Picked up the rings

When I proposed to Ann in September, I gave her a rather nice "rock" in a temporary setting. Shortly thereafter, we went to the jewelry store together to order our wedding bands, as well as a permanent setting for her engagement ring. Now that the rings are in, we just picked them up from the store. This photo doesn't really do justice to her engagement ring, but at least you'll get the idea.

BTW ladies, when it comes to "rocks", I've learned that size (carats) doesn't matter nearly as much as the other 3 C's (cut, clarity, and color). So, don't even bother asking us about its size, because it's big enough!

-Scott

The PREPARE marriage prep results are in!

Ann and I met with Father Karl on Halloween to review the results of the PREPARE premarital inventory that we had taken last month. The purpose of this inventory is to identify potential sources of conflict in our relationship. Fortunately, the results confirmed what we already know: there doesn't seem to be any major area of potential conflict. So, Fr. Karl gave us the green light for the next step: participating in a Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend in early 2006. In the meantime, we need to book a reception site, photographer, and DJ.

-Scott

Oops! RSVP's are coming in already!

I inadvertently activated the online RSVP feature on our wedding web page http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/AnnHeinze&ScottHeider. Luckily, only 2 groups of guests responded before I inactivated the feature. I'll activate it again when we mail our invitations in the spring of 2006.

-Scott

Wedding date finalized (we hope!)

Fr. Karl called and confirmed that our date is available. July 1, 2006 is our wedding date!!!!

-Ann

Added engagement photo to wedding web page

I've just added an engagement photo to our wedding web page at http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/AnnHeinze&ScottHeider. The photo was taken in Ann's living room 9/11/2005 via the self timer on Scott's camera. The roses were provided by Ann and The Melting Pot fondue restaurant. The sparkly ring on Ann's finger was provided by Scott and Jessica at Meierotto's Midwest Jewelry.

-Scott