We Have a Winner

It's official, we have a reception hall and a date! Our absolutely for certain wedding date is November 17, 2012! The reception is going to be held at the community church in town. It's a very nice facility and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to use it. We decided to have both the wedding and the reception in Lakeview to make traveling easier for our out of state guests. Now we can finally move forward with all the other planning.

Andrew and I had a flawless Thanksgiving weekend together! It was so nice to finally spend some time together since we've been engaged. We had a great time with both of our families and I even got him to go Black Friday shopping with me this year. Only three more weeks until Christmas break!

That's right, the wedding is just one year away! 365 days from today I will marry the man I never thought I'd be fortunate enough to find. The man that God designed with me in mind. I don't want to wish time away, but I can not wait to start our lives together!


- Anxious to drop the "future" in Mrs. Peasley

First of all I would like to Praise God.  Without him in my life there is no way I would find myself where I am today.  In one year, I will be marrying a woman who is the absolute love of my life.  She challenges me to be a better man everyday, and I want to be better.  The reason is simple; she deserves it.  I believe God is preparing us for marriage with one another in ways we don't even realize right now, but patience and perseverance are two lessons we are right in the middle of.   We are trying to be patient for the day to come in one year, and persevering through this time we are apart (as we are immersed in school).  I could not be more excited to spend the rest of my life with anyone other than Brittany.  


-Andrew

It's 11-11-11 and only 11 more days until Andrew comes home!

We got the o.k. to have our reception at the hall we've been strongly considering! Since Andrew will be back soon, we're going to wait to make any decisions until he can see it. We are super excited that this hall is an option for us.

It's 11:11, make a wish!

Wedding Shoes?

I was hoping to get my first dose of wedding dress shopping this weekend. Unfortunately, it appears that all three of the bridal shops in Mount Pleasant have closed. Bummer. On the bright side, I may have located my wedding shoes - shoes before the dress...I know, I know.

I was first drawn to these TOMS by their visually appealing texture and color. I knew I wouldn't be matching my shoes to my dress and chances are, I will have a white dress. Therefore, gold should be a safe bet. Gold is also one of my wedding colors so I'm keeping it all coordinated wonderfully. ;) After thoughtful consideration, I decided that the functional benefit of providing comfort for my feet the entire day outweighs the option of suffering in heels. Lastly, with the purchase of these shoes I will not only be providing for my wedding day "needs" (although I will definitely be wearing these again after the wedding) but I will also benefit a child who is actually in need! (For more information see: Toms One For One Movement). Needless to say, I'm sold!

Planning the Marriage Before Planning the Wedding

We are currently at a stand still with wedding planning. I'm hoping we'll find a reception hall soon so we can start knocking out some of our to-do list. Until then, I'll spend some time discussing what else is going on in our lives.

Andrew and I have always enjoyed reading relationship based books together. We started our first book after we had been dating for around a year and have tried to continue ever since. Earlier this year we began transitioning out of dating books and into premarital books, which was very exciting. We are currently working our way through Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married by Gary Chapman. Gary Chapman is a Christian premarital counselor along with being a husband. We enjoy his insight and advice dealing with common marriage issues. This book is a quick read and only deals with the nitty gritty details, which is great for a couple like us that has little time for extra-curricular reading.

So far the book has covered topics ranging from how we may have a different way of giving and receiving forgiveness, to how being in love is not an adequate foundation for building a successful marriage. Our goal is not to have everything figured out before we get married, (we know that's not possible) but to save ourselves some headaches by learning as much as we can from the experiences of others. In at least a couple of the books we have read about how couples spend so much time planning for the wedding day, that they kind of forget about planning for their marriage. Of course this sounds silly because marriage is a commitment lasting the rest of their lives, so one would think that this is where the greatest amount of preparation would be. Our goal is that when we are driving away after the wedding we are not thinking, "Holy crap we are married...now what do we do." As we continue to be apart through the course of our engagement, we find joy in knowing we are working on our marriage before it starts.

-A & B