almostrockstar13's planning journal: updated 4/17 THE dress!

almostrockstar13

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Hey everyone! I used to have a planning journal on here but I don’t know what page it’s on and well I’d rather just start a new one! Anyways I’m Meaghan and I’m a 21 year old lead toddler teacher. I teach 2 to 3 year olds. It's really a rewarding job when the children aren't off the wall insane! As for the wedding, I’m getting married in Gloucester, MA on May 22nd, 2010 with a Cinderella themed wedding! I know it’s 2 years away and it stinks! I wish I could move it up to next year but we don’t have the money. Our honeymoon will in fact be a disneymoon! I am very excited about that and my fiancé has never been to Disney so he is like a little kid he’s so excited to go! He's like can we go now?! I'm always like no babe we can't afford it right now. Poor guy! But I swear I'm going to need a leash to hold on to him! He is so ADHD and I'm afraid he's gonna take off like a little kid! :rotfl2:

How did we meet? I met Joey from match.com, yeah I know lame! After a month of talking online and after making up countless excuses for not meeting him I finally decided to meet him November 4th, 2006. I only didn’t want to meet him because I didn’t believe in love anymore and after having my heart broken countless times I didn’t think any guys were the “nice guys.” Plus he was 24 and I was 19 and he’d never been in a relationship, never kissed a girl, etc. We went out to dinner at Chili’s and he brought me home after and we sat outside of my house in the car talking for hours. I didn’t want him to leave! He came over the next day and helped me make a turkey bulletin board for school. For about two weeks we saw each other only a few times a week. Shortly after I asked him to be my boyfriend on November 14th, 2006, he said yes and we started seeing each other every day and he would sleep over. My parents loved him! Around December I realized he was the one. I had never felt like this about anyone, I know it sounds so soon but I just knew he was the one. I told him I loved him and he said he did too. Of course I didn’t believe him but after a few days of him proving he did I believed him...

How did we get engaged? The proposal was actually my doing. We had been talking about marriage and children for awhile and finally I was like forget it I’m not waiting for him. I had it all set up but he ended up working late!!!! So on March 3rd, 2007 we were in a rush because we had to meet my family at Chili’s for dinner. I had set up some tickets starting at the backdoor to my bedroom door. There were five of them and each had a reason why I loved him and a hint for another card. When he got to my door there was a stop sign and a sign that said something like you can’t enter without five cards. Then on my wall I had will you marry me Joey on it. Of course he said yes and we went out to dinner. I got the ring about two weeks later; it means a lot because it was my Nana’s ring so it’s not huge but it’s perfect and has meaning. We broke the engagement for two days in April because of his twin brothers girlfriend! She hated me and was jealous because she was pregnant and not engaged, well she is now and she actually likes me so it’s all good. We actually broke up but then he gave me the ring back! Here’s some pictures of what I did.

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Well that's it for now! I'll update with some things I already have planned and my wedding dress! Yes I bought THE dress yesterday!!!!!! I am sooooooooooo excited I just wish it was time to wear it. And I totally had a nervous breakdown because I'm so afraid when they alter it the details are going to be screwed up. I hope they do good alterations!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Glad to hear everything turned out okay! Good luck to the rest of your engagement and hopefully smooth sailing!
 
Alright so here it goes... The dress! I went last weekend actually just looking for color ideas at David's Bridal and the lady told me if I found any dresses I liked I could try them on, so of course I wasn't going to give up that opportunity! I had found two dresses that I liked and one my mom liked. So I get my consultant who was amazing! I loved her she was so sweet and caring and just so great at what she does. Anyways I tried on the dress my mom liked first and let me tell you I LOVED it. It was perfect I could jsut tell it was the ONE before I even saw myself in the mirror. Just the way it felt was amazing. Everyone kept telling me how amazing I looked and how the dress looked like it was made just for me and everything. I loved loved loved all the attention! Then they added the vail and a tiara and itw as just WOW. My mom said she got tears in her eyes. After that I tried on one more just to see and plus it was an expensive name brand dress so I just wanted to try it on. It looked terrible! It was the type I thought I wanted.. big and poofy! But it just wasn't me. The manager of the store came up to me and asked if I wanted help to get out of that dress and put on the one I liked because I looked pained in it! I mean everyone knew it was THE dress! I never knew you could tell! I always thought I wouldn't be able to tell. Then she helped me find the perfect tiara! I tired on a few but I said I wanted sparkles and she went and found the one with the most sparkles in the store. The funny part is I had seen the tiara when we first walked in and was like OH MY GOD I LOVE IT! I'm so mad however because I didn't want to ever buy a dress from David's because I heard horror stories about it. I'm so scared the dress will be wrong! AHHH.. Anyways I went back Sunday to show my "sister" and I was os happy that she loved it! She didn't like the first vail because it had pearls and sparkles and she said it took away from the dress because there are so many pearls in my dress so I got one with just crystals! I bought everything Sunday! They are ordering my dress and it will be in by July! I can't wait! I want to put it on so bad!

Anyways here are some pictures!!!! Tell me honestly what you guys think!!!! Sorry the pictures look terrible I was tired and not feeling too great!

Here is the train! It's soooo long
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It's the bride to be!
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Princess Bride!
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Look at that train
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Here is the back!
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Umm Duhhh
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Horrible pic but look at the details!
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Train close up
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Look in the mirror
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Talking to my matron of honor
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That is a very beautiful dress. congrats on finding your Dress and good luck with all your plans. congrats:goodvibes
 
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you guys like it! I want to go to David's right now and make them let me try it on again! I'm having dress withdrawls! If that's even possible?!!! I keep looking at the pictures because gosh I just love the dress. I'll have more posted soon!
 












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