sea212's Pink wedding

I just stumbled upon this website while looking for wedding ideas. It seems like a very neat thing to keep a blog during the whole planning process so I think I'll give it a try!
Erik and I have been engaged for a little over 3 months now and it has been wonderful. We have dated through most of college (it will be 3 years in February) and it feels so right to end our college careers with our engagement.
We started looking at rings this past summer and he told me the proposal would happen sometime before Thanksgiving. On September 16th, he came over with dessert (McFlurries to be exact). When we got into my room he handed me the ice cream and said, "I have something else for you too." He got down on one knee and asked if I would spend the rest of my life with him. It was a total surprise. We were both so excited...I couldn't stop smiling and shaking for the rest of the night.
My ring is simple and perfect for me. It is a three stone ring and I absolutely love it. It's weird because I've never worn rings before in my life. Somehow it was pretty easy to get used to wearing this one ;)
Telling people and starting to plan has been so much fun. My mom wanted to start planning right away and we first set the date. We chose June 20th of 2009 because I will graduate in May of 2009. I knew I wanted June and my mom said an even numbered day would be good. We started by reserving our church. From there we started to look at some reception sites since they book so fast!
After touring the Danada House, we knew it would be perfect for our day. It's a 100 year old house with an atrium that has just been added on in the back. The house will be used for getting ready/food prep/ and cocktail hour and then the guests move to the atrium for dinner and dancing!
Besides the sites, we met with a caterer and my mom and I are going dress shopping while I'm home on break. I've been scouring bridal magazines, making up guest lists, and finding websites like these.
We have also chosen the bridal party as well. My maid of honor is my best friend from high school and then two of my college friends will be the other bridesmaids. Erik chose his brother for best man and a high school and college friend for the other groomsmen. Our ring bearer will be my cousin's little boy and a neighbor girl of mine will be flower girl.
Our engagement party was yesterday. I didn't think we would have one and then my maid of honor planned a small gathering for us! It was supposed to be a surprise but someone ended up spilling the beans. It was still very fun despite the lack of surprise. We had about 20 people and had it at a pizza joint. We got some good "engagement" gifts and had fun celebrating with close family and friends.
As for now, I can't think of anything else to write about but I'm sure I will be updating soon. For anyone who reads through this long entry, are there any recommendations of colors that go well with the color pink?