AbbyPan
"...oh he's a codfish, a codfish, a codfish..."
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2005
Well ladies, I'm about 4 months out so I thought, dang it, might as well start my PJ...
Here goes...
How did we meet? Boring. Jon & I met through mutual friends who were married this past September. It's been almost 2 years ago and we've been inseperable ever since. He claims it was what love at first sight. My take is a bit different, but he's definitely the right fit so, whatever...
Last March (2006), he was sweet enough to accompany a friend, whose grandad had passed away, to Orlando. While there, his friend mentioned that I loved Disney, so he visited the World of Disney store in DTD & bought me small blue mickey head earings. I loved them! here's my reaction below:
ok, yeah, I just laughed at the poor guy, but I was secretly in love with the earings.
Moving right along, I a member of the WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and absolutely love animals, my fav being the American Bison. I always raved about how much I loved the Bronx Zoo and seeing my fav animal. Jonathan, thank goodness, is a good listener. So he took me to the Zoo one day, with my immediate family tagging along, and right where the bison are, he asks me if I want to marry him. Right when he asked the question, my nephew comes up to me and says "abby look, the bison is doing doo-doo" - so this was totally not the typical romantic proposal. Then there was a couple behind us totally staring at us and listening to our conversation. I said "yes" and demanded that we leave asap because people started crowding around us, my goodness, no kind of privacy!
So we've been dating for over a year and decided on the big day being September 21st of 2007. Jon and I are a very loving couple and have many friends, but we really wanted to have something small and intimate. Although not exactly initimate, we have been able to keep the list down to 65 people. Believe me, compared to some weddings we've been to, this amount can be considered intimate. I'm a big talker, so here's a pic of me "talking" and jon patiently waiting for me to zip it and leave:
oooh, bad pic, close your mouth abby, but this does express very well the nature of our relationship.
sad...
So I've picked out my dress:
here's the back:
My shoes: (got them off of weddingtennies.com) Thanks Aprincess72!!!
And here are my BM's dresses from JCrew:
I love green orchids, cream roses, seashells, sand and starfish. I am trying to incorporate all this into our decor.
Here's our cake:
Photographer: Randy Chapman
Florist: Emily @ Charming Events
WP: Carol E Mickles (LOVE HER!!!)
Right now I'm scheduled to do my own hair and makeup. Seriously, I've had nightmare makeup and hairstyles in the past. It just so happens that I've always prefered how I fix myself up then when someone else has done it, so I am just going to stick with what I know for now. Hope that works
I am so grateful for previous brides being so open about their wedding plans - it really has made a difference for me. Thank you!!!
Here goes...
How did we meet? Boring. Jon & I met through mutual friends who were married this past September. It's been almost 2 years ago and we've been inseperable ever since. He claims it was what love at first sight. My take is a bit different, but he's definitely the right fit so, whatever...
Last March (2006), he was sweet enough to accompany a friend, whose grandad had passed away, to Orlando. While there, his friend mentioned that I loved Disney, so he visited the World of Disney store in DTD & bought me small blue mickey head earings. I loved them! here's my reaction below:
ok, yeah, I just laughed at the poor guy, but I was secretly in love with the earings.
Moving right along, I a member of the WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and absolutely love animals, my fav being the American Bison. I always raved about how much I loved the Bronx Zoo and seeing my fav animal. Jonathan, thank goodness, is a good listener. So he took me to the Zoo one day, with my immediate family tagging along, and right where the bison are, he asks me if I want to marry him. Right when he asked the question, my nephew comes up to me and says "abby look, the bison is doing doo-doo"
- so this was totally not the typical romantic proposal. Then there was a couple behind us totally staring at us and listening to our conversation. I said "yes" and demanded that we leave asap because people started crowding around us, my goodness, no kind of privacy!So we've been dating for over a year and decided on the big day being September 21st of 2007. Jon and I are a very loving couple and have many friends, but we really wanted to have something small and intimate. Although not exactly initimate, we have been able to keep the list down to 65 people. Believe me, compared to some weddings we've been to, this amount can be considered intimate. I'm a big talker, so here's a pic of me "talking" and jon patiently waiting for me to zip it and leave:
oooh, bad pic, close your mouth abby, but this does express very well the nature of our relationship.
sad...So I've picked out my dress:
here's the back:
My shoes: (got them off of weddingtennies.com) Thanks Aprincess72!!!
And here are my BM's dresses from JCrew:
I love green orchids, cream roses, seashells, sand and starfish. I am trying to incorporate all this into our decor.
Here's our cake:
Photographer: Randy Chapman
Florist: Emily @ Charming Events
WP: Carol E Mickles (LOVE HER!!!)
Right now I'm scheduled to do my own hair and makeup. Seriously, I've had nightmare makeup and hairstyles in the past. It just so happens that I've always prefered how I fix myself up then when someone else has done it, so I am just going to stick with what I know for now. Hope that works
I am so grateful for previous brides being so open about their wedding plans - it really has made a difference for me. Thank you!!!
