Engagement Bliss

The weekend of the proposal was the best weekend of my life. We basked in the glow of engagement happiness.

I love him! Had to include the ring in the picture.

A week or so earlier, Rob and I thought it would be nice to have our parents over Father’s Day (which was the Sunday after we were engaged). Our parents had never met before and having them over on Father’s Day seemed like a great idea. Sneaky Rob, I had no clue that he was planning to propose and having our families over was just part of the plan.

Our parents and my sister Liz and her fiance Justin having dinner

Beautiful cake my mom made

Pretty flowers Rob's mom brought us



Cute engagment cupcakes my Mom made to celebrate..She made some for
Liz and Justin (who got engaged May 5) too



We had a nice time celebrating and it didn’t take long for us to start talking wedding plans. There were a few things we agreed upon right off the bat—we wanted Rob’s step-father Nelson to marry us, we wanted all 3 of our nieces to be flower girls. With venues, there were certain features we were looking for.

1. Completely accessible is necessary. Since I use a power wheelchair, I want to be able to get around, use the restroom, and fully experience the venue on my wedding day.
2. Space—we wanted a large open space that would allow for us to have extra room between tables so that my chair could get between them.
3. Price-We are planning to buy a condo in a few months. We don’t want to break the bank and end up paying for the wedding for the rest of our lives. We want a wedding that is inexpensive, but doesn’t appear as such.

And so the search begins…