344 Days To Go!

I'm getting to the point now where all I can do is think about the wedding. It's been so much fun so far, but I had a stressful moment a couple of days ago while doing some research and looking over my budget. I called my mom, and asked for help, and since then it's all we've talked about. She is such an amazing mom and such an amazing help! We decided for sure on linens and now we're focusing on a caterer.

John Hoyt and I did engagement pictures on Sunday, which was a blast! It was really hot, but I think we were able to get some really good pictures. The locations were beautiful, so I'm counting on the pictures being beautiful as well! We should be able to view them online in a couple of weeks. With camp starting tomorrow, I've been attempting to do wedding stuff while also doing camp stuff. I don't know why I feel so urgent about the wedding. I just want to get most of the major stuff out of the way during the summer while I'm not in school, not house hunting, and not doing parties, showers, and all that fun stuff. I want to get the wedding stuff taken care of (what I can now) and focus on enjoying school and the fun of being a bride!

John Hoyt is such a sport. He listens to me when I want to talk about the wedding and always gives me his input and we always have good discussions about everything. He decided that he is going to keep our honeymoon a secret from me until we get to the airport to leave for our honeymoon, which is amazing and I'm so excited! It's great because it's out of my hands completely, so I can just focus on the wedding.

I feel so blessed that we have such supportive friends and family who have all offered to help. I truly thank God for you and for being in our lives. We wouldnt' be where we are now if it weren't for you!

In Less Than A Year...

We are now less than one year away from our wedding! Now, the real adventure begins! Last weekend, I went home to Pennsylvania and Mom and I did a lot of talking, shopping, and organizing for the wedding. I gathered all of my ideas together and when I got back to Georgia, talked them all over with John Hoyt. I have contacted a caterer and am about to contact a florist that was reccommended to me by a friend that got married a few years ago. Mom and I also went to David's Bridal to look at dresses and choose some fabrics that we felt went well together. We also looked a shoes for me, which of course was fun :). Everything is slowly coming together. Now that we're at under a year, I can really do some planning. I'm hoping to get a lot of it done before the end of the summer so that I don't have a lot to worry about during school. I was able to attend 2 bachelorette parties and a wedding this past weekend and had so much fun, which of course boosted my excitement for my own wedding. We are doing our engagement pictures this coming Sunday with our photographer, which will be wonderful! All in all, I am overwhelmed with joy and excitement for the next year! I will be Mrs. Richardson in 354 days!