* first attempt at "blogging" *

So I still can't believe that I'm even doing one of these things and I'm not too sure how long it will hold my attention span...but here goes!

I thought this might be a good way to update any of you that care ( esp. Ellie since she's in Prague!) about the wedding planning process ( even though most of the major details are decided! I got inspiration to do this from Ellie and her blog { however, I think my pictures and posts will pale in comparison to hers about her studies abroad} as well as the other wedding blogs & websites I have begun frequenting at least once a day.
{ style me pretty } { snippet and ink } { Southern Weddings }

oh, and maybe a few more :o)

And also, since getting engaged, I have become *obsessed* with planning this wedding. I didn't plan this day out/give much thought to until Trey proposed and I guess you could say I am adequately making up for lost time & may have potentially found my true calling.

And just to play catch up, pretty much all of the major decisions have been made!

Ceremony: The Church of the Holy Communion; Charleston,SC

* Such a BEAUTIFUL church...my priest will be coming down from our church in St. Stephen to officiate the ceremony

Reception: The Wickliffe House; Charleston, South Carolina

*After my dress, this was the the second thing we picked because it popped into my head the second planning started because my parents hed their reception here 27 years ago. It is a beautiful historic building and I am in love with every square inch of it. One of the best parts is their caterer, Mediterra, which is fantastic {menu tasting on April 18th!} !

The Dress:
{ for obvious reasons, no pictures :o) }
Originally, I had dreams of Ellie making my dress and we went to Copper Penny; now { belle couture bridal } , in Charleston to get ideas for my dream dress. After a few dresses, I tried on a Vera Wang gown and knew right away it was "THE dress". I cried, my mom cried and after a long talk with my sister, the dress was mine the next day.

The Photogographer:
I am obsessed with her and every picture I have seen of hers I *love*. After pouring over what felt like a million wedding photographer's websites in the area, I finally found { karyn iserman }
And as of today I have the hair appointment and session booked for my briday portrait on June 4th!

The Cake:
Another amazing vendor, { ashley bakery }, is making our wedding cake. My mom and I had a blast at the cake tasting but eventually decided on a 3-tier lemon cake with rasberrry filling. It is covered with vanilla almond buttercream frosting with a swiss dot pattern. It will also have pink flowers added to it :)

The Florist:
Our florist, { tiger lily }, is also amazing. My mom and I met with Clara, the owner, told her what I wanted and she's turned my ideas into arrangements and bouquets that are going to be *beautiful*

And that's about all I can do right now haha. We've picked all of our other vendors but those will get posted as we make decisions because this is starting to get obnoxiously long.

*134 days*