Our Surprise Engagement Party!

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Mrs. Daffodil, San Francisco/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 26, Nonprofit Strategy Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Resident Physician Engagement Date: December 29, 2006 Wedding Date: May, 2008 Blogging Since: August, 2007 Venue: Church w/ floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Valley; Westin in downtown LA About Me: I moved around a lot growing up, but consider myself a Southerner at heart. I love scrapbooking, dancing, doggies, and diet coke. I am all about personalizing everything and hence, I'm a DIY bride who is just loving the entire wedding planning process! Mr. Daffodil and I met in our college fellowship group and were "just friends" for three years before we started dating. We've been together for four years now and can't wait to get married in sunny SoCal, Mr. Daffodil's hometown.

Our Surprise Engagement Party!

October 9th, 2007 @ 3:13 pm by Mrs. Daffodil

My best friend is the BESTEST! Mr. D and I went to Atlanta for a wedding this weekend and we stayed with our friends, Amy and Reid. Amy is one of my bridesmaids and my best friend since middle school. To our surprise, the next morning, we woke up to a surprise engagement party! It was so incredibly special for us because our entire wedding party is spread out all over the US, so Mr. D and I never even had a chance to celebrate our engagement in person with any of our friends…until now!

What we both found most surprising, however, was how much more “official” we felt afterwards. It’s not that our engagement didn’t feel official before, but for some reason, having it acknowledged in this manner really made us realize “wow, this is for real!” It was the perfect timing as well, as we are getting close to six months til the wedding…Wedding planning will really be picking up at this point, so it was the perfect kickoff to this season in our lives!

Me and my best friend Amy