I know what you’re thinking, “It’s time to break out that price gun!” I hate to disappoint you, but a lot of places just give you an iPhone these days to scan items into your registry. Jett was not amused by this fact. Registries are a pretty tough topic to write about because everyone is in a different life stage when they get married. You may be getting married straight out of college where your roommates previously had everything, in which case you need a lot of stuff- most importantly the basics. You may be getting married after living on your own for a while, so maybe you don’t need…
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Our “Firsts”
One of the very first posts on Warrior Wife was a Pre-Wedding Q&A. You guys seemed to love that so Jett and I thought it might be cool to recap on our “firsts” as a couple for the New Year! Enjoy!
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Doing Distance
Long distance. If you’re in a relationship with someone in the military, it’s very likely you’re going to experience a long distance relationship at some point in time. Maybe it’s for training, maybe it’s a deployment, either way, it’s pretty common in the military. Jett and I have been long distance since the very beginning and still are. Yupp, you read that right. We are married and in a long distance relationship.
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Wedding Wednesday | Vendors 101
I feel like I’ve covered so much wedding stuff already, but then I realize there’s still so much to go! If you’ve missed a few of my Wedding Wednesday posts you can find them all under the “Blog” tab and then under the “Wedding Wednesday” category. Today’s topic- wedding vendors. Hopefully, you can learn a few lessons from my mistakes! If you read our 2018 Recap you have already seen some of our vendors. Bless everyone who is planning a destination wedding or planning apart from your fiancé. And those of you who are doing both… you’re crazy. But, that’s what Jett and I had to do so like I said,…
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2018 Recap
I may only be 25(soon-to-be 26), but I’m convinced 2018 was my year. I got engaged to my best friend, worked/witnessed some pretty cool sporting events, worked another year in my dream job, got a pet turtle, traveled the country and the world and of course, I married my best friend. If you follow me on Instagram you saw me post a snippet of my year in an Instagram Story review. If you don’t follow me on IG, what are you waitin’ for?! I saw a lot of people complaining on social media about how everyone was posting end of year reviews, but you know what? WHO CARES! If you…
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Wedding Wednesday | Guest List
Guest lists, in general, are hard but especially for a military couple with military friends. There’s a reason everyone gets married right after graduation, training or deployments- because there’s no other time to get hitched!
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Wedding Wednesday | The Dress
The dreaded dress shopping. Surprisingly, even though I tried on probably 25 dresses, it really wasn’t that bad. In typical military fashion, it’s not easy to get your friends AND family together for something. I wasn’t able to have most of my bridesmaids present for my dress shopping. I was lucky enough to have my mother, future mother-in-law, and sister in attendance. I planned my dress shopping around Jett’s graduation from The Basic School when both our families would be in town together.
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DIY Dog Tag Christmas Tree
A few weeks ago I was feeling really crafty- I mean really crafty. I made pillows from dollar store placements and I added pompoms to almost everything I own. Is anyone else obsessed with pompoms? Anyway, I had a bunch of leftover favors from our wedding. We gave out dog tags to our friends and family and I ended up creating this Dog Tag Christmas Tree!
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Military Gift Guide – For His Family
The holidays are getting closer and closer! I’m pretty big on gifts and really enjoy selecting just the right gift for just the right person. Out of all the Christmas’ Jett and I have shared, my favorite was last year. I felt like I really nailed the gifts for his family.
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Wedding Wednesday | Bridesmaid Proposal
I figured Wedding Wednesday would make the most sense if it went in chronological order, right? Plus, there are so many engagements around the holiday season that this series might appeal to some non-MilSo ladies. So, you’re ENGAGED! Woohoo! First things first- go get your gals! My girlfriends are all over the country so asking them to be my bridesmaids in person was out of the question. I’m a very extra person though so I knew I wanted to create some sort of gift or box for them. I would recommend getting the box first, that way you can see how much actually fits in it before buying things. Which…