So excited to be His Mrs.!

So invitations have been purchased! I actually just brought them home and in true Daniel and Nicole fashion they are simple and classic; well more like timeless! I was all about the whole DIY invites, but I changed my mind. So we picked out a set that is already made, but we print them out ourselves. Then I am also going to change out the ivory ribbon that came with the set, to a green one to give it a pop of color! For those who do not know, we have finally settled on our colors: Green and Ivory. Its not Forest or Christmas green but more like fern green!

It's so hard to believe that we are almost 7 months until I Do! What am I saying...its been a long time coming!

21 Candles

Whew! What a weekend! This past Sunday marked my baby brother's 21st birthday and it was hard to spend it a million and one miles away from him while he celebrated in Lousiana! This military life sure makes it hard to enjoy all the holidays and birthdays that we're used to sharing together! But I am still oh, so proud of him! Hope that your 21st Birthday was amazing Brother, I sure won't miss the next one!

XOXO!

Cheers!

Hello there! It has been quite sometime since I have blogged , and we have had quite a few events take place too! The first event being: our 4 year anniversary! We celebrated in our traditional style, spending the day together and having dinner at Tahoe Joe's; after our tasty dinner, Dan took me to have my ring cleaned! :) Boy did it ever need to be cleaned, all the lotions and potions I work in all day long are not very ring friendly! We spent the rest of the evening relaxing and watching the fun part of American Idol!

Saturday was dedicated to wedding planning with my mom! I took her to see the venue that I want(and am coming very close to getting!) So as soon as we put a deposit down, we will have a place and a for sure date, even though we are pretty sure what the date will be. However, I know many have been dying to know about details so I will share a few that have been decided. We will be saying I Do on a Sunday, and inviting family and friends to share in a Champagne Brunch afterwards! We are making DIY invitations, and have a very Fall type of theme....I leave you with that to tide you over! I have already said too much!

Just found this old picture of the two of us on our 6 month anniversary! Time sure flies by quickly!

Starting 2010 with a BANG!

Hello 2010! Here we are at the begining of a new decade! I myself cannot believe it! Anyways, January is now upon us, and that means, only 8 months until "I Do." So far the future Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Van Unen are on a bit of a roll. We have secured a pastor from our church to marry us on a Sunday late this Summer! :) (The date is still TBA until we confirm with the rep from our venue next week.) So watch for the blog which will announce our wedding date in the next few weeks!

Then there is my dress. Today I had my 2nd go around at David's Bridal and stepped into what very possibly is THE DRESS! I could hardly breathe! It was breathtaking, however, mom and me are still gonna hit three more shops, to see what else is out there; but I am pretty sure that my dress is the one I tried on today! Along with my dress, I am also trying to tackle the dresses for my MOHs! However, we are having a bit of an issue with color! So we shall see how that goes, as I have one MOH in SoCal and the other MOH I have here with me, is going to be leaving in March to go to Thailand for 8 weeks! So when she arrives back home in late June we will only have a few months to get last minute details in order.

In other news, the above photo of me was taken in October 2009,a few weeks after Daniel proposed. I went to the Engaged Wedding Library at Quarry Ponds located in Granite Bay! Well I just received an email today from the owner that my photo along with a few other local brides is going to be featured in a local Granite Bay magazine for the February 2010 issue! So exciting! Its not my best picture, but hey I couldn't get that goofy grin off of my newly engaged face at the time!

I love January as it is the begining of a new year, but also because it is our anniversary month! Yup! that's right, this January 12th will mark our 4 year anniversary! I am just so extremely happy, excited, in love, and over the moon to get to share my life with this amazing man!

Next week I will be on the hunt for another cake bakery, met with one baker, he was interesting...to say the least! and hopefully next week we will also announce our wedding date! Stay tuned...