Miss Magnolia, Atlanta
Age and Occupation: 28, Public Affairs and Government Relations
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Lobbyist
Engagement Date: December 1, 2006
Wedding Date: January, 2008
Blogging Since: September 6, 2007
Venue: catherdral ceremony/private club reception
About Me: Mr. Magnolia and I are thrilled to be planning an evening, winter wedding for 200 people in Atlanta. We both work in politics and share a love of University of Georgia football, pop culture, and good food! I'm a runner who adores wedding magazines, bad reality television, and a
good glass of wine. Most of the time I like to think I'm pretty organized, but between wedding planning, house hunting, and a full-time job, I'm being put to the test!
An Alaskan Engagement
June 25th, 2008 @ 5:48 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
We’ve been best friends since we were fifteen. And just in case anyone out there is counting, that’s almost half of our lives.
In high school, we’d show up for first period in the same outfit. She’d look at me and say, “I knew you were going to wear that.”
We lived together all through college…and we not only survived, we’re still as close as ever.
She’s the most inadvertently funny person I know. She has a great sense of humor, but most of the time she’s making people laugh without actually meaning to.
She used to have a dog named Taco and a bird named Potato. I don’t know why that’s important, but it always cracked me up, and as far as I’m concerned, it speaks volumes about her completely original personality and spirit.
She’s amazingly kind, and exceedingly thoughtful.
When I married Mr. Magnolia in January, she was my Maid of Honor. That day, I gained a sister-in-law, and I couldn’t be happier about that. But the thing is, I already kind of had a sister, albeit not a biological one. She knows me better than just about anyone else out there, and her happiness is incredibly important to me.
Last week, I got the most exciting phone call ever. While on vacation in Alaska for her boyfriend’s birthday, he got down on one knee and gave her this:
If you look closely, you’ll see a fleur-de-lis on the side of the setting. They live in New Orleans, and he had this ring specially designed for her in honor of their city.
And now I get to be Matron of Honor, and I can’t wait to use this time to celebrate my best friend, my constant cheerleader, my partner in crime - sometimes literally ;). She deserves every bit of happiness available to her, and I know that her fiance is her perfect match. I’m so, so happy for them.
And as an added bonus, once next May rolls around and they say their “I dos,” we’ll have the same married last name. Sisters, essentially - we’re marrying (or have married!) boys with the same last name. 
20 Responses to “An Alaskan Engagement”
Congrats to your BFF! How exiting
P.S. I love the, what a great idea
congrats! If she is planning on a NOLA wedding, you can point her to my blog (monkeywed.blogspot.com) - I review a lot of my vendors and reception sites there!
I hear ya on this one! In July, I marry my best friend’s brother! But since she has already married, we won’t have the same last name, even if I take his (which I’m not). It’s funny, cuz she has been really a sister to me forever, and now she will be my sister-in-law!
I am happy for your and your friend. It’s wonderful to have such a great best friend, isn’t it? Too funny that you are marrying guys with the same last name (must be a common one?!!)!
That was so beautifully written, you gave me goosebumps, and the picture at the bottom is adorable! Congrats to your friend!
You are an awesome friend and sister in law. you guys are both so lucky to have each other. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!
I second SKM, beautifully written. congrats to you for finding a friend worth the words you just wrote, and congrats to her for finding a man worth writing about
Aw, that is so sweet! I think you should definitely say some of those things in your MOH speech, esp. about the being friends for half your lives, and being “sisters” with the same last name… Just practice a lot before you go up there, or you might start bawling. That is what happened to me when I did my MOH speech at my best friend’s wedding (I’ve been friends with her for 15 years/half our lives too :))
@ goodvoile: i am marrying my best friend’s brother, too! haha, i’m so excited to officially make her my sister (in law)!
and yay for your friend, mrs. magnolia! the wedding stuff never ends, huh? haha.
What a beautiful love letter to friendship. Hope you have an amazing time as MOH!
How very, very perfect that two best friends as close as sisters are marrying brothers and soon will be sisters!
And that is a HECK of a ring!
Hmmm…I guess I wasn’t exactly clear. 
We’re not marrying brothers, our husbands have the same last name. When I mentioned that I gained a sister-in-law, that’s because Mr. Mags has a sister, who I also truly adore…but again, my BF has always kind of been like a sister already!
My apologies for writing a confusing post!
Yay for your friend! That’s a beautiful ring too. My best friend since high school ended up marrying my husband’s brother. So now we’re sisters-in-law and our daughters are cousins. We’ve always been like sisters, so it’s great to have the same last name =)
As an alaskan at heart (lived there for the first 18yrs of my life) I was really excited to see alaska mentioned on the blog (no one has used the alaskan boards yet–boo). Even if it’s not a wedding there, I can’t think of a more lovely place to get engaged. Such a lovely setting/view in almost every direction.
Hi. I’m the subject of this wonderful post, and I just want to say how lucky I’ve been to have Mrs. Magnolia as a best friend for all these years. As you can tell from her post, she’s incredibly thoughtful, kind and loyal. I’m am thrilled to have her as my Matron of Honor! And doubly lucky because in addition to being a remarkable friend, she’s got crazy wedding knowledge and has already been invaluable in this regard, and I’ve only been engaged for a week.
For the Alaskan - what an amazing state that is. We spent most of our time in Sitka (we got engaged on the top of Mt. Verstovia). We talked about getting married there, but our family is from South Carolina, and we couldn’t justify asking everyone to spend the money to travel up there. Anyway, you’re lucky to be a native. It’s an awesome place (in the literal sense of the word).
Congratulations, RHZ!!
To have Mags as a best friend…a gal could only be so lucky! Congrats to the newly engaged couple and yay to you Mags, for parties and planning to come!
I love this engagement story! It’s too cool that you both will have the same last name. And that ring is gorgeous, and HUGE!!!
Congratulations to your best friend, and good luck with all the planning and fun partying to come.
i can’t tell you how much i love this post. and the same last names! that is so crazy. crazy awesome.
Aw, what a story… so much love between you!
And that is so cute how you’ll have the same name
This. Is. Awesome.
