Adding Some Organic Spice to the Wedding Industry

Adding Some Organic Spice to the Wedding Industry

November 29th, 2008 @ 6:55 pm by Mrs. Peep Toe

We have already been planning our wedding for eleven months (my God that has flown by), so I have a lot to share. I guess I’ll dig right in and give the engagement story:

Here we are at brunch the morning he proposed.

I wish I could say I had no idea it was coming, but alas, Mr. Peep Toe couldn’t quite hold in the excitement. So on a Sunday morning in December, while still in bed, Mr. PT proposed. As soon as I realized what was going on, I made him get down on one knee. The dog was so confused he immediately attacked Mr. PT, and by attack, I mean slobbered kisses all over his face. Once the dog approved, well, I don’t remember much after that other than crying and shouting out YES!!

The rest of the morning was spent in an excited haze. I can’t say I surprised anyone when I called with the news- Mr. PT had clued everyone in on the plan by asking my ENTIRE family if they approved! Honestly, that surprised me the most! He had the whole day (and next day) planned with the help of Sister Peep Toe. He had even called my boss and asked for the day off on Monday. Later she told me that she felt like he was asking her permission for us to get married- so of course she gave me the day!!

Since that fateful day last December I have been falling down the wedding planning rabbit hole and hoping to hold on to what really matters- us!!

Hope you enjoy the adventure with me, I have already done a lot of planning, but I have a lot to go. Coming soon, the non-wedding wedding, the guest list cut in half, a 17-month-long engagement (say what, I am not getting any younger??), five months of looking for a venue cut down to three posts, and a New York Times Interview!!

So join me on the ride to make our wedding our own by adding bit of sugar and spice.

I’ll leave you with the picture that you really want to see: the RING. A cushion cut, yellow sapphire. Mr. PT did good!!!

(Please don’t focus on my finger hair- I took this pic on the day of our engagement before I even knew what a wedding blog was!)

So tell me, did you know what a wedding blog was before you were engaged?? Did you know about your engagement and was it a low key affair?

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13 Responses to “Adding Some Organic Spice to the Wedding Industry”

Guest

Gorgeous ring, Miss Peep Toe! You’re right — your Mr. did a great job!

Also, you guys are adorable

11/29/08 @ 8:22 pm (reply)

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Golden

I absolutely LOVE your e-ring! The yellow sapphire is gorgeous! And how sweet of Mr. PT to ask so many of your loved ones for your hand in marriage If you don’t mind my asking…Did Mr. PT know you wanted a sapphire or did he pick out this golden gem all on his own?

11/29/08 @ 8:30 pm (reply)

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Nicole

Fifteen month engagement here! And that’s after dating 7 years.

My fiance had all these grand plans in mind for our engagement, and decided one weekend was THE weekend. He was so nervous that weekend, and finally it was 10 pm on a Sunday night. I was sitting at my computer, in my pajama pants, doing homework when he gave me the ring. Did I mention it was Superbowl Sunday? Um, yeah.

He’s the type of guy who tells me I’m beautiful and is romantic in his own little way pretty much every single day- otherwise I would have been kind of sad at the anticlimactic engagement! I feel like everyone else in the world got engaged in a hot air balloon, with him down on one knee, just after he finished a 5-minute engagement speech. Maybe low-key engagements aren’t as uncommon as I think.

11/29/08 @ 8:38 pm (reply)

Bee

Mrs. Avocado (message) 1,407 posts, Bumble bee

I love your ring! So so pretty.

11/29/08 @ 9:38 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Crab Cake (message) 818 posts, Busy bee

Your ring is gorgeous!!

I had no idea what a wedding blog was! Then I found weddingbee and I was hooked!

11/29/08 @ 9:44 pm (reply)

Guest

bugaboo

Hi Miss Peep! Your ring is stunning! I am also in SF and it took us 6 months to find our venue. I am very curious to hear more about your story.

11/29/08 @ 10:26 pm (reply)

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Nicole

ahh love cushion cuts… you have a such a beautiful ring. Thanks for sharing your proposal story!

11/30/08 @ 12:33 am (reply)

Bee

Miss Peep Toe (message) 1,636 posts, Bumble bee

Glad to know that I am not the only one with a long engagement or a long venue hunt.
@Golden: Mr. PT had told me about 6 months before that he was thinking about getting me a yellow sapphire. So I kinda knew, but I didn’t know how much I would LOVE it.

11/30/08 @ 12:34 pm (reply)