22 Apr
That Sister: Engaged!
I’m hearing rumors of another Seattle wedding with Kelli Nicole taking the photos on July 25th of this year. Yep, she’s doing the typical Mormon thing, planning her wedding in just 3 months. Luckily she has Mrs. Avocado as her MOH to make it happen. 
I already told her that I want this to be my bridesmaid dress, and she said yes. I can already tell she’s going to be an easy going bride.
Do you think I can convince the seller to make me this dress out of something other than sweatshirt material or jersey though?
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What a pretty ring! Congratulations to your sister! When you live in Seattle, you pretty much have to take advantage of the short summer and nice weather!
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1Congratulations to That Sister! I saw this your twitter last night and was delighted for you and your family. Wonderful!
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2What fun news!! I’m sure she’ll have to twist your arm to help with any wedding planning though…we all know how much you dislike planning weddings….:)
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3Yaaaaaaaaaaay That Sister!!!
And a dress with pockets? AWESOME!
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4Oh! Congratulations to her!!
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5Yay! Congrats to your sister — her ring is beautiful, and she’s so lucky to have you help her plan!
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6Oh that’s so exciting!!! Congratulations and best wishes to TS!
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7Congratulations! Can’t wait to see pictures!
Love the dress Jenna, how do you always find these gorgeous things???
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busylizzy Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Could you link to the seller please?
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:10 am
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23707563&ref=mt
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busylizzy Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:38 am
Thanks!
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To who? Do I know him? Oh it seems like our siblings are way to young to marry. Or is it it that we are just getting older? Congrats Jenna and your sister. You can email your answer if you’d like for confidentiality.
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:10 am
His name is Dan, and he grew up in SLC.
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Amanda W Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:47 am
How awesome! Did she meet him at school? We live just outside of SLC now (Murray) and it is a great! I bet he is an awesome guy!
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:51 am
She actually met him at Dane Christensen’s wedding, since Dan is Kjel’s brother-in-law. I met him that night as well, although he was a little out of it since he had his wisdom teeth out that day.
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That is such a great dress. I think in a shantung or a brushed taffeta, it would be really gorgeous.
Congrats to your sister!
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10Congratulations to your sister!!
What a beautiful dress!
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11Congratulations to your sister—-that ring is GORGEOUS!
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12It’s super cute, but the way it hangs in that picture it’s looking kind of like shorts instead of a dress - is it just me? I think it’s the seam down the middle.
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Erin Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:18 am
Oh, never mind - I looked at the rest of the pictures from the seller and I see how it works. It’s going to look gorgeous on you!
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I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THAT DRESS LAST WEEK.
and thinking the same thing.
would make a lovely spring dress if it wasn’t made of sweatshirt fabric (?!why that fabric?!)
congratulations to the whole family. yay.
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14I had noticed rumors about this in your writings… congrats! I’m sure it’ll be another beautiful wedding.
Have you gotten to spend much time with your FBIL?
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
I met him the same night she did, but that is the only time we have spent together. Guess I’ll get reacquainted at the wedding?
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ACK! Congrats! I hope That Sister becomes Miss Salsa or something else fab.
Let us know what happens with your dress
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16judging by her gorgeous ring.. and your adorable dress, i can already tell this will be a lovely wedding… congrats to her!
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17Congratulations to That Sister! Awesome. Man, I wish someone close to me would get engaged so I could share their wedding fun.
Three months = yikes. But doable! How old is That Sister; I thought she was about 16! OOps.
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
She’s 20 (as of Monday). Such a young little thing, but Mormons marry young in general.
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Aww, congratulations to your sister!!!
I can never imagine planning my wedding in 3 months. I love her ring too!
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19I still can’t get over the idea of planning a wedding in 3 months, but talk about prioritizing. If that is your dress, I already love the look of this wedding.
Congratulations, That Sister!!
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20Congrats to your whole family!! How exciting! And really — most Mormons plan their weddings in 3 months? Seriously? I’d be more shocked but I’ve seen the work you and your mom can do; your sister is in great hands!
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21Oh this is so exciting!!! More details!
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22many congratulations to that sister and that wife! beautiful ring also! i imagine if you were to convo the seller she would be receptive to making the dress in a different fabric. maybe you could offer to furnish the fabric for her to ensure it’s the right color, weight, drape, etc. i cannot say no to a dress with pockets and ruffles and a kick pleat. would you have her shorten the sleeves as well (since the wedding will be in July)?
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:56 am
Most definitely! Even though Seattle is “up north” it still gets hot up there!
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mrsgilmore Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
ahh yes, bracelet length sleeves and sweat shirt material won’t get you far most places in july. any idea what fabric? same color? nonetheless, it is a very lovely dress.
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Many many congratulations to your sister and her new fiance!
And what a seriously stunning ring that is! I am so jealous you get to help someone plan their wedding.. none of my friends are quite there yet and I have a sneaking suspicion my brother and his long-time girlfriend will opt to elope.
I was engaged for a long 18 months and there were way too many times I wish we’d done it quickly.. your sister has the right idea!
Can’t wait to see as her plans come together (as long as you keep posting about it).
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24Yay! Congratulations, That Sister! GORGEOUS ring. I love it.
And the dress is adorable, but I agree a different fabric would work better for July. Gotta love Etsy.
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25Yay for a July 25th wedding! (That’s my date, too!) You could try Etsy seller amandaarcher. She is almost done making me a similar dress, and she let me pick the fabric custom… in MY measurements! It’s supposed to be done today!
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26Oh Oh Oh! YAYYYYY!!!
Congrats, That Sister!
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27Congratulations to your Sister! That is so exciting!!!
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28Congratulations to That Sister!! Very exciting news.
The ring is beautiful!
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29Does That Sister get bridal portraits in Rome?
Congratulations!!!
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
I’m sure my parents are hoping that she never reads your comment! LOL
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Shaylene Rene(That Wife's sister) Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
No bridal portraits in Rome for me. But as long as I have the wonderful Kelli Nichole, I am happy!
P.S. Who said you were MOH Jen? haha.
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Rude!
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Congrats to your sis! And that dress is SO lovely! I want one, too
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31Congrats to your sister! I loved following your wedding and can’t wait to see everything you share with us about this wedding.
What she surprised? Or was it kinda planned out like yours? (meaning…she knew they were getting married)
Also…is it really typical of LDS to plan a wedding in 3 months?
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Allison Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I planned mine in 3 months to the day!
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Shaylene Rene(That Wife's sister) Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I knew we were getting married, we have been talking about it for months. We even bought the ring about two months ago and it has been sitting in his closet calling my name! But I did not expect it when it happened!
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Jenna Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Yep! My sister will do three, my cousin did it in three, my best friend did it in three, a friend from college is doing it in two. Would you like me to go on? It’s definitely the standard, not the exception. I had a super long time to plan my wedding by Mormon standards with 7 months!
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Laura Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Interesting. I didn’t know that. You learn something new everyday
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YAY!!!! I am SOOOOOOOO excited. And Shay, if you’re reading this: yippeeee! you are going to make such a beautiful bride.
Love you both!!
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33Congrats! I’m excited to see the planning!
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34So exciting. I’m looking forward to my baby sisters wedding some day. In another post (so we don’t hijack this exciting one) can you talk about some of these mormon standards (marrying young, 3 month engagements, etc.)? I like that you’ve been teaching us about your church, but I’d also like to learn more about the LDS culture - how you think some of these standards came to be, your thoughts on them, etc. Enjoy this exciting time!
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Jenna Reply:
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Great idea for a post! I’m shooting a very, very traditional LDS wedding (held in the basketball hall of the Church meetinghouse) on the 2nd of May, so I’ll wait to do it until then so I can hopefully show you a few pictures of what a reception is like, but there are definitely many differences that those who have never attended an LDS wedding or been friends with someone who planned one have never heard of.
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Congratulations to your sister, maybe I can help Kelly shoot this wedding too but stay for the entire thing!
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36Congrats to your sister!!! I love Dan! He and I went to the same high school- we were good friends, we went to a Valentines dance together and I’ve still got pictures from his homecoming farwell. Fun fun! His mom is SO sweet too! A Big Congrats to them both!
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37Congrats to your sister! Does she also have a wedding blog and is she going to try to blog for Weddingbee…you two might be the first ever sister act and it would be so awesome!!!
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