Chinh & Hanvi's Wedding Planning

So, it's now February and b4 we know it the wedding date will be here. It's been a roller coaster ride since that day up in the hot air balloon where he proposed to me. Full of
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Hopefully, from here on out it will be smooth sailing, and the wedding will be just as planned...

We did a lot of brainstorming b4 we agreed on the location of the wedding. We compromised b/t a big New York wedding (his idea) and going away to get married in the Bahamas (my idea)....and came up w/ a small and intimate beach wedding in Ocean City, Maryland.

The item that took the most time to buy was the wedding dress. I looked through magazines, brochures, and e bay. Then we went to stores in Maryland, Delaware, and New York. Here are some of the dresses that I've tried on:

And this is the one we both decided on, since the roses on it goes well w/ the whole beach theme...

The shoes were pretty easy though, I saw it and just knew it was the one...

For my hair, I'm going w/ some soft curls w/ a veil and a flower comb from the florist that's going to match w/ my cascading pink and white roses.

As for the dress I'm going to wear at the reception, it's going to be a pink sequenced-top dress...

Dinner reception will be @ Sunset Grille... a seafood restaurant w/ a nice waterfront view. The menu will be quesadillas for appetizers, and the main entrees will be 2 crab cakes, 2 tempura lobster tails, and 2 broiled lobster tails. The dessert will be this wedding cake (but w/ a third layer).

Now I just need to go buy a nice purse & a dress slip. As well as a traditional vietnamese dress (ao dai). Also, I have to con't w/ my diet plan. Studio pictures are coming up on Feb 12. I've already lost 19 lbs so far, but I would still like to lose another 3 lbs for the studio pix. Then I'd like to lose another 5 - 10 lbs for the wedding day.

We got our apt last week. So from now until the wedding our biggest task is moving. We're getting a Uhaul next week 4 moving the big stuff from my house. Thereafter, we'll move my stuff one carload @ a time. Also, gotta do much cleaning, shopping, and organizing. Gonna be fun!

Now, let's all pray for good weather on March 26, 2006...that way it will be sunny and warm w/ a cool slight breeze while we say our "I Do's"...