The Unanswered Details

So, you must must MUST being dying to know all those little details that I've failed to mention in the last few blogs. Detail numero uno: I am awesome. Detail number two: this blog is awesome. Detail number three: only those people who have awesomeness tattooed in their soul will enjoy what I throw down.

Seriously though, I haven't shared some of the most important details.

Detail Number One:

This is my ring. There are many like it, but this one is mine.  My ring is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My ring, without me, is useless. Without my ring, I am useless. My ring is white gold with princess cut diamonds. I first came in contact with my ring on the coastal shores of Mendocino. 

I gave my ring up shortly after the proposal. It had to have a makeover and get resized. It lost some weight--one ring size to be exact. So, when you see Ryan, be sure to congratulate him for a clean-cut win win choice on an engagement ring. Every day it becomes more and more beautiful.  I love it! Thanks RyRy!

Take a look at the ring!  Did it blind you?  On the first glance the shine may sting your eyes. So here is what you need to do: cup your hands over your eyes. Squint. Slightly open your fingers and take another look!  There's my ring! There it is!


Detail Number Two:

This is our venue. There are many like it, but this one is ours.  Our venue is our best friend. It is our life. We must master it as we must master our lives. Our venue, without us, is useless. Without our venue, We are useless.

If anyone guessed this serene, peaceful picture for the venue we chose, YOU ARE RIGHT!!! After some deliberation and discussion, Ryan and I decided that we wanted to tie the knot in Calistoga, California!  Would you have been able to deduce this information from the picture below?  A picture says a thousand words, right?  Well, out of everything on the property I took a picture of, why did I choose this?

Are you excited? Because I'm excited.  Those rocks and that leaf is excited! The venue is so truly beautiful. We are so blessed to be able to tie the knot in one of the most beautiful places in the world!



Detail Number Three:

So, I've got the ring. We've chosen the venue. So, the next logical step would be that we've set the big day in stone (or rocks as you can see). Right?  Woot Woot! After much deliberation, Ryan and I have chosen to tie the knot on October 20, 2012.  Only 254 days to go (I only know this because the website I am working on tells me this)! Seems like a whole bunch of days, but the time will come and go before we know it. So, do you know what I'm trying to do right now at this very second? ENJOY the wedding planning process!  I promise you, for all of those stressed brides, it can be done!  It can be done!

So, as a final thought in connection to my last blurb, I give you the picture of our save the dates! This is the picture of our engagement postcard that Ryan and I are sending to family and friends.  I recently ordered  them through www.weddingpaperdivas.com, and they turned out to be spectacular! Here is an interesting fact about our engagement photo:we didn't hire a professional to take our picture.  It was Ryan's sister Heather that took the picture, and it was our friend Kevin that did all of the touchups! For all those brides out there looking for ways to save some money, this would be one quick way to do it!


I look forward to the next stage in the wedding planning process.  Let the little details begin!

Introducing the Functional Bride

Hi Everyone!  My name is Karlee Tucker, and you can call me the Functional Bride!

Technically, I am a Functional-Bride-To-Be--hence the web address: “www.thefunctionalbridetobe.blogspot.com” but my hope is that you may place me into that category of “functional” (you will have to decide this on your own because I will be rather biased about this—I am the bride after all.)

The  Functional Bride

I guess you could also place me in the following categories:  Napa/Sonoma County Bride, Rustic Bride, Fall Bride, Innovative Bride, and the most awesome, most spectacular bride (the last one is strictly objective—Ryan thinks I am pretty spectacular—my goal would be to get you on my team in the process).

I bet you want to know what my fiancé looks like too, huh?  Well this is him:

Ryan making a kissy face.

The cliff

He waited, not 1, not 2, but 6 years (yes 6) to ask me to marry him. I had to get my hopes up a few times and dream that he would say those wonderful, magnificent 4 words:  “I lovith you much”—that’s not quite right—“Pochinie, I love you”—nope that’s not right either—“will you marry me?” Yup, that’s right. Except he didn’t say it like that, he said my first, middle and last name: “ Karlee Tucker Tucker will you marry me?”  (there has been some debate about my middle name).

He also asked me those splendid words next to a cliff—it was either a yes or a plunge into the watery depths. It was my choice, and according to Ryan, “I chose right.”

Years previous, he also said the "forbidden 3 words" next to a watery, ocean cliff. “I love you” became an option of survival too. Hmmmm…

Ryan was really clever though; he wouldn't tell me where we where going and he wouldn't tell me why (I had my suspicions after that).

Sappy moment warning:
He took me to Mendocino County and asked me to marry him. We were also in Mendocino County when he told me he loved me. Good job RyRy, good job.

Now back to the story...

I had been taking pictures with Ryan’s newly cleaned camera. Snap. Look. Snap. Look. And then I snapped an awesome photo of Ryan’s silhouette in the sunlight (really romantic stuff, yup).  I went to show him the awesome picture, and that’s when he told me he had a surprise. Awwww…

Ry contemplating life, and I suppose love.