{ Delight.Swim. }

Ok ladies! I need some help picking out a swim piece. Going to the Jersey Shore in a month and wanting to look fabulous!

These are my picks, be decisive now:

{Swim 1} Anthropologie: This one is my top fav!

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{Swim 2} Anthropologie: # 2 on my list.

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{Swim 3} J.Crew: 3rd pick, I love the design.

{Swim 4} J.Crew: A little different, but the bottoms remind me of Grace Kelly.

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Let me know which one I should choose!

{ Tis' the Season. }

Tis' the season for weddings, and, so many of them this year! Hard to imagine a year ago, Cal and I were rushing around Minnetonka and Minneapolis to finalize final details with our vendors. Even though it was so much work, it was such an exciting time for the both of us. {I was fortunate to have a helpful fiancé.}It was very seldom when planning became stressful; needless to say, I was extremely organized and to the point of being so organized, I surprised our florist {at our first meeting} by pushing away her book of samples of bouquets and saying "I won’t be needing that."

For future Twin Cities' brides out there might find some of these vendors helpful: Our wedding website.

Their prices were affordable and customer service was top notch!

{Our Vendors}

We had the best photographer, too!

{Erica Loeks Photography}

The first time I had ever been frugal {I do mean ever!}, was when we were planning our wedding. Cal and I had an elegant Minneapolis wedding for less than 15K. It is possible!

{ Engagement Photos. }

Calvin and I moved the wedding date up a year (June 12, 2009!), now, we need to start thinking about engagement pictures. Our goal is to have them completed before Thanksgiving of 2008.

I have been pondering about different types of engagement pictures that we can do. For instance, walking in a relatively known park in Minneapolis. However, simply everyone seems to do that for engagement pictures these days. I love the idea of Cal and I walking in a park in early autumn. But, we want to be different! Perhaps, sometimes it is good to be different!

Any suggestions?

-Amanda

{ Marriage Wisdom. }

Calvin and I would love to hear any advice people would like to share...about engagement, wedding planning, or marriage in general.

What advice do you have to offer to us?!