This weekend was an absolutely amazing one! My baby sister got engaged! I am so very happy for her. Marc is an incredible man and he absolutely adores her. And it's always good to be adored by your man, right? I got the phone call at 7:04pm. Amanda couldn't get in touch with mom and dad, so I was the first "official" phone call! Woo hoo! I love that! Little did Amanda know, Marc had arranged for Curt & Cheryl to meet them (along with Marc's parents) at a restaurant in Mt. Adams for a celebratory dinner. I guess the place is pretty small, so by the time Amanda and Marc arrived, everyone already knew the whole story. My sister was so happy to see our parents there. So I guess technically the parents all knew first....but still....I was the first phone call. So there. :-P
I am so excited to be planning my wedding at the same time my sister is. We have similar tastes in some things, but our styles are very different. I'm looking forward to seeing what we come up with.
On my end, planning is going well! We've booked the photographer, picked the colors and finalized the guest list. All pretty big tasks! Our photographer is Marie White, and she's amazing. I thought that all photographers were old men. (My apologies if you are indeed a photographer and also an old man.)
I am so excited to be planning my wedding at the same time my sister is. We have similar tastes in some things, but our styles are very different. I'm looking forward to seeing what we come up with.
On my end, planning is going well! We've booked the photographer, picked the colors and finalized the guest list. All pretty big tasks! Our photographer is Marie White, and she's amazing. I thought that all photographers were old men. (My apologies if you are indeed a photographer and also an old man.)
Plus I feel really comfortable with her, which is important, right? My colors? My colors are blush and bashfull. Just kidding. (Steel Magnolias.....remember???) My colors are chocolate brown, purple and apple green.
The darker purple in this bouquet is the color I'm referring to. I never thought picking colors would be so tough! I've always wanted a fall wedding. Always. But when it came time to pick my colors, I didn't want something typically fall. I didn't want to go with the reds and oranges (although they are gorgeous). My sister actually found the chocolate and deep purple color combo in a magazine and I loved it. I've never really considered myself a purple person, but I guess maybe I am. My prom dress was the same color, interestingly enough! The apple green is a nod to my mother, whose signature color is lime green. Plus it looks really good with the purple and brown.
So a couple of big decisions down! By next week I want to finalize invitations and cake!
