Archive for October, 2009

Wedding Dress

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

I am now positive that I will be clothed when I walk down the isle. I had heard of a sample wedding dress sale from a friend of the family at church and decided to check it out with my mother Kathy, sister Natalie, friend Katie, and soon-to-be-mother-in-law Donna. The place we went to was [...]

A Mother’s Perspective

Monday, October 5th, 2009

My mother Donna wanted to contribute a bit to our blog. She wrote about my first date with Clarissa from her perspective.
I will admit that when Zachary and Clarissa would go out together during their college breaks I would secretly raise an eyebrow and wonder if there was something going on between them. I had [...]

Engagement Ring

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Zachary wanted his proposal to be a surprise, but he also wanted to let me pick out my own ring. He got a “proposal ring” for that night, and later we went to visit Jared’s to look at engagement rings. It took us a few stops at Jared’s to find the ring we wanted, and [...]

Proposal Preparations

Monday, October 5th, 2009

This is of course old news now, but it is something that I wanted to document and share with those who have not heard the whole story in person.
I had originally planned to propose on August 14, 2009. Therefore, when the middle of June rolled around, I planned a trip home to see Clarissa and [...]