Engaged!

No, I'm not engaged but my best friend of 19 years is.  She just got back from a trip to London which is where her boyfriend, now fiance, surprised her.  I am very happy for them but I must say it is so weird knowing that my best friend is engaged.  Even though we are of an acceptable age for marriage, I still don't feel old enough.  I remember playing with Barbies, Beanie Babies, and American Girl dolls and honestly, it wasn't that long ago.  It is scary to think that ten years ago we were children and ten years from now, some of us will have children (yikes!).  I feel like such an old person saying these things.  I am young, I'm supposed to love the new freedoms and responsibilities of being an adult.  And I do, but I can't help realizing how fast this is all happening and being a little frightened at that realization.  It is definitely scary growing up, no matter how much you long for it when you're a kid and a teenager.  

Not to sound corny but Ferris Bueller was right when he said, "Life moves pretty fast.  If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."  So yes, life is moving pretty fast for my best friend (which is making my life feel like it's speeding up too) but I vow to look around and not miss things.  I am excited for her engagement and I know the whole "wedding planning madness" will be an interesting and fun adventure for her and me both.  My goal is to support my best friend and not always focus on the fact that things like marriage, children, and adulthood are making me feel OLD!  

So congratulations Ashley and Scott.  I am so excited for you guys.  Ash, you're like my sister and you mean the world to me!

My love for vintage, of course, applies to weddings.  I've started working on a few vintage wedding collages with some old photographs.  In the meantime here's some preliminary work I put together. 

Images used to help create this collage were found on Flickr: here, here, here, here, and here.