Blissfullness & Blessings!!: Wedding Festival

Our Love Story

The day I met Kenny Owens, will be a day I will NEVER forget! It was in June of 2004; June 19th to be exact! I was going through a tough time in my life & needed to just get out! So...a couple of my friends/cousins & I decided to ride to, what was then, Gametime to "parking lot pimp" LOL! "Parking lot pimp" is what we did when we decided to just "chill" in the parking lot of the club and not go in! I know...sounds a little crazy...but that's what we did when I was 19 years old LOL!! First of all, I have never been the type of girl to “holla” at a dude, but this particular night, I was in rare form & was having so much fun! So, I spotted this SUPER CUTE, light-skinned dude with braids that had on a green jersey! I was determined to get “the boy in the green jersey” phone number & was not leaving Greenville until I got it!! Long story short, I got his number in the parking lot of Gametime & we became friends. We went on one date & that was it! We were just what I said…friends...no more, no less! We carried on this friendship for about three years off & on...I thought he was one of the best friends I’d ever had! We talked about EVERYTHING! In October of 2007, I ran into Kenny in his uncle’s club, Alley Gator’s. We had not talked or seen each other in a long time! I agreed to go visit him one Saturday night after that just to “chill” & that “chill” turned into something serious! I never expected it to go as far as it did, but you cannot run from true love when it finds you. We started out “talking” & made it “official” on January 18, 2008. A couple of weeks shy of our 4 year anniversary, Kenny asked me to be his wife! Another day I will NEVER forget…December 25, 2011…a very special Christmas Day!!! I wrote the following words in a poem to Kenny ("Kay") for Valentine’s Day in 2008 that sums up the love I have for the Love of My Life, my fiance: “…The key to my heart,I thought I threw away. Some how, some way you got it, And now I’m here to stay. I almost missed out…The thought brings chills over me. But timing and patience,I learned is the key. One last time, I’ve fallen in love. But this time I truly believe You’re my angel sent from above.”
Enjoy our Love Story!!!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Wedding Festival - Fun, Fun, Fun!

After a much needed, 2 hour conversation with my BFF (thanks Jack!)...I decided I would catch-up on my blog a little! Yes, it is a Friday night and I am home blogging...my Future Husband is at work. :(

So...what else have I done in the last couple of weeks? Believe it or not, I have been doing other things besides looking for the "perfect" dresses for my girls! On February 4th, my Mom, Kayla, Alicia, & I decided to attend the Wedding Festival that was held at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC. I paid for parking ($5) and for everyone to get into the festival ($9 per person). It was so worth it! There were so many people there, I could not believe it; tons of vendors, brides, grooms, and others. The majority of the vendors that were there were photographers and videographers. There were others, like cake bakers, venue owners, caterers, florists, bridal stores, tuxedo rentals, jewelry sellers, and many, many more. At the end of the day, I was tired, but we had so much fun; I really enjoyed it!!