we see very few flaws in each other. And even the ones we do see, we love anyway. I am marrying Andrew because it really is true what Megan Smith said to me one time. "You have to go through a few frogs before you find your prince." And he is mine. :)

We got engaged on July 4th, 2010 at the Melting Pot in Nashville. It was a HUGE surprise, and I never would have thought he could pull that off, haha. But he did, and I will tell my children one day how romantic and wonderful it was. When that dessert plate came out that said "Will you marry me?", I started to cry and was so happy that I forgot to say yes, lol. But he reminded me that I had to do that in order to be engaged, so I did. :)

We are getting married on July 4th of 2011 in Montego Bay, Jamaica at the Royal Carribean Resort. It has a private island, and we got a concierge room so that our wedding will be free! The ceremony will be called "Beautiful Beginnings", and I have already talked to my wedding consultant, Amy. :) I don't know very many details yet, but I DO know that we get a choice of wedding venues, and we will pick the beach. Also, I will be carrying orchids, and we will get a Carribean Style Wedding Cake all to ourselves after the ceremony. :) Andrew and I talked about writing our own vows, but I think we are going to do the Sand Ceremony instead, where we exchange traditional vows and we pour 2 different sands into a vase to symbolize our unity. I want that vase for my living room. :)

I know there are a few people who are preterbed because we are getting marred all alone, (aka all our friends and mothers, lol.). But we are having a great reception in Waverly when we return for everyone! My sisters and Mallory are in charge of this, along with anyone else who wants to pitch in. I have done zero planning so far, mainly because it seems like it is forever away. But I hear time is going to go by fast. :)

I guess the next thing I will do wedding-wise is take my engagement pictures. Our great friend Heather Kennedy is going to take them for us because she is awesome. :) We are taking them next month before school starts back up. Of course I am in the constant process of looking for a dress, and I kind of know what I want, but I still can't wait to try some on! I will try for this blog not to turn into a wedding blog only, but it's going to be a challenge. :)

On another note, I really like my new job. The people I work with are great and I am catching on quick to the job. I have commission plus a paycheck so that's really helping out. We still love our house, and I actually have things we need now, like a kitchen table and a desk. We have a happy life and DESPITE some of the bs that goes on near campus in Clarksville, we like where we are for now.

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