Trip to Solvang for Christmas

Helpful Honda Suprise

The most amazing thing happened to me last week. So a few weeks ago I submitted for a documentary about brides that was posted on lacasting.com.  I made it past the first screening and had an interview on Skype a few days later. From the Skype interview the company narrowed it down to 5 girls to go to newly opened Davids Bridal on Pico and La Cienega.  They also wanted us to bring a family or friend along to try on dresses.  So my cousin and I showed up and casting said it is now a Market Research so just take inventory of the whole experience.  We walked in and they handed us water so that was a plus on our mental check list. They had three dresses waiting for me that were on my bridal profile.  When I got to the last dress which was the runner up dress from a few months ago, why did the helpful Honda girl come out and say "Do you like your dresss because this is random acts of kindness and Honda is buying your wedding dress today" .  I thought is this candid camera, where is ashton is this punked.  I could not believe it, cameras and producers started coming out of dressing rooms and I was made aware this was not a joke Honda was buying my dress today.  I was handed my receipt and the dress will arrive early January. Whoever they pick will also be on a National Honda Commercial which would also be a plus for me, but even if not I am still in shock that they bought my dress on the spot.

Premarital Counseling

We started our Premarital Counseling and are enjoying it a great deal. We are being counseled by our friend Pastor Issac of Ebenezer Mission Bible Church.  All kind of fun stuff like family, finance, common goals, adoption, where and what city to settle in, finding a home church as a couple to raise your kids in. I would encourage all engaged couples to go through this process together. There are many things that you "already know" about each other but the counseling gets you to go deeper and also to ask those questions you might not have thought about yet.  Our counseling gives a biblical twist on things as well in terms of what God says about marriage and our roles and responsibilities as a couple, as individuals and future parents through the word.  We also took a marriage class that was with a hand full of couples that was fun. But this is a nice intimate time as a couple with the pastor as we get closer to saying I DO to really but things all out on the table on how to move forward in this new union. Fabulous!

Brides told me RSVP can be crazy, I didn't Believe.

I don't know if this is normal or not but when there is a rsvp written in for spots reserved it is not etiquette to change the number to the amount you want right? I guess it is just a wedding issue people run into sometimes. If Obama invited you to a vip event I don't think people would try and change the number he gave. So I'm trying to charge it off as a wedding thing and not people thinking they can just dictate to me whatever and I have to just deal with it. It probably more of an issue for a bride with a small budget and paying for everything as appose to a bride who was given a lump sum from their parents to plan their day. But even so the stress would still be on the bride and parents in that situation when they are trying to stay in budget. It is perfectly normal for folks to think of their selves only and not think of the whole picture of Does the couple have enough money to add the person i am trying to add that does not know the couple? is the seating arrangement loose enough for the couple to move things all around to accommodate the person i am trying to add? Do you realize you are judging the couple for not having enough money to accomodate your extra wants when you own invite is a sacrifice in itself and they though you very special to share their special day
? I have read a lot of bride blogs and this issue keeps coming up so it is keeping me calm. Folks have even gotten upset at the family and brides in these blogs as well as in my situation. It is really an interesting phenomenon how folks can get mean during such a happy occasions for the couples to be. But brides we just have to stay calm and keep the focus on the fact that the Ultimate Goal is to walk down that aisle and say I Do to the man of your dreams before GOD. Nothing can stop that from happening. If only I was a trust fund baby, I could invite everyone who has ever been in my life, folks woudn't give major attitude and all would be marry?  yeah right! At every level there are bumbs in the road on the wedding planning route. Eye on the prize! God has brought us together and we are starting this new chapter to forever together.