miraculously, my mom's mom called me one day in september/october and said she had a diamond ring from her mom's mom (my great-great grandmother's wedding ring) that i could have if i wanted. oh, i wanted! she sent it down and i loved it. this is one of my most precious possessions, a ring that's over 110 years old, passed down through my family, with a matching wedding band cory and i designed to fit the antique ring-past and present. cory also has a gorgeous wedding ring from his maternal grandpa-white and yellow gold, and it goes beautifully with my rings. we have such wonderful and generous family members and i love the stories of our rings. so since i've gone on about rings, you guessed it-we got engaged!
i knew when we dropped off my ring to get sized and when it should be done and i was anxiously awaiting that ring's arrival on my finger! i had no idea how cory would propose, i think we had a temple date set for saturday, april 21, 2012. it was wednesday, october 26 and my roommate and i were going to meet cor at his roommate's basketball game. cory says we took forever, but i maintain it wasn't me, because if i thought i was getting engaged, i would've put more effort into my outfit (black v-neck, long burgundy cardy and moccs), and thus more time into getting ready, therefore, it probably wasn't me. meanwhile, cory was at the smith fieldhouse talking to my dad on the phone, asking for permission to marry me (i guess he had been waiting all day to hear from back from my dad). alyssa and i arrived at the SFH and i kinda knew something was up because cory, my t-shirt and gym shorts-loving man, had on a sweater. the one he wore on our first date.
not soon after we arrived, cory told me we were going to go pick up some pizza (yuck) and instead drove us to the provo temple. HMMMMM.
we parked and walked in the dark around the temple for what felt like foreverrr. i just wanted him to propose! finally we got to the east side and sat down on a bench and cory said some sweet things (that will remain our secret) and "didn't kneel because i wasn't sure if you'd see me" which is plausible, but also, implausible because there were lights. regardless, he slipped the ring on my finger, we probably kissed and then we hopped in his 1970's VW bug and proceeded to pick up his favorite bacon pizza (yuck, again).
i remember sitting in his basement and the two of us calling everyone we knew and sharing all the details and it was just so great and i didn't get any homework done but my professors said it was okay.
my mom came out a few weeks later-the first time she'd met cory in person!-and we looked at reception venues and found the one we liked that same day (the old meeting house in murray). the next day, after class, mom and i went wedding dress shopping and i found tons i loved! i found one late at night at abella bridal in provo, and it was so simple and oh, was going to be on super sale on saturday morning at their sample sale for...$250! i was adamant about not having a veil but mom found one there with beautiful floral embroidery and it was just so pretty. however, we went up to a shop in salt lake city and i found this gorgeous straples dress with tulle on the bottom and embellished with fabric flowers all over the top. i loved it, but was not in love with the fact that i'd have to get sleeves added or wear a jacket. it was a tough decision, but saturday morning, i was the first person in line at abella (an hour before it opened, probably) and got my gorgeous dress and veil! we then went to the old meeting house and took care of some details. after that, wedding planning was pretty much a breeze. we had about six months total, we had my mom with her color-coded binder and etsy!
the hardest thing about being engaged was having to say goodnightgoodbye every night. cory was a sweetheart and walked me home every night. also, registering for our wedding was quite the challenge as cory and i are both very stubborn and have certain opinions about things. however, most everything in our lives is because of a decision made together, which drives me crazy when i'm decorating our house, but it's also nice to know that cory doesn't resent anything because i frivolously purchased it.
december 2011, i had a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL bridal shower thrown by my mom's best friend, jan, at our neighborhood clubhouse. i will never be able to thank her for all her hard work and the gorgeous details. she made these pretty yellow invitations with vellum and little studs. there was a cute advice book when you walked in which i love! we had a yummy luncheon of croissants and chicken salad, fruit, vegetables, punch and special cupcakes made by a family friend, and probably more that i've forgotten! i was so spoiled and am so thankful for sweet friends and family who made starting a life together much easier and less expensive!
we spent christmas with both families (traveling on christmas morning to meet cory's family for the first time). january, we did engagement pictures and february we finalized wedding details. in march we went to cedar city/st.george our third trip of the two semesters (thanks granny and dorothy for always putting us and our friends up!). in april, my girls hailey and lauren threw me a fabulous bachelorette party/brunch and it was so fun and cute! they put so much work into it and i'm so grateful to them for thinking of all the little details (the sparkly sprinkles on the cupcakes).
then...WEDDING WEEK!
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