New Everything!

Wedding Information

So, after a lot of consideration, Gleiser and I decide to move our wedding reception to Gardner Village. Heritage Gardens was just way too small for the amount of people who are interested in going, and was quite pricey compared to Gardner Village. We have the times set for when everything is set to happen, which is awesome! We were also able to book our DJ and a surprise for our guests as well! :) 

Gleiser and I created a registry at Target and we also created a website for those that wish to give us cash in lieu of a physical gift. That website can be found here. We are so excited that there is just a little over 7 months left until the big day!

Down to 10 Months!

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

Engagement Pictures

Wow! I can't believe how much has happened since my last post. Let's start with first things first. Gleiser and I took our engagement pictures (and got them back!) and they are just gorgeous! We absolutely love our pictures. It was hard to pick just a few of them to print for now. We can't wait to see the wedding ones. We had a blast taking them at Albion Basin. Here is my all time favorite picture:

Wedding Registry

We also finished our wedding registry. We are registered at Target under "Gleiser Escarate" or "Betsy Lopez." We decided to just register at the one store so that we don't get a million blenders or toasters. I let Gleiser use the scanning machine and he was having so much fun! Hahaha. Cute boy. If people would like to help us out and not actually buy us a gift, we have a bank account set up for people to deposit money as well.

Wedding Dress

I finally ordered my wedding dress! My future mother in law and sister in law went with me. As well as my BESTEST friend ever, Kiersten and my mommy. :) It will be custom made, so I will be the only one in the world with one like it. Uu-La-La. I'm super excited for Gleiser to see me in it on our wedding day.

Honeymoon

Okay, this just happened today! (Sept. 5, 2016). We finally booked our honeymoon today. What better day than Labor Day, right? The deals were A-MA-ZING. I won't be giving away any details just yet because I don't want to ruin the surprise for anyone, but I will say this: CRUISE. I'm super excited. I've never been on a cruise before, so I'm excited that my first time will be with the love of my life.

Up Ahead

Sometime next month, I will need to go with my bridesmaids to start looking at dresses for them and figure out what they want to buy. We also still need a DJ, so I'm hoping we can figure that out soon. We are down to the final BIG details, and then it's just paying it all off and figuring out that small stuff. Be sure to check this often to keep yourself updated since I'm sure people on Facebook don't want to hear about it. (Or at least, don't want my posts to crowd their news feed.)

Registry Information

Hello people! We are down to 1 year and 5 days left! It's so crazy how time flies by.

After many conversations and going back and forth on registry ideas, Gleiser and I decided that we will have just ONE registry and a BANK ACCOUNT for people to deposit money if they want to help but don't necessarily want to buy us a gift. :) The bank account will be at Chase Bank so that people out of state can deposit as well, and the registry will be on Amazon so we can easily keep track of what we need.

The registry link for Amazon can be found here.

The bank account information will be up soon. Check back next week for more details. :) Thank you so much. God bless. We love you all!


¡Hola gente! Faltan 1 año y 5 días hasta la boda! Es una locura cómo el tiempo ha pasado.

Después de muchas conversaciones y yendo y viniendo en las ideas del registro, Gleiser y yo decidimos que vamos a tener un solo registro y una cuenta bancaria para que las personas depositen dinero si quieren ayudar, pero no necesariamente nos quieren comprar un regalo. :) La cuenta bancaria será en Chase Bank para que la gente fuera del estado puedan depositar también, y el registro será en Amazon porque alli podemos fácilmente ver lo que todavia nos falta.

El registro de Amazon se puede encontrar aquí.

La información de la cuenta bancaria será pronto. Revise aqui la próxima semana para más detalles. :) Muchas gracias. Dios les bendiga. ¡Los queremos a todos!

Finding the Dress!

Dress Shopping - One and Done

So, I went dress shopping on May 28th, and I wasn't really expecting to find a dress that same day. I was very lucky to be able to go with my grandma, mom, and my sister.  :) I went in with the expectation that I was probably going to have to make more than one appointment and that it would take at least 10 dresses tried on before I found "the one."

When I got to the store, the people were super sweet. They were amazing at getting me into the undergarments that go under a wedding dress (corset and spanx, yikes!) and they were great at making me feel comfortable.

I tried on the first dress and I really liked it, but I didn't want to go with the first dress because I also know that sometimes the excitement gets to you and you say "yes" to the first thing you try on. So, I tried on about 5 more dresses, but each time I kept thinking back to the first one.

After I tried on like the 6th dress, I decided to re-try the first one back on, and I decided to go with that one. It looks absolutely amazing on me and I can't wait to walk down the isle in it! I know everyone will be just blown away. We are going to custom add some some princess-like sleeves to it and change the color of the dress, so it will be a one-of-a-kind dress. No one else in the world will have the dress I am going to wear! I'm super duper excited. Only about a year left to go and I couldn't be happier.

Bridal Show Shenanigans

April 16, 2016

Today we went to a bridal show in Sandy. We thought that there were going to be a lot of people and vendors there, but were disappointed when there weren't very many. We already have our venue, food, and photographer but it seems like the list is never-ending for all the "little things" that we are missing. 

We won $50 for a photographer at the Bridal show, but since we already had one, I gave it away to someone else. I have a checklist, but I keep worrying that I am forgetting something. However, I don't have enough money to afford a wedding planner, so it is what it is. 

We are down to 14 months before the big day. I can't believe I've been engaged for 4 months already! I seriously don't know/understand how people can plan weddings in less than a year! The biggest thing for Gleiser and I is that we are being grown up and paying for everything ourselves. We have absolutely NO HELP from friends and family because they just simply can't afford to help. So, little by little we are getting everything done. 

I'm still so excited to be marrying the love of my life and can't wait for all this crazy planning to be over with so that we can begin our life-long journey together!

Stuff You See in Movies

God-Filled Saturday

Wedding Stuff

Today, I made another appointment (this one sooner than the one on June 4 -- May 28) to try on wedding dresses. I'm super excited! Gleiser and I will also be talking today about how we are going to divide the remaining responsibilities financially for the wedding. :) I'm so lucky to be marrying my best friend.

It's a God Thing

At about 2:00 PM today (03/26/16), the most amazing thing happened to me. I walked into a Payless because I was looking for shoes for the National Congress in a few days. When I walked in, I was greeted by a woman who asked if we spoke Spanish. I asked her if she was Puerto Rican, and the conversations started flowing. She has only been here for three months and said that she moved here because God had called her here. We told her about our church (which she was super happy about because she has been looking for a Spanish one since she got here).

Anyway, she looked at me and said "You lead a worship team don't you? You sing don't you?" I was kind of shocked and said "Yes. I do." Then she just nodded and grunted in agreement and showed me to where the shoes were. She came back a couple minutes later and started ministering to my life. I was in complete shock because here we are in the middle of a Payless and the manager is ministering to my life. I had NEVER had this happen before! Congreso hasn't even started, and God is already beginning to speak!

She gave me a word about my pastoral ministry, my marriage, my offspring, my anointing, my worship, breaking of yolks, deliverance from evil, changes in my life, confirmation of my marriage and calling to the ministry, and more. She also told me to come and see her when I come back from Congreso because she wants to know what God does in my life.

This woman. I have never met in my life. Just moved here from New York. Never had a conversation with her. Nothing. It was a God thing. We must always be willing to LISTEN to God's word and more importantly, have the valiance to speak whatever he puts in our hearts no matter where we are or who we are with.

AMAZING!
1 Samuel 16:23
And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.

Photographer Booked...Yikes

Spending Money is Hard

... Especially when a good photographer in Utah charges between $2800-3300 for a full day wedding package. Since January, I have been researching photographers like crazy. A couple of my friends suggested people that had done their weddings, and although there were good photographers, I was looking for someone with a little bit more experience. (After all, we are taking 18 months to plan this thing... we don't want to settle for anything less than exceptional - but, we also don't want to be broke). 

Anyway, after plenty of research and being in touch with about 15 different photographers, we decided to go with these guys. They are seriously amazing! They have won title of being "Utah's Best Photographers" now three times in a row. They were a little on the pricier end ($2000), but they were still less than what most photographers wanted to charge us ($2800).  They are fantastic. We will get full day coverage, engagements, a 20X30 in canvas, and $150 toward engagements prints to post around the reception. Plus, free invitations!

We will be taking our engagements in July!

Another thing I did today was book my first wedding dress appointment! That will be taking place June 4th. I'm so excited! It's all coming together so fast already. (I still have no idea how people plan a wedding in less than 12 months. Someone please tell me the secret!)

Engagement

Por Fin. Finally. Finalement. 

On December 31, 2015, Gleiser finally popped the question. :) Of course I said yes! We had been dating for 5 years (December 2010), so it was about time! I'm so excited to finally be able to marry the craziest person I know who also happens to be my best friend. 

I had no idea that he was going to do it the last day of the year. I thought he was going to wait until graduation day and surprise me then, but I was wrong. In a few months, I will be deleting my social media and will just keep this blog up to date. If you wish to stay updated on our lives, you can subscribe (I think) to receive updates of when I post a new blog. 

I'm just tired of social media. This way, only those that really care about us can stay updated on our crazy happenings. 

El 31 de diciembre de 2015, Gleiser finalmente me hizo la gran pregunta . :) Por supuesto le dije que sí ! Ya llevabamos 5 años de noviazgo ( desde diciembre des 2010). Ya era hora! Estoy tan emocionada de finalmente poder casarme con la persona más loca que he conocido y mejor amigo. No tenía ni idea de que iba a hacerlo el último día del año . Pensé que iba a esperar hasta el día de graduación, pero no :) En unos meses, voy a borrar mi "Face" y sólo voy a mantener este "blog" actualizado. Si deseas estar al día con nosotros , puedes suscribirte (creo) para recibir actualizaciones de cuando publico un nuevo blog. Estoy cansado de los medios sociales . De esta manera , sólo aquellos que realmente se preocupan por nosotros pueden mantenerse actualizado sobre nuestros acontecimientos locos .

I was so excited when I finally realized what was going on

Finally!

He did great decorating!

After the engagement :)

My dad is way more excited than I am that I am getting married. Haha!