A more naive version of myself thought I could plan a wedding for $12,000-$15,000. I guess if we had really tried, we could’ve made it work in that budget. Our catering and venue alone blew that original pipe dream out of the water. Luckily for us, the Army has played a big role in paying for the wedding. As I mentioned, Mac and I are paying for everything. While he… View Post »
Our story: engagement ring shopping
After a few months together, the weekend before Mac deployed was suddenly upon us. We spent weeks shopping for extra gear, packing up his stuff, and dreading the first weekend of December. His parents decided to come down one last time before he left. Mac told me he wanted to buy my Christmas present before he left. We headed over to the mall before his parents arrived and walked through… View Post »
Creating a wedding budget
One topic brides, single ladies, and the long-time married can talk about is money. No matter how hard we work, we always seem to never have enough. Budgeting for a wedding tends to put a pinch on the purse-strings. Mac and I decided that we would pay for our own wedding. We’re adults and employed full time. We didn’t want to put the burden of our wedding costs onto our parents…. View Post »
Our story: dealing with a deployment
Mac and I had been dating for about a year, and my college graduation was on the horizon. As I prepared to graduate from college, I began exploring my options. Should I go to graduate school or get a job? Where? Mac and I discussed what we should do. Above all, we wanted to be together. Mac was moving to Fort Bragg after he completed his officer courses in Oklahoma. North… View Post »
Our story: commissioning and a long distance relationship
Mac was enrolled in Army ROTC at Tech when we met. We both went into our relationship knowing that he would commission as a second lieutenant less than two months later. The night before he commissioned, we had a serious talk about about our relationship. We realized our only solution was a long distance relationship. I was moving back to PA for the summer, and he was participating in a… View Post »
Our story: how we met
So after I mentioned our invites, I realized that I haven’t shared the story of how we met. In 2006, I made a decision that would ultimately affect the rest of my life: I decided to attend Virginia Tech. At the beginning of my second semester, I went through sorority recruitment, received a bid, and pledged my sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta. My bridesmaids, Ashley and Jessica, are also Alpha Gams…. View Post »