1 Year Engaged

This past Saturday, October 3, my fabulous fiance and I celebrated one year of engagement. It was so exciting to think back on our special moment. Time goes by so fast, and I know that we have both enjoyed each and every moment of this past year, as the soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Williams. There are so many things that made our proposal special for us. Everything about it was just "us"!! I was totally surprised by the proposal. It wasn't something that I was waiting on or a proposal that we had created together. It was so genuine and special, and I was so happy to say "Yes" to a lifetime with him. So many times, life can become about creating that "hollywood" moment, in order to capture a great story for everyone else, however, our proposal was a moment that was created for us, yet shared and loved by us. And to top it off, there was a beautiful ring..........one that I had dreamed of, since I was a teenager. What an amazing moment. Here's to the wedding day to come, where we will officially become husband and wife.

Our First DIY

This week has been all about the engagement party invites. There are so many different invites out there, so you really have to have an idea of what you are looking for. I cannot begin to tell you just how many invitations I looked at, and including the ones that my mom looked at, I'd say we were batting a thousand. We are actually combining our housewarming and engagement party. Most of our family and friends live out of town, so we wanted to make things more convenient for them. I have been putting together invites all week and tomorrow I will be working on the inserts! Yay!! Funny thing is, after looking at all of the engagement party invites, we actually ended up creating our very own invite!! And they are so adorable! So, you can add our engagement party invites as our first DIY project!

Photo Credit: Wedding Paper Divas

Photo Credit: Wedding Paper Divas

Photo Credit: Fun & Sassy Designs

Photo Credit: Fun & Sassy Designs

Photo Credit: Wedding Paper Divas

Beautiful Inspiration

It was almost two years ago that this most unbelievable proposal took place. It was the proposal heard and seen around the world. The first time I viewed this proposal, tears streamed from my eyes, and it just reassured me of the love that God blesses us with each day. If you haven't viewed this proposal before, then you are truly in for a treat. Find a quiet moment in your day, and view the love that is shared between this couple, their family, and their friends. If you have seen the proposal, it is always a great one to go back to, just to celebrate life and love. I am completely inspired and humbled by the love that is expressed!!

View proposal here

Photo Credit: Ross Oscar Knight

Destin.....Here We Come

Next week, at this time, my fabulous fiance and I will be in Destin, FL to have our engagement photos shot. We are so excited to just get away and have our engagement photos captured in such a beautiful place. These pictures represent the beginning of our journey, as we go from an engaged couple to becoming husband and wife. There are no words that can express how excited I am to be on this journey with my fabulous fiance. This is just the beginning, and we plan on enjoying every single moment of every single day. So watch out Destin, FL, here we come!!

Photo Credit: Jaxon Photography

A Trip Down Memory Lane

This weekend, my fabulous fiance and I will hit the highways of 85 and head back to Athens, GA. As mentioned before, we met in college at The University of Georgia, and this is the first time that we have been back to visit together since we left in 2004. Talking about it today, literally brought tears to my eyes. The thought of going back to the place where we first met, the place where we found each other and fell in love, brings about emotions in me, that I cannot even begin to express. If anyone could guess, we are going back to Athens for what else......a wedding!! And along with the wedding festivities of the weekend, we plan on visiting some of our special places at the University and in Athens. The University brought about a lot of firsts for us, and this weekend we will embark on Athens, GA as an engaged couple, for the first time. This weekend will be the first time that I introduce Athens, GA and The University of Georgia, to who else but, my fabulous fiance!!!

photo credit: Natalie Moser

Til Death Do Us Part

Today I picked up my engagement ring for the second time!! It is one thing to be without your bling the first time, but two is just unimaginable. And also, annoying, if I may add, because everyone assumes that the engagement is over! I can't even remember the number of times, over the past two weeks, that I have said "The ring is being sized"!! I was so proud to walk out of the store today with my ring and know that we would never have to part again. The first thing I did was......called my fabulous fiance! Of course! Picking up my ring took me back to the day that he asked me to be his wife, with so much love and pride. From that moment, I knew, with no doubt in my heart, that he and I would be together til death do us part!!

Photo Credit: Cameron Ingalls