So it has been a while since I last posted something, and I swore to this site I wouldn't ignore it. Tough start. It has been a month now since Nick and I have gotten engaged and I swear Tacori has had my ring longer than I have (hence the overload of pics, I miss it). I took it in almost 4 weeks ago to get it re-sized a second time, this time its a different size so I am hoping it comes back fitting perfectly. Apparently my finger shrunk from a 5 something to a 4 something, hmmmm. It was really neat though, when I brought in my ring the sales woman showed me how I would be able to identify MY diamond among the many others which was rather interesting. She said that my diamond had a very unique character to it so many rare details. I found myself glued to the magnify eyeglass thing, just to be told shortly after "Welcome back to being single!" by the sales woman. Today I received a phone call that it has made its return and is officially ready to be worn and shown off to the world:) Since Nick was never shown nor explained to about all my rings details, we are going in together to pick it up tomorrow. Should be a fun little field trip!!!
Soooo planning, thanks to Nick's Christmas present to me (Wedding Planner Binder), its been guiding us through an easy and organized start. Aside from that, since the day we got engaged I never knew how many times I would actually be questioned about "The Date". My goodness people!!! Where was the warning for that in my new in depth planner? HAHA!!! But I do think we might have found our date, unfortunately I will not share it yet since its not official...shucks, I know;) Nick and I have been starting on the few things that we can right now:
Guest/Address List
Getting my ring insured
Color Palettes/Themes
Scoping out Wedding Dresses (W/O him of course)
Contacting Venues/Caterers
Agreeing on a season/date
Etc...
Its a start to a long process, and its going to take a lot of work since I am not your average traditional bride. We do not want a cookie-cutter wedding, period. Thanks to my addictions with Pinterest and Etsy, I have managed to start and prepare for my non-cookie-cutter wedding, which you can scope out my ideas on Pinterest. Our thoughts on a venue so far is keeping away from banquets, we like the idea of a loft wedding in Chicago, which I have managed to find some rather affordable venues, shockingly, its Chicago affordable and Chicago don't typically belong in the same sentence. I couldn't think of a better place to have it than either in or near my most favorite city and home. Why a loft wedding you might ask? I want somewhere with a blank canvas, somewhere I can personalize that represents Nick and I, no funky carpets, wallpaper, clashy colors, etc. (of course sometimes you have to take the bad with the good, I know I know). PLUS I have been watching episodes of Wedded to Perfection and Bridezilla's which Nick claims its a bad influence to early in the game, my defense: Inspiration. Both shows have such great ideas!! And yes Bridezilla's too, these obnoxious nightmare brides actually had some cute ideas for decorating. I'm not ashamed of watching trash tv, I will take all and any inspiration tips I can get. I have even gone through old Crate & Barrel magazines for visual ideas, so that's where we stand right now.
Lastly, this weekend will be my first bridal expo, should be fun according to some of my girlfriends who have already gone through this so I am rather excited to see what its all about. One of my girlfriends is tagging along so I know it will be a good time either way. And in addition to that this week I have started receiving information about my graduation in May at Columbia College Chicago for my Bachelors (its about time whewww!!), just found out it will be held at the Chicago Theatre, one of my favorite spots in Chicago, so its been nothing but bit by bit of excitement in the Weber Benzo household. I'm excited to see what this next year brings us!!!
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