Jolene Belmain is Lucky In Love
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Lucky In Love
Engaged to be married in July of 2012 we really are one of the happiest couples you will ever meet!
It seems that we are almost always having fun and laughing about one thing or another. I laugh more now than I have ever laughed with any previous relationship, and the only time I can remember having so much fun was when I was a carefree teenager and in my early 20's. What can one say but this enjoyment of each other is so very important to have with the love of your life.
The old cliche "You are only as old as you feel" seems more real to me each day that he and I are together. Loving your life really does keep you young at heart.
Time to start planning your wedding...
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First things first...
someone has to pop the question...
“Will you marry me?”
(It was Dave who asked)
Diamonds and weddings just naturally go together:
On one knee
Proposal Day
It happened one Saturday while I was at work. Dave brought the kids (I have 3 from a previous marriage) into the living room and asked them all to sit, because he had something very important to ask them. Once they were all sitting, he pulled out the ring, and asked all three of the kids if it was okay if he asked Mom to marry him.
Since Dave has filled the role of being their stepfather for almost a year now he felt that it was very important to get their approval first before asking me. The reply was one huge, excited "YES!!!" from all of the children unanimously.
The girls wanted to see the ring (who says diamonds aren't a girls best friend?) and my son just kinda made a "that's cool" gesture and went on his way.
Dave arranged sleepovers for all three of the kids, then dropped them off, so he would have plenty of time to set up our special night. Four-thirty rolled around and he came to pick me up from work. He told me he was going to take me out for dinner. This meant that we had to go home first so I could change out of my work clothes.
As soon as we got home he flipped off his shoes and went straight to the bedroom. I took off my shoes, hung my coat up, and then made my way to the bedroom as well.
When I walked through the bedroom door there he was on one knee with the tiny box in his hand, slightly opened, so I could see the beautiful ring before me. When he asked the big question, I was so surprised that at first I was speechless. Then allowing the words to enter my brain, there was nothing more I could say but "Of course I will". Honestly, nothing would make me happier than to marry my best friend.
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“She said YES!!!”
My Dave :)
Time to think about wedding cake toppers...
Shower us with love, luck and happiness...
Since we are having an outside ceremony, we were wanting the guests to be able to "shower" us with good luck, but we are not wanting to make a big mess with paper confetti and rice is not allowed, or is very frowned upon now-a-days.
If birds eat too much rice, it will swell in their tummies causing them to get very ill or sore, even die. Upon a bit of thought, we have decided to package up little paper bags (for recycling purposes) of birdseed for the guests.
People get to "shower" us with good fortune and fruitfulness, and the birds, not to mention the wildlife conservationists, will be pleased as well.
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There are so many wedding plans to make...
Candles will add a ittle romance to the wedding theme...
What should be the first song
that we dance to? Fresh from
the charts... an oldie?
Rock... RnB... Country?
We've both always danced to
the beat of our own drum,
so we came up with......
Oh my gosh!!!
So much to do...
wedding theme, colours
parting favours, guest list...
Should our wedding flowers be natural or homemade?
Wedding theme
It didn't take us very long to figure out what the theme of our wedding was going to be, four leaf clovers, and the theme "Lucky In Love" just seemed to fall into place absolutely perfectly.
We wanted our wedding colours to be easy to match and find things for. Obviously, with four leaf clovers as our theme, we wanted green as our main color (that and green is my favourite colour), then we added in black and white into our secondary theme colours... simple enough.
We did some research on the internet looking for four leaf clover wedding theme items and found the most beautiful confetti..... from HONG KONG of all places. I was pleasantly surprised when I ordered them on a Wednesday and my shipment arrive the following Monday. The other great news was that there were no hidden fees showing up at the last minute. Talk about excellent service... I was thrilled to say the least.
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Parting Gifts
As we did further further research into our wedding planning we decided to make our own four leaf clover chocolates for the wedding. We found plastic four leaf clover chocolate molds that would work wonderfully with our wedding theme. We also ordered green dye so we could make some of the four leaf clover chocolates in our theme colour. We are also thinking about possibly making fudge instead of chocolate. I guess you'll find out on my Lucky In Love Wedding Day lens to see what we decide on.
We decided that we would be wrapping the chocolates or fudge in either black, or white tulle, and tying them with the opposite colored bows (black tulle with white or green ribbon, white tulle with black or green ribbon).
We also found our main parting gift on yet a different Internet site. They are beautiful votive candle holders which are customized with our names, wedding date, theme, and even a picture of a four leaf clover on it. We sure did a lot of Internet shopping for the wedding and it really helped to simplify things.
Guest list... all friends and family... DONE!
There are so many beautiful four leaf clover things to choose from...
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Wedding table centerpieces...
Our main parting gifts are also going to double as table decor... we will put 4 of the votive holders on each table (which are rectangle tables for 8 people), two of the holders will contain lit candles and 2 of them will contain white and green after dinner mints for the guests.
We are going to print our invitations from home. Using white card stock paper, and our scanner, we are going to scan our green confetti in a boarder type pattern so we can type our text within the glittery green clovers. We are also going to place 2 or 3 pieces of clover confetti in each envelope we send out so that people can really get a sense of what that evening will look like through our personalized invitations. I may even attach the clovers to the invitations themselves.
We have a friend who is going to show me how to make these beautiful tissue paper flowers, in our theme colours of course, which we will hang from the ceiling to beautify our space even more. Girls night of crafting wedding decorations here we come!
When it comes to the head table, we haven't quite gotten that far yet, but since we still have 13 months until our big day... I'd say we are well on our way.
We have other things picked out
for the wedding that
we can't quite show you yet
(I'm sure you'll understand).
Tuxes... Dresses...
And our one of a kind cake idea
which shall remain a secret
until our big day.
(Don't worry I'll post pictures of all)
My dream dress was found here.
Huge thank-you to Casey
from "The Gallery Bridal Boutique"
she helped me find AND alter my dream dress.
(now that's one stop shopping)
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Show your love with little gifts of friendship...
My love, and I
You are many things
to many people
but to me
you are just one thing...
EVERYTHING!!!
I love you! : )
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KonaGirl
Jun 1, 2012 @ 10:41 am | delete
- Such a sweet lens! Sweet and funny too. I really enjoyed "meeting" you both being part of your wedding plans. My God bless your union and keep you as happy in the future as you are now. Just remember to always be kind to each other.
*Squid Angel Blessed* and added to "My Squid Angel Blessings for 2012" in the "Weddings » Wedding Planning" neighborhood. In fact, yours is the 1st lens to be featured in this category this year! Whoohoo!
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Jolene_Belmain
Jun 1, 2012 @ 11:25 am | delete
- It's an honour to be featured in your Angel Blessings for 2012, and thank-you so much for you well wishes upon our union :)
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Stacey Campbell
May 11, 2012 @ 4:55 pm | delete
- How romantic! I just love it....it has touch my heart and opened my eyes to things that I would have never ever thought about before :) you two are sole mates and I wish you all the happiness in the world many blessings xoxo
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Jolene_Belmain
May 11, 2012 @ 6:25 pm | delete
- I have to agree, we are sole mates for sure... it just look us a long time to realize it. Thanks so much for the blessings :)
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siobhanryan
Apr 26, 2012 @ 5:09 pm | delete
- This was a lovely feel good story--enjoy your lives and congrats
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Jolene_Belmain
Apr 27, 2012 @ 1:21 am | delete
- Thanks so much, can't believe there is only 85 days to go... happening very quickly now :)
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Ladymermaid
Apr 7, 2012 @ 9:33 pm | delete
- I hope you two are having a wonderful Easter.
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Jolene_Belmain
Apr 8, 2012 @ 11:44 pm | delete
- We had a fabulous Easter with some of our family... I hope yours was great as well :)
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karmicchristian
Feb 26, 2012 @ 6:22 am | delete
- This is so cool! Wish you guys the best... and yes, the four leaf clovers bring about their own lucky charm! May luck and happiness fill your fold! :)
Cheers!
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Jolene_Belmain
Feb 26, 2012 @ 6:29 pm | delete
- Thanks so much :) We are truly just happy to be with each other, but to incorporate this theme that just suits us so much... makes us even happier :)
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KathyMcGraw
Feb 17, 2012 @ 7:58 pm | delete
- I can feel the love reading about the preparations for the wedding, plus I got a big smile from Dave asking the kids first :) Sounds like all that laughing is going to be making a lot of people happy for quite a long time. Congratulations to both of you...oh and I love your ideas here, including the one for bird feed instead of confetti or rice. *Blessed*
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Jolene_Belmain
Feb 19, 2012 @ 11:16 pm | delete
- I am pretty proud of the bird seed idea as well... quite impressed with myself lol. I think it was a wonderful thing that he thought to ask the kids first... kind of like asking them if it's okay for him to be their dad, very thoughtful, but that's just the kind of man he is :)
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Glenn619
Feb 14, 2012 @ 6:59 am | delete
- My best wishes with you both, may you always stay blessed :)
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Jolene_Belmain
Feb 14, 2012 @ 9:54 pm | delete
- Thank-you so much for the well wishes, we will feel just as blessed in 50 years as we do right now :)
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JaguarJulie Jan 13, 2012 @ 11:15 am | delete
- My dear, wishing you the best ... lucky in love can be such a blessing ... enjoy it.
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