flowers...

so it seems eli & i have most of our vendors picked and made deposits...the only thing left to confirm is flowers and the wedding cake. today i met with jocelyn, a friend of the family, to discuss flowers. it was so awesome getting to hear her opinion and also get to see the kids again...noah, hannah, micah, and eli (elijah). so hopefully it will all come together and that will be booked soon. it's coming together......

6 months and counting....

wow, it's hard to believe and eli & i have six months left until our wedding....whoa!!!! it's amazing. i'm sooooo excited and looking forward to our new life together as man & wife. no nervousness yet, but we'll see as we closer to the date. haha. our last premarital class was last night. had a blast not only talking about the last chapter of the book...soulmates...but we chatted about movies (scary movies), games, our wedding, and about dogs. still so much to do....but the class definitely allowed me to be able to communicate with eli better. :)

p.s. to alexis & michael, your wedding is tomorrow!!!! so exciting!!!! may the Lord continue bless you tonight, tomorrow, and forever.

the first day...

so i wanted to do a wedding website, but i figured that this would be possibly better...so we'll see how it goes with this wedding blog. i (ara) will probably do most, if not all of the posting on this, as eli is barely on his computer, but you'll never know...he can surprise you. haha. we've already done so much for the wedding already and haven't really posted anything up...so i will be backtracking on our timeline thus far...so you can see how we've progressed. too bad there's no way i could change the time on this...haha. it's still in the works...so bear with me on this...thanks!!!

ooohhhhh....i did find a way to change the dates on this....yay!!!! (as of 11:30 am) 

premarital class #7

technically tonight is the last class since we're done watching all the dvds...the topic of the night was "are you and your partner soulmates?" it's a very fitting end to our class.....what makes us soulmates is not how well we get along or how much alike we are, but how we are connected to the very depth of our souls, through our spiritual bond with the Jesus Christ. and of course, i couldn't leave without taking pictures...so here is our group....so blessed to have met these wonderful couples and i just pray that the Lord continues to work in each of their relationships, not only leading up to the wedding, but everyday after that. and for kyle & kristina, they were so great and wonderful!!! thanks for opening up your home to us each thursday night and for being real. p.s. thanks also for all the yummy cookies. hehe. pictured below from L to R: eli, ara, corey, christina, alexis, michael, nikki, and anthony