44 Days to go

Well, it's been a little while, so I thought that I would post a quick message.

September is already here, where does the time go? Next month is the wedding, there are only 44 days to go. It is crazy how fast the days go, yet it seems like Jeremy & I have been engaged for like a year or more. I guess it is just because we have both been so busy that we don't take much time to sit back and relax. That's good though, otherwise I would get bored and that has the tendency to get me into trouble.

Things are really starting to come together for the wedding, it really amazing and exciting.

I have already submitted our engagement announcement to the newspaper. And Jeremy & I can get our Marriage license anytime now. That's when you know that it won't be long... when you can get your marriage license.

I also picked up my wedding band this past week. It is gorgeous! If I can get some pictures of it sometime, I will post them. The band that we got to go with my engagement ring looks perfect with it, even though it wasn't made to go with my ring. It just so happens that the band has almost the exact same "curve" that my ring does. When we have mine soldered together, they should look like they were always meant to go together.

I have the invitations all printed, I just have to glue them together and stuff the envelopes and they can go out. I am working on them a little each night, hopefully I will have them all ready within the next week or so. I am aiming to put them in the mail around the middle part of September. We aren't doing RSVP cards, so they don't need to go out as early. Instead of the RSVP cards, I put a message inside the invitation saying that you could log onto this website and follow the link on the top right-hand side of the screen or call a phone # that will allow you to leave a message. I don't imagine that everyone will rsvp this way, but at least it gives some people options. I guess we will just have to wait to see how well it works.

This past weekend my friend Amy got married. That was so much fun, I was one of her bridesmaids, so it was nice to be with her on such a special day for her. It was also really nice to see what I need to be prepared for the days leading up to the wedding and the day of the wedding. Hopefully I will be able to answer the questions that everyone will ask me, before they even ask, that way it doesn't seem as overwhelming.

I have been picking out some new music for the wedding. I found the most beautiful song the other week. I talked to Sharon (my pianist) about playing that during the wedding. She is going to play it for me, I just have to decide when to play it.
Check it out here, if you have a suggestion as to when we should play it during the wedding (parent's processional, bridesmaids entrance, etc.) leave a comment at the end of this post.


I have been looking at different wedding programs. I am hoping to start working on the wedding program soon. I will have to have the music figured out before I can do too much with them, but at least if I have an idea I will be able to pump them out pretty quick after everything is "finalized."

I think that is all I have for now. It won't be long and you will get to see how everything, that I have been working on and mentioning on here, comes together. I will try to keep you posted as the days get closer.

Have a great weekend!
Rachel

64 days to go & Thank You's

I’m sorry that I’m not as good about posting as I was in the beginning. I haven’t had much to write about, and I’ve been super busy with work or going here or there. It seems like my schedule is more packed than ever before. I guess it is good though, it makes the time go fast.

Speaking of time, it is getting closer to the wedding. There are only 64 days left until the Wedding. It is crazy how fast time has gone. Last night I told Jeremy that we could get our marriage license any time after next Tuesday (Aug. 19) and he let out an ‘eek’ of disbelief. It is crazy to think that in about 2 months we will be getting married and starting our life together. It’s so close, but yet seems so far. But as me in a month and I might have a different opinion. I might be wishing for more time, time to finish things for the wedding.

Right now our wedding invitations are being printed. Once those are done then we will have to assemble them and stuff the envelopes. That will be a fun adventure, I’m sure. Maybe I’ll get lucky and get them back while Jeremy is on break from school, that way he might be able to help stuff the envelopes or something productive. He has been so busy with school that he has managed to get out of a lot of planning. But that’s okay too because most of the plans he doesn’t have much of an opinion on anyway, so rather than bug him, I can just move on with making the plans.

But more important than anything else, Jeremy & I wanted to tell everyone Thank You for everything we received at the shower. And for those of you who were able to make it to the shower, it was very nice to see you. I want to express my apologies if I didn’t get to talk to you and tell you thanks before you left. The shower was so much fun and Jeremy & I got so many amazing things. So again, Thank You!

Here are a few of the pictures that we managed to get from the shower:

I'll try to post a little more, but until next time. Have a great day!
~Rachel

Our Engagement Pictures

I wanted to share our engagment pictures, from this past Sunday, with you.

I love how they turned out. Julie did an amazing job and we all had a lot of fun. The day was beautiful and we couldn't have asked for better scenery to work with. We took all the pictures in Dayton either at the University of Dayton or in the Oregon District.

Julie is also doing another session with us this coming weekend, we are going to take some additional photos around home. Not like we don't already have a ton of great pictures, but we are just going to try out some different things.

If anyone is interested in booking Julie to take pictures for them, be sure to call her, I'm sure that she would be delighted to work with you. Here is her information:
Julie Wenning - Photography by Julie - 419.852.8122 - photobyjulie.net

You can also follow this link to see the larger pictures: Rachel & Jeremy's Engagement Pictures

As far as wedding plans go, things are moving along very well. Earlier this week, Jeremy & I met with Tom Knapke about our wedding cake. I brought him the picture of the cake that I wanted and we picked out the yummy flavors for the cake and all the fun details. So everything with that is all squared away.

That same day we met with Sharon Chaney, our pianist, to pick out our music to have played at the wedding. That was very helpful and nice to have figured out.

My grandma's friend, Joyce is working on the bouquets and boutonnieres. I saw a sample of the bridesmaids bouquet and it was absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to see mine and all of the rest of them when they are done. I think that everyone will really love them. Joyce does amazing at everything that she does. (If you read this Joyce... Thanks! You are the greatest!)

I received the unity candle holder a few weeks ago. I love it, it's so elegant, I can't wait to use it at the wedding. The picture doesn't do it any justice, it is actually a matte silver and polished silver finish. I bought it from Lenox. I wanted something that could be used again and not "scream" wedding unity candle holder.

The wedding invitations are pretty close to being ready to be printed. I am going to meet with Sara Suchland, of Sarapaper, to go over the final details and before she prints them. I think that they turned out pretty well.

There are only 3 months left before the wedding, as of this coming Friday. I can't believe it, time is going so fast. It will be hear before we know it. I am excited though. I have waited for this day for so long.

I guess that is all for now. I will talk to you all soon!
~Rachel

A Rambling of Updates

Well I don't want everyone to think that I was “blowing smoke” or anything, but I did want to update you on the status of us buying the home. Jeremy and I did allot of talking and allot of thinking over the last couple weeks and we both made a decision to forgo buying the house. We wanted to make sure that we didn't get into something that we wished we wouldn't have, so that I why we decided to not buy the home. It was a hard decision since we both love the home so much, but we also know that we don't want to do something that will put a strain on our marriage and our life. We are both aware that buying a house is a huge decision to make and a huge financial burden. That is why we will wait a little longer before buying a home. Jeremy had suggested that we wait, to look for a home, until he is done with school. This way we will both be able to focus on buying a home and when we do find one we will be completely ready to make that “move.”

I want to thank everyone that helped us and supported us, it was a very difficult decision for us to make, but with the support that we had, it was a huge help. And after Jeremy and I made the decision to not buy the home, you could totally see a look of relief wash over him. It was great, I had the 'old Jeremy' back (the one with a lot less stress in his life).

So as far as that goes, we are good with that choice. Wedding plans are going really well. I have started working on the programs and the invitations are pretty much done, they will just need to be printed and “assembled” - any volunteers to help assemble the invitations are welcomed.

Jeremy and I booked part of our honeymoon today. You will probably be surprised by what we ended up picking. We are going on a Mexican Baja cruise. It is a 4 day cruise out of LA that will stop in Ensenada Mexico and Catalina Island California, it will leave the Monday after the wedding, so we are going to fly out to LA the day before and stay a day after the cruise so that we can check out the sites that LA has to offer. I don't know what I am more excited about: the cruise or going to LA. : ) Yippee! I am amazed that we were actually able to make a decision, we went from one thing to the next. Let's just say that our travel agent had her work cut out for her, working with us. Saturday I will go to the travel agency to book our hotel in LA and our flight. Hopefully everything will go as planned.

Just yesterday (Wednesday, June 18th) was our 4 month count down. I can't believe how the time has flown by, yet it seems like forever ago since we got engaged. I am so excited, I can't wait for our wedding day. I am super excited. Monday June 23rd will be our 6 year anniversary. Can you believe it; 6 years! That is a long time dating. I am so happy though.

There was one potential mishap that you can always count on, anytime you are planning/having a wedding... Our bridesmaid dresses came in, in the wrong color. They were chocolate brown with a champagne sash, opposite of what it was supposed to be. I tried to make it work, but with the guys chocolate brown tuxes, it didn't look good, especially since the 2 browns didn't match. So they kindly reordered the dresses and we should have the correct one in with time to spare. So hopefully there aren't too many other potential mishaps. I could deal with that one but I don't want to have to deal with too many more. : P

My mom and sister have started planning for the bridal shower, that should be a nice time. I don't know many of the details, but I know it will be lovely.
Well for now, I guess that is all the rambling I have to do. If I think of some other stuff to mention to you, I will be sure to share.

~Rachel