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Thursday, July 22, 2010

End of the Road

Well, ladies (and gentlemen?), this is it. I'm leaving for St. Louis after work today to kick off the wedding weekend. It feels like we've been planning this for forever, but then it feels like it crept up on us so quickly! I have Friday and Monday off, and Monday I have some really exciting stuff I have been dying to tell you all but can't until after the wedding. I'll fill you in on the honeymoon then.


This wedding planning process has not always been fun, and it has been 100x more difficult than I ever thought it would be. Job stress + a long distance relationship + wedding planning was a pretty wicked combo...but with all of that being said, I am very thankful that we had the kind of engagement that we had. I learned and grew so much, and it wasn't even a little bit easy. Learning how to fight, argue and disagree with Ryan in a respectful and loving way was hard; but I am completely positive that the conflict resolution skills we hammered out between the 2 of us will come in handy. Growth does not feel good, and parts of the engagement did not.

Parts of it did feel really good though. Seeing how happy my family is for me, that I've found someone who loves me so much, and seeing how happy Ryan's family is that he found someone who loves him so much has been amazing. Ryan's family has welcomed me in like one of their own, and so many people have offered their help and support.

Just like you all have. I am absolutely positive that we would not be having the wedding we're having without the blogging community. Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for reading, commenting, and putting up with all my crazy. You have truly added a whole new dimension to wedding planning, and I am so grateful for that.

I feel so ready for this. And I'm so, so over the moon happy.

20 comments:

  1. Oh wow....tomorrow will be such a great beginning for you. So excited to see it all finally come together. And the family part was huge. I remember Mr Fix It's father coming up to me and my daughter during the reception and hugging both of us and saying how happy he was to welcome such two wonderful ladies into their family. I just love them...it really makes it all worth while to realize the love between a husband and wife is supposed to go so much further than the two of you :)

    Looking forward to the news, the pictures and welcoming you to the other side!

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  2. You will be a beautiful bride and you are going to have a wonderful time! Good luck with everything and remember that things will go wrong but its not about that, its about starting the rest of your lives together surrounded by family and friends (ready to celebrate!) Good luck <3

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  3. so happy for you my friend i am sending hugs and love and tears of joy through the screen at you and ryan!!! can't wait to see how it all came together and see all of the images of joy that i know you will have to show off on the flip side. lots of love, kristy

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  4. Congratulations girl!! Have an absolutely wonderful weekend and cherish every single second of it - It's so exciting that it's finally here, but it will be over before you know it! Soak it all in! Can't wait to see how everything turns out!

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  5. wahoooooo! So stoked for you and Ryan!!! looking forward to the news!

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  6. Congrats!!! Have a wonderful wedding and weekend! I look forward to hearing your news and how it all went :o)

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  7. Congratulations! I hope you have a beautiful wedding! :)

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  8. You made it!! So incredibly excited for you and Ryan. Enjoy every second of this weekend (even the shitty parts because there is bound to be at least one). You're going to be a beautiful bride and I can't wait to read all about your day. You're going to love married life :) Congrats!!

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  9. Have a wonderful weekend, I'm so excited for you! Can't wait for updates

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  10. Congratulations! So excited for you. Have the most wonderful, happy weekend and we can't wait to hear all about it. Congrats again! :)

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  11. Congratulations! Have a fantastic wedding weekend and try to soak up and enjoy as much of it as you possibly can! Can't wait to read all about it!

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  12. ؛spɹɐƃǝɹ ʇsǝq

    ˙ǝʇısqǝʍ ɹno oʇ oƃ uɐɔ noʎ 'sʇuoɟ ǝnbıun puıɟ oʇ pǝǝu noʎ ɟı
    'ʎɐʍ ǝɥʇ ʎq

    0‾0 ǝɔıu sʞooן ƃoןq ɹnoʎ
    ˙ƃuıʇǝǝɹƃ ɯɹɐʍ ¡puǝıɹɟ ʎɯ oןןǝɥ

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  13. Congrats and best wishes! I hope you have a fabulous wedding!

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  14. Congrats! It's finally here!!
    Enjoy every minute of your wedding weekend!

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  15. Congrats and best wishes! Enjoy your fabulous weekend - you deserve it!

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  16. Congratulations; hope you have a fantastic day!

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  17. Here's to making it to the finish line! (And starting a whole 'nother race, haha . . .)

    Hope you have a fantastic wedding weekend and end up with more happy memories than you can possibly hold on to.

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  18. Congrats to you! Have a wonderful weekend and a gorgeous wedding day! Can't wait to read all about it :)

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  19. You are a married lady now! Congratulations. So excited for you and Ryan. Can't wait to hear all about it. x

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