Wedding Blog

Since I’ve posted the story of how we got engaged but haven’t really posted any ring pics, I figured it was time to show off “my precious” just a little bit. A teensy bit of back story, though, before we get to the gratuitous ring shots. Before Mr. French Fries and I got engaged, we had a little chat about e-rings. He basically told me…

That’s what I tell people when they ask about my engagement ring. “Yeah, it is built for speed!” It’s a strange answer that’s partially true and partially reflective of my insecurities about how I received it.

See, we don’t have a conventional engagement story. On our seventh anniversary, Mr. Snow and I had a moment of “Are we or aren’t we… ever?”

It’s not hard to find information on buying a diamond—most jewelers will be more than happy to tell you about the four “C”s, and you know your budget better than De Beers does (two months’ salary? Malarkey!).

But an engagement ring is more than just a diamond; it’s a piece of jewelry that most women will wear every day for the rest of their lives (or…

Our journey to the altar officially began on August 21, 2008. That is the day that Mr. Pudding proposed. Of course, we had been chatting about getting married for a while, but we both wanted to have that perfect moment to remember. Our “perfect moment” turned out to be quite spontaneous, but it was nevertheless perfect.

I had been sending Mr. P pictures of the types…

It wasn’t lost on me how ironic it was that I, a self professed low maintenance girl, fell in love with THE classic Tiffany engagement ring. When Mr Pretzel and I finally visited Tiffany & Co together we had a lot of fun with the sales associate, Amy. She said hands down I was the easiest future fiance she had worked with. My requirements were…

Have you ever found something while planning your wedding that you just knew you had to have? Well, I’ve had that happen several times, but I’ve never had to have anything as much as I’ve needed this.

I was stumbling around on Etsy, which is not all that uncommon for me these days, and I came across the most perfect piece of jewelry from Fabuluster. And…

A little while ago we took my size 4 ring in to be sized down to a size 3.5… yeah I’ve got some teeny-tiny fingers. The day we were to pick up my ring, I got struck with the flu and spent the rest of the week in bed or in quarantine. Sigh… we had to wait an extra week be reunited. I felt strange…

A while ago, I took the advice of the hive into consideration and bought myself a pair of vintage earrings from an Etsy seller. They came in the mail the other day and I had a little photo shoot with them!

First off, these bad boys are a lot bigger than I thought they would be. To refresh your memory, here’s the pic from Etsy over at Fincara along with "my look" board:

I was drooling over Mrs. Penguin’s runway coverage of Kirstie Kelly for Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings, and now I’m ogling over these rings designed by Mouawad for Kirstie Kelly for Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings.

Cinderella Semi-Mount Diamond Ring - $4,380

… Is on my hand! I promised to show a picture of my engagement ring, so here we go. I didn’t pick it out, although I did give Mr Trail Mix some guidelines to go by. More on that in a little bit. He did an amazing job and even though it’s been more than 6 months since we got engaged, I still catch myself…

So, Mr Pretzel and I had a trip to New England planned since this past spring. I grew up in NH and most of my mom’s family is in Maine or Massachusetts, so this was our “meet the rest of the family" trip. My mom made the trip with us---making it even more special. My heart was set on being engaged for this trip, so we could celebrate our engagement with my family. As the days ticked by and our trip got closer, I got more and more stressed out. Had he bought the ring? Was he going to propose?

Woo hoo!! I got a very exciting package in the mail this past weekend! I ordered way too many things last week (stamps, ink pads, Halloween costume, out of town guests bags, and the list goes on and on), so every day was like Christmas at my mailbox. I’m still waiting on a lot of those items, but I got one item I’ve been waiting…

Hi, I am Mrs. Peep Toe, and I am spoiled rotten.

A few months before our wedding, I *might* have mentioned under my breath (which might have also been ridden with alcohol) that my engagement ring would look even more perfect flanked by not just one band, but two. Yep, I was that girl that asked for it all up front.

Oops, did I do that??

So the…

Mr. Rainbow and I have a history of keeping our Thanksgivings pretty low-key. I think that stems from being “un-invited” to my FMIL’s Thanksgiving Dinner in 2007, the first year we were together… and yes, you heard that right. Un-invited. Anyway, moving on… after calling my mom half-way to tears that year, she invited us down to South Florida to spend Thanksgiving with her, even…

So the other day I was at Central Market (comparable to Whole Foods, sorta, for you non-Texas girls) and I was planning on just grabbing some lunch, but then as I walked through the aisles I was tempted by all sorts of glorious, organic food and I just couldn’t help myself (I swear this is relevant to the story). So as I’m juggling my salad, raspberries, wine for later, and some delicious cheese, I stop at the drink section to try and pile on some sparkling water. And then I see this guy approaching me.