has it really been a year?

Sunday, July 27th, 2008. That's the day that Adam got down on one knee in the middle of the Chicago Botanic Gardens and asked me to spend the rest of my life with him. It was an incredibly special moment, and I was the happiest girl in the world.

Then he gave me this...

and so it began!

I can't believe we've been engaged for a year, planning this wedding for a year, and anxiously waiting to become husband and wife for a year. The wedding cannot come soon enough!

Mr. M...happy one-year-of-being-engaged!

xoxo, your fiance.

How long have you been engaged?

vintage jewelry.

I discovered Doyle & Doyle's website tonight and I am in love. I have always loved vintage jewelry, I think it is so cool to be wearing something that someone else wore before you, whether it be your grandmother's wedding ring or something found at an antique shop. Doyle & Doyle is a company that sells vintage jewelry and you can shop online! I looked through all of their rings (we are still undecided on our wedding rings) and found a ton of gorgeous pieces to show you!

Here are some that could have potential as wedding bands.

I'd love to have either of these as a right-hand ring!
And really, who could ever say no if the guy they loved got down on one knee with this one:
Gorgeous!

And for the guys...

Go there now and look for yourself!