Signed, Sealed, Delivered!

I'm yours!  Love that song.  Makes me want to watch You've Got Mail.

Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan rom coms aside, in case you couldn't tell by the post title, OUR SAVE THE DATES ARE IN THE MAIL!  Talk about a huge weight lifted from my shoulders.  Addressing those puppies was a downright family affair, with my mom, sister, brother and I all forming a chain to get the job done.  (My dad watched basketball in the other room, and then complained afterward that nobody had asked for his help.  Sorry Dad!  Didn't seem like your cup of tea!  I'll definitely hit you up next time...)

I'll show you the design we ended up going with in a bit, but here they are, all ready for their journeys:

Oh, and just as a side note - with all the advancements society has made in science and technology, how has no one yet developed an envelope glue that doesn't taste like ass?  Someone needs to make this a priority.  But I digress...

The tiny little stack on the far left are the local ones (in the town where I'm currently living, not my hometown).  The middle stack are all the other South Dakota invitations.  That scary, towering stack are all of our out of state guests -- we are blessed with too many friends!

All jokes aside, though, before taking them to the post office I organized them by zip code (yes I know that sounds anal-retentive, but I've done a lot of mailers at my job and it's just a habit) and after putting them all in order I realized that we have invitees with zip codes that start with all of the numbers from 1 through 9.  From coast to coast, our loved ones span the entire country.

I guess I shouldn't be all that astonished, but it just seemed crazy to me!

Did you notice any trends or things that surprised you when going over your guest list?

Being Thankful

Thankful (adj): 

1. conscious of benefit received
2. expressive of thanks
3. well pleased 

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This year I'm thankful for all of life's blessings.  Most of all, I'm thankful for my friends and family, and my phenomenal fiancé (wow, that's a lot of alliteration!).  I'm thankful for my wonderful job, where I can basically set my own schedule and have coworkers I call true friends.  I'm blessed to live in a friendly community where I feel safe and have neighbors who look out for me.  I'm grateful to my wonderful parents who have been so generous, both financially and emotionally, while planning this wedding.  And I'm thankful for all the resources and luxuries I'm able to enjoy, things others may only dream about.

When you're planning a wedding, it's easy to get caught up in the superficial and frivolous.  It's important for me to keep perspective and remember what's truly important in my life.

Happy Thanksgiving, all!  What are you thankful for?

A Belated 'How We Met' Post

In honor of our one year engagement anniversary, I think it's time to tell the story of how B and I met.

The night it all started:  New Years Eve 2004

We were just babies back then...

Whenever I get asked, I've always wanted to tell strangers that B and I met on eHarmony.  He thinks I'm ridiculous, but I have this theory that deep down everyone wishes they knew at least one couple who met online, and that we could fulfill that desire for them.  But maybe that's just me.

So...when's the big day?

You know the story: girl meets boy, they fall in love, get engaged, everyone celebrates, and about thirty seconds later the couple is inundated with questions from family, friends, and strangers alike:

When are you getting married?  Have you picked a venue?  What are your colors?  What style of dress do you want?  And my personal favorite - Am I invited?

Ugh.  It's enough to make any bride feel like this:

Kill me now!

Weddings and Politics

It's election day in America, a day that to some means victory, to some means defeat, and for the rest of us means that those mudslinging political ads will finally be off the air.

As people across the country are heading to the polls, I couldn't help but think about how much politics is involved when you're planning a wedding.

(And I don't mean those politics)