First of all I want to say a little congratulations to Cody and I for losing some pesky pounds!!! I have lost 11 pounds total this summer and i'm soooo excited! I hope to reach my goal by October! I am planning on wedding dress shopping in August when I am a little closer to my goal weight! I am the most excited about that aspect of wedding planning and also very nervous. My biggest fear is I won't be able to find the perfect dress in a timely manner. To celebrate me and Cody's weight loss, we went on a really fun date-night he is so sweet!!
I am excited to officially say that our wedding ceremony will take place at my church, Ebeneezer United Methodist! It will be beautiful! We have met with Bradford catering and finalized the menu and also have cake tasted!! That is so much fun by the way! I have also designed my own cake, it is a beautiful ivory cake with edible lace, silver edible pearls, decedent ivory lace along the bottom of each three tiers with a delicious moist white cake and buttercream on the inside. The top tier will be boxed up and saved for our 1st anniversary. Man I can't believe that one day we will be married for a year! I can't wait, I have been waiting for this time of my life for a very long time. I wish I had pictures from these events but I'll have to take a rain check on that for next post when I can retrieve the pictures.
Wedding pictures will mainly take place in-between the ceremony and reception due to the mid-day heat of a June wedding. We are still struggling to find a good photographer, make-up artist, and DJ but have gotten many good suggestions. We have decided that everyone will have a name card at the reception with a nice dance floor in the middle of the room!
I have asked my sister to be my maid of honor and gave her a small little gift to ask her and to say the least I think she is ecstatic!! She has already helped so much and has given me actually really great ideas! I am counting on her to be by my side and help me through all of the decision making and fun which she has proved to already be perfect for! I am so blessed to have one of my best friends, my sister, to be my maid of honor. I also want to say a quick thanks to my mom who already has done so much for me in this process and I am so blessed to have your excitement and adventure in this process as we bounce ideas off of each other. This is going to be a blast! Wedding registry is this Friday!
This past weekend Cody and I were in Chattanooga getting ready for our family engagement party July 11th fixing the pool and landscaping. We worked so hard sweating in the sun working together as a family. Let me tell you one thing, I am going to really enjoy becoming a Raborn, I love my in-law's so much! What a true blessing!! I also learned how to drive a tractor to help clean the area, it was so cool! And of course my handsome honey workin away with me...
Jamie (my soon-to-be mother-in-law), Amy (my soon-to-be sister-in-law), and I also attended my soon-to-be cousin Ashley's baby shower! She is having a sweet little girl they are going to call Gray. The shower was so beautiful with gorgeous decorations celebrating the gift of new life. I can't wait to see the sweet new little Jones!
I also want to share that a few days ago on the way to the gym Cody and I saw the most beautiful rainbow! It was just amazing to see God's gift and promise to us!
On a get-your-butt-in-shape fun run at my grandparents house I got to witness a gorgeous sunset behind my grandparents house!
Also on another exciting note, we now have another Triple Crown Winner!! American Pharaoh has done the unthinkable and is the first horse in 37 years to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont where I thought it couldn't be done again. For those who didn't know, my secret like and hobby is horses and I took lessons for almost 3 years. I LOVE horses and have been following the races for many many years. So celebrate for this victory!!
And lastly, Cody has been such the trooper with this massive wedding planning time and is very involved creating budget sheets, calling vendors, showing real enthusiasm, and negotiating with family members! I absolutely can't wait to call him my husband and I am glad we have all of this time to plan during our engagement, but I absolutely can't wait to be his wife! All the excitement and occasional frustrations of this wedding planning is fun, but the best part is getting closer and closer to being able to call the man of my dreams my husband! I can't wait to embark on life's journey's hand-in-hand. I am truly blessed! Life is good!
Kayla Dyar (Raborn)
6-8-15
On a cute note, a few days ago was national donut day so here's a little something to make you smile:
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