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Its that time again...and I just can't wait to share our special time with you all!!
Our Back Story
Who: Disney Husband To Be – Graham
Disney Obsessed Future Wife – Britt
How We Met
Graham and I met on Halloween in 2005. We were both freshman in college. I was definitely on the prowl for a man….and a intelligent man at that (all previous boyfriends were not the brightest bulbs).
I found everything I wanted in Graham; he is intelligent, handsome, and sweet.
We met through a common friend who I went to high school with. We all went to a Halloween party together and Graham and I have never been apart since. He was so goofy and outgoing. I loved that he was kind to everyone not just his friends.
It feels like we basically grew up together through college. We were both so grateful to find each other so early on in life.
FAST FORWARD…. 1 ½ years later
Graham and I went on our first ever Disney Trip for spring break!! (my obsession started early on in the relationship).
We stayed at Disney’s All Star Movies. The trip would have been perfect had I not come down with the flu. Graham caught the flu as well later on in the trip. It was truly awful and we left wanting MORE DISNEY because we felt gypped on the trip!
FAST FORWARD…..1 year later
Graham and I had to go back…we couldn’t end our Disney trip in throw up!
This time we upgraded and stayed at Disney’s Coronado Springs. We loved it there and had a wonderful view!
Overall it was a wonderful trip….UNTIL…the flight home.
Michigan was having a terrible snow storm (it was March) and Orlando was having terrible thunderstorms…our connection from MCO to CLE was delayed. We still needed to get to Detroit.
Well when we arrived in CLE they were plowing the run ways. It was TERRIBLE. We ended up missing our flight to DTW. The airport was crammed with ANGRY people needing flights or a place to stay.
At this time Graham and I had very little money (we had just been to Disney World for crying out loud!) We could not afford to spend the night at a hotel and book another flight.
So…we hooked up with two other girls who were on our flight who needed to get to DTW. We rented a car with them and they drove us from Cleveland to Detroit in one of the biggest snow storms I had ever seen.
Needless to say I was so grateful to get home alive.
FAST FORWARD… less than a year later in December
Graham and I ended up going to Disney AGAIN!! It was so beautiful during the holidays plus we got to stay at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and it was amazing!
This is where Graham decided to propose to me! It was so cute. He proposed out on our balcony. I was completely surprised and the ring was beautiful…I picked it out
Needless to say this vacation went off without a hitch. It was PERFECT.
FAST FORWARD…to now
I am now at the tail end of wedding planning. We are getting married July 16, 2010 on Mackinac Island.
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Our Wedding Plans...
Where: Mackinac Island, MI
This is our engagement photo, which was also taken on Mackinac Island, last fall!
This is a beautiful place where there are no cars allowed and everyone gets around by bike and horse and carriage. It has a great history and has many old historical buildings.
Our ceremony is taking place at The Little Stone Church.
We will be having a cello and violin duet playing for the ceremony (a quartet would literally not fit in the church it is so small)
Also my brother and brother-in-law who are great musicians will be playing The Wedding Song by Peter, Paul, and Mary. My brother will be play acoustic guitar and my brother-in-law will be singing. I am REALLY looking forward to this and it means a lot to me that they would do this for my wedding.
After the ceremony Graham and I will be going for carriage ride around the Island for pictures.
Our guests will be taking carriage rides up to the reception location for the cocktail hour. The reception is located at The Inn at Stonecliffe.
We are very excited. The reception location is also a hotel and this is where we will be staying a for a a week before the wedding as well.
At the cocktail hour a friend of our family (another musician) will be playing saxophone. I am really bummed I am going to miss this.
He will also be running the music for the dancing portion of the wedding. He is and his wife are dear friends and he was actually my music teacher in middle school!
Next...THE DRESS!!!!! I posted that I was worried about my dress fitting last week, but it went really well. The dress is a cap sleeve with an ivory beaded lace overlay. Underneath the overlay is a champagne silk.
My veil is also ivory and I have an ivory flower hair piece. I can't wait to see it all come together on the big day!!
Our flowers are going to be really nice. We decided on a lot of bright pinks and purples because the bridesmaid dresses are gold which is kind of a fall color. I can't even remember the specific flowers we picked...there were too many. I will make sure to post pictures of them when the wedding is over lol
This whole wedding planning was taking place during the most stressful time in my life. I was doing my education internship. I went to Michigan State University which has one of the best Ed programs in the country. I was a Special Education major and my internship was all year long. I would go to work Mon-Thur and on Friday I would drive to MSU and had 2 masters classes and a seminar each semester. By the end I have 12 masters credits and am qualified to teacher special education k-12, elementary education k-5 and language arts 6-8. NOW...to find a job...this will be the true challenge.
Overall, though this was probably the hardest years of my life. Take it from me...NEVER EVER EVER plan a wedding and to an internship at the same time.
All of this hard work is going to be rewarded through the amazing wedding and honeymoon we will be having....AND our new puppy that we got. Her name is MINNIE..of course...she is a Shih Tzu. We got her at 9 weeks. She is now 12 weeks old.
During the next few weeks. I need to make hair/makeup/nail appointments, confirm the songs for the duet, 2nd dress fitting, put together flower girl gifts, get our marriage license, get Minnie's fur cut, and decide on reception music we want. I am sure there is more to be done, but I can't think of it right now!!
Up Next...Honeymoon Plans...
Again..thank you all for reading this. This is the first time I posted pictures so I hope it works. Sorry ahead of time if it doesn't. Please continue to post so I am encouraged to continue lol!
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