I am looking for a videographer who isn't too expensive. Ideas?

To stand in a line, or not to stand in a line

Jeff and I are talking about the different things we want on our wedding day. He wants a German Chocolate Cake (ew, coconut), so I will be getting him his own personal German Chocolate Cake. Easy, right?

Here is a dilemma. His mother is contributing to this wedding. Which, I do not have a problem with. I have a problem saying no to people. This is my test right now. I am stubborn and have my own ideas of how I want things done, yet I don't like to say no to people, especially when they are paying for a few things.

She wants a reception line. He told her tonight that this is going to be a very casual reception with no line. Her reaction was, "How is my family going to know who her family is?" My answer? Have you seen my family? We are all carbon copies of each other. Jeff doesn't want a line, and neither do I. We plan on mingling among the small throng of people who will be there (we are thinking small. We hope lots of people will come, but we both know we have ditched out on a ton of receptions).

What are your thoughts? Line or no line? Keep in mind, we are not going to do a line. I just want to hear what you have to say.

A walk down memory lane

Jeff and I met on eHarmony. Well, we were matched up on eHarmony. We met at the 7200 S Trax Station.

I got a text from him today. He asked me to print out our emails. So, I did. Then, I started to read them. They were so cute. I loved reading through what we said to each other before we had ever met.

I love, love, love this guy! I can't wait to marry him!

The first day of dress shopping

Keep in mind the dressing room was stifling. I was sweating like a pig the whole time. Most of the dresses I tried on made my arms look like linked sausages and my boobs look like bowling balls.

Ha ha! We got special permission because most of my family is in Virginia.

The first dress that I could actually zip up. The room we were in was about 180 degrees, so my makeup has slid off and my hair was plastered to my head. I think my facial expression was heat exhaustion.

The back of the first dress. The train is a little longer than I wanted, but it worked. The dress looks heavy, but is so not!

I like the sleeves on this dress. The length is nice and the neckline works for the "girls."

Here is a close up of the sleeves.

Ok, I couldn't zip this one up, but I liked it. The v-neck works for my issues.

This was a strapless dress, so I had to put on a wrap. I love how this dress gives me a waist. Or defines it, I should say.

Here is a close up of the bodice.

I have an announcement

Jeff and I have been talking about getting married for a while. I knew a proposal was coming, I just didn't know when.

Sunday he went to church with me and then we went to his parent's house for dinner. After we ate, everyone was sitting around talking (everyone being his mom and dad, his niece, his sister, her husband and their two boys). Jeff stood up and I gave him a look like, "what are you doing?" He got everyone's attention. He talked about how his life had been rough, he had been unhappy and then he met me. This year has been a huge turning point in his life and he couldn't imagine life without me.

He walked towards me and got down on one knee. I hissed, "You're embarrassing me." He just simply asked me to marry him. I said yes!

Tears and hugs all around. His niece and nephew wrote a poem that was so tender and we plan to display it at our reception.