inspiration board #2

things are happening this weekend: 1) i am finally get my ring sized saturday morning. it's starting to make me a little nervous because it's too big and i would literally die if anything happened to it (knocking on wood). i'm also anxious to look at the wedding band options. i told brandon i didn't want a wedding band but he and his mom both said "believe us once you see them, you'll want one"! i also get to see what brandon wants for his ring...although i think i have a pretty good idea of which one it is. i love yurman the "coil" is what i'm so in love with and i love that brandon has fallen in love with yurman as well. 2) we are celebrating our engagement with both of our families at my parent's house for dinner!! this will be the first time everyone will meet and i'm so excited. the great thing is our families are so similar and i know once they all get together it really will be a total blast! 3) we are looking at a venue this weekend whoooooop! family and a few of our close friends are aware of the venue but i'm tempted to keep it a secret to internet land because i think it would be kind of fun to surprise everyone when it's closer to the date. speaking of the date...the venue is pretty much booked through 2011 (unless we want a friday or sunday) so we're thinking it's going to be a 2012 wedding. i think brandon would like to "get it over with" but i don't mind a long engagement. it means more time to create the decorations!  if we love it, if it can handle our 250 guest list (which just so happens to be giving me daily heart attacks), and if the price is reasonable then we're booking it! how exciting! bill and sue are coming with us just because after 3 weddings they're pretty much pros when it comes to this stuff. honestly i wouldn't even know what questions to ask...and i think they have a more "realistic" idea of just how massive this wedding may be.

another inspiration board with ideas. how lucky am i that brandon shares the same "vision" for our big day. we always seem to be on the same page and i adore the ideas he's been coming up with! i don't want to be that bride (i think we all have experienced her at one time or another) whose motto ends up being "my way or the highway." my main goal is to enjoy the planning, to make it personal, and to make it fun! we want people to feel like this is a celebration true to our personalities, rather than a ritual, and most of all we just want people to enjoy themselves, enjoy life and enjoy love!

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