Wedding Planning

Well, as of 2 days ago our wedding is only 15 months away (which at first sounds like a very long time). However, when I start thinking of everything that we have to do before we make that big trip down the aisle, I realize how quickly those 15 months will go by!
Also, in only 2 months, we will have been engaged for a whole year. It seems like only yesterday that Lee proposed at the Battery in Charleston.
Anyway, I have been doing some preliminary wedding planning recently. One of my goals is to do a lot of things for the wedding myself. I am fortunate to have a very crafty mother, and together we have come up with a lot of really cute ideas.
However, my mother is a lot more practical than I am. For instance, one of my favorite ideas that I have come up with is to make caramel apples for our wedding favors.

I saw this picture online, and thought these apples look so simple and delish! I also thought they would be precious arranged on a table, tied with a ribbon with a simple "Thank You for Coming" note. However, my practical mom is not so sure about making a batch of 300 caramel apples the day before my wedding. I am still trying to convince her. I guess you will all know who won the debate at our wedding reception!

Also, I am very thrilled that in around six months, two of my very best friends will be getting married!
Alexandra Bowen - my roommated at C2 - is marrying Trip Chalk on December 4 in Lexington! I am honored to be a bridesmaid! Super excited for their fabulous wedding. Alex and I spent a great deal of time planning our dream weddings and transforming our dorm room into a wedding workshop. Our other roomie, Melissa, absolutely LOVED all of the wedding planning! (haha) One of the traditions at Columbia College is for all engaged girls to get thrown into the fountain by their best friends. Poor Melissa (5'2 on a good day) was not able to throw in her two extremely tall best friends, so instead she forcefully suggested that we place ourselves in the fountain. Here is a precious picture of Alex and I in the fountain at good ol' CC!

My best friend since 5K, Jenny Nichols, is also getting married this December. On New Years Eve, she will marry her Junior High Sweetheart, Dee Williams. I am happy to say that I will be the Maid of Honor at this joyful event! I have known Dee since he began dating Jenny back in 2002-ish! So everyone is very ready for their wedding! Jenny just had her very first bridal shower - a Kitchen Gadgets shower! It was so much fun! The shower was at the Inn at Meridan in Union, a historic home that has been transformed into a Bed and Breakfast. It is such a lovely place! Here is a great picture of the bride to be opening one of her many gifts!

With all the weddings in the near future, it is easy to see that wedding planning is dominating my mind! My sweet fiance has been such a trooper! I am so lucky to be marrying such a wonderful man!

That's all for now! Have a good week, y'all!
-Gina