A Thank You Letter to my Future Husband

Dear Future Husband,

I want to thank you for last (nearly) nine years of our life together. You have been by best friend, confidant, dance partner, study partner, motivator, and so much more. When most people talk about a significant other, they say "I can't imagine my life without them" but I can imagine my life with you---Its sad and lonely and unbearable and I NEVER want to actually experience that life. You make my life great and I want to thank you for a few of the ways you do that. I could make a list of a million things.

Thank you for massaging my back without any hesitation. Every time my back hurts (which is unfortunately, most days) you don't even wait for me to ask, you just offer to help.

Thank you for scraping ice off my car in the winter so that I don't have to stand in the cold. You know that my hands get too cold and I can't reach the center of the window.

Thank you for letting me cry and wiping away my tears.

Thank you for your unwavering support and encouragement though four years of college and reminding me before every exam that "you can't have no in your heart". I don't think I could have done it all without you.

Thank you for having dance parties in the kitchen with me while we cook.

Thank you for making me laugh everyday. As they say, laughter is the best medicine.

Thank you for getting me chocolate when its that time of the month and I think I'll die without it. Also, for heating my heating pads and making me tea.

Thank you for telling me I'm pretty without any make up on.

Thank you for not judging me when I put on pajama pants at two in the afternoon.

Thank you for loving me at my worst just as much as you love me at my best.

Thank you for singing with me at the top of our lungs during road trips, despite the fact that we are quite bad at singing.

Thank you for always sharing your food with me even after I tell you that I don't want any of it. Especially when I decided I want to try the last bite...

Most importantly, Thank you fore being YOU! I love that you research everything, you make your own decisions (even if they are against what some people think), you work hard at everything you do, and you love me for who I am.

Love, Your Future Wife

Wedding Thoughts

Warning: this post will include my totally random and unedited thoughts so it might not make a whole lot of sense.

So, if you haven't heard, I'M GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!  (See proposal pictures here)

As far as wedding plans go, we haven't done a whole lot so far. We have set a date, booked a photographer, and reserved the ceremony and reception venue.

We have also decided on a color scheme but we have no idea what we will end up doing for decorations. To see what we are thinking you can follow our wedding pinterest board!

Follow Holly's board Brandon & Holly are Getting Married! on Pinterest.

{If you are planning a wedding, I would highly recommend The Knot wedding planner. It has a timeline, advice, contact sheets, and it is a great way to keep everything wedding related in one place. It is perfect for the overly organized bride. The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that the budget it goes by is way more than mine.}

Now, lets move on to more important things...

As we plan our wedding, I want focus on the fact that in less than one year I will become Brandon's wife! This something I have been dreaming about for years. I don't want to become overwhelmed by planning the perfect wedding.

Sure, I would love for every detail of the day to go perfectly, but I know that may not happen. It might rain, the flowers might be the wrong color, decorations may not be what I envisioned, someone I'm counting on may let me down, and who knows what else may happen that day. But all that really matters is that Brandon and I show up and vow to love each other for the rest our lives!

Also, everyone, literally every person I talk to, says that they don't remember very much from their wedding day...this makes me so sad! I don't know what I can do to keep this from happening, but I am on a mission to figure it out! I want to remember the look on my groom's face as I walk down the isle towards him; I want to remember who is there to celebrate with us; I want to remember what it feels like to kiss Brandon for the first time as his wife; I want to remember what my daddy says to me before he walks me down the isle to the man of my dreams; I want to remember ALL of it!!

Thanks for letting me ramble! I can't wait to marry my best friend!

If you have any advice for wedding planning, please let me know!

Marrying My Best Friend!!!!

On April 29, 2015 my high school sweet heart and best friend asked me to marry him! 

Brandon and I have been together for 8 years and I have been dreaming of being his wife for as long as I can remember. 

So here's the story....

We had plans to picnic and walk around the park to celebrate the end of the semester. Much to my surprise, Brandon had other plans. He had been sneaking around all week to scope out the park, chase down the UPS driver, and find someone to take pictures (I was completely oblivious).

Thankfully, he had arranged for a friend to hide and capture this life altering moment on camera! 

The proposal was perfect!

I love this man more than I will ever be able to put into words. The last 8 years together as boyfriend and girlfriend have been amazing and I know that God has great plans for our life together as husband and wife.

To be honest, I'm at a loss for words. All I can think to say is "I have never been so happy!"