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While I know I have over a year still ahead of me until the wedding, I decided to go ahead and go dress shopping. My mom and I went the Thursday before Christmas just to look. However, I ended up trying on about 12 dresses and ultimately ended up with a dress that I was 96% sure was my dress.
After showing the pictures I took of the dress to some friends and family and hearing their reactions, I knew that the dress I put on twice was THE dress for me.
Today, my mom, dad, Mamaw and I went over to Bridal and Formal again for my appointment with my amazing bridal consultant. I put on the dress again and it just felt SOOOO good! I had been toying around with the idea of trying another dress on that she had put me in previously but once I saw the dress again and put it on, I forgot all about that dress. She put a veil on my head and took me out to see my Daddy. After receiving Daddy's approval, I knew that there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to SAY YES TO THE DRESS! (P.S. This picture is from the Bridal and Formal facebook page where they posted this picture. I thought it was awesome and was more than happy to let them put me on their site!)
Now that the dress has been ordered, I have like 5 to 8 months to wait until I see the dress again. However, I'm glad that one of the bigger things on my wedding checklist is now checked off. Now to find the accessories to go with my dress, find a reception hall, and the list goes on and on. However, Joshua and I have 441 days to take care of the rest :-)
If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times already since I got engaged last month "Well this is YOUR day! It's all about the bride."
Well, actually, that's not how I see it.
Let's take a step back and look at this thing called the Susong/Cope wedding.
There are two people in the relationship: Joshua Cope and myself.
Joshua and I are devout Christians and so someone else who is very active in our relationship is God.
Our marriage is the union of two people becoming one. We're to be the half that each has been searching for, the part that completes one another. Therefore, this wedding is the putting together of two halves into a whole.
If anyone has ever been around me long they'll know that, contrary to the little 5 year old girl who used to put on "THE HEATHER SHOW" for family and friends, I actually do not like to have a fuss made about me. This wedding is going to be really hard for me because the focus is going to be all on me as it is "my day".
However, as we continue to plan this wedding, I don't want it to be all about me but rather about Joshua and I and the new chapter that we're about to start together as husband and wife :-)
Now that the whole "OMG I'm engaged!" feeling has kind of worn off, it's time to get down to business. Joshua and I may have 473 days until our wedding, which seems like a long time, but there is so much to do. For me, the amount of planning needed for our big day isn't such a big deal, rather it's the fact that I can see it's going to take longer to do some things due to the distance between Joshua and I plus our busy full-time work schedules and his impending school schedule for the spring. But, this is the reason we've planned everything for so far away so we could have the ability to take our time with some things.
Being the planner that I am, I created a to-do list for the months of November/December:
Step one: Pick date √
Step two: Choose bridal party √
Step three: Choose wedding location √
Step four: Create guest list
Step four has been a topic of great discussion. Joshua and I come from different sized families/churches which poses the question: Who do we invite? Joshua and I have had several discussions about what the size our lists should be. But the biggest discussion has been about getting Joshua to make his list. However, I'm proud to say that Joshua did sit down the other day and created his list. The ironic part: my list is larger than his. Here I had been all concerned about the numbers and that we'd have this HUGE guest list but we're at a good number that includes so many special people who we couldn't imagine not spending our special day with. Now that we've got the guest list created, the next task is at hand: find a place for a reception.
And that adventure is for another blog :-)
God Bless!
Well it has FINALLY happened! I'm an engaged woman. I'm so excited to begin this new journey in my life. For 25 years I've dreamed of having everything Cinderella had when she met her prince charming and now I do. I'm looking forward to planning the wedding of my dreams and sharing with all of you along the way.
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Until next time!
