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Here are some more engagement pictures for your viewing pleasure!

These were taken the next afternoon at 13 Celsius. The owner, Mike, kindly let us use the bar before they opened. If you’re ever in Houston, I HIGHLY recommend visiting this wonderful wine bar! Aaron and I are regulars at this bar not just because of the intimate atmosphere and the way Mike and his bartenders…

As Mr. Chick and I celebrated our tenth anniversary last week, I find myself reminiscing on how we met, and the ways we’ve grown together. I thought I would dedicate a post to our story and Mr. Chick’s proposal. What do you say?

Mr. Chick and I met one magical night in 1999. It was muggy and humid down in the courtyard where people were dancing…

As promised, here are the engagement pictures! I’ve decided to divide them up into a couple of posts so it’s not visual overload. A million thanks once again to LULU the magnificent photographer!!

Here we are at House of Pies:

I love the jade bracelet from my mom in the pic above!

When I saw Mrs. Penguin’s post on Hey Lady, I was in love!

But after seeing the hefty price tags, I quickly convinced myself that they were not for me. Months later, I find myself referring to them and drooling over their beautiful shoes again! So, I’ve decided even if I can’t afford them, I sure can still blog about them!

Here are my three faves:

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He is up for anything, including wearing a leotard and performing Beyonce’s All the Single Ladies, playing on the SNL skit with Justin Timberlake!

This post doesn’t have much to do with our actual wedding, but I wanted to include it because it’s so representative of our relationship! We love doing silly things and making fools out of ourselves in front of other people. Don’t get…

I am so SO excited about this post! I’ve been thinking about bridesmaid’s dresses for longer than my own wedding dress! I’m not sure why, but there’s something about bridesmaid’s dresses that just tickle my fancy. I’ve decided on J.Crew dresses in the color “light pewter”, aka, light gray.  They will also have pink flower or bow accents (either a brooch or belt). I’m also…

This weekend, the incomparable Lulu took our engagement photos! Here is a sneak peek:

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I’m sure you have all noticed the current trend of mustache props in engagement and wedding photos. ‘What is that all about?’ you might have wondered to yourself. Well, I have no idea but I know I like it!! And when I saw these on OnceWed I knew I had to have them!

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Today is my second day at home from work with bacon flu. Okay, I don’t really have bacon flu, but it’s fun to say bacon! I can’t stop blowing my nose, sneezing, or eating Gardetto’s (skipping the sesame bread sticks, eek). Anyway, I was watching The Office: Pam and Jim’s wedding promo, and I noticed the adorable cake toppers!! It’s vintage, but quirky at the…

It’s finally here! The dress post!!

Let me catch you up on what’s happened so far in Miss Chick’s search for The One.

It all started three months after I got engaged. I had been living in post engagement euphoria and was procrastinating actual planning of any kind. I believe my exact words were, “maybe it’ll all just come together on its own?”

(Mr. Chick, STOP READING HERE! Do not click on read more! DO NOT!!!! You hear me?! Love you.)

Here is some more great inspiration for the upcoming engagement shoot, and some great ideas for invitations. Lulusan (otherwise known as engagement photographer extraordinaire) discovered a great new blog! I can’t stop reading Le Love. I can totally see my more literary friends swooning over the love poems, but as for me, I am more of a “picture is worth a million words” girl:

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Hi everyone!

Well, as you know, just a mere week ago, I was a sad bride walking around like this (Arrested Development fans, this is a must watch) because of all the venue drama. I even joked about walking down the aisle this way. Now that we have our venue settled (OK, 95% settled. I’ll know more in two weeks and of course I will keep you guys posted!) I am back with wedding blog fever!

Halp! I need to find a great hair fascinator!

Our engagement shoot is scheduled for October 24th with the mighty Lulu and her loyal assistant, Liang. I will be wearing my Blaire dress:

I think I will leave my hair down but make it into big curls, 1940s style! Now all I need is a perfect hair fascinator. Here are the ones I’ve narrowed it down to:

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Now that we finally have a venue (well, we're 95% certain), I feel like I can move on with planning! Phew!

My awesome fashionista friend and fellow bride S sent me Sara Gabriel’s website full of unique and beautiful veils. These are some of my favorites:

All images below, unless otherwise noted, are courtesy of Sara Gabriel.

Better late than never, right? Here goes my story!

How I found Weddingbee

This is a pretty interesting story, actually! Mrs. Apple Cider and my MOH/older sister work together! My sister sent me Mrs. Apple Cider’s blog with a note: “I work with her! She has the cutest ideas!” I was immediately obsessed with her blog and read every single entry retroactively. Then one day I read…