Wedding part 1: The Ring

Ok everyone! Here it is! The Gorgeous ring that my Wonderful Fiance gave me! Princess cut diamond with a white gold band. My very favorite part is the way the wedding band hugs the form of the ring so perfectly! Writing this blog makes me wish I had it on my finger right now. oh well it's my own fault for telling him the wrong size! haha

Did you know that the tradition of the wedding ring is the longest surviving wedding tradition every. Men have been getting down on one knee so to speak for thousands of years! (Well not Ross, he just sat there looking nervous! ha ha) The Egyptians were the first recorded to have worn wedding rings. They believed that the ring finger on the left hand had a vein that ran straight to the heart! What better way to symbolize the love and commitment between a man and a woman. I was surprised to find that not all cultures follow the tradition of waring the ring on the left ring finger...Roman Catholics wore the wedding ring on the right hand and in the Jewish faith, it is worn on the index finger of the left hand. Go figure!

I was talking with my friends, one of them who is also getting married, about our rings. We all have the white gold bands and wouldn't dream of wearing a yellow gold band. It turns out that all of our mothers have yellow gold rings! Funny how trends run!

I'm Getting Married!

Yes it is true! I have been told by my most loving cousin, Traci, that I'm slacking! Slacking in that I have not provided ample pictures and cute stories about my new and true love! ha ha Two problems:

Problem 1: I don't have my ring. I accidentally told Ross that my finger was a size 8. We quickly decided that was not the case after he proposed and it didn't fit! So we had to get it re-sized from an 8 to a 6 1/2. For any one out there who has a serious boyfriend-it might be a good idea to check the size of you ring finger! Just in case. :)

Problem 2: I am ashamed to admit that I don't have any good pictures of me and Ross. I'm really waiting until we get some cute ones together so I can show you all the love of my life!

But I won't leave you in suspense I will tell you how he proposed:

On Saturday the 17th of January, I made the horrific drive from Logan, UT, to Sheridan, WY. I was so tired, but Ross promised that we would go get Chinese food. (I have a weakness for orange chicken!) He was so cute when he saw me! I've never been hugged so tight in my whole life. Anyway...we got all my luggage up to my dorm and he picked up the food. After I was stuffed to the brim with fried rice and orange chicken, he handed me two fortune cookies. I was so excited- not because I thought he was going to propose, truthfully I had no idea, but that we both got two fortunes cookies! I was always resentful that they never give more than one cookie. so I open my first cookie and my gorgeous white gold, princess cut diamond ring fall out! haha oh I was so happy! Ross later told my that I opened them in the wrong order, because the other cookie had will you marry me written on the fortune. That cutie he took the time to hold the cookies over steam until they got soft and then put them back together with the goodies inside!

When my dad asked my mom to marry him, he asked her before their meal was over. My mom was too full of energy to eat the rest of her lunch. So my smart father who loves food got two meals that day! I just want to thank Ross for letting me, my father's daughter, to finish my meal first! haha

So that is how it happened...and a little kissing, but I won't tell you about that!

The World of photography!

I am currently taking a digital photography class, which I love, and today I was led to an inspiring blog! It is called Stuck in Customs: unique photography for unique people. This page is a whole feast for you eyes. I'm really jealous of this photographer because is seems like all he does is travel the world taking great pictures! I'm luck if I even get out of my dorm room on weekends. ha ha
If you have time check this blog out!
Today in class we discussed how digital photography has blown traditional methods out of the water. We talked about how frustrated photographers who use film must be when a rooky who doesn't know what aperture means comes up with amazing photos using a digital camera. Advances in technology have made things easy for all of us, but when do we go too far? Will art and particularly photography start losing its value? An even harder question is What am I going to do for my wedding photos? Yikes!