Congrats to my most recent "Happily Ever After" couple on tying the knot last Saturday!
Let's meet the love birds!"Michelle is a native of Indianapolis and attended college at Miami University in Ohio. She worked in advertising for several years in Cincinnati, and moved back to Indiana in December 2007 to pursue an MBA at Butler University. She will finish her degree in July and has just accepted a position in marketing at Cook Medical in Bloomington. Some of Michelle’s favorite things to do are running, travel, listening to music, watching movies and spending time with family/friends and her two dogs.
Ryan is from a small town in Southern Indiana called Salem. He attended Indiana University and majored in History and Political Science. Ryan is currently an account manager for a company that sells copiers called Van Ausdall and Farrar, and is working on his MBA at IUPUI. He enjoys movies, video games, beer and wine tasting, fishing, camping and most outdoor activities."
Q: Tell us a little bit about the two of you as a couple:A: "Ryan and I met randomly at the apartment of a mutual friend when I was visiting Indianapolis in late August 2007. I happened to be the one to open the door when he first arrived, so he thought he had the wrong address…but little did he know that he had just met his future wife! I was living in Cincinnati at the time, so we dated long distance for a few months until I moved back to Indianapolis for school in December.
We got engaged on October 12, 2008. Although Ryan had a memorable proposal planned at the restaurant where we had our first date, I unfortunately ruined the plans by insisting we go to Cheeseburger in Paradise so I could use a coupon I had been saving for weeks. I guess my cheapness really worked against me this time haha. He surprised me the next morning by proposing with the help of my dog Oreo, who was “carrying” the ring on his back."
Q: Dish on the wedding details, Michelle!A: "In selecting my wedding colors, I tried to stay clear of pastels and wanted something that would be simple and elegant. I think that’s kind of what drew me to black and white, and then I thought red would be a nice addition and would work well with a fall wedding. Red has always been one of my favorite colors, and I think it’s very romantic and eye catching, especially for flowers and bridesmaid dresses!
Michelle's invitations are classic yet modern and fun!I’m going to be wearing a new wedding dress, but for something old/borrowed I will have my mom’s garter, and it actually happens to be light blue so that kills three birds with one stone so to speak haha.
I was raised Catholic, and although I’m not quite as active in the church as I used to be, it was still important to me to incorporate the religious aspect to our ceremony. I have really enjoyed picking out the music and the Bible versus that we will use for the ceremony. All of the decorations, food, cake etc. are obviously fun, but I really enjoy picking out the aspects of the wedding that will be most meaningful.
In terms of the wedding planning process, it’s definitely easy to get stressed out over things but if you don’t take it too seriously I think it can be a lot of fun. Luckily I started planning pretty far in advance so that helped to prevent it from becoming too stressful and I was able to get pretty much all of the vendors that I wanted by starting early. Not sure there is anything I would do differently at this point, except maybe go on more cake tastings, haha."
Program covers for Michelle and RyanQ: What did you think of Hold The Cheese? How can we improve?"Caitlin has been a pleasure to work with and is extremely sensitive to budget and time constraints. She worked with me to develop a plan for my invitations that would still allow me to get the quality I was looking for at a price point I could afford. She has also been great at taking my creative direction and has revised my design several times to make sure it’s exactly what I’m looking for. In addition to her excellent design skills, Caitlin is also very knowledgeable on the wedding planning process in general, and was able to help me with wording for my invitations and several other questions I had relating to wedding etiquette. I can sense her enthusiasm for the wedding business and I think she puts a lot of passion and energy into her projects. I have been very happy with the level of customer service and the product I am getting for a very reasonable price. I would definitely recommend her to any bride!"
--- I had a great deal of fun designing patterns for Michelle and Ryan's wedding stationery. The end result was nothing short of fabulous and a personal best, if I shall claim it!
Thanks for sharing and I'm very happy for the two of you!
Cheers,
Cait
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