Becky and Mike are finally getting married!

Becky and Mike had been together for four years and their parents were wondering what was taking them so long. Each family loved both of them and was patiently waiting for the day that they announced that they were going to get married. And they waited while they bought their first home. And they waited when they brought home the cutest Golden Retriever puppy in the world, Lily.

But Mike knew what he was doing all along. He was waiting until Becky had no idea what was coming. Their families all knew, he called them to tell them he was about to propose. Then, while sitting in their home with their loving dog by their side, Mike proposed.

Now I’ve written this all to sound like it was very romantic, which may not be exactly 100% true. The actual proposal went a little something like this: Mike threw something at Becky. She was a bit confused as to why he suddenly felt the urge to begin chucking things at her. She picked up what he had thrown and as it dawned on her what it was, he said very to the point, “So you wanna get married?”.

Now on the surface, it doesn’t look too romantic, but I assure you that Mike is definitely a closet romantic. The ring he had “given” to Becky was custom designed by him and made by the jeweller that Becky’s family has been using for years. Couple that with calling everyone to let them know they’d be stopping by to share their exciting news and folks, you have a romantic no matter how much they may protest this point!

The newly engaged couple then make the rounds at their families’ houses and by the time they reached Mike’s Parents’ house they had a cake waiting for them. Written on it was the simple word: “Finally!”.

I went to high school with Becky and am good friends with her younger sister. In all the years I have known her I have never seen her look so happy. She and Mike are such a perfect fit and you can definitely feel that when you are around them.

Their wedding is set for sometime in the spring of 2011 in some yet-determined tropical locale and I know that it will be a beautiful day, and a start to an already flourishing romance.

I like to call this one: Where is Lily?

Becky and Mike have three fur-kids, Lily, the Golden Retriever and Big and New, the cats.

Lily’s trick to graduate from Dog Obedience School was to balance cheese on her paws without touching it. We used this talent to get a great shot of Becky’s engagement ring on Lily’s paw! Good dog Lily! (she got to eat some actual cheese after the shot!!)

The location of the shoot was just stunning – check out the cliffs!

I really believe that Lily must have been a Mountain Goat in her previous life the way she scaled the cliff. She was a natural.

To Becky and Mike, thank you so much for asking me to come and document your love. Both Jane and I had such a great time with you!

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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I Guess We Were Overdue for it…

The snow is here. Hasn’t stopped snowing for three days! I went outside tonight and took some photos of the snow on the trees because I always love the way it looks.

When it snows like this it makes me long for snow days – those were always the best!

I hope everyone is surviving the storm. I’m done editing for the night and am heading straight for the couch now to snuggle with my dogs under some nice warm blankets.

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Let Google Help You Plan Your Wedding

Planning your wedding can be a daunting task. I’ve written before about how I used Wedding Wire’s tools to plan and found them great. There are many options, but one in particular I just had to share because it’s so neat.

Google is helping couples plan their wedding by creating free templates for use with Google Docs. I use Google Docs all the time to store information that I need to access from anywhere – blog post ideas, the code for my blog post footers, even shopping lists sometimes! There are so many facets to Google Docs that I know I haven’t even scratched the surface on it.

Google created a video to illustrate how easy it can be and there are many, many templates online to do pretty much anything you need to do for your wedding.

If you already have a Gmail account, then you automatically have access to Google Docs. If you don’t, it’s easy and free to sign up.

Thanks to Studio 1948 for letting me know about this fab new feature!

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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How to Clean Your Engagement Ring

After I got engaged, I knew nothing about the upkeep of fancy rings. I figured that wearing my engagement ring in the shower would clean it well enough, but that is not actually the case. Things get in underneath the setting and it actually dulls the sparkle of the stone *gasp!*

A good friend of mine who knows about these sorts of things gave me some simple instructions to clean my engagement ring, and this is how I’ve been doing it since. She suggested cleaning it every 1-2 weeks, although in my forgetfulness/laziness, I usually clean it every 2-3 weeks.

What You’ll Need

• Your ring (obviously)
• A Toothbrush (mine is from Dollarama)
• A small bowl or dish
• Mr. Clean (I got the orange one because I like the way it smells)
• Tap Water

Steps to cleaning your engagement ring:

1. Close the toilet lid, plug the sink and cover any air vents where the ring might go if you drop it.
2. mix 1/2 Mr. Clean and 1/2 water in a little bowl/dish
3. put your engagement ring in the mixture and let it sit for a few minutes
4. use the toothbrush dipped in the mixture and brush the ring on all sides
5. rinse with water, dry off and voila – good as new!

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Baby Mélika ~ Sneak Peek

Who doesn’t love an adorable baby girl?!?!

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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