Aunt Judy's Diaries

Monday, September 19, 2011

18 Days To Go

I'm getting so excited, I can hardly stand it. We just have the little details to work out for the next few weeks and then we'll be on our way to the temple to seal the deal! We got our marriage license last week. What a fun experience. I got to write my name as "Tricia Mead" for the first time! We received our wedding announcements and sent them all off as quick as we could... then we ran out and still had a few more names to send to, so some will go out a little later than we wanted. But it's all good... we're still moving forward with everything! I thought the last 8 weeks would go by so slowly.... but it's actually gone faster than I could blink, so crazy! I had some bridal showers up north this last weekend. I felt sooo overwhelmed by all the generous gifts we received! Everything was so nice! I don't know if I can thank everyone enough! I feel so humbled! I have the best friends and family in the world!

So my cousin Amy was able to take our engagement pictures for us up in Ogden. We went to a few locations. She was so patient with us and so much fun with her and her little girl. Here are some of our favorite engagement pictures just for fun!! It was so hard to chose just ONE for our wedding invitations! We'll do something fun with others we loved at the wedding reception :)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

We Have A Wedding Website

Check it out folks! We have a website dedicated to Brandt and I regarding our wedding and all the info you'll need. RSVP and leave a message for us! We'd love to hear from you!

http://TriciaAndBrandt.ourwedding.com

Monday, August 15, 2011

The Countdown

So, Brandt and I are so excited we can hardly wait! We have 54 days, 4 hours, 59 minutes and 32 seconds left until we become Mr & Mrs Mead! I'm neck deep in wedding plans and I couldn't be happier! Well, except for on my wedding day, I'm sure I'll be in heaven! It's definitely been a fun process thus far and I'm soo happy I have been able to be at home with my parents enjoying this last little bit of time I have to be with them. Brandt has been the funnest fiance to be engaged to! Not that I would know otherwise, but I wondered what he would be like as an engaged dude. He has been perfectly involved! He has suggestions and opinions but not pushy about them. He has given me some good perspective on ideas and such! It's been a lot of fun! His parents have been awesome, pretty much 2 steps head of the game the whole time...except for when we got engaged...they had no idea! It was so much fun to surprise our families! My mom and dad were tickled and just excited to start planning! His parents were so funny! Jan screamed for a while and Jeff got a little teary, but all smiles! A few months back, we were all hanging out on a Sunday afternoon and Hayden was being goofy, he told everyone that he had a great idea that Brandt should marry Trish...and then he had the look of an epiphany...a better idea that TRISH should marry BRANDT!!!!! So when we made the announcement, I told Hayden that because he had an awesome idea.... that Brandt and I should get married...so we were! He lit up like Christmas day and got really hyper after we told him I was going to be his auntie! So fun!! The whole family was excited for us... it made me feel so loved and happy that these were the family-in-laws I'd be getting for the rest of forever! I couldn't be a luckier girl!

So I've been looking at a lot of ideas and color schemes, and dresses, and cakes, and photographers and just tons of stuff!!!! I've come up with some inspirations! I've never been one to really think about what I wanted in a wedding until a few months before Brandt asked me to marry him.... Just one day I felt like I maybe should start to figure out what I wanted.... So here are some of the things I like :)

I love this dress style! I found thee dress right away! A lot faster than what I thought. I didn't realize it until just last night, but I picked out this picture months ago as one of my main favs for a dress. Of course it needed a little altering, but I LOVED it and last night realized that the dress I purchased is very similar! I'm so thrilled!

This dress was the first one I fell in love with....I wanted it so badly! I never once found anything even close to this when I went to dress shops. It's such a unique vintage style and I still love it! I LOVE the lace and the 20s style of it! After trying on dresses, I came to the conclusion that my torso is too short for drop waist dresses. It's still beautiful!!!