Flowers and Bridesmaids...

I was so happy to get some important wedding stuff done yesterday. The first stop was the florist in the morning with Chris. This lady was amazing! She had so many great ideas for the wedding and she had the prettiest shop. When we had finished, she had let us take some of the flowers home because she wanted us to bond with them :)

Then I had a date with all the girls. We all fit into my tiny car to go order bridesmaid dresses... We missed you Jess!

It was pretty fun trying to fit all five of us girls in the dressing room to try on different dresses :)

You definitely can't tell, but all the girls were holding each others dress's in the back because they were all at least a size 12....

Afterwards, we all went to Lindsey's house to have girl time and watch Miss America! This is Lindsey trying on my ring and taking a picture of it to put on Facebook... lol... I really hope she does it...

She also busted out a princess game that had rings for game pieces... I didn't need one because I already had one of my own :)

I love these girls and I am so grateful that they are just as excited about the big day as much as I am! I couldn't imagine spending it with anyone else :)

Arizona Bridal Expo

Today, Chris, my mom, sister and I went to the Arizona Bridal Expo. It started out with a fashion show, then we went and visited all the vendors. It was crazy busy full of brides, but it was nice to know I was in good company! I actually ran in to a childhood friend who I haven't seen in years, and she and her sister are getting married :)

It was really a great day for all of us. Chris got a great deal on tuxes for himself and his brides men, we were able to set up appointments with local florists and caterers, and overall just got a lot of wonderful ideas..... everything was so pretty!

I am pretty much determined to have my bouquet look like this....

This is my sister practicing her maid of honor smile :)

This is some random person not practicing her maid of honor smile....

us with our mamma....

My lovely fiance.... he was so wonderful and helpful by holding all the heavy stuff in a bag....


Us in 5 months....


It was so much fun, and I was so happy to be with my little group :)

Happy New Year!

Chris and I have been busy bees since he's gotten back in town. Yesterday (New Years Eve), we started the day off at the design center to pick out all of the options for our house. Surprisingly picking out the big stuff (the flooring, kitchen, and appliances) wasn't hard for us at all, it was all the small things that took most of our time (the type of faucets, where we wanted extra outlets, extra lighting in the kitchen, etc). It was twice as fun for me though, because our designer just also happened to be a wedding coordinator, so we were able to run wedding ideas back and forth and she gave me some great contacts!

We finally finished after just over 5 hours, and decided to go visit our family friend Suzy, who owns a wedding boutique. Suzy is a wonderful friend and seamstress, and she has taken care of all of my pageant dresses since I was 5, so it's only fitting I get my wedding dress from her also. I've been extremely stressed out about the wedding dress, mostly because I couldn't choose which one I wanted and I know that to get it by June, to be safe, I should order it within the next week. Well, I finally made a decision and ordered the dress :)

Now we just need to figure out what type of tux to get Mr. Fiance and all of his "Brides" men :)

After we ordered the dress, we figured we were on a role and decided to drive over to "The Castle" to see if anyone was there so we could book it for our date. Well, we were lucky enough to catch them before they left for the night and were able to Reserve it!

June 17th is the Day :)

We're so happy and fortunate to be able to buy a house and plan a wedding at the same time. That's not to say though, that we didn't feel a little sick to our stomach when the day was over. Normally we would have gone out to dinner, but considering the days events, we opted for this...

Spaghetti and Meatballs is a very economical meal for people planning a wedding and buying a house :)

Now we have another busy day today... we have a date with Macy's and Crate and Barrel to register. We're so excited to see what this year brings us, and we can now say "We're getting married this year"!

Sneak Peak :)

Are you wondering where our reception is going to be? I took my dad to a super cool place for his approval and he liked it very much. I think he's getting a little excited too!

I don't know what the camera on my phone was doing, but i liked it! Hopefully Santa will bring a new camera for me next week so I can stop using my phone :)

This is the bride's room, A.K.A. the awesome picture room...

This place is almost a done deal... Get excited!