TWENTY. FOUR. DAYS.

Today is May.
Which means I can officially say I'm getting married this month.
Which means, crap I still have a lot to do.
Which really means I better kick my butt into gear,
so that I can marry that hunk already.
Fly off to Mexico, have the time of my life...
eat whatever I want...then start the rest of forever with my Mr.

Today's post is perfectly random, in all the right ways.
So, I give you....

24 facts about our engagement/wedding:

(1) Caleb proposed to me on the beach in Hilton Head Island, SC, as the sun went down. I cried like a baby, sheer joy, of course!
(2) He tricked me into video taping my own proposal...sneaky one, he is.

(3) We rode adorable bikes with baskets on them to that very beach (there's a hint on our cake topper!)
(4) The original date we wanted for our wedding was May 18th.
(5) Our favors involve something sweet.
(6) Caleb pulled the grey tux inspiration from his fav man; Robert Downey Jr, at the end of Avengers.

(7) None of my bridesmaid's dresses are the same, they are all unique to them!

(8) My wedding shoes are yellow. Woo!

(9) We almost got really daring and decided to scratch the tent rental all together for the reception, but then we thought if it DID rain, we'd be in real trouble. So...a beautifully lit white tent it shall be.

(10) The top layer of our cake will be red velvet, covered in butter-cream icing. Mmmmm!

(11) The rest of our guests will be getting cupcakes in a flavor of their choice!

(12) My flower girl is the cutest, ever.

(13) My bouquet will have a touch of garden roses (like peonies, except on a budget!)

(14) Caleb absolutely does NOT want to see me until I walk down the aisle. I am kind of in love with that idea, too. He's kinda romantic ;)

(15) Our first experience with a wedding vendor (some "professional" photographers) was absolutely AWFUL. I cried on the car ride home... thank GOODNESS for our amazing photographers we have now. I don't know what I'd do without them.

credit: Innovatory Photography

(16) My nails have probably been painted 3 times our whole engagement. You'd think having a shiny rock on your hand would be motivation to keep the hands lookin good?

(17) Caleb originally wanted our centerpieces to be various action figures....you know, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor... no thank you. I respectfully negotiated that one, HA!

(18) Our wedding invitations -- I'm slightly obsessed with. We ordered them from Magnet Street and our design was called watercolor ombre'!

(19) This is what our save the date's looked like (also ordered from Magnet Street!)

(20) Caleb and I each have 6 people standing next to us.

(21) There were 9 of us that went dress shopping the day I found "the dress". Most called me crazy, but I knew none of those ladies would cause drama...and the day was AMAZING.

(22) I have an unhealthy obsession with mason jars...so you know I've already spent countless hours with my grandma making centerpieces/etc.

(23) We will not be having a seating plan at either the ceremony or reception. No sides in the church, no assigned seating at the tables...guests can sit wherever they'd like.

(24) Last but certainly not least...Caleb has decided to have a little scruff on his face for the day of. Can't say I'm mad about it ;)

So there you have it... 24 random facts about our journey leading up to the big day... I cannot believe its almost here. Someone pinch me.

Honestly though... this journey has flown by before my eyes. I can't even thank everyone enough for all the sweet emails, tweets, texts, and random words of encouragement and advice. I sure picked a great time to start blogging. This community is SO supportive and uplifting and I have made quite a few genuine friendships out of this experience. Can't wait to share more info on our big day.

Linking up with the ever gorgeous, Shanna!

April's faves!

April was jam packed full of exciting things... and what's even more exciting is that TOMORROW begins WEDDING MONTH! Ahh.. it FLEW.

I know, I'm a broken record...anywho!

Onto my favorite things of the month;

1. My most "liked" photo of the month was this:

Probably because my caption said something along the lines of "I WILL BE A MRS. IN A MONTH!!" but truly...its fun to take silly selfies sometimes, right? Especially when we are so close to being married...the selfies will just be getting more and more ridiculous.

2. THIS RSVP...well, all of them really...but come on. Old school J-Lo!? AMAZING.

3. Getting a little tan.

Trust me, I'm always a huge "NO-NO! DON'T GO TO THE TANNING BED!!!" type of gal...however, I just need a good base for my wedding. Then I'll let the sun do its thing!

4. THIS picture message I got the night of the NFL draft. Caleb was waiting for me back at the apartment, jersey, hat, sweatpants and all. Can't say I hated it. Have I mentioned how excited I am to live with this stud lately?!?! Cauuuuuse I am!

5.  Ice.

What would I do without it? Caleb and I both set a challenge for ourselves this month...mine was to run 40 miles this month. I will have a full post on that to come! I will say, Caleb did AMAZING. Needless to say, our shins are not happy with us. Those treadmills are kinda rough on them...luckily May will be prettier and full of sunshine so we can run outside.

6. My painting (check out full post here) that will be hung in the new apartment!

7. MY NEW DISNEY SHIRT ERIN GOT ME!!!

Those are a few of my favorite things from April... also not pictured:

-Our cake topper

-My yellow wedding shoes

-New inky pens at the office

-Good gymshoes

-New faces around this blog!!

I'm excited about we are closing in on our last month in our wedding countdown. Cannot wait to share more details as they come!

What was one of YOUR favorite things from April??

Some wedding deets!

So I've got the man, the dress, and the location... what more could a girl ask for?

As much fun as planning this wedding has been, can I just say for a second that I am so ready for it to just freaking get here already?! 

Caleb and I seriously talk about our wedding every day...now I am ready to just be married to him already and become sleepover pals for life. Not to get too mushy on ya, but he literally is my best friend. He makes me laugh, he encourages me, and treats me incredibly.

Onto a few wedding day details.

-PHOTOGRAPHERS: We spoke with them on Monday night and set up an official 'day of' timeline for photos... did I mention that Caleb ABSOLUTELY, 100% does NOT want to see me before the ceremony? Leave it up to him to be different than the rest of the world (no "first look" opportunity for him!), but you know what? I love that. I will truly get to see that look on his face as I walk down the isle... according to my best friend he will "fall to his knees" when he sees me... pfftt ;)

-CAKE: We decided on a smaller 3 tiered cake for us, the bridal party, and our immediate family to enjoy... top layer (ours) will be red velvet, and the rest will be regular white cake covered in buttercream icing, with the middle layer covered in edible hydrangea flowers. The rest of the guests will get to gobble down on some delicious cupcakes of their flavor choosing! Know what I am nervous about though? Caleb throwing cake in my hair... should I worry? Nah.... right?!!

-MUSIC: we are still in need of a first dance song!!!! We have it narrowed down, but some ideas wouldn't hurt... *ahem*

-JEWELRY: I have none so far. Woops!

-SHOES: I have only found one cute pair I'm considering. Help (pale yellow, please)!

-DRESS: not gonna lie, its amazing.

Okay that is enough little details for today...don't want to give TOO much away!

Cannot believe it is almost our WEDDING MONTH!!!!!