Bridie1996
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Since I received my email from my wedding coordinator (Kathleen Reynolds- if anybody was assigned her, please let me know!) today, I guess it is about time I came out of lurking and started one these myself. I'll try to be consistent with the updates, but admit now that I can't guarantee how regular they will be! And I'll try to keep the spelling/editing errors to a minimum
I apologize in advance if any pictures are huge. You'd think someone who blogs as a hobby would know how spell and post pictures to a discussion board!
So, lets begin at the beginning, shall we? I'm Bridget, he is Rich. We met on myspace since we have a lot of common interests and were in some of the same discussion groups. He lived in Baltimore while I lived in Virginia ( about 45 min. from each other). After much talking we decided to meet up for a beer and agreed to meet at this little irish bar named "Murphy's". We immediately hit it off, and had a great time.
Fast forward 2 years, and I had gotten rid of my dirty good for nothing roommate and Rich had moved in with me. We now live in Virginia with our cats and my dog named Hank. Hank has adopted Rich, but it has been just Hank and I for so long, I still think of his him first as "mine."
The proposal-
It is the morning of May 31st and after coming back from his morning run, he is pretty instant about wanting to take Hank to Roosevelt Island for a walk. Roosevelt Island is a national park here in the DC area, and is gorgeous. It is one of our favorite places to go when the weather is pleasant.
So, slightly suspicious about what his motives are since he is so adamant about going I load Hank up in the car and we set off for RI. Once there, we make straight for the center of the island to see if the fountains have been turned on yet for the summer season and to wonder around the monument to Ole Teddy. It was really pretty hot out, so I thought nothing of it when Rich suggested sitting on a bench next to the fountains and relaxing for a bit. He then starts saying all sorts of things about how much he loves me, and what a unique and special woman I am and how happy he is that I'm in his life. And oblivious me, I'm just like " Uh... ok. Are you feeling alright? What is it with you today?" Then he gets down on one knee, and pulls out the box and asked me to marry him. My response? " WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
After I got over my shock, I of course said yes. And then he promptly called my Dad. Apparently, he had been planning this for months. Back in May he had made up some story to tell me about having to wear a suit and tie to work because the "big wigs" were coming into the office and everyone had to look nice. I remember the day in question because he had complained so much about it that I told him to put his big boy panties on and deal with it, since it was only one day. Sympathetic, right?
What I didn't know was that he was actually catching a flight up to NY to have lunch with my parents, ask their permission to marry me and then fly back down to DC and be home in time for dinner so I wouldn't think anything was going on!
My parents had known since MARCH and not said anything. We were actually visiting them the week before he proposed and they had said nothing. But my Dad did ask him what the hold up was. I have to say, the entire plan of flying up to see my parents and getting back down here really impressed and touched me, that he was willing to go that far to do something that he knew would mean that much to me.
As for what took so long- he had the ring specially designed for me. He went looking for a ring and couldn't find anything he liked and decided that since I was a unique and individual woman like no other, that I needed a ring that was just as individual and unique also. So he found a jewelery designer who had a metal smith as a partner and they worked together for months to design and make my ring.
The celtic knotwork goes all the way around the band. I love it!
When we started talking about what we wanted to do for the wedding, eloping was high on the list. Vegas, New Orleans and Gretna Green were on the table. After researching Vegas and doing some thinking I realized that while I'd always joked I just wanted the the cake, dress, and pictures when I got married, having my parents there was something that I really wanted. Because my dad is pretty imobile at this point getting him to anywhere was going to be a logistical nightmare and a huge stress. My Mom is a kidney transplant patient who obviously does not need that stress so that left us to NY, VA or FL ( where they spend their winters).
As soon as I thought about getting married in Florida, Disney came to mind. I practically grew up at the parks, visiting both Disney World and Disneyland nearly ever year. My Dad is an avid Disney collector and I grew up learning how to price original cells from Snow White, Peter Pan etc. He used to quiz me.... seriously.
I first broached the subject to DF tentatively since I knew Disney hadn't been as huge a part of his life as it had mine, and he was receptive to it! He loves Pixar cartoons and liked the idea of combining a mini-vacation and getting married. His one stipulation was that he wanted to get married before Valentines day!
So I dived right in. I researched Disney's wedding options, and since we are paying for this ourselves the escape package seemed to make the most monetary sense. Plus, it would give us, who originally wanted to elope, essentially what we wanted. Small, intimate and simple wedding with family and a few close friends. Now, if only our family members would stop reproducing! ( more on this later)
So now, we have our date and a WC. We are getting married at SBP at 2:30 on 1/17/10. I'm still imagining colors, but I think I want something bright. SBP is so crisp and white, I want something to really pop against it. I love the color blue, and was thinking of finding someway to combine it with fuchsia. Pink flowers, blue ribbon? I also have Randy in my sights, and if my car hadn't decided to die on Monday I'd be paying him a deposit this weekend.
We are talking about taking our guests out to dinner, but have already decided to pay the $500 for the extra guests, so that brings us to at least 25 people for dinner! Possibly up to 30 since I have family down there who would have no problem skipping the ceremony and spending the day in the park and then meeting us afterwards for dinner.
So that is it for now. Let the saving and planning begin!
Next up, dress shopping!
I apologize in advance if any pictures are huge. You'd think someone who blogs as a hobby would know how spell and post pictures to a discussion board!
So, lets begin at the beginning, shall we? I'm Bridget, he is Rich. We met on myspace since we have a lot of common interests and were in some of the same discussion groups. He lived in Baltimore while I lived in Virginia ( about 45 min. from each other). After much talking we decided to meet up for a beer and agreed to meet at this little irish bar named "Murphy's". We immediately hit it off, and had a great time.
Fast forward 2 years, and I had gotten rid of my dirty good for nothing roommate and Rich had moved in with me. We now live in Virginia with our cats and my dog named Hank. Hank has adopted Rich, but it has been just Hank and I for so long, I still think of his him first as "mine."
The proposal-
It is the morning of May 31st and after coming back from his morning run, he is pretty instant about wanting to take Hank to Roosevelt Island for a walk. Roosevelt Island is a national park here in the DC area, and is gorgeous. It is one of our favorite places to go when the weather is pleasant.
So, slightly suspicious about what his motives are since he is so adamant about going I load Hank up in the car and we set off for RI. Once there, we make straight for the center of the island to see if the fountains have been turned on yet for the summer season and to wonder around the monument to Ole Teddy. It was really pretty hot out, so I thought nothing of it when Rich suggested sitting on a bench next to the fountains and relaxing for a bit. He then starts saying all sorts of things about how much he loves me, and what a unique and special woman I am and how happy he is that I'm in his life. And oblivious me, I'm just like " Uh... ok. Are you feeling alright? What is it with you today?" Then he gets down on one knee, and pulls out the box and asked me to marry him. My response? " WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
After I got over my shock, I of course said yes. And then he promptly called my Dad. Apparently, he had been planning this for months. Back in May he had made up some story to tell me about having to wear a suit and tie to work because the "big wigs" were coming into the office and everyone had to look nice. I remember the day in question because he had complained so much about it that I told him to put his big boy panties on and deal with it, since it was only one day. Sympathetic, right?
What I didn't know was that he was actually catching a flight up to NY to have lunch with my parents, ask their permission to marry me and then fly back down to DC and be home in time for dinner so I wouldn't think anything was going on!
My parents had known since MARCH and not said anything. We were actually visiting them the week before he proposed and they had said nothing. But my Dad did ask him what the hold up was. I have to say, the entire plan of flying up to see my parents and getting back down here really impressed and touched me, that he was willing to go that far to do something that he knew would mean that much to me.
As for what took so long- he had the ring specially designed for me. He went looking for a ring and couldn't find anything he liked and decided that since I was a unique and individual woman like no other, that I needed a ring that was just as individual and unique also. So he found a jewelery designer who had a metal smith as a partner and they worked together for months to design and make my ring.
The celtic knotwork goes all the way around the band. I love it!
When we started talking about what we wanted to do for the wedding, eloping was high on the list. Vegas, New Orleans and Gretna Green were on the table. After researching Vegas and doing some thinking I realized that while I'd always joked I just wanted the the cake, dress, and pictures when I got married, having my parents there was something that I really wanted. Because my dad is pretty imobile at this point getting him to anywhere was going to be a logistical nightmare and a huge stress. My Mom is a kidney transplant patient who obviously does not need that stress so that left us to NY, VA or FL ( where they spend their winters).
As soon as I thought about getting married in Florida, Disney came to mind. I practically grew up at the parks, visiting both Disney World and Disneyland nearly ever year. My Dad is an avid Disney collector and I grew up learning how to price original cells from Snow White, Peter Pan etc. He used to quiz me.... seriously.
I first broached the subject to DF tentatively since I knew Disney hadn't been as huge a part of his life as it had mine, and he was receptive to it! He loves Pixar cartoons and liked the idea of combining a mini-vacation and getting married. His one stipulation was that he wanted to get married before Valentines day!
So I dived right in. I researched Disney's wedding options, and since we are paying for this ourselves the escape package seemed to make the most monetary sense. Plus, it would give us, who originally wanted to elope, essentially what we wanted. Small, intimate and simple wedding with family and a few close friends. Now, if only our family members would stop reproducing! ( more on this later)
So now, we have our date and a WC. We are getting married at SBP at 2:30 on 1/17/10. I'm still imagining colors, but I think I want something bright. SBP is so crisp and white, I want something to really pop against it. I love the color blue, and was thinking of finding someway to combine it with fuchsia. Pink flowers, blue ribbon? I also have Randy in my sights, and if my car hadn't decided to die on Monday I'd be paying him a deposit this weekend.
We are talking about taking our guests out to dinner, but have already decided to pay the $500 for the extra guests, so that brings us to at least 25 people for dinner! Possibly up to 30 since I have family down there who would have no problem skipping the ceremony and spending the day in the park and then meeting us afterwards for dinner.
So that is it for now. Let the saving and planning begin!
Next up, dress shopping!
Your proposal story is very sweet, especially all the consideration your DF put into your ring! 
The $500 charge for extra guests was for the ceremony, not the St. James room. Normally you can only have 18 guests at an escape ceremony, but when we signed our contract it included a clause that said we could have an additional 5 guests for $500. 
that's me, green with envy.
