July 05, 2006
The Ring & Fun
So, 80 days 8 hours to go... and soon I'll be married. (aka: 9-23-06) (Just thought I would throw that out there. ;) )
Anyhoo, some have wanted to see the ring. Here's a picture: 
It's a 6mm band (14k white gold) with a 8pt diamond flanked by our birthstones, or rather similar looking sapphires which hold up better than our birthstones: garnet & emerald.
We registered at Target last night. That was fun. We regisistered for a lot of things we think we'll need striking it out on our own together. Then we had some fun with the scanner gun and got a few things that, well, if you check it out, will probably make you laugh. :) We were having a blast in the store about some of the things I scanned, or at least Wendy was really giving me a hard time about them.
Hey, if you have a passion for photography, let me know. It was a little dark the day we took our engagment pictures and we need a little help from someone to get us to look good together in a picture (aka helping us pose)- which neither of us really like taking.
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July 01, 2006
Korthals-Riley Wedding
So, after much calling reception locations, debating, considering and praying.... I think we have finally nailed down a wedding date. I'm still giving it a few days to sink in so that if any last minute issues come up, then we'll be able to address them.
The saga.....
We were really liking Nov. 18 because of time and convience but after lots of checking... no reception location being available, we then began looking into other options. A major driving factor has been budget and our guest list. Between our large extended families and all the friends we know through the Church, we are in the 520 names range. But even if 75% showed, we're still having to feed a lot and find a place to hold everyone ~380.
And Wendy loves outdoor stuff, so we started kicking around an outdoor reception idea next to Stonebrook, sometime in September. After some looking and initial checking, we were starting to settle on September 23, 2006. We talked to her parents and got a 'okay/mild' reaction but after they thought about it some more a few days, we started running into issues of harvest (he's a farmer) and some other logistics.
But after prayer and consideration of a lots of factors, I think we'll be getting married on September 23, 2006. Like I said, I'm giving it a few days to see if anything else comes up, but I've been so excited that I may be getting married in September I just needed to blog about it. :)
And a special warm thanks to Kirsten Hill for her amazing check-lists and her help in making phone calls and all the other things I'm hoping she'll help us with over the next 12 weeks. Please be praying for us that all goes well. Three requests:
1) Late Harvest - so it's not on her dad's mind come wedding time.
2) Great Weather - for the outdoor reception
3) Z37 - logistics so I can take a 1.5 weeks away from work for the honey moon and for my sanity as I help plan a wedding while working lots of hours.
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