I refuse to be that girl on Facebook and Twitter that blows everyone's feeds up with constant babble about what's going on with my wedding, so I'll be documenting all that here on my blog so if you choose to keep up, you can!
Here are the details I know right now:
The Proposal
After putting on a really good show about how he wasn't giving me a ring even though everyone expected him to, he tricked me and really did it! He had been wanting to get to the front of the ship since we had been on the thing and we never could make it to the actual front. Seriously, we went to every floor to no avail. Finally, about ten minutes before we were set to have dinner, we found the way to as far front of the ship as we could get. We're standing there enjoying the view and he says "If I were going to propose, this is where I would do it." Me, trying to be the gracious person I am (HA!), goes in to this long monologue about how I'm glad he's not doing it because everyone expects it. Yada yada yada, trying to make him not feel bad about it. With that, he says casually, "Well, I am." My head whips around Linda Blair in The Exorcist style to see him standing with a ring! He got on his knee and asked me to be his wife. I cried just a little, but was honestly more shocked than anything. He did a really good job playing the pitiful "I'm not proposing" part! We went back inside and called/text our families and friends to share the good news (I have the phone bill to prove it...yikes.) I really could not be happier than I am now.
The Wedding
We will be getting married on June 15, 2013. This is a really special day for us since it is also my grandparent's 50th Wedding Anniversary. I've always wanted to honor their example of what a strong marriage is by sharing this day and I'm so excited that my dream is working out!
The Honeymoon
Funny thing is, we've had this trip planned for a while. It just becomes my honeymoon now! To celebrate the anniversary, my whole family (like 40+ of us) are going on a wonderful Hawaiian cruise! We've been planning this trip for about seven years and the guest list just keeps growing. Andrew's family, our close friends, and my family will share our honeymoon aboard the Norwegian Pride of America.
I think that pretty well sums up all the details I have now. My sister and future bro-in-law are taking the plunge in August, so I won't be doing much planning until after their time. Check back periodically for updates though!
