April 21st, 2003

    Since it's so early in the process of planning, there really isn't much to put here yet.

    We are planning a late June/early July affair. Our tentative date is June 26, 2004. It will be in the Central Florida area. Below are two of the places in the running for our location so far. These are places we've actually visted and toured. We plan on visiting a few more places before making a final decision.

    Westin Grand Bohemian
    Rosen Plaza Hotel

    A hotel where we can have both the ceremony and reception in one location would be ideal for us. We're also planning on visiting a few country/golf clubs as well.



    May 27th, 2003

    Well, we still haven't nailed down a location yet. My parents won't go forward with down-payments and such until I get a full-time job. I've been working really hard on getting one, and I apply to new companies almost everyday, but no luck yet.

    All of the older members of the bridal party will be meeting here in Orlando June 20th to the 21st. Megan is the only one of us who will not be attending due to the fact that she will still be in Germany. Even Kerry from Maine, Bet from Texas, and Rick from West Palm Beach will be able to attend! I'm extremely excited about this and I can't wait for everyone to meet each other. Friday night, (the 20th) we will be meeting at a local night club and Saturday (the 21st) we will all be going to the Magic Kingdom. It should be a lot of fun!



    September 27th, 2003

    So...it's been a few months now. Many wedding-related things have happened lately! The bridal party met as planned in June and we had a blast! Most of you have probably seen the photos from that day on this website. If not, click here!

    Most importantly, we booked a place and we have an official date! We will be married July 24th, 2004 at 5:30pm at the Orlando Hilton in Altamonte Springs, FL.

    So mark your calendars! The next step for us will be sending out Save the Date cards within the next few months, and booking our vendors (photographer, DJ, florist, etc).

    I have been shopping for my dress and I think I'm very close to making the big decision! That has definitely been a really fun part of the whole planning process for me (and Mom). Tadd and I have also started shopping for our wedding bands. And, we've decided on our honeymoon destination! Tadd and I will be flying out to San Diego for a roundtrip, 7-night cruise to the Mexican Riviera! We'll be stopping in Cabo San Lucas, Puerta Vallarta, and Mazatlan! It should be wonderful.

    As far as I know, that's all the updates for now. I'm sure I'll be back soon, since the planning is in full swing now that we have an actual date and place. So check back often!



    November 15th, 2003

    We had our engagement photos retaken a few weeks ago. Jessica and Bet took us down to Lake Eola in downtown Orlando for the photo shoot. My wonderfully talented maid of honor got some really great shots of us. I posted a few of my favorites in the photo gallery. We had them retaken because since the original photo shoot, I had lost 40 pounds and wanted our pictures to reflect the new me. Thanks again to Jessica for taking the time and effort to help us out with our engagement photos!

    In other wedding news, the honeymoon is booked and the gown has been chosen. I'm going to be ordering the dress from BrideSave.com in the next few days, so that will be another thing I can cross of my list! And we've almost got our photographer chosen. In a couple weeks, we're going to meet with our first prospective florist and wedding planner. Then it's on to choosing a DJ! Our planning has definitely picked up speed this past month. It's hard to believe the big day is only eight months away!



    May 16th, 2004

    So now we only have a little over two months to go! Invites are going to the post office tomorrow, so I assume more people will be visiting this site very shortly. We are nearing the end of our planning process. So far so good, although there are a lot of small details to work out now.

    My bridesmaids are throwing me a shower on June 5th. They are keeping the majority of the details a secret, but I know Jessica (maid of honor), Stephanie, and Megan (bridesmaids) have been hard at work planning everything. The groomsmen are taking Tadd to Key West for his bachelor party that same weekend. My bacholorette party has been planned for the weekend before the wedding (July 16-18). Again, my bridesmaids are being very secretive about the plans.

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