Engagement pictures

So today was SUCH a fun day! Jeremiah and I had our engagement photos taken. We met up with our photographer (Kerry Corcoran) at El Matador Beach in Malibu. It was so beautiful and we had the greatest time. Kerry made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and he really knew what he was doing. I'm confident that the pictures are going to come out better than we even expected! After the photo shoot Jer and I stayed at the beach and just walked around. Then we went to this little sushi place that was really yummy. It was just another great evening spent with the man of my dreams!

Pheeewww!

Well it has been a busy and HOTTTT past few days! Running around in 110 degree heat, buying my bridal jewelry (which I loooove!!) trying to find the perfect undergarments, buying my shoes, and things like that... It really wore me out!! I also need to find my veil. So I went down to the bridal shop where I bought my dress. I put on the sample dress they have in the store and started putting on veils. Luckily, I found one that I really liked. It looked beautiful with the dress! I said, "THIS is IT!! Ring it up!" As she wrote up the veil order and added up the total I almost passed out! This simple, white, piece of tulle with a few beads here and there was $260.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For a stinkin' VEIL!! I said "woah, woah, woah, woah, I don't think so..." And cancelled my order! I ended up going to the craft store and buying the tulle, the beads, and the headpiece to put it on, all for $18. Jeremiah's mommmy (who is a wizard with these crafty things) and I are going to make it ourselves! I looked up a few articles online about making veils and it's super simple... So I have confidence that it'll turn out great!

Today Jeremiah and I are searching for the toasting flutes and guest book, getting the cake cutter and server engraved, finding shirts to wear for our engagement pictures and finalizing the invitation wording. After all that we just have to order the cake, address and send out the invites, find the gifts for our attendants and parents and get Jeremiah's ring! So we're aaaalmost done!!

Registry's

Okay, so we are registered at Target, Pottery Barn and Bed, Bath & Beyond... It was so fun! Just taking the little scanner gun and getting everything we could ever want!! We had a blast!



xoxo

Oh yea...

Here's a pic of the bridesmaids dress (but the sash on my bridesmaids dress will be a darker charcoal grey)...

The countdown continues...

Hello, hello! Sorry I haven't blogged in a few weeks. Not much has been going on. But there's about 94 or so days left! Yippee! Jer and I are so excited!! Jer found the tux's he likes, most of my girls have ordered their dress and we've bought most of the reception and wedding accessories. My maid and matron of honor (Pat & Bon) are planning my bridal shower, which will be on July 26th and Jer and I are sending the invites out the end of next month. We're actually going down to the gardens tonight for a tasting with the caterer and we'll order the cake as well. Over all it's been very stress free! I can't complain!! =) =)

My birthday just passed (May 18th) and it was a pretty darn good one! As I was opening the cards that family and friends had mailed, I realized something... This is the last birthday I'll ever have as Cheryl Pacino!!! Thats so weird!!! And so so crazy!! But I cannot wait! I couldn't be asking for a better husband. Jeremiah is soo good to me! Attentive and caring and affectionate... Just incredible. We're totally looking forward to just living together! I know that sometimes I take this time in my life for granted, but when I stop and think about how special this all really is and what a huge change is coming I get so giddy on the inside and just thank God that he's blessed both Jeremiah and I so much. I love being engaged to Jer and I'm totally looking forward to becoming his wifey!!!!!!!!

Yay for getting married!! =)


Love,
C & J

3 months & 3 weeks from today...

So the wedding is quickly approaching, but Jer and I are just relaxing!! We've pretty much handled everything! We're still looking for the toasting flutes, ring bearer's pillow/flower girls basket & attendants gifts... But thats all easy stuff that isn't very pressing at the moment. Other than that everything is set and in place! It's weird, because I had prepared myself for crazy stress, yet it hasn't been that way at all! Jeremiah and I have just been enjoying eachother and this exciting time in our lives. Trying to soak it all in, because it's going to go by soooo fast! So basically there isn't anything new going on. Just hanging out.

Oh yea! If anyone knows of some nicer apartments in the AV let us know! Jer's going to move into our apartment a few weeks before the wedding, so we are starting to look here and there.

xoxo,
C & J

Such a nice feeling...

The wedding plans are almost finished!! Almost everything has been taken care of! We're so relieved! The only things left are: choosing/ordering the cake, deciding on a photographer and deciding on the bridesmaids dress which I'll be doing this afternoon! Other than that everything is taken care of!! (except for the last minute stuff like final dress alterations, getting the guests favors after we get all the RSVP's, paying the final payments on the venue, catering, flowers, cake, ect...) So we are both feeling very calm and enjoying the engagement!! It's so great!!