On another bad note Angel’s wedding band we ordered for him was too big, so we had to send it back and order him another one in a smaller size. On a much lighter note though we have possibly found MY wedding band in the midst of all of this!!!!!!

$50 later and in 3-4 business days I will be reconnected to the internet world and my email, around the clock, YAY! I’ve already made it through the first 24 hours and the shakes are over…haha! I was at Chuck E. Cheese on Wednesday night with my family and someone stole my new blackberry that I haven’t even had for a whole two weeks yet!!! Whoever said Chuck E. Cheese was the happiest place on the earth next to Disney World obviously has never had anything like this happen to them. Grrrr!

I just wanted to take a minute to reflect on all the good we have in our lives, before i become too wrapped up in the wedding details. After Angel and I exchanged our Valentine’s day cards this morning it made me realize how blessed we are to live the lives that we have. I don’t think either of us actually thought at any point that we would be having the kind of wedding that we are, let alone any wedding bigger than taking the trip to City Hall and that is a good thing-trust me! We are so fortunate to be able to do what we are doing, and have everything that we want on our big day. We both came to the realization that we are going to do this once, so we might as well get everything we want and have no regrets. This is not an event like my 7 baby showers I’ve already had for just two children, lol. I think we both deserve this an incredible amount as well. We’re raising two children, working full time, going to school full time, all while trying to maintain our home and make an established place for our family in this world. We are very grateful.

Angel ordered his wedding band last night! It’s exactly what he wanted and we’re both excited because we’re actually moving forward with this wedding like the little engine that could. It’s very simple, yet elegant just like this entry.

I know i posted yesterday that we already got an amazing deal from our limousine company, but as a bride on a budget i always feel like i can get places to shave off a little bit more money. So that’s exactly what i was able to do today. The limo company is going to take another $75 off our package. WOOOHOOO!

Another exciting piece of news for our wedding coming together is that our passports arrived the other day in the mail. We were both shocked because it has only been about 2 weeks since we submitted all of our information. Aside from the HIDEOUS close up shots inside of them we’re ecstatic they came so quickly. Ahhh, it’s really happening !!

This is where I hope we’ll be…

Wow, two days in a row that I am able to get on here! So we booked our limo company today. As you probably know I’m always looking for the best deal out there to work with our budget and I believe I found it today from this company. Their sales guy, Dave, was really nice to work with and was very accommodating for our wedding day. At first, we were just going to go with a 10 passenger stretch limo (from another company) but he was able to talk us into a 14 passenger party bus. This way we don’t have to worry about being crowded, or crawling over each other to go from one spot to another. The guys will have 8 people on their trip to Sea Oaks, and us girls will have 10 on our trip so there should be no problem! Here’s a sneak peak of the inside!

I know this is coming a little bit late, but Angel and I registered this past Sunday at Macy’s. Above is piece to the fine china set we registered for. We still have Bed, Bath, and Beyond to do but at least we got a jump start on registering which makes me feel less stressed. I never knew there were so many options for sterling silver flatware, stemware, fine china, everyday china, ughh its a mouthful just saying all of that. If you want to check it out, here it is. We registered at the Macy’s in Eatontown because our mall is horrible and never has anything! Anyhow, our sales lady Madeline was super nice and very helpful! She reminded me of a little Italian Grandma. She made the whole experience wonderfull. Of course Angel had to have the scanning gun (I think its a guy thing)! We didn’t put too much on our registry yet because it actually took about 2 hours just to pick out the few things that are on there, but I figure we can add to it little by little online, thank goodness for technology =) Enjoy!

Angel and I just had our home visit with our Pastor from our soon to be church. The church is Peace Lutheran Church in Galloway, and can be found here. The Pastor came over with his adorable little family. His wife, Shiloh who is 9 1/2 months pregnant as well as their son Barrett, who is 2 years old. While Angel and Barrett were busy entertaining themselves amidst all the toys we have in our house (which by the way my house looks like a day care center because there are so many toys!) and Ayden was entertaining himself by watching them I was busy talking with our Pastor and his wife. Amongst other things discussed between all of us, we brought up the topic of our wedding and proceeded to ask him to be our officiant, and to conduct our marriage service. He immediately said he would be very pleased to perform our ceremony and we couldn’t be happier too! We then discussed pre-marital classes we’re going to need to take (big Angel will be thrilled, lol) and to let him know as the date gets closer anything else we would like him to do the day of our wedding.
Another check for my list!

So we’re just about 6 months away from our BIG DAY and we have pretty much chosen all of our vendors, so I figured I’d go ahead and list them on here.

Photography (Michael Brady) and DJ (Kevin Glakin): The Pro’s
This company is giving us an amazing price for booking both services through them and have been 100% in customer service from the beginning. We were able to meet both of our guys during one of their wine and cheese showcases they put on in Toms River, which makes me feel a lot better about our choice as well.

Florist: Betina’s Garden

We’re doing a mixture of pink mini callas, light pink roses, and creme roses. There will also be white stephanotis in my bouquet as well as my two MOH’s bouquets with pearls in them! Betinas is AMAZING and has come up with a really amazing quote for our flowers. Find her here.

Transportation: Supreme Limousine

We’re going to be having a 14 passenger party bus from this company who has been awesome to work with so far!! Link is here.

Bridal Jewelry: Etsy

This site is my new obsession. I found my bridal jewelry on here and am also looking into our RB pillow from here and a few other miscellaneous items as well.

My Dress: David’s Bridal

You must be crazy if you think I’m posting a picture of it! I don’t want to ruin any surprises for those who might be snooping!

Groom’s Attire: Mens Wearhouse
We chose this company because they have the exact color for the vest’s of the guys to match my brides maid’s dresses! We’re going on Sunday to check out styles too!

Stationary: T.B.D.
Unfortunately I keep changing my mind every 5 minutes what color/style/material/size/shape invitation I want! I’m really trying to convince my fiance to go for the pocket fold, but I don’t think he’s anywhere near on board with the idea =( Another factor that comes into play is our budget. I’m willing to DIY, but Angel doesn’t want me to go that route, so we’ll see what happens.