Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wedding Details: The Rings
We have chosen rings for both of us. I'll start with Jay's ring. It is stainless steel with a hammered effect and black around the edges. We both really love this ring.It's hard to really see it in this picture, but I'll post it anyway.
Now on to my ring. My engagement ring belonged to Jay's great-grandmother. It had a band that went with it, but the band was stolen. We looked at some jewelry stores for a band, but my ring sticks out in the middle so a regular band will not sit flush with it. We decided to visit a jeweler to discuss a custom made band. We visited with him a few times to discuss different design options. I had a few rings that belonged to my parents that we could use the stones from to make my ring. Jay and I decided to get two bands made to make my ring more symmetrical. I also wanted the bands to be yellow gold, while the engagement ring is white gold.. Some of the stones came from my dad's wedding ring and some came from a ring that my dad gave to my mother years ago. It was very hard to really picture how my ring would look when finished. When we picked it up, we were so surprised. It is so beautiful! I didn't want to take it off.
I cannot wait until September 24 when Jay and I will put these rings on and can wear them forever.
Now on to my ring. My engagement ring belonged to Jay's great-grandmother. It had a band that went with it, but the band was stolen. We looked at some jewelry stores for a band, but my ring sticks out in the middle so a regular band will not sit flush with it. We decided to visit a jeweler to discuss a custom made band. We visited with him a few times to discuss different design options. I had a few rings that belonged to my parents that we could use the stones from to make my ring. Jay and I decided to get two bands made to make my ring more symmetrical. I also wanted the bands to be yellow gold, while the engagement ring is white gold.. Some of the stones came from my dad's wedding ring and some came from a ring that my dad gave to my mother years ago. It was very hard to really picture how my ring would look when finished. When we picked it up, we were so surprised. It is so beautiful! I didn't want to take it off.
I cannot wait until September 24 when Jay and I will put these rings on and can wear them forever.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
An Eventful Weekend and Our Two Year Anniversary
This past weekend was super busy. It started with dinner on Friday. Jay's dad came into town from Jefferson City, Missouri and met us for dinner. We wanted to take him to Chef Point Cafe, a fabulous restaurant situated in a gas station. We are planning to have them cater our rehearsal dinner so we wanted Jay's dad to taste their food since he will be paying for the dinner. We had to wait an hour to get a table, which worried us because Jay's dad does not wait for a table. We were afraid the wait time might cloud his judgment of the food. Jay ordered the Beef Lasagna, which is what he wants served at the rehearsal dinner. I ordered Chicken Scampi, and Jay's dad ordered the Chicken Picatta and the Chicken Parmesan, both possible options for the rehearsal dinner. We all thought all four entrees tasted fabulous, even Jay's dad. Dinner was a success, and we have narrowed down our choices for the rehearsal dinner to Beef Lasagna and Chicken Parmesan.
Saturday started bright and early with Jay and I driving to McKinney where Jay teaches guitar lessons to three kids. While Jay taught the lesson I played Scrabble. After he finished, we headed to BJ's in Addison to meet his dad, sisters and brother-in-law for lunch. We shared pork chops and then a Pizookie. Saturday evening we met our friends, Adam and Hadly, for dinner. We went to Chan's, a Mongolian grill buffet, which is always fantastic. After dinner, we went roller skating at Skate Town in Grapevine. It was a blast!
My best friend's birthday is on March 21, so we celebrated on Sunday with lunch at the House of Blues. I love going to the House of Blues! The food is good, but the atmosphere is awesome. The decor is amazing! I want to take a huge basket and just rip stuff off the walls to decorate my house. I ate chicken quesadillas, which were okay, and sweet potato fries, which are my favorite. They are so delicious. I also tried a few bites of a White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding. I don't like bread pudding, but this one is amazing. After leaving the House of Blues Jay and I spent some time at Target updating our registry and then we rented Morning Glory. It was a very cute movie.
March 21 is also our anniversary. This year we celebrated two years together. We ate dinner at Red Lobster and then had a snow cone at Bud's. This was our last dating anniversary. In six months we will be married and have a new anniversary to celebrate. I can't wait, I'm so excited!
Saturday started bright and early with Jay and I driving to McKinney where Jay teaches guitar lessons to three kids. While Jay taught the lesson I played Scrabble. After he finished, we headed to BJ's in Addison to meet his dad, sisters and brother-in-law for lunch. We shared pork chops and then a Pizookie. Saturday evening we met our friends, Adam and Hadly, for dinner. We went to Chan's, a Mongolian grill buffet, which is always fantastic. After dinner, we went roller skating at Skate Town in Grapevine. It was a blast!
My best friend's birthday is on March 21, so we celebrated on Sunday with lunch at the House of Blues. I love going to the House of Blues! The food is good, but the atmosphere is awesome. The decor is amazing! I want to take a huge basket and just rip stuff off the walls to decorate my house. I ate chicken quesadillas, which were okay, and sweet potato fries, which are my favorite. They are so delicious. I also tried a few bites of a White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding. I don't like bread pudding, but this one is amazing. After leaving the House of Blues Jay and I spent some time at Target updating our registry and then we rented Morning Glory. It was a very cute movie.
March 21 is also our anniversary. This year we celebrated two years together. We ate dinner at Red Lobster and then had a snow cone at Bud's. This was our last dating anniversary. In six months we will be married and have a new anniversary to celebrate. I can't wait, I'm so excited!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wedding Details: Save the Dates
I am finally going to post pictures of our Save the Dates. We actually mailed about a month and a half ago, so everyone should have gotten them by now. We didn't send them to everyone on our guest list, only to our family and closest friends.
Here are the pictures:
It has a wheel that spins to show the different pictures. I really love these. I think they are so cute and fun. And they were pretty easy to make.
You can find complete instructions in the book entitled The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding or on this blog.
I will post again very soon with more details.
Here are the pictures:
You can find complete instructions in the book entitled The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding or on this blog.
I will post again very soon with more details.
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