Kaleb & Sereina Tie the Knot

Engagement Ring I've mentioned previously how I wanted to wear just a wedding band once we got married, without an engagement ring. Because of that I wanted to keep whatever ring we got pretty simple, so we decided on a white gold solitaire ring with a .3 ct diamond. We really liked this diamond as it had an inclusion, but it was in a spot where it's barely noticeable and still looks really good (good cut and color), but was several hundred dollars cheaper than an equivalent diamond with smaller inclusions. The staff at Shane Co is the best and made sure we found exactly what we wanted and made sure the ring was sized properly (it took me a few attempts to find the perfect size). Less than a month before the wedding we made our way back to Shane Co to get our wedding bands and move my diamond from the ring to a pendant. Since we were trading it in, we were able to put the value of the white gold solitaire towards the pendant and wedding bands, which was really nice. I ...

Seattle Wedding Show Bright and early on January 12th we made our way to the Washington State Convention Center for the Seattle Wedding Show. By this point we were already doing paperwork for a venue and had a photographer picked out, so we mostly went for the experience and to see what it was like. There were so many vendors, largely for venues, photographers, and caterers/bakeries a fashion show, and lots of wedding dresses. There was one boutique there, Tulip Bridal, where I tried on my very first wedding dress. It didn't fit well, but I did like the overall style of it. Dress Shopping at David's Bridal The following weekend, on January 19th,  I had my first appointment at a bridal shop, David's Bridal. Since my family doesn't live in state anymore I asked Carrie and Katie to come with me, which I really appreciated. I was on the fence about having a floor length or shorter dress. Having a shorter dress would be much more practical for lindy hop, because y...