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Chris' friend Grant and his wife Sonya came over last week and Sonya and I got to chatting about the wedding...Grant and Chris were busy in the kitchen brewing beer.  Sonya and Grant were one of the million wedding we went to last year and I really liked their style.  She told me about this thing she used to keep all her inspiration in one spot; it's called Tumblr.  I had never heard of it,  but she showed it to me and got me signed up.  It is cool because you can add photos, links, text, anything really.  Then you can access it on any computer or on your phone.  It is like an electronic inspiration board. 

I started working on it and will be constantly updating it; it is super easy to use.  Check it out if you are interested in seeing my inspirations:

http://brideabbi.tumblr.com/


xoxo,
Bride Abbi

Always a bridsmaid, never a bide...

I have been compared to 27 Dresses more times than I can count!  Thank God my friends are not as mean as her's and all of the dresses were actually cute!  I’m sure there are many other girls who have been in my position and someone always says "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride."  (Mandy, you know what I'm talking about!)  Well, after the year we had with 9 weddings, I was about done with that saying.  Don't get me wrong I had a great time at all of the weddings we attended and we sure helped them hit their bar minimum, but I was tired of people asking me "So when are you and Chris getting married?"  I was in no rush to get engaged by any means, Chris and I have always done things on our own time; I wanted to tell people to shove it and stop mind their own business!  Trust me, Chris felt the same way...he was getting asked even more than me.  We started telling people that we wanted our own year (as 5 of his closest friends all got married in the same year and ended up clashing over dates and details).  Well, looks like we are going to get it!!  I figured Chris was wedding-ed out and wasn't going to propose until a few months in to 2011.  Much to my surprise and excitement, he popped the question on December 12, 2010! 

I am so excited to be engaged to such a wonderful person, who is my best friend!  Now we are planning our own wedding for 2012 and I have plenty of experiences to call on for what to do and what not to do.    

Unlike many girls, I have never dreamed of what my wedding would look like, or what kind of dress I would wear; I guess I just always wanted it to be a blend of me and my future husband.  Therefore, we have a lot of things to think about and decisions to make over the next year.  So far, Chris is excited about the wedding planning and has been very involved (which I really appreciate).  We are planning on having a long engagement to take our time planning our perfect wedding; that’s why I figured I would start a blog to share it with you!  Let me just go ahead and apologize now for all the spelling and grammatical errors (Jessica, you can chastise me for it later).  This will serve as an electronic journal for me also, so I can remember this special time in my life...many of you know, I have a terrible memory and can't remember what I ate for breakfast.  I hope you all enjoy my posts and for those of you that are far away, I hope this keeps you connected and involved. 

xoxo,

Bride Abbi