So It's Going To Go Like This

My fiance and I have talked about getting married for a long while before we were actually engaged, I mean we've been together for five years and have a 3-year-old son so it was inevitable. We discussed different options, where to get married, when....have to work around his fishing and hunting seasons lol...etc. After attending a couple weddings of family members and seeing how much they spent on that one day, we both knew that was not the route we wanted to take. Obviously, the majority of the money spent is on the dinner for all of the guests and if we decided to have a traditional wedding we would want to go all out, we don't want to be cheapskates on the food! So after much discussion and Googling ideas we decided on getting married in Jamaica. For half the cost we get a week's vacation in the Caribbean, get to get married on the beach, and stay at an all-inclusive hotel. We are in love with the idea, however, many of our family and friends are not.

To any couple who is pondering the idea of having a destination wedding I want you to go into the idea that people are going to complain and some people are not going to attend. But you have to remember....this is YOUR wedding day and you should do whatever makes YOU happy! We of course would love to have all of our family and friends attend our Jamaican wedding, but unfortunately we can not pay to have everyone there and we totally understand if they don't make it. But that is not going to sway our decision.

So here's the plan....We are going to get married in Jamaica in June 2012, everyone is invited, and we are going to have a big "reception" party when we return. Not sure on all of the details yet but stay tuned for more information, frustrations, venting, and everything else that comes with planning a wedding!

My Birthday Surprise

It all started last year on my birthday, August 28th, when my loving boyfriend, Tim, planned a surprising fun-filled day for me. We began the morning with a round of golf, it was the perfect day too, sun shining, weather just perfect.This summer was my first try at golf and I have to admit I wasn't that bad at it. Anyways, the day was perfect and it was just me and my boyfriend and we were having a great time. We get to the 9th hole and I'm trying to putt my ball in the hole when I notice that the hole was not empty. I'm looking in the hole like 'What the hell?' when Tim pulled a silver box out of the hole, got down on one knee, opened the box displaying a gorgeous diamond ring, and asked me to marry him! I was in complete and utter shock, I swear my heart stopped beating, I wasn't breathing and everything in the world around me stopped! I, of course, said YES! Well, if you ask Tim he said I looked horrified, but like I keep telling him I was in shock. It was so unexpected. He had it all planned ahead of time, he had given the ring to the golf ranger and Tim called him when we were on the 8th hole and the ranger put it in the 9th hole so it was there before we got there.

The rest of the day continued in its greatness, Tim had also planned a surprise dinner for me at a Brazilian steakhouse that we have been wanting to try and all of my family and friends were there. Afterwards,we met some of my friends up at the bar for a few drinks. It was the best birthday ever! So from that day forward I officially had a fiancée and the best one I could ever ask for!!

And here is my gorgeous ring!