Venue & Date - All Set!

Posted by Unknown on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Filed under: ,
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Phew!  People were not kidding when they told me that time would fly, even with our wedding being next year.  Even though I just got engaged a month ago, I feel like a lot has occurred.  A lot of people gave me some great advise to help me along with the planning process. One thing that I found to be consistent across the board was to secure a venue soon.  Being that my fiance and I want to get married in September, we are in peak season.  So with that being said we wasted no time in looking for a venue.  Since we discussed what we were looking for, I had an idea in mind of what our venue should look like.  Let me just say, knowing what you want in a venue definitely helps when it comes to the searching process.

I viewed several venues in one weekend and let me just say,  it was an exhausting process.  I have told a few of my friends that purchasing a house was so much easier for me.  I say this because with a house you have your standard bedroom, living room, kitchen, etc. So you know what goes into those rooms. But for a wedding venue, you have to really use your imagination.   You have to actually see yourself in the venue, the set-up, your entrance, etc. It's not easy! Trust me on this one.  LOL.  Though I will say, when you have found the venue - you know it.  Similar to the same feeling as to when you find the house, and also to what I have been told as to when you find the dress.  (BTW - I have not started dress shopping - can't wait to start though!)

After viewing several venues, I finally found the one that I fell in love with upon first site!  During the tour, I was able to see myself in the building, envision the set-up.  I'm telling you it was definitely love at first site! You should already know how the story goes from here.....

It's official, we have a venue and we have a date!!!!!!!   Unfortunately, all I can tell you is the date (in order to maintain our privacy):

Sunday, September 22, 2013

At this time we are not releasing information about our venue.  More information will be revealed to our guest, once our wedding website is fully created and published. 

What was your venue search like?  Did you already have your dream venue selected prior?

- XoXo

L.B

Bridal Showcase - My first one!

Posted by Unknown on Sunday, September 9, 2012. Filed under:
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Greetings -

Today I attended my first bridal showcase, and let me tell you boy was it an experience.  Upon walking in the door I was immediately greeted by few familiar faces.  Turns out that my two of my Zumba students were working the event the registration desk.  They are such lovely ladies and they definitely gave me a warm welcoming feeling upon entry to the showcase.  The first thing that I received after filling out some paperwork was a nice little button saying "bride-to-be".  It is so cute!  I still have it and placed it on a bear that my fiance gave me for our first Valentine's Day. 

After placing my pin onto my jean jacket, I officially entered the showcase.  Let me tell you, talk about OVERWHELMING!  Lol.  I had people coming at me from left and right asking me for my information, congratulating me, etc.  It took a second for me to get used to all of the attention.  Who would have known, such a cute little pin would make you a target. I know now the power of the 'bride-to-be' pin!  LOL. 

The bridal showcase revealed so many things to me. One thing in particular - I've got a lot work to do!  Vendors were represented for every aspect of the wedding.  Being that I had nothing planned prior (believe it or not, I never really thought about my dream wedding) so I was pretty much starting from scratch.  The showcase offered me a good sense of direction.  My mom and I were able to obtain a lot of information and get a good idea for what was in store for us.

After getting home, I had bags of information.  So of course, I had to organize everything into piles.  See below: 
Now with all of this information just at my finger tips, I was officially ready to get started with the planning process. I definitely recommend attending a local bridal showcase to help give you some direction for planning your wedding.

So tell me, did you attend any bridal showcases?  If so, what was your experience like?

~ XoXo

L.B

Picking a date...

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, September 6, 2012. Filed under:
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So now that the word is out that I am engaged, I have been flooded with the same question from everyone.  I'll give you a second to guess... Figured it out yet?!?  I know you have!!!  Just in case you are stumped, here is the question: When is the big day?!?  

I know I cannot be the only bride-to-be out there that does not have an answer to this question.  Those that know me, know that I am pretty good at answering questions.  Though this was one question that I did not have an answer for.  My fiance and I agreed that after we got engaged, we would give it a few weeks before we started planning.  The only thing we did know is that we wanted to get married in September. As soon as September 1st hit, we began brainstorming ideas as to what we wanted our dream wedding to be like.  We came up with a nice little list of things that were important to us. 

Side note: One thing that you will notice throughout my blog is that my fiance and I plan a lot things together.  My fiance is very creative and I value his opinion to the fullest.  So at the end of this journey our wedding will be a true representation of us as a unit.  

Okay, now back to our original conversation.  Do I have a date?  Quick answer: No.  But I do have a month! 

We tried to figure out what dates were important to us, but for us everyday is important to us.  It was really hard for us to try to narrow down one specific date.  So we decided to let our venue search determine our date.  We agreed that with having a bit of flexibility in our date, will make the venue search a little easier. 

I will let you know how it turned out for us.  Stay tuned...

So tell me...  How did you pick your date? 

XoXo

L.B

I'm engaged!

Posted by Unknown on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Filed under:
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Welcome to my wedding blog!  For those who do not know me, my name is Lesley B. (soon to be M.).  I am a proposal professional by day, and I am a Zumba instructor at night.  I love to hang out with my family and friends.  I enjoy life to the fullest.   Now that you know a little about me, guess what?!?!? 

I am engaged!!!!  I mean most of you already know this, but I still like saying it. It is almost hard to believe that on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 everything changed for me.  Who would have thought when I woke up that morning that by the end of the day I would be engaged? It is amazing as to what the day can unfold for you, and you have absolutely no idea.  Though the one thing that I will say is that I couldn't be any happier.  The smile on my face is even bigger than the one I already displayed before.  Below is a picture from the night I got engaged. :-)



I decided to create this blog as a way to track my journey to my wedding day.  Hence the title of the blog: 'From B to M - A change in my last name...'.  As I know there are many of you future brides out there, I felt this was a great way for me to express my thoughts, as well as you to share yours.  Within my blog you will find a few of my thoughts, some of my DIY projects, and plenty more! 

I do hope you enjoy!  

XoXo,

L.B


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