Paper Lanterns

Here is an example of what they might look at your special event!

The colors for our Disney Themed wedding are aqua blue and black.. I think they are great colors together!

The knot.com has paper lanterns on sale for three days!

I was able to get 8 aqua paper lanterns and 8 white paper lanterns for $30, which makes them $1.99 a piece...

If you know anything about paper lanterns, certain colors sell right away. .I havent been able to get aqua paper lanterns.. they have been out of stock everywhere online..

Cannot wait for them to come in the mail!

These will look beautiful at our reception!

A disney wedding??

You probably wonder how can one have a Disney wedding in Michigan?
Well, if you know me at all, you know I am a disney freak... Completely!!!

Our wedding theme is a " A night of Disney Magic." Drew and I are having a Mickey and Minnie themed wedding. Our wedding style is more classical disney. We aren't doing a kid Mickey and Minnie style, but rather a more elegant flare with Mickey and Minnie
Our colors are a sea foam green and black.. Super sharp! We are doing a lot of things by hand and with lots of creativity.
I will post more of our " Disney" theme later on in my posts.. And I will show you lots of pictures..

Wedding Plans

Our wedding is on July 10, 2010.

The ceremony will be at Olivet Reformed Church in Grandville, Michian.
Pastor Joshua Baron, a dear friend and great mentor will perform the ceremony.
Their will be many unique details to following in the coming posts..

The Proposal

Drew orginally planned on proposing the weekend prior, during a trip up to Traverse City area. He, however, sensed I had winds of his plans, so he made other arrangments upon returning to work that monday. Working second-shift, Drew was able to get the following Friday evening off. As cover, he told me that one of his co-workers nedded switch shifts for a friday evening, giving him a rare evening off. In a not-uncommon move, Drew asked me if I wanted to go out to Holland to eat and see the sunset.

I, however, knew of his plans. I was on the phone with my Aunt that day and I told her, "he never gets a friday night off, I think he is going to propose." She said, "well, act noncholant."

He had no idea that I knew.. I love it

While in Holland, we made a trip to Barnes and Noble. I always want to visit this store, so ths day it was no different. While there, Drew purchased a book of questions. The book contained hundreds of questions about relationship.

We made the trek to Holland State Park and Drew began asking some of the questions out of the book. I could start to see Drew was getting nervous and he was acting funny about me wanting to walk on the pier.. He said, " well lets keep going through a few more questions" so we began to go back and forth answering questions. The sun began to set and the weather was starting to get cold. Drew sensed I was becoming Ansy, go figure! Drew convinced me we would only be there a few more minutes. Drew began to ask me an off the wall question.. no supris

And then he got on one knee and asked the important question: "Will you marry me?"

I confessed later on that I saw right through his story about getting working off.

Regardless, I was speechless and giddy in response.

Our Story

Drew is my best friend in the whole wide world, yet he makes me the craziest at times.. I think that's how love is..

Our story starts us back in highschool, in 10th grade, over the book "The Great Gatsby."
Both Drew and I had been in Amy Vandebergs 4th hour English. Drew had to switch classes and was now in my class. 4th hour was the hated class, if memory serves me correctly... One morning early on in that semester, before school began, Drew was working on some last minute homework about "The Great Gatsby". That morning in the library, I was working on the same homework. I didnt understand the book and I thought it was stupid, but I needed to get it done. I reconized Drew from class, but we had never met, so I introduced myself. At that time, I had no idea what adventure I was to embark on.

I asked Drew for some help on a question and he often refers to this moment as " I was cheating off him"..whatever...

Little did the two of us know that morning was jsut the beginning of a close friendship, and later a serious relationship.