Brides on a Mission: Week 4

1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: only weighing first of the month
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): the play i'm directing opened and is getting great reviews
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): I have definitely been stress eating
4. What is your first dance song and are you taking dance lessons/planning a “special” performance: We're planning on our first dance being to "Rainbow Connection" because on our very first date we went to a bar that was having kareoke, and someone sang that song, and he asked me to dance- so it was our first dance together on our first date and it will be out first dance at our wedding!
5. About how many people will be attending your wedding: I want to keep it around 100- but his family is gigantic, so it may not happen.
6. Any wedding news updates: ... I hate planning a wedding, and kind of want to elope...
7. How is your fiancé handling your healthy living changes: he's supportive, but at the same time he keeps telling me he likes the way I look right now and is affraid I'll end up too skinny- though, at about 180 pounds, too skinny is a long way off.
8. How did you do with the week 3 challenge (adding 10 minutes onto each workout): This week was really busy, but I still worked out an average of 60 minutes 6 days this week, so that's good enough for me
9. Weekly wrap up: Gotta stop binge eating when I'm busy and stressed!

1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: 2 lbs (although I might've gained that back over the weekend)
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): made myself go to yoga on an evening when I wanted to just sit down on the couch and eat junk. So glad I did.
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): The cold weather has been getting me down and making me want to stay in
4. What is your first dance song and are you taking dance lessons/planning a “special” performance: Not sure what song it will be but we have talked about going to dance lessons.
5. About how many people will be attending your wedding: 150 hopefully
6. Any wedding news updates: Sent our "get to know you" questionnaire to our photographer
7. How is your fiancé handling your healthy living changes: Like Meganne1982, he tells me I look fine the way I am and thinks my goal weight will make me too skinny. So I can't say he's totally on board with what I'm doing, but he's fine with whatever makes me happy. He never needs to watch what he eats so it's tough for him to completely understand
8. How did you do with the week 3 challenge (adding 10 minutes onto each workout): Great, worked out one more day than I did the week before.
9. Weekly wrap up: A better week workout and eating wise than the week before

4. What is your first dance song and are you taking dance lessons/planning a “special” performance: Our first dance is "this years love" by david grey...and Dave does want to take dance lessons, I already know how but he doesn't

We almost picked this song! We never really had a "song" and this was the one that just felt most like our song because we listened to it constantly when we first started dating... it's such a pretty song!

Hello everyone, I am newly engaged...2 weeks!! And we have a long engagement, 2 yrs to build up money so that we can pay for the wedding our selves and so that I am not too stressed while planning it, along with him doing a deployment in a few months. And of course so that I have a good amount of time to get the healthiest I can. I am so glad I found this board and I look forward to trying to be less stressed this week as the challenge especially as I am starting work again :]

1. Name: Alexis
2. Age: 23
3. City: Salt Lake City
4. Occupation: Barista
5. Wedding date: unsure, but for sure 2013
6. Fiancés name: Floyd
7. How long you and your fiancé have been together: 1.5 yrs
8. Heaviest weight: 220 but 188 when I started mfp
9. Goal weight and date: 130 by July 20th, 2011
10. Favorite type of exercise: running
11. Favorite healthy food: pretzels with laughing cow cheese for a snack

Brides on a Mission: week 3 (Please copy and paste this into your profile)
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: no lbs lost yet (in fact I think I gained a lb) but I did lose an inch at my hips
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): my aunt offered to give me her mother's (my grandmother's ring)
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): honestly my low stuff is the weight loss b/c I'm not seeing the progress yet
4. What is your first dance song and are you taking dance lessons/planning a “special” performance: first dance will be "Everything" by Lifehouse, my fiance picked it out
5. About how many people will be attending your wedding: 150-200
6. Any wedding news updates: got save the dates in the mail and my tax refund will pay for our honeymoon!
7. How is your fiancé handling your healthy living changes: great because he needs it too...now I just have to motivate him to get to the gym
8. How did you do with the week 3 challenge (adding 10 minutes onto each workout): well since last week was my first week working out i guess i did ok with it
9. Weekly wrap up: Hoping for actual weight loss this next week and am having a blast with my workouts.

6. Any wedding news updates: ... I hate planning a wedding, and kind of want to elope...

I WAS THERE! I was sooooo ready to just cancel everything and disappear over the Christmas holidays and elope!! My mom and I were fighting over EVERYTHING. It's gotten better but this weekend is the dreaded guess list talk with her... she wants to invite so many people that I don't want at my wedding.. it's super annoying and since we are splitting the wedding 50/50 on cost and it's MY wedding, I feel like I should have final say... but apparently that makes me a bridezilla!

I love it! I did elope! I actually got married 12/9/10 but we decided to have a wedding down the road anyway since we didn't tell our parents we already got married. It's kind of fun having a little secret between us, plus it'll make it that much easier when it comes time for the wedding, one less thing to worry about with licenses, name changes, etc.

Brides on a Mission: week 4
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: down to144.6 this week from 147.0 last week (2.4lbs loss)...lost 1/2 inch of my waist.. lost 2.5 inches off my hips..since 1-13-11

2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): put down payments on our rings n my new engagement ring...forgot to take a pic but will post a pic as soon as we pick up the rings next week...i got the imput i needed from my hubby (seeing how on my old engagement ring my hubby didnt pick it out my parents did long story)..so i didnt care about anything when we went ring shopping.. all i wanted was my hubby to pick it out that ment more to me... loss inches this week after two weeks of weight trainnin n squats n lunges...

3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): my dad who lives with us and an is an alcholic and has been on a drinkin binge for the past week...sitting out side in his truck in freezing below temps..(my dad lives with me cuz he has no wife or other family besides me) so im always worried about him n his age is up there (hes 66) ...im bothered by the fact that i cant help someone who doesnt wanna be helped...n to sit there n watch my dad drink...it kills me so besides daily stresses i deal with my dad like this on a monthly basis... =(

4. What is your first dance song and are you taking dance lessons/planning a “special” performance: no special dance were not having a reception n such...but i do like a song that kinda relates to us....n such.. thompson square-"are you gona kiss me or not" http://www.cmt.com/videos/thompson-square/557313/are-you-gonna-kiss-me-or-not.jhtml heres the link if u wanna check it out

5. About how many people will be attending your wedding: remember were eloping due to our familes (his family) but were having just me my fiance n my son kaleb n my dad so just 4 people

6. Any wedding news updates: we found our rings this week n placed a deposit on them will be picked up next week n i will post a picture of my new engagement ring

7. How is your fiancé handling your healthy living changes:wonderful he falls in love with me more n more...as i feel more n more confident about my self.. he calls me his hott mama! lol he doesnt follow my healthy changes but is willing too and supports my heathy habits.... we would like to do insanity or p90x sometime soon together

8. How did you do with the week 3 challenge (adding 10 minutes onto each workout): tryed but forgot so ended up doing normal timing workouts or adding more by accident...

9. Weekly wrap up:overall it was great...i really was suprised by the imput my fiance wanted to invest in our ring shopping we did with his thoughts n likes n dislikes...i was very greatful... =0) excited things kinda set in yesterday when we made the deposits...it was a great feeling...still no luck with finding a new job for him (as he will be losing his job soon)... im so ready to get this wedding on the road ...i will be dress/shoe shopping the second week of febuary with one of my really good friends... will also post a picture of my dress as it will be something i can wear again n not just a wedding dress...

Hello,
I am new here. New to being engaged and this thread, not to MFP. I just got engaged on Friday night and have no clue what I am doing or how to plan a wedding! I have been waiting for this a long time. Nine years and two kids later he asked me to be his wife and I think I am still in shock! laugh
Where did you all start?
How can I figure out a budget? (We are very poor )
He doesn't even want a wedding (court house tomorrow would make him happy) but he knows I do, so we will have a small wedding with close family and maybe some friends.


I don't know about you all, but I can't stop looking at my ring! love

CONGRATS!!! I've been engaged 1 and 1/2 years and when the sun hits my ring while i'm driving and i notice it sparkle, i still stop and stare...

I'm a little neurotic with the wedding planning, so the first thing I did was buy a book. It's from Bride's Magazine and was maybe $15. Totally worth it for us because it had some great guidelines and questions to ask vendors. The next thing I did was get a 3-ring binder and divide it into sections (flowers, ceremony, reception, music, etc) and every time I thought of an idea, or saw an idea, it went into the book. Great for keeping me organized and remembering all those "great" ideas I have come across along the way. Our budget isn't huge, but we haven't had to pinch pennies as much, but we're still utilizing our friends and family as much as possible. His mom is an amazing seamstress and will be making my veil, a bridesmaid's aunt is a professional seamstress who does wedding gown alterations, so she's doing mine (and will probably not charge me as much). An old childhood friend is doing our photographs (she is a professional wedding photographer and we loved her engagement session she did with us) and a family friend will be doing the ceremony music. I would be careful in asking people do to things if you are a perfectionist or don't trust their work. No need to ruin a friendship.

I am also a huge fan of marthastewartliving.com. some great DIY ideas.

Good luck!
Jennifer