A peek at a photos from Mitch. He did an AWESOME job.

Not that I had expected less from him. ( There's a different one on my myspace, and I may post a different one in my xanga. )

We've been so busy, and not hardly even with the wedding stuff.

The vacation, our jobs.. the list goes on.

I still need my cousin Sam to try on a dress, everyone else has and I have their sizes.

I need to get Sean and his groomsmen to go get fitted for tuxes. Especially soon.

Sammy is coming by today and we're going to get some things ironed out for the bridal shower/Bach. party. More or less, things I do/don't want to happen in the day and night.

So I've found the bridesmaid dresses(finally.).

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridesmaids_detail.jsp?stid=1575&prodgroup=110

Had Sammy try on a few dresses, narrowed it down to two, then had Kelly come into town and try the two on, and narrowed it down to the one.

And that was that. Mission accomplished.

Nicole will be coming in to try one on so I can look at how it fits her, and Sam will either right before my vacation, or after.

Oh, yeah, by the way.

I'm going to San Diego for a week in November.

Sigh.

Sometimes I think it would be easier just to call off the event and book a trip to Vegas.

Warmness On The Soul

Your hazel green tint eyes watching every move I make.
And that feeling of doubt, it's erased.
I'll never feel alone again with you by my side.
You're the one, and in you I confide.

And we have gone through good and bad times.
But your unconditional love was always on my mind.
You've been there from the start for me.
And your loves always been true as can be.

I give my heart to you.
I give my heart, cause nothing can compare in this world to you.

And we have gone through good and bad times.
But your unconditional love was always on my mind.
You've been there from the start for me.
And your loves always been true as can be.

I give my heart to you.
I give my heart, cause nothing can compare in this world to you.
I give my heart to you.
I give my heart, cause nothing can compare in this world to you.

- Avenged Sevenfold

Alone at last, together in a photograph..

So I've been looking through some of our parent's old photos, picking some out for a slide show for the wedding.

I'd only seen a few of Sean's older pictures, and not many of when he was really young.
But there were a few things that came through my mind looking through them.
1. He looks soooo much like he did as a baby.
2. He looks an awful lot like his dad.
3. I want to have his children. I want to have a beautiful baby or babies with him, have little mini-us.

Looking at those photos showed me a whole side of him I've never seen, but knew it was there somewhere.

Just when I think I know the man, he throws me this sort of loop.

But looking into his past, hearing what he had to say about the photos, seeing a glimpse of what he lived made me fall in love with him all over again.

Is this Amanda being corny and lovey dovey? I guess so.

We've had many talks about children, and if it happens, it happens, but we're not going to try until we're more secure financially.

But, I have been bitten by the bug.

Also, if you have any photos of me and Sean, mind sending them to me?

manda.stone@hotmail.com

Toss them along that way.

Either that, or another photo you think I may want.

Rules of Engagement

On a first note, Congrats Amy!
Her and Kyle are engaged. :3

She mentioned it was a "Hey, we should get married" kind of thing.
Which is like how it happened with me and Sean.

I mean, come on. We were walking towards Fred Meyers in the parking lot.
It was the morning after the company Christmas party for ACHC/SKW, which we were out in Alyeska for.
No down on his knee. No ring.
Just "Hey, we should get married."
And a "Yeah, we should."

Which makes me think.
Why do we expect the Hollywood engagement?
The dramatic yes or no, the "special moment."

People say it's traditional that way.
But think of it this way, that's a modern tradition. Traditionally would be an arranged marriage when you're what, 13? Or running off to elope with some bandit on a stallion, or to be bought off from your parents.

That's "traditional."

I know. Hollywood has the whole razzle dazzle effect, throwing glitter, sequins and drama into everything to throw off from the main point.

And yet, people still expect the dozen roses in hand, a black box containing a ring, and a handsomely dressed man on his knee with musicians in the background.

I think I would have just been weirded out by it.
And I don't expect that from him.
I expect him to be who he is.
And a man from those dirty little novels every mom reads isn't him.

I guess if that's your digs, then go for it. I'm not saying it's wrong in any way.
It worked out for me how mine went, as I got to pick out my own ring.
Mm.. Tiffany.

But my name is Amanda Stone.
And I was engaged in a Fred Meyer's parking lot, on December 16th, 2007.

Busy Busy Bee..

I ordered some personalized napkins off the internet. Haha.
I also ordered some purple candy, need to find some green..

And uhh. Hm. what else have I been doing..

Fixing up the guest list, trying to get it finalized with addresses, names, number of attendants..

Making a list of music for the DJ..

I've been so busy without being busy at all. o_o

Never enough time in a day.

Funny..

So my cousin Nicole told me something funny yesterday.

She mentioned I looked like I could be Neo Queen Serenity in my dress.
If you knew me growing up, you'd know why I said something.

Haha.

I could make it into a Halloween costume once I was done with the wedding. o_o'

And sugar we're goin' down swingin'..

Aha!

So. Lots of stuff done lately.

Paid off the cake. ( i'll put in pictures of everything once I go home.)
The cake is from Superstar.
http://www.spdak.com/

It's gonna be 4 tiers, the bottom and top layer being regular white wedding cake, cream cheese filling buttercream icing.. the whole deal. The second tier will be my favorite coffee, and the third will be one of our favorite ice creams.

Thought I was gonna give it away, huh?!

Some of you know what they are, anyways. If you really wanna know, ask me.

The cake will be covered with fondant ( fancy fancy!), and will tie in our colors, as well as our heritages. I'm excited.



Now, for the photographer, I've chosen Mitch Kitter.
If you don't know him or his work, you should.
http://www.kitterphotography.com/index.php
I love his style, I love his work, and I'm so glad for Vince referring me to him so long ago.

I'm going to need model releases from everyone in the wedding party, and those under 18, you'll need your mom or dad's signature. I'll pass around the model releases once I get around to it.


Another thing, we've chosen the place. Bayshore Clubhouse.
http://www.bayshoreclub.org/
I'm pretty happy with the place. Now I just have to figure out how the set-up is going to be, how the wedding will go, just more things to worry about. @_@

Lastly, found a DJ.
We are going to go with APE ( Alaska Professional Entertainment)
http://www.gowithape.com/
I met with Martin, and he was very professional, and seemed like he knew what he could be in for and what his responsibilities will be, and more. I was very pleased with our meeting.

Now, I've got to get a list of songs together, and yes, I am going to put a list of songs down that I don't want to hear, either.

Sorry kiddies, no cha-cha crap.

ps. The date is set. June 26th, 2009.

I need..

..to make a post, but I've been so busy! Next one'll be a good'n though.

So..

I think we've found the place.

Bayshore Clubhouse.

We'll definitely have the reception there, not sure about the ceremony. Still need to find an officiant.

Back the the venue, though. If you've never been there, we'll be overtaking the main front room, which has a dance floor, a kitchen with two ovens and microwaves and a huge fridge and counter space, a deck, and there is a bridal room up a set of curling stairs.

They have tables available, and chairs, and we are able to bring in decorations before-hand and set up that day. I don't think I'll have time to do it, but I'll find someone to, and .. yeah.

I'm more than definitely going to have a potluck sort of event, people bringing in food, y'know.

Tomorrow I'm meeting up with my possible, and more than likely going to be, photographer tomorrow. I'll post about it if all goes well.

And here it is..

..the preview of the dress. I won't show the full dress, if you want to see it, go to the wedding, or give me a call.

I love it. I absolutely love it.

I first saw it on David's Bridal's web page, and loved it there. I was surprised when we went to the store in town to see it was actually there, and in my size..! I loved it seeing it in person, and I loved it when I got to try it on.

It's perfect for my form, it's gorgeous on me, and I still get a little flustered when I try it on for people.

I called my mom when me and Sean were there ( yes, he's seen it. He's mentally blocking the image from his mind.) and she helped me get it on one of their credit cards. 1, to help me get credit, and 2, to get the dress then. Maybe switch the numbers around, haha.

I also got the veil and headpiece while there, and they match beautifully.

btw.. still looking for a venue! The PFD and energy money coming in this month will help out put down deposits on things that need to be done. Still need bridesmaids dresses, as well..

Wasting words on lower cases and capitals..

Kudos to anyone who knows what that's from.

Which is part of my post now, I've been thinking.

I am going to have a huge variety of music at my wedding reception.
From Elvis, to Al Green, to Avenged Sevenfold, to Metallica, and even some Michael Jackson.
You can see where this is going.

I know the older adults at the event will be a little irked by our "devil music," but it's who we are. It's what we listen to. It speaks to us, and puts some situations into words about our lives, things we could never say.

I'm budgeting in for a DJ, gonna start interviewing I guess after the PFDs come around, put a deposit down on that. ( that'll have to be after the venue, though.)

There is one decision that's been hard, though.
Finding "our" song.
Maybe we can have five songs. haha. Or ten. Or all of them?

I won't have things played that I won't listen to during the reception.
Why? So other people can enjoy it while I sit and look bored?
Eh, not that day.

Besides. My music taste is far better than most.
I guess that's a little one-sided of a comment, but I'll stand by it.

By the way.. sorry if this post is a little hard to read, my brain is frying from inputting time at work.

Here Goes Nothing..

..whew.

So as it says in my about me, this is going to be a place to find updates and tidbits about the wedding being planned. This blog is going to be for me to keep some of my thought straight ( good luck with that), and to inform my family and friends who wish to read about my planning and updates.

For those who don't know, here's a quick runthrough.

I have already picked out my dress, I'll post some teaser photos when I get around to it.
My ring is from Tiffany ( Yay!)
The date is going to be around June 26th.. Depending on the venue, which we haven't picked yet, and when they're available around that time.
Colors are a dark purple, and a dark green.
Not too much of a theme planned, besides the little tidbits of tying his Irish and my Alaska Native heritages into the event.
I have decided on a cake, and will explain more about it in a later post.
I've built up a budget, and have been hashing out harder numbers for that budget, rather than the estimates I had.
I we will each have four members in our parties, ( bridesmaids, groomsmen.) I have yet to nail down my last maid.
I haven't found bridemaids dresses, they're a lot harder to choose out than mine is..

And Sean is.. Sean. Happy to let me make all the decisions in this process. x_x