Paparazzi

It has been forever since I have written! Eekk, school has been overwhelming! I have less than 3 weeks as an Austin resident and really am starting to feel the heat. I am trying to get "local" things done that I can't really do easily from Dallas. Next week, I am going to meet with two photographers. They both meet my requirements so now it is more about chemistry (as a chemistry nerd, I think this is uber funny). Here are my requirements:
1. Good price!
2. Unlimited time--I want to be sure everything is captured.
3. DVD with all of the edited photos and un-edited photos.

Both also have a photography team, so there would be two shooters.

Option 1: Photography by Cho. They are a husband/wife team and seem awesome.

Option 2: Mike Reed Photography. His photographs look really fun.

I can't wait to meet both and I will report back next week when I have made my decision!

To Do...

So, I realized that my semester is starting to rap up as April is coming quickly. This semester I am supposed to do three things:
1. Design our wedding website.
2. Book a photographer.
3. Book a officiant.

I haven't done any of 'em. I've had a busy semester but I know that it is just going to get busier through the rest of the semester and then the summer is going to take off full blast! So here is my game plan:
1. I like nearlyweds.com, they have a $50 2-year plan that will fit us great.
2. I'm at a loss here. I really need to start looking for one that will fit into my budget. I have seen a lot of high dollar ones though!
3. At the church I went to growing up, the pastor left years ago for Maryland and I haven't really started going anywhere else consistently, so I'm on the hunt for a good one in the San Antonio area!

My (much needed!) Sping Break

Last week, I was on spring break and knowing it was my last ever, I did try and spend it having a great week!

The first day the weather was bad (but we still fished!) but the second and third were gorgeous!

We even caught some fish (it is a Sheep's Head!)

I love the background of this picture (and the foreground!) :)

New Loves

I have always loved babies breath but never thought about it for weddings. The price is right and I love the whimsical look of it. The only think that it is missing for me is color. I love bright colors and I think that I could add the color with the ribbon and such.



I would have never thought that you could do something like this with babies breath, but wow. I think that it is so sweet looking.
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I love the vases too...

I love the bouts! I just love that there is nothing cheesy about the babies breath.

All other pictures from Sedona Bride.

Friday the 13th

TOTALLY not wedding related, but I don't like Friday the 13th. I'm a little superstitious to start with and this year there is going to be 3 Friday the 13ths. This happens once every 11 years.

Here are five of our favorite Friday-the-13th facts from LiveScience.com:

1. Fear of Friday the 13th — one of the most popular myths in science — is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.

2. Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.

3. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal. Napoleon and President Herbert Hoover were also triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.

4. Mark Twain once was the 13th guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck," Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12." Superstitious diners in Paris can hire a quatorzieme, or professional 14th guest.

5. The number 13 suffers from its position after 12, according to numerologists who consider the latter to be a complete number — 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles of Jesus, 12 days of Christmas and 12 eggs in a dozen.

Moving to the DFW

In a couple of months Grant and I won't be a long distance couple anymore. I am so excited about it I can't even stand it!! But...we are both moving to the DFW area. For those of you that are familiar with the area, you may be asking, "which area?" I have no answer. We have no idea. Neither of us have spent a lot of time there, unless the hours and hours we spent driving around count. Our requirements are different and we are figuring out how to mesh them.

I want:
-close to downtown--I really hate commuting.
-safe! This is harder than I thought.

Grant wants:
-newer home. He will be doing the repair work so I understand
-safe! One same want!
-2 car garage. He has a lot of garage-related hobbies :)

I hope we can find something and I can get back to spending my free time looking a wedding stuff. :)

Guy Garb

I've been thinking about what Grant is going to where at the wedding lately. We decided that a beige suit would fit our location and style best. And..he can always wear a suit again.

Now all I need is a lake.... hmmm...
www.brides.com

love it. www.brides.com

I want a picture like this one. I like his shoes in this one quite a bit. www.brides.com

I actually checked out the place where this wedding was. The ceremony would be right on the river (sigh..) but overall wasn't really what we were looking for. www.theknot.com

Oops. This isn't suits. Oh well, the wedding above was a June Hill Country weddding and needed fans too! I love these. www.theknot.com