I'm so excited for these two! They are such a cool couple and so in love! Check out their Q&A and get to know them like I do.
Stacey:
- How long have you two been together? Joe & I have been together for about 2 years.
- How did you meet? We met at Blue Wolf Tavern. I was a server there and Joe is the Executive Chef and Owner. My friend Jenna (who was also a server) was very good friends with Joe, I call her our matchmaker. There was a spark between us I couldn’t ignore, and there still is!
- How did you get engaged? Joe and I got engaged on Thanksgiving, which is my favorite holiday! We had just finished up dinner and Joe and his son Joey asked me to go for a walk. My family was just sitting down to play a board game (which I hate) so a walk in the cold and rain sounded much better! I could tell Joe and Joey were pretty surprised they didn’t have to twist my arm at all (since I’m not really the outdoors type) but something told me to go. So we started the walk down to the back yard. My parents have an old barn in their backyard where I used to keep my horse when I was a little girl. Some of my most treasured memories of my childhood are in that barn. As we walked into the barn Joe started to talk about our future and how excited he was to spend it with me. I still had no idea what he was about to do. He started to get down on one knee and I said “Get up, what are you doing? You’re going to get your jeans all dirty!” The moment I realized what he was doing I screamed! I ran over and hugged Joey, meanwhile Joe was still down on one knew because I was so excited I forgot to say yes! So I finally said “yes” and the rest is history.
- What's been the biggest challenge with planning your wedding? The biggest challenge with planning the wedding is our schedules. We are so busy! Planning a wedding is a full time job!
- What's the one thing you're most looking forward to on your wedding day? The thing I’m most looking forward to on our wedding day is locking eyes with Joe at the end of the aisle, I can’t wait to marry him!
- What's the one thing you're most nervous about? I’m most nervous about forgetting something important on our wedding day.
- What's the best advice you can give to couples planning their wedding? My advice to couples getting married is to not get so caught up in the details, you forget what it’s all about. I have to remind myself of this a lot since I’m an event coordinator for a living, but it’s so important!
- List your vendors:
- Church: St. Charles Church
- Reception Venue: Blue Wolf Banquet Center
- Event planner: Me
- Florist: Wild Flower Cove
- DJ/Band: DJ Brandon and John Reese Project
- Transportation: Fab Limousine
- Dress Boutique and designer: Mori Lee from Treasured Moments
- Tuxedo rental and designer: Rondinelli Tuxedo
- Cake: Blue Iris Cakery
Joe:
- How long have you two been together? We have been together since 12:15AM January 1st, 2010. That's 589 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes of of the BEST part of my life so far!
- How did you meet? I met Stacey at Blue Wolf Tavern in April of 2009 after I suggested to my manager that he should hire her. It was good advice. We became close friends and then things moved on from there.
- How did you get engaged? I asked Stacey to be my wife on her favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, in her parent's back yard in the rain. My other favorite person, my son Joe, was by my side as I went to one knee in the mud beside her horse barn. She certainly did not expect it that day. She laughed as she didn't know what I was doing and said, "oh baby, what are you doing? Get up. You're getting your pants muddy!" Joe could only smirk as I endeavored to explain that I thought I was supposed to remain on one knee until I had an answer. Fortunately for me, she preserved the memory by promptly answering "YES!"
- What's been the biggest challenge with planning your wedding? A Challenge and a Blessing, would be that my wife-to-be is a wedding and event planner. It's so nice to have the feeling that she will make everything perfect! We both need it to be perfect. But... she is better at that than I am! The anxiety derives from the thought of falling short. It doesn't help that I am a HUGE procrastinator either!
- What's the one thing you're most looking forward to on your wedding day? Seeing my Stacey walk down the aisle at the Church just to meet me. There's nothing I've thought about more since I met her than about how it would feel, what it would be like.
- What's the one thing you're most nervous about? I'm not nervous at all. I only hope that everyone close to us who's anticipated this coming moment can enjoy it as much as I know that we will. We both like to entertain our friends and family and hope that they think we planned a great celebration.
- What's the best advice you can give to couples planning their wedding? Plan ahead far enough in advance so that if you, or your fiance, or you're families, or your friends, or your bridal party, or your flower girls (I could go on and on...) change their mind(s), then you have ample time and resources to adjust. Trust me this will happen. Don't procrastinate! Just get it done so it's easier to do over!
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| In the kitchen of the Blue Wolf where they met. |
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| Part two of their engagement session was on the boat at Lake Milton. It was a gorgeous day! |
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| I *heart* this one! |
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| See how in love these two are? *swoon* |
Don't you just love these guys!? I know I do and I can't wait for their wedding next month!
Cheers,
