Hey there, my long lost friends! It's been a grip since I had the time to sit down and write about what's been going on with this wedding of mine. There have been a LOT of changes in recent weeks so let's start with the first things. I had to terminate my agreement with my wedding planner. It simply was not working out. Luckily, we (my fiancé and I) had … [Read more...]
Gwen’s Journey: My Girls Told Me There Would Be Days Like This
My girls told me there'd be days like this. My wedding planner warned me. My friend who just got hitched two weeks ago prepared me, too. Even my hairdresser told me this would happen. Yep, I lost a friend because of my wedding. I told everybody that wasn't going to happen to me; my friends and I "“ we're tight. Whoops, guess I was wrong. One of my bridesmaids dropped … [Read more...]
Gwen's Journey: What We’ve Done So Far
Things are moving so fast and I realize I need to get you up to speed on what we've done so we can talk about where we're at! Here's the deal "“ the wedding will go down on Sept 5, 2010. That's Labor Day weekend. We now live in Michigan, but because we're from Cleveland, and all our family/friends are there, that's where we are having our wedding "“ which can make wedding … [Read more...]
Gwen’s Journey: A Bride-To-Be Takes Us Along On The Trip To The Altar
We are happy to introduce you to our 2nd wedding blogger in two years Gwen (our last blogger Jonesi got married a few months back). Gwen (who's no stranger to BMWK) didn't get the memo that successful black women aren't supposed to be able to find men and recently got engaged. Over the next10 months or so she'll take us along as she plans for one of the biggest days of her … [Read more...]