Wedding Wednesday: The Beginning

The photo above is a beautiful (but rainy and overcast) picture of my uncle and aunts house in Annapolis, aka, the site where Aaron asked me to marry him! I touched on this for a quick bit in my weekend recap post, but I wanted to devote a full post to this milestone in our lives. I know that these are all repeat photos from the album that I posted on Facebook, and I don't have anyone else really different reading my blog, but I wanted to write up a dedicated post. If anything, it is for my happiness when I look back at these blog posts, and that's really what it's all about, right?

We were standing out on the dock after dinner being silly and taking photos and I called Dana down to join us. Aaron took a few sister shots and then I asked Dana to take a few of me and Aaron. Once they switched and I started posing, Aaron pulled out the ring from his pocket and got down on one knee. 

I was 100% surprised! After he placed the ring on my finger we ran back up to the house to tell everyone the good news. I will always remember getting the best surprise of my life on my birthday!

My ring is a custom designed piece (by Aaron, way to go baby!). It's a green amethyst with a halo of diamonds set in an "antique style" split shank white gold setting. It is exactly what I wanted! I knew that I definitely didn't want a solitaire setting and earlier this year I discovered how beautiful the green amethyst is. I was never hooked on wearing a "traditional" diamond anyway. The stone is light green/blueish and changes shades in the light. I love it!

I am going to try to post every Wednesday with a different category relating to our wedding. I will post inspiration photos and keep everyone up-to-date from now until our October 2013 wedding!

My Weekend, in Snapshots

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Left to right, top to bottom:

1) Catching up with friends over a free birthday Boh at the Second Chance Saloon in Columbia, MD on Friday night.

2) Visit with my grandparents on Saturday afternoon in Bowie, MD. What a good picture!

3) Crab feast!!! My aunt and uncle hosted a crab feast at their beautiful home in Annapolis, MD for my 25th birthday. We picked and ate our way through 2 bushels of steaming hot, fresh Maryland blue crabs. Yum!

4) While we were being goofy and taking photos out on the dock, Aaron popped the question! I will write a longer post about this, but it was a HUGE part of our weekend. I was so surprised and overjoyed!

5) Birthday cake! I am so lucky that I had so many things to celebrate this weekend with my family and friends.

6) After the crab feast and celebration, Aaron, Dana, and I went on a ghost tour pub crawl in downtown Annapolis. It was the perfect night for it, cool and warm. We loved it! It was a guided walking tour to a few of the most haunted pubs in Annapolis. At each pub the group would order a drink and gather to listen to ghost stories and learn about the rich history of Annapolis.

7) Our first stop was the Maryland Inn, which houses a ghost in almost every room!

8) Our last stop was at an Irish Pub called Galloway Bay, where we ordered a pint of Guinness to share. It was magical.


So, this weekend was so amazing and I had a really hard time picking only 8 photos, but it just had to be done. I will write another post this week with the story of our engagement and more photos.

Hope you enjoyed your weekend!