Date Night=Unusal Wedding Purchase

To start this story, we need to go back to Sunday....

Sunday: 9pm
I signed into our registry to Macy's just to make sure everything was good to go and noticed that our bedding was being discontinued. Now, I realize we registered quite early and some things make be discontinued and we won't get-no worries. However, NOT the bedding! That was actually the first item we registered for and I remember how long it took us to find that PERFECT set that fit both of our tastes with a great mix of masculine and feminine touches. It was completely unavailable-no ordering online even! Don't worry, there were no bride fits at all.

Monday: 6pm
Last night, Scott decided we needed to treat ourselves to our favorite Thai restaurant that is near my apartment inside the local mall. We enjoyed dinner very much and walked around afterwards and when we say Macy's I said, "Oh, we should go in there and check it out to see if we can find another set to add to our registry." Scott shakes his head in agreement unknowingly agreeing to be a part of an adventure that we weren't aware of heading our way.

We start browsing the bedding section and find disappointment in the selections. Then we saw a clearance bin and all of a sudden the idea of the possibility of our bedding set being there hit us. We started searching through all of them, and then I turned into a shark! Seriously, I don't think I have ever moved that fast in my whole life! It was there-our perfect bedding set-just laying there screaming, "here I am!"



Isn't it great? :)

Anyways, I won't bore you with the details but we ended up getting it because it was such a great deal. Although, Scott did remind me that a wedding registry probably shouldn't be treated like a personal shopping list. But in this case, it was all right - we got the bedding we wanted and the first item off our registry! How many bride's and groom's can say that? ~A.

Amanda + Scott

Save the Date

Well I am sure by now everyone has received their Save the Date. I must say that Scott did a great job on the design of them. We had fun working on them together and getting them just the way we wanted them to look. Another thing I would like to mention is the blessing of free printing! Scott through his business contacts asked a printer to quote the job for us and instead wanted to do them as our wedding gift! Words can't describe how awesome that was! (Because they were massed produced we have 1000 of them!)

We hope you enjoyed reading our story and find the travel information helpful when you plan your trip. Only 228 days to go until we tie the knot! ~A.

Amanda + Scott

With this ring

We have made a game plan and have a wedding budget that is quite detailed. I have decided to let my obsession with the budget go and because of that like all brides I sleep much better.

We have done such a great job of saving for the wedding but I give that to my two things I say when I want to buy things I don't really need. 1. Do I really HAVE TO have this? and 2. It's wedding year. I can buy it in 2012! haha

However, we have started buying things for the wedding. Small things, here and there, and my poor Mother has been receiving boxes and all sorts of things from around the US. We knew early on that we wanted something different for our ring bearer pillow.

Paloma Nest is a company based out of Austin, Texas :) (woohoo) that makes really awesome customized gifts and items. I ran across the "Ring Bearer Bowl"  last year and fell in love with it!



Is this not the best?



Here's a picture of ours (not a professional one) but you get the idea.

I am so excited about using this!

~A.
Amanda + Scott

And we're back!!!

So we’ve been pretty absent from the blog lately. Sorry, everyone! But we’ve spent that time well. Over the past few weeks, wedding planning has picked up again, and we’re getting more and more excited for November. Just 255 days!

A few quick bits of news. First, Amanda has worked her poor fingers to the nub addressing the Save The Date cards by hand. I would have helped, but I was distracted by television. Because of her hard work, we’re almost ready to put them in the mail.

Keep an eye out! They were meticulously designed by someone of great skill and handsomeness. We can’t reveal his identity, but it’s safe to assume he’s brilliant, cheery, charming fellow. Probably well-dressed, too.

Secondly, we’ve almost figured out our honeymoon plans. I won’t ruin them here, but suffice it to say my walking tour of English soccer stadia was soundly voted down. And in the cheery British November, too! Some people have no taste.

Instead, we’ll honeymoon somewhere with a more agreeable climate. We’ll announce that news in a little bit. Details are coming.

Lastly, while our bridesmaids have efficiently ordered their bridesmaids dresses, my groomsman are at a loss for tuxedos. Don’t worry! We have a few marvelous contenders that we’ll rent soon, once I convince Amanda to let me rent something powder blue, with ruffles, or perhaps one of those t-shirts with the picture of a tux printed on them. Classic. ~S.

Amanda + Scott