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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Wedding Planning


Wedding Planning Status


The wedding planning is really coming along. Before this weekend we already had our preacher, wedding party, ceremony and reception venues, photographer, videographer, band, ceremony music, and hair dresser booked!! The invitations have been picked out and I am waiting on the proof to come in any day. 

I found my shoes while I was shopping in New York and I think the Badgley Mischka  shoes I chose are perfect for me. They are navy and will be my SOMETHING BLUE. Bella Couture  called to let me know my dress came in last week and I am looking forward to picking it up in Mt. Laurel on Saturday!

 My Shoes



The Bridesmaids' Cards


Mom picked out the two songs for the ceremony and Chad and I think they are perfect!! The songs that will be part of the ceremony are “You Raise Me Up” and “Shine on Us”. I have always said I would love for Mr. Doug to sing at my wedding one day and I am very thankful he agreed! 

My mom also helped with our engagement announcement and it went into the local newspaper today. It was so weird to see our names on the engagement announcement.


This weekend we knocked another item off our WEDDING TO-DO LIST. My mom met me in Prattville on Saturday morning and we got the flowers and linens booked! We are using Dana’s Floral Design and could not be more excited about how smoothly our meeting with Jackie went! She was able to fill all our requests and we can’t wait to see what she does with the décor for the church and the country club. 


Here is a sneak peak of my bouquet and one of our choices for the reception venue doors (many thanks to Pinterest).




The main things left on the list are: cake person for the bride and groom cakes, makeup artist, marriage license, and wedding bands. As for the HONEYMOON, it is BOOKED! Chad booked the honeymoon back in September and I will not find out the destination until the day after our wedding! All I know now is that we are going somewhere tropical, I need my passport, and we are flying out of Atlanta. I love surprises and can’t wait to find out where we will be going!  

Meanwhile, the countdown continues and we have 
69 
days to go!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Goodbye 2012




Goodbye 2012

10 Memories from 2012:

1. Spending time with friends and family
2.First trip to Greece
 3. Seeing New York at Christmas
 4. Breaking my half marathon time record
 5. Weddings: Nick and Jeni, Jonathan and Crystal, John and Leah, Trent and Elizabeth, Floyd and Mrs. Lisa
 6. Splitting holidays between Chad and my family for the first time
 7. First NFL game
 8. Vacation to Charleston
 
 
 9. Getting ENGAGED!!
 
10. Saying ‘YES’ to the dress
(I can't share the dress just yet, so for now I will share my second pick)
 
All I can say is that 2013 has big shoes to fill, because 2012 was such an amazing year! The countdown is on to our April the 13th Wedding!! 

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Christmas 2012

 
Christmas Snowman Cookies (thanks to Pinterest)

Christmas as an engaged couple is definitely a different Christmas. It means more travel and splitting time with your families! We spent lots of time on the road, but it was great to get to see both of our families, make many memories, and start new traditions.

Chad, John, Leah, and I left Birmingham and headed for Monroe, Louisiana to spend Christmas with Chad’s family on the 21st. Chad has lots of cousins close to our age and we had a blast celebrating Christmas at Chad's grandparents' house with everyone. I can't remember the exact number of stocking that were hung, but it was close to 25!
The girls had fun working on gingerbread houses.

After getting to spend three days with Chad’s family in Louisiana, we headed back to Birmingham for one night before leaving for Troy on Christmas Eve. 
Birthday Celebration #1 for me and Leah

 
We love Papaw (Chad and John's granddad)

My mom made a caramel cake (my favorite) for my birthday cake and it was amazing! I can't believe I am 28 now!

Some of my favorite things to do on my birthday include: going to the Christmas Eve Service at church, riding around looking at Christmas lights, reading 'Twas the Night before Christmas (fill in the blank style), and eating cake. I was so thankful Chad was able to share this with my family this year!! Christmas Day we woke up and made mimosas and monkey bread before eating Christmas lunch all cooked by my mom.

Chad and my dad went hunting together for the first time

Mom and I baked some delicious Smores Cookies!

AND I got to meet John Harrison for the first time. I loved holding him and wish he lived closer than Nebraska!

 In summary, it was a great Christmas and the perfect way to spend my last Christmas as a Scarbrough!!
 
Merry Christmas
from The Scarbroughs