Hey y'all! Let me introduce to our October Bride of the Month, Jessica! Can you believe she's getting married this weekend?!
Wedding
Date: October 12, 2013
Wedding
Location: Ceremony: Saint John the Apostle Roman Catholic
Church, Reception: Rust Manor House
How
did Dave pop the big question: It was Saturday November 10, 2012 the day before my 27th
(eeek, I’m an old lady!) birthday. We had friends and family over at our place
in Reston to celebrate. Dave gently took my hand and asked if I wanted my
birthday present. I said “No, not until tomorrow!!” He then took me into our
bedroom and I thought, “What is going on?” I could tell something was up at
that point because Dave was acting nervous and weird. He closed the door,
pulled out an ammo box and then another box out of that. Something get a little
fuzzy here for the both of us because I was caught so off guard and was excited, nervous
and didn’t know if it was really happening. Dave told me how much he loved me
and wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. He said some other things,
which we both can’t remember too, hahaha! He got down on one knee, opened the
box and asked me to marry him! With no hesitation, I said “YES!!!”
I then asked, "Now
what?” and he said, "Well…go tell everyone!" As our friends trickled
in, I tried my best to wait for them to notice my ring, but I couldn't contain
my excitement. It took our friends forever to notice as I was waving my hand
back and forth right in front of them! I loved everyone's reaction and it was a
perfect engagement! We got to share it with friends and family.
Throughout the night we made our phone calls to my mom, dad and sister as well
as Dave's grandparents and Aunts/Uncles! Thank you for those who were apart of
that exciting night, it was perfect! :)
(Picture from actual engagement night!)
Tell
us the story of how the two of you met: The short story: at a bar
through mutual friends. The longer version :) I was living out in Burke with my longtime friend, Kim. We
went out to Buffalo Wing University in Fairfax and met up with a group of her
friends from GMU. Kim worked with Brian at the GMU Fitness Center and Brian
knew Dave through wrestling at GMU. We were all hanging out and having a great
time and all the sudden this guy in a black shirt and black hat (Dave) decided
to pick up our entire tab and I was like "Who is this guy? What the
heck?" We then headed to Auld Shebeen up the street and Dave asked if I'd
hold his Oakley sunglasses in my purse. Of course I did, and forgot to give
them back (he thinks I planned this so he'd have to hang out with me again,
haha!). Thankfully we exchanged numbers and he came over later that week to
pick them up. The rest is history from there ;)
What
is the vision/design for your wedding day: We are looking forward to
having our closest friends and family celebrate our special day with us.
Choosing the location of the ceremony was easy. We knew we wanted a traditional
ceremony in the Catholic church. As for the reception, we fell in love with
Rust Manor. It was exactly what we had in mind and is such a hidden gem in
Loudoun County! We have a wooden theme going on, so I cant wait to see it all
come together!!
What
are you most looking forward to on your wedding day:
Seeing Dave's expression as I walk down the aisle
Where
will you be kicking your feet up when the party is over: Headed
to San Francisco and Napa Valley in November for 7 days!!!!
Till next time, happy planning!!
