Engagement Party Slideshow

engagement party preview

let's get the party started!

only 6 days until our engagement party! 

we decided to kick off the celebration in '09 because, let's face it- we can't wait a whole year! i can't believe we've been engaged for over 6 months now! time really flies...

the party will be at the home of our dear friends, jennifer and mike crane. they are so sweet for wanting to host our party, and we are so grateful! they have an amazing home in pasadena with a gorgeous backyard. i can't wait to see the yard all lit up at night.

we have gotten our favorite local band, the leftover cuties, to play at the party. i am so excited to hear them live again, i have been listening to their CD nonstop since we first heard them at a party in malibu. i know they are going to be a big hit! if you'd like to check out the leftover cuties online, click here for their website.

i can not wait to see all our friends and kick off this celebration! i honestly don't know how i am going to make it all the way till next november.

this is the dress i plan to wear: what do you think?

we're engaged!

have you heard?! 

we are getting married! 

tyler proposed during a trip to sonoma, CA in may and we couldn't be more excited. we rented an amazing cottage in the mountains of santa rosa overlooking wine country. 

(thanks for the tip, mike!)

it was a magical trip and i was totally surprised! keep reading for all the details.

we went to a few wineries on the first day, but too much wine gave me a headache! we went back to the cottage for a dip the the hot tub and a quick nap. tyler wanted to hike and explore the rest of the grounds so we crossed the creek by way of a scary suspension bridge and found the Stargazing Cottage. tyler was acting weird, but i thought it was just the wine. 

i don’t think tyler could keep the secret any longer! he totally surprised me while i was checking out the view. and the ring was the one i spotted in Santa Cruz the year before! what a good little sneak! i was beyond surprised!we popped the champagne and started celebrating!

the next day we were up for an adventure! we decided to go down the Russian River in a canoe! it was a blast. a picnic lunch and couple bottles of wine made it and awesome day trip. we didn’t even tip over! 

our last day of the trip was spent in san francisco. what a beautiful city! we even got a sunny, almost fog-less day! it was the perfect end to a wonderful trip.