Dear Friends & Family

Thanks so much for all of the positive feedback on our wedding blog! :)
Please feel free to leave comments all over the place and let us know if you think something is missing or if you have any questions.

Eventually I'm going to get around to posting pictures of our immediate family and wedding party. (My version of VERY proactive introductions!) Those of you who know me know my love for introducing people and it kills me to think that I won't get to share fun stories about everyone when all of these people I care about are brought together!! Don't worry, I won't do that here... just general bio info for fun.

I'm going to pick out our flowers with my mom tomorrow morning. I've unofficially made her my "wedding floral planner" :) She has always loved flowers and she's actually an amateur florist with a degree! Since I can't name a flower correctly to save my life (and I doubt Grant can either), I've enlisted her talents. We've been meaning to go floral shopping since January and I am glad that we've finally found the opportunity. I actually think that this is the perfect time to shop because all of the flowers blooming now will be available next year too! Woo!

Aside from that, not much to report since the last post... Grant and I have been trying to get together with the videographer that a friend of mine used for her wedding last year but so far, we've been unsuccessful. Hopefully we'll be able to meet up with him in June.

Anyhow... that's it for now! Hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend and if we don't post before then, have a fun and safe holiday weekend and we look forward to seeing you NEXT Memorial Day weekend for some major celebratin'!! Woo-Woo!

Much love,
Megan


PS. I'll leave you with a picture of Grant and I actively searching for our venue up in Lake Arrowhead in February... well, I am searching anyhow... Grant is taking a break.

Accomplishments!

This post is a little late but as of May 1, 2009, Grant and I feel that we've really made a huge dent in our wedding planning. I am so thankful that Grant has been with me through 100% of the decision-making process. I've heard from so many people that he's unique in his involvement... He's amazing and I have been blessed more than I am imagine by his love. And I have to tell you, all of the minute details are becoming harder and harder to keep track of and it's awesome to have a backup copy in someone else's head! :)

We've been planning non-stop since January in an effort to lay as much groundwork as possible so that I'll be free to concentrate on school. Our efforts have definitely paid off because in addition to setting our date, we've booked our ceremony and reception venue, a photographer, musicians, and hopefully a videographer. The most amazing part of all is that it's been so easy and fun! I know that statement may seem a bit premature since we still have 12 months and 20 days til "I do!" but I feel like now we have more months than major tasks and that feels great!

I found my dress in March and already went in for alterations... I absolutely LOVE it! I've already warned Grant that after we're married on any random Saturday afternoon he should refrain from shock when he discovers his bride all gussied up for no reason. :)

Anyhow, that's what we've accomplished so far. I'm proud of us! Yay! Go Grant and Megan!!

Count Down: 385 days -Happy May Day!

At Long Last

So we've finally settled on a date, signed a contract, and are moving along with musicians, photographers, and videographers.

Our wedding is set for Friday, May 21, 2010.

Other details to follow.

Och Tamale!

I know this isn't in the least bit related to wedding news, but incase you didn't hear already, I got into the University of Redlands' Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. :)

Tonight was orientation (mostly boring) but next week is my first day of class (hopefully more mentally stimulating). I'm somewhat stoked about being back in school! I wish that the price tag was a bit smaller but so far I'm happy with what the school has to offer.

Back to wedding stuff!! <3

February Post from Megan

So I planned on updating this beautiful blog that my fiance created on a weekly basis (if not more) but I find that I am WAY busier than I had anticipated. I guess I'll have to aim for monthly updates for now.

Here is a fun summary (wedding-related and non-wedding-related activities) of what I've done with the month and 10 days since becoming engaged!

* Plowed through 8 completely different wedding magazines from cover to cover squeezing every last drop of juciy-good wedding goodness from them. I haven't ripped any pictures out (I'm a magazine page conservationist) but I did invest about $4.00 worth of sticky notes in those suckers! Hah!

* Went on my very first wedding dress shopping excursion with mom. I have been spending every weekend with Grant (by design) to A) see each other at least once a week for some quality time together and B) commit one day a week to wedding planning. A couple of weeks ago Grant and I discovered that there was no way we would be able to spend any meaningful time together because of our work schedules so I opted to stay in Redlands and surprise my mom with an outing to David's Bridal. I hadn't actually expected to try on any dresses -just wanted to peruse the stock and say that I did something wedding-related that weekend. :)
The sales women there were incredibly helpful and efficient and I ended up slipping into half a dozen dresses. I found that my vision of my wedding dress was 100% wrong -no, I take that back, 101% wrong. I was going for statuesque and discovered, to my dismay, that one must be statuesque in the first place to pull off this look (which apparently has a minimum height requirement!) No worries though, I found many other viable options! I would love to post some of the pictures here but Grant would see them and we don't want that so instead, I'll move along!

* We got as close as possible to outlining our amazing budget from my parents (thank you Mom and Dad!!) I got a nifty little program on my computer that keeps track of (almost) everything and lets me print whatever I need to to Excel so that I can send it over to Grant for adjustments. (Note to future engaged couples: living within close proximity is very helpful when planning a wedding etc. Having to schedule weekly visits a couple of weeks out for planning details: not quite as awesome.)

* Found out that one of my Bridesmaids will become a Bridesmatron (?!?) before my wedding! Congratulations to Miss Andria Varner and Mr. Bryan Z! :) I'm looking forward to our first double date as engaged couples! Oh the free deserts that we'll reap! Muhahahaha!

* Became addicted to "Rich Bride, Poor Bride", "Platinum Weddings", "Ace of Cakes", "Iron Chef" and "Iron Chef America". My poor brother. He has been a great sport with the recent television choices... I think deep down he secretly appreciated the insane effort it took Chef Duff and the team to put together that baby toy building bloc cake. :)

* Got accepted to the University of Redlands Masters of Business Administration program (MBA). Yep, I just received official notice on Tuesday of this week. I visited the school a couple of months ago to discuss the possibility of attending and walked out with a verbal offer to enroll that day. I took my time and discussed it with my parents and Grant and decided that I had nothing to lose by applying. Long story short: orientation is next week and the week after that I start my first class. I have to admit that I am somewhat excited and nervous because I haven't used my brain in nearly 3 years... *sigh* time to dig it out, dust it off and put it to work!

* Grant and I scheduled appointments with a videographer whom we would LOVE to have document our wedding and 2 possible wedding sites. We're booked full this weekend in addition to a wedding expo that mom and I are going to in Pomona on Sunday. Grant and I are trying to squeeze in a meeting with a photographer in Riverside too but we'll see how quickly we run out of steam. (Next weekend we both get a break from wedding stuff because I am going out to visit my Matron of Honor in Phoenix! Hooray!)

Well, that doesn't seem like that much once I write it all out but that begs the question: where did my month go!?!? See you all in March!!

Progress Amidst Confusion

So here we are, almost a month after the engagement, and things are starting to get exciting. Megan and I are perusing venues, discussing colors, setting up places to register, and working on all the other billion decisions that have to be made before a wedding takes place. But there's something that nobody tells you before you get engaged...planning a wedding is really difficult!

Ok, ok, so maybe I'm just naive when it comes to this whole process; but there is so much more to do than I ever expected.

The best way I can explain it is like buying a new car. You have to decide on the right kind of car, find a good dealer, test drive a bunch of different models, haggle with the salesmen, put down a downpayment, and then freak out when you realize how much tax and insurance is going to cost you. It's just like that, only multiplied by 100 since you have to do that process with every vendor.

The nice thing is that we are making progress. And despite the gigantic task at hand, we're having fun.

We're going to start putting more info up on this site as soon as decisions are solidified; and I know that most of you won't even know this site exists until you get an invitation; but that's ok, you can read back this far if you like.

Anyway, here's to getting married.

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