Congratulations Rose & Courtney!

Just wanted to quickly share to pieces of GREAT news from two of my bridesmaids! Rose was accepted to the University of Pennsylvania's Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Core Studies program. She and her husband, Graham, will be moving to Philadelphia in August. I'm so happy for her to be on her way to becoming a doctor, but of course... I am sad to see her leave Indy! We have been here together for seven years now! :(

Also recent news-- Courtney's boyfriend Nathan is now her fiance! He proposed a few weeks ago when they were on vacation in upstate New York. Dan and I couldn't be happier for them -they are wonderful together! I'm also very impressed with Dan... he actually knew Nathan already had a ring for Courtney but didn't tell me -- he was afraid I would be too excited and let the secret slip to Courtney.

Congratulations girls! Now we will have even more to celebrate in Vegas... only four weeks until the bachelorette party!

Rose & Graham

Courtney & Nathan

Fitting Numero Uno

It seems like most of our weekends have been really busy with events other than necessary wedding planning steps. But last Saturday I finally got to take a really important step-- going to my first dress fitting. Mom and I went together, and she helped me try on veils for the first time. I had never seen myself in one, so it was a fun experience... and a little weird to see myself in something so elaborate. We found one that we both agree we really like, and we might actually try to recreate it ourselves. Grandma made Mom's veil, and she is hoping to be able to make mine too. We'll see how that goes-- hopefully we can find the right lace and tulle to make it happen! Oh, and I would share photos from the try-ons, but can't... don't want Dan to spot them!

The actual dress fitting went really well too -- the seamstress was really sweet (which was a nice surprise-- that's not the adjective I would use to describe most David's Bridal employees!). She even made me feel better about how I look in the dress, since I had a minor freak-out a month or so ago and decided I should lose 10 pounds! I'm working on that, but it's good to know that even if I don't drop the weight, the dress will work. I can't wait to go back to see the changes that are being made... but I'll have to be patient- I don't pick it up until August 21!

Engagement Photos

Yippee! I figured out how to add a slideshow from Flickr to our blog. Enjoy!

Engagement Photos

I've posted them on my Facebook account. So, if you're on Facebook, check them out! And if you're not on Facebook (like Dan), I will hopefully get around to sticking the rest of them on here soon... Stay tuned!

Alas...

...we did not win the Today Show wedding contest. If you missed it, the finalists were on the show this morning - you can learn about them here. I'm not very sad about it. (I write, as I have a single tear streaming down my cheek - cue the violins!)

I don't have time to be sad about it - I won another contest instead! And while it's not an entire wedding, it is a pretty cool prize... and one aspect of the wedding that I haven't given much thought to yet! I've won a custom garter from Handcrafted Creations' contest on The Relentless Bride. I'm a little overwhelmed-- there are so many different options from which I get to choose! So, check out some of the garters they've made, and let me know if you have any suggestions for us! What do you think the groom will like?