After we decided to have a local-to-us wedding, I started researching wedding venues in Fayetteville. Luckily for us, Fayetteville has a wide assortment of potential wedding venues. I knew that I didn’t want a copy-and-paste country club or hotel ballroom wedding. While researching venues, I did include some of the local country clubs and hotels to compare costs across town. I quickly narrowed our choices down to Fox Hollow Gardens,… View Post »
How to plan a wedding during a deployment
As I mentioned, Mac deployed the day after he proposed. We had to figure out how to plan a wedding during a deployment. Ergo, all of our wedding planning was done long distance. I did lots of research for venues, catering, photographers, and all that jazz. When Mac was able to call me (sometimes we went weeks between calls), I would mention what I had found and what I liked…. View Post »
How we chose our wedding location
One of the first major decisions of wedding planning is picking a location. Mac deployed the day after we became engaged, so I took on all of the initial wedding research. We had a few different options for where we could host a wedding, so we had to finalize a location before we could do any more planning. Here’s how we chose our wedding location. Blacksburg, Virginia Pros: Home sweet… View Post »
What do we do now?
Okay. The ring is on my hand, we’re officially engaged. What next?The next day, I drove Mac to Fort Bragg and watched him get on a bus to go to war. Not the happiest way to celebrate your engagement. I settled myself in a routine that would minimize lonely, sad time with my thoughts. As bad as it sounds to not think about a deployed loved one, thinking about them… View Post »
Non-extreme couponing
Now, I’m a big fan of any show on TLC. An addiction of mine is Extreme Couponing. This show follows folks like you and me on grocery trips where they buy $1000 of food for $20. For reals. Disclaimer: I have never saved more than I have spent. That isn’t my goal. Also, my husband is the champion of impulse buys. Our grocery bill would be a lot lower if… View Post »
Our story: the proposal
Mac’s parents left Sunday. That night, we were up in our room. Mac was packing his carry-on bag and getting any last minutes items down before he had to report Monday morning. The sight of his packed bag was too much for me, and I started crying. The proposal Mac asked if I wanted something to cheer me up. Knowing that only him staying would accomplish such a feat, I… View Post »