So, everything seems to be in fast forward since our booking date last Thursday. We ordered the invitations. We had our engagement pics taken on Sunday. We got digital proofs of our custom wedding bands on Tuesday. We got our LOA by email today, met for dinner to sign, and DF is faxing it back at work tomorrow. I just got home, and the invitations arrived! It's all becoming very, very real. I can't wait!
Because we are a little bit older (I'm 34, he's 45), we didn't feel the need to do the trendy e-shoot in a park or whatever. We went to a photo studio. All I was looking for was one nice picture that we can give our families. These are the three shots we got pics of:
My favorite:
Our wedding bands were a minor saga. We went scouting for some back in the summer, and I had a cryzilla episode because I couldn't find anything that I liked. I thought I wanted something simple and plain. I tried those on and hated them. Then, I tried on diamond bands and hated those, too. I knew what I wanted; the problem was that it didn't exist! On top of me being picky, DF really wants us to have matching bands. After scouring every jewelry store in a 50 mile radius and all sorts of sites, we decided to have the bands custom made.
Last Halloween, DF surprised me with a pumpkin pail filled with school supplies, candy, and a little blue box from Tiffany's. Inside that blue box was a heart necklace with a pink sapphire in it. I haven't taken it off (except when I had an MRI) since he put it on me.
The stones in my ring are pink sapphires and a diamond
DF didn't want stones, but rather the illusion of stones in his band. However, when the jeweler had etched blocks in the digital image, he said it didn't look right. So, he added gemstones which he will have the machine etch to look faceted. We are very pleased with them!
It's the end of the first marking period next week, and I have some grading to do, so I need to abandon the disboards for now. Thanks for reading!