thankful list

This is one of those non-wedding related posts. Seeing that Thanksgiving is right around the corner (read: tomorrow), I thought it would be good to make a list of all the things I'm thankful for.

- my family
- my boyfriend and his family
- my adopted family in Boston
- my dog Coda
- my senses
- hockey season and the Boston Bruins
- my friends that have stood by me through hell and high water, good times and bad
- impressionist art
- my cameras and photography
- my iphone and the fact it lets me see my nephew on facetime every other week
- cupcakes
- my kitchen aid mixer
- sunshine
- swimming in the ocean
- airplanes because they take me to see my family
- humor
- fleece blankets and down comforters

colors...

So I think we've narrowed the colors down to marine or peacock (blue), watermelon (pink), and grey. The guys will wear grey suits. Shannon loves this dress below, in the marine or peacock color. I found some other bridesmaids' dresses in the watermelon color, also shown below! I love love love the pink. It adds a great pop of color to the wedding party.


OR...

the cat is out of the bag

Well, the cat is out of the bag. That is, almost everyone knows that we are planning to get married even though I don't have the ring yet. We've told our families and those in the wedding party, and some other close friends. It's very exciting. He said I can expect the ring sometime after the holidays and he's planning a big engagement surprise. It feels much more real now that everyone knows!

In other wedding-related news, I think we are leaning towards a navy blue(marine)-grey-pink (watermelon) color scheme, or navy blue (marine)-plum-grey. I love love love the pink color (watermelon) for the bridesmaids but haven't made up my mind quite yet. Shannon will definitely wear navy (marine) and the guys are going to get grey suits. I went to David's Bridal today and looked at color swatches so we'll see!

florist!

Yay! We decided on a florist: The Tangled Web Creative Floral Design. Jen is fantastic and I'm super excited to work with her!

bridesmaids' dresses

Some ideas for Bridesmaid dresses...all from David's Bridal. I like the idea of picking a color palatte and having the ladies all pick dresses from that group of colors. I definitely want them to be able to pick dresses that work best for their body type. I like the idea of a jewel color palatte...marine (navy), purple, burgandy. I know it's not super-summery but they're my favorite colors!

cutest bow tie!

From Etsy Seller BabybyStevie. Got this one for Asher for the wedding!! So cute.