{"id":833,"date":"2009-12-11T10:05:48","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T15:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/?p=833"},"modified":"2011-09-07T20:40:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T00:40:58","slug":"corey-talks-getting-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged","title":{"rendered":"Corey Talks: Getting Engaged"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have a confession I have to make before I get into this any further, I was married before. \u00a0It was really the age-old story, getting engaged a) too fast and b) too young usually is just not a good idea for a lifelong marriage. \u00a0Sometimes it works but usually, as in my case, it doesn’t. \u00a0I was engaged after 1 month of dating my ex, I as 19 and we were married when I was 21. \u00a0I learned a lot of life lessons though so I can’t say that I regret it but it is something you should know before reading any more about planning my wedding. \u00a0I was completely like Charlotte in Sex and the City was with her second marriage, caught between the fact that this ISN’T my first marriage but also wanting to celebrate it because this marriage was the right one. \u00a0Eventually I found the perfect balance so I say to all of you second marriage bride and grooms, you will too.<\/p>\n

Moving forward!<\/p>\n

Chris and I had been dating for about 2 years when people naturally started asking if\/when we are getting married. \u00a0It’s an awkward question to be asked! \u00a0However one day we were at dinner with my adopted family (long story) and Chris starts talking about our wedding and how we’ll probably be getting married on the beach. \u00a0Problem was, he hadn’t asked me yet! \u00a0This was the first time I’d even heard this spoke about! \u00a0We then started talking more seriously about it and after a few attempts of picking a ring out for me, Chris got fed up and took me with him. \u00a0My tastes are varied and it’s next to impossible for anyone to choose what I’d like! \u00a0Eventually we ended up at Sam’s Emporium <\/a>in Akron after someone recommended it to us and found the perfect ring. \u00a0The one I liked ironically wasn’t what we got, it was a setting the jeweler had picked out with a stone that we picked out. \u00a0A few people were SHOCKED when we told them where we got our rings but it’s NOT just a pawn shop, they also have new jewelry there and the cost savings from going there vs. a mall jewelry store is absurd. \u00a0I cannot love enough on my engagement ring, it is absolutely perfect. \u00a0I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend any and all couples looking to get engaged to stop by Sam’s. \u00a0Don’t buy if you don’t want to but at least compare the ring you’re looking at at Jared’s or something similar to a ring of similar style and design at Sam’s (they also custom create rings, like we did). \u00a0I think you’ll be very shocked and impressed like we were!<\/p>\n

Although I had my ring, I still insisted on a proper proposal. \u00a0What I got was my ring in a Cracker Jack box with the proposal in the baggie. \u00a0No bended knee but at least I got half the war! \u00a0\ud83d\ude42 \u00a0We went over to his parents house afterwards and didn’t make the big announcement as I knew that Chris’s niece was ironically getting engaged too and I didn’t want to steal her thunder. \u00a0Eventually everyone noticed and made a fuss and it was nice. \u00a0 Then started the all important questions…. when are you getting married? \u00a0where are you getting married? \u00a0 It’s funny how things progress from when are you getting engaged to when are you getting married to when are you having kids isn’t it?<\/p>\n

Next up: \u00a0choosing the date and location!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a confession I have to make before I get into this any further, I was married before. \u00a0It was really the age-old story, getting engaged a) too fast and b) too young usually is just not a good idea for a lifelong marriage. \u00a0Sometimes it works but usually, as in my case, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,23],"tags":[13,1782,554,1790],"class_list":["post-833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corey-talks","category-personal","tag-canton-ohio-photographer","tag-corey-talks","tag-planning","tag-wedding"],"yoast_head":"\nCorey Talks: Getting Engaged - Corey Ann Photography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Corey Ann\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Corey Ann\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/49fc034441344f071869b4a25e9c744e\"},\"headline\":\"Corey Talks: Getting Engaged\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-12-11T15:05:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-09-08T00:40:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged\"},\"wordCount\":587,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"canton ohio photographer\",\"Corey Talks\",\"planning\",\"Wedding\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Corey Talks\",\"Personal\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-getting-engaged\",\"name\":\"Corey Talks: Getting Engaged - 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