First and foremost let me say that I have by far and away the most amazing mom in this entire world. She has been there for me through every good, bad, exciting, and horribly excruciating moment in my life. This engagement period is not anything different. She has stepped up and taken on the roll of wedding planner, provider, and overall organizer. She has helped me calm down when I have been stressed to tears, and been there to laugh with me when moments are so happy they are filled with tears (if you did not already know, I am someone who cries at the drop of a hat) She is definitely superwoman in my eyes.
The wedding planning started when I was about the age of 5, when weddings in my eyes were something that only happened to princesses and movie stars. The real wedding planning started the Monday after we got engaged and in about a month my mom and I had successfully planned almost an entire wedding. Well all of the big stuff to be more exact. This planning process seems to be never ending though; once one item gets checked off of the list two more things pop up in its place. The hardest part of the initial process was actually picking the colors for the wedding, in the end the final decision was made on chocolate brown, ivory, and accents of light pink. There will also be plenty of sparkle throughout the night too. We have set the big day to happen on Saturday May 7th of this year, I cannot believe that it is 60 days away!
The month of January was definitely the most crazy month so far. We sercured the church, reception site, photographer, cake baker, dj, picked the bridal party, groomsmen, and house party, florist, bought my entire outfit for the wedding, got all of the girls dresses, picked out the tuxes, got the officiant, got save the dates, and even found some time in there to have fun. I will put a list of names at the end of this post. One of the craziest parts of what we got done in the beginning was securing the reception site. The night I was asked to be a wife I knew instantly the three things I wanted for the wedding, they were to be married in the church that I grew up in by my father, and I wanted the reception to be at the Hilton Bella Harbor. The first two I knew were going to be easy, the last detail though I figured I would never get in a million years. Especially considering the day I called was 4 months before the wedding. By some miraculous event though the day I called I was told that they had space available that saturday, and I booked the room right then and there. My mom and I have heard from multiple different people that they are extremely surprised we were able to get in because there have been girls calling a year in advance and cant get in on their wedding date. I really started to get the feeling like things were going to come together just like we all wanted them too.
This post I really just wanted to started to give an overview of everything we are getting done, because giving details on every single thing would have meant me writing a piece that was the length of novel. The main thing I can say about this whole wedding planning process is it is the most amazing and most stressful and most exciting thing I have ever had the chance to take part in. I just keep trying to remind myself to let the stressful things stay in the background and to have fun with everything that we get to do. Next time I will start to get into A LOT more detail about everything, and maybe provide a read much more exciting than this post is. I do apologize about it, I am a little bit off my game tonight, but I promise to bring you something better tomorrow!!
List of Vendors
Church: First Baptist Church
Reception: Hilton Bella Harbor
Officiant: Paul Smith (my dad)
Florist: Darby with Rockwall Flowers
Photographer: Christy Lord
DJ: Steve Kasprisin
Cake Baker: The Cake Guys
My Dress/All the girls dresses: Emma's Boutique
Tuxes: Mens Warehouse
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
saying yes twice to a man, the best birthday ever
I know I said in my first post that I would be back the next day to update....well we see how well that turned out. :) I get asked all of the time how the proposal happened, how the planning is going, and what my dress looks like. I love answering these questions because I love being able to talk about getting married. Let me set the scene a little better for people out there who don't know me very well. I am number 1 girly girl and I have been thinking about my wedding ever since I was a little girl. Watching wedding shows with my mom is definitely a favorite past time and I so far have loved every single second of planning this wedding (well for the most part).
Robert and I have known each other for going on 5 years now, and in that time we have been together for almost 3 years of it. We talked about getting married and starting a life for a long time, and we never really had a time line other than we wanted it to happen soon. I was asked by this amazing man to be his wife on two separate occasions. The first time started the planning process but the second time was the most memorable, amazing, and exciting one....the story I will tell for the rest of my life. The first time was New Years Ever while we were out to eat at a favorite restaurant of ours. We talked most of the meal about it, not really getting anywhere, then when we were close to being done he started talking about how much he wanted to be married to me. He gave me the yes/no disk from the table (we were at Texas de Brazil) and told me that red would mean we would continue on the path we had been on or that green would mean we would start planning a life together and I would be his wife which is what he wanted so bad (but hello I definitely wanted that too)......obviously I picked green......that is what set the stage to start the planning process. Even though I was extremely excited about everything, Robert knew how much I had always wanted that true proposal that every girl dreams about. What I did not know was that he was planning on giving me just that. On the 17th of February I boarded a plane to visit him in Florida for a few days. On that Saturday which was my birthday, he had planned this amazing day visiting the historic city of St. Augustine. We spent the day walking around, seeing the beautiful scenery, the history, the crazy stuff inside ripley's, and enjoying the perfect weather. When it was night we left the town and started driving to Neptune Beach. On the way getting to see all of the amazing beach houses that dotted the coastline. When we got to Neptune Beach (the place he had planned that we eat dinner) he suggested a walk on the beach before we ate. I took off my shoes and we started to walk, hand in hand, down the beach. He stopped a little of the way down to just talk and enjoy the experience. He put his arm around me and I could feel his heart was pounding so hard, I thought something was wrong!! We were looking at the moon and the stars and I commented on how much I wish there was a shooting star so I could make a wish; he suggested I make a wish anyway. I looked up and said the saying "star light star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight" and I shut my eyes and made my wish. After I was done Robert asked what I had wished for and I refused to tell him, citing that if I told him that my wish would not come true. When he said he made a wish too, my curiosity got the best of me and I asked what he had wished for. Then he started to move in front of me, he grabbed my hand and got down on one knee. Then he told me his wish was that I would spend the rest of my life with him and that I would say yes if he asked me to marry him again. Then he asked if I would spend my life with him, he pulled out the most beautiful emerald cut solitaire, and place it on my ring finger. The whole time I am standing there in shock, and all I can stand to get out is "uuhh yeess" (so eloquent) He stands up and I wrap my arms around him all the while still in complete shock, no tears, no words....then about 5 minutes later it was like it all came rushing up and I came out of the shock and started crying. All I could say is "It really is happening, oh my gosh it really is happening, this is real, this is so amazing, I love you so much, it's really happening" again my eloquent speech has come out. Then I admitted to him that my wish from earlier was that I would be able to experience exactly what had just happened. We were both shaking and happy, and by the end of that evening my cheeks were hurting so bad from smiling so much. By far and away it was the most amazing birthday I have ever had in my entire life, there are seriously no words to tell you what it feels like when the man you love most in this entire world places a ring on your finger and asks you to spend the rest of your life being his wife.
This whole experience has taught me a lot about many differet things and a lot about myself. First off I have learned that the most amazing things in life happen to you when you least expect it. Secondly, I learned that no matter how awesome of a speaker you think you are, when you are put in that situation, you lose all memory that you have speech capabilities of someone over the age of 5. Also I realized that night that Robert, even though he is one of the strongest men I know, gets extremely nervous about stuff too. I don't think I have ever felt someone's heart beating that hard before. Lastly, writing this blog has made me realize (well not really because I have always known) that I cannot talk or tell a story in a succint way; I seriously think it is an issue I have, but atleast by the end you are going to know every single detail possible. I cannot wait to continue to share these happy moments, the crazy moments, and the moments that make you want to go a little insane on here....until next time : )
Robert and I have known each other for going on 5 years now, and in that time we have been together for almost 3 years of it. We talked about getting married and starting a life for a long time, and we never really had a time line other than we wanted it to happen soon. I was asked by this amazing man to be his wife on two separate occasions. The first time started the planning process but the second time was the most memorable, amazing, and exciting one....the story I will tell for the rest of my life. The first time was New Years Ever while we were out to eat at a favorite restaurant of ours. We talked most of the meal about it, not really getting anywhere, then when we were close to being done he started talking about how much he wanted to be married to me. He gave me the yes/no disk from the table (we were at Texas de Brazil) and told me that red would mean we would continue on the path we had been on or that green would mean we would start planning a life together and I would be his wife which is what he wanted so bad (but hello I definitely wanted that too)......obviously I picked green......that is what set the stage to start the planning process. Even though I was extremely excited about everything, Robert knew how much I had always wanted that true proposal that every girl dreams about. What I did not know was that he was planning on giving me just that. On the 17th of February I boarded a plane to visit him in Florida for a few days. On that Saturday which was my birthday, he had planned this amazing day visiting the historic city of St. Augustine. We spent the day walking around, seeing the beautiful scenery, the history, the crazy stuff inside ripley's, and enjoying the perfect weather. When it was night we left the town and started driving to Neptune Beach. On the way getting to see all of the amazing beach houses that dotted the coastline. When we got to Neptune Beach (the place he had planned that we eat dinner) he suggested a walk on the beach before we ate. I took off my shoes and we started to walk, hand in hand, down the beach. He stopped a little of the way down to just talk and enjoy the experience. He put his arm around me and I could feel his heart was pounding so hard, I thought something was wrong!! We were looking at the moon and the stars and I commented on how much I wish there was a shooting star so I could make a wish; he suggested I make a wish anyway. I looked up and said the saying "star light star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight" and I shut my eyes and made my wish. After I was done Robert asked what I had wished for and I refused to tell him, citing that if I told him that my wish would not come true. When he said he made a wish too, my curiosity got the best of me and I asked what he had wished for. Then he started to move in front of me, he grabbed my hand and got down on one knee. Then he told me his wish was that I would spend the rest of my life with him and that I would say yes if he asked me to marry him again. Then he asked if I would spend my life with him, he pulled out the most beautiful emerald cut solitaire, and place it on my ring finger. The whole time I am standing there in shock, and all I can stand to get out is "uuhh yeess" (so eloquent) He stands up and I wrap my arms around him all the while still in complete shock, no tears, no words....then about 5 minutes later it was like it all came rushing up and I came out of the shock and started crying. All I could say is "It really is happening, oh my gosh it really is happening, this is real, this is so amazing, I love you so much, it's really happening" again my eloquent speech has come out. Then I admitted to him that my wish from earlier was that I would be able to experience exactly what had just happened. We were both shaking and happy, and by the end of that evening my cheeks were hurting so bad from smiling so much. By far and away it was the most amazing birthday I have ever had in my entire life, there are seriously no words to tell you what it feels like when the man you love most in this entire world places a ring on your finger and asks you to spend the rest of your life being his wife.
This whole experience has taught me a lot about many differet things and a lot about myself. First off I have learned that the most amazing things in life happen to you when you least expect it. Secondly, I learned that no matter how awesome of a speaker you think you are, when you are put in that situation, you lose all memory that you have speech capabilities of someone over the age of 5. Also I realized that night that Robert, even though he is one of the strongest men I know, gets extremely nervous about stuff too. I don't think I have ever felt someone's heart beating that hard before. Lastly, writing this blog has made me realize (well not really because I have always known) that I cannot talk or tell a story in a succint way; I seriously think it is an issue I have, but atleast by the end you are going to know every single detail possible. I cannot wait to continue to share these happy moments, the crazy moments, and the moments that make you want to go a little insane on here....until next time : )
Thursday, March 3, 2011
This crazy thing called life
Hello to all out there in the blogging world, and to the people that might eventualy come to follow me on here. This is my first post, I am excited about it because I have been thinking about starting it for a long time. I will start by setting the lay of the land for where my blog is planned to go. I am in the midst of planning a wedding and a huge move to Florida. This blog is meant to follow me along every step of the way. Some days may bring anger, some may bring saddness, but most will just bring lighthearted, maybe occasionally witty writings of where my life is taking me. I am warning in this very first entry that I may say things from time to time that offend, this is never my intention, but unfortunately we live in an extremely sensitinve society. Now a little about myself.
My name is Sara Beth and I was born and raised in the greatest state ever, Texas! God has blessed me with the most amazing family that I could ever ask for. My parents have given me so much in life and the have provided me with the greatest gift in life that anyone could ever have. They raised me in the church and introduced me to my Savior; one of the greatest days in my life was when I accepted him in my heart as my Lord and Savior. Never once has this road been an easy one. I have fallen many times, but I have been lucky to be surrounded by the amazing friends and family that I have to help me get back up. I also have been blessed with the most amazing fiance ever! His name is Robert and he is the man of my dreams. Robert is a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman in the United States Navy and words cannot even begin to express how proud of him I am. We met in the fall of 2006 and here we are now planning a wedding and a future together. This road has not been the easiest one either, believe me, but in the end we found our way back to one another. The love between us is something that is amazing, and I would never trade for anything else in this world. We are getting married on May 7th of this year; thank goodness my mom has been here with me to help with the planning. It has been extremely crazy, hectic, stressful, but most of all exciting!! More on that tomorrow. For now more on me, one of favorite subjects :) I love fashion, most of all dresses and shoes. I have a serious obsession with etsy.com. I love to sing anywhere and everywhere, that goes for dancing too. I have the most amazing dog named Tucker who I snuggle with every night. I have a serious fear of spiders, failure, and 18-wheelers. The love I have for my nieces and nephews is something that cant be measured it is so large. I have a horrible image of what I look like about 95% of the time, but I am really good at hiding it. I love movie's made in the 80's and pretty much if it can be described as a romantic comedy then I love it. My t.v. show obsessions are Sex and the City, True Blood, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, Charmed, and One Tree Hill. The things I truly love doing in life are cooking and baking, they are things that I look forward to doing whenever I can, they are fullfilling, and most of all relaxing. I could keep going and going about myself, but I will leave it at that. I live to love and laugh, I cry at the most insignificant things and at the first sign of stress, I am crazy, opinionated, outspoken, and all about being the center of attention. I am happy to be entering in to this world of blogging, and I hope that each and every one of you enjoy joining me on my road to happily ever after.....or something like that
My name is Sara Beth and I was born and raised in the greatest state ever, Texas! God has blessed me with the most amazing family that I could ever ask for. My parents have given me so much in life and the have provided me with the greatest gift in life that anyone could ever have. They raised me in the church and introduced me to my Savior; one of the greatest days in my life was when I accepted him in my heart as my Lord and Savior. Never once has this road been an easy one. I have fallen many times, but I have been lucky to be surrounded by the amazing friends and family that I have to help me get back up. I also have been blessed with the most amazing fiance ever! His name is Robert and he is the man of my dreams. Robert is a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman in the United States Navy and words cannot even begin to express how proud of him I am. We met in the fall of 2006 and here we are now planning a wedding and a future together. This road has not been the easiest one either, believe me, but in the end we found our way back to one another. The love between us is something that is amazing, and I would never trade for anything else in this world. We are getting married on May 7th of this year; thank goodness my mom has been here with me to help with the planning. It has been extremely crazy, hectic, stressful, but most of all exciting!! More on that tomorrow. For now more on me, one of favorite subjects :) I love fashion, most of all dresses and shoes. I have a serious obsession with etsy.com. I love to sing anywhere and everywhere, that goes for dancing too. I have the most amazing dog named Tucker who I snuggle with every night. I have a serious fear of spiders, failure, and 18-wheelers. The love I have for my nieces and nephews is something that cant be measured it is so large. I have a horrible image of what I look like about 95% of the time, but I am really good at hiding it. I love movie's made in the 80's and pretty much if it can be described as a romantic comedy then I love it. My t.v. show obsessions are Sex and the City, True Blood, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, Charmed, and One Tree Hill. The things I truly love doing in life are cooking and baking, they are things that I look forward to doing whenever I can, they are fullfilling, and most of all relaxing. I could keep going and going about myself, but I will leave it at that. I live to love and laugh, I cry at the most insignificant things and at the first sign of stress, I am crazy, opinionated, outspoken, and all about being the center of attention. I am happy to be entering in to this world of blogging, and I hope that each and every one of you enjoy joining me on my road to happily ever after.....or something like that
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