Weddingbee Blog

I’m a 26-year-old Instructional Designer (basically, I work with instructors and technology every day). I grew up in northern Minnesota, went to college out west, and now I’m working, schooling, living, and wedding planning in Grand Forks, North Dakota. I chose to be “Mary Jane” because I love me some heels! Living in ND means I have to forgo fashion in favor of warmth for a good portion of the year, but now that the snow is melting, I can rock my Mary Janes once again!

Some of my loves include photography, Photoshopping (it’s a verb, swear!), reading, scrapbooking, sewing, and cooking. I don’t do any of those things very often because I am a grad student. I also love cars, and come summer I’ll spend hours waxing mine (yes, really).

Mr. MJ and I have been dating for just 1.5 years, but we know each other better than two people should be allowed to know each other. We enjoy watching movies together, practicing our photography skills, destroying each other in MarioKart Wii, and philosophizing for hours about whatever pops in to our heads. Right now we’re both focused on finishing up spring semester, keeping up with our jobs, closing on our first house, and getting married, of course.

We’re planning a civil ceremony with 6 (six!) guests and a sub-$1000 budget. I hope we can create a romantic and memorable experience for everyone involved, all for less than a month’s rent. Will we succeed? You’ll soon see!