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Hitched @ Hitched: Ileana & Bobby Recap!

We've been waiting patiently to share images from Hitched consultant Ileana's wedding to her longtime sweetheart, Bobby. The gorgeous photos of the Maui affair [shot by the incredible Lacie Hansen] were featured this week on Style Me Pretty, so without further ado...

Ileana looked simply ravishing in her Anna Maier gown, and her bridesmaids were stunning in Amsale chiffon. The guys didn't look too shabby, either-- what a picture perfect affair this was!

There were way too many amazing photos to choose from, so be sure to check out the full post over at SMP for more images, vendor details, and Ileana's heartfelt recap. Congrats, Ileana and Bobby-- we love you!

[Photos by Lacie Hansen via Style Me Pretty]

Hitched @ Hitched: Amanda & Danilo

We've got lots of wedding bells ringing amongst the Hitched gals these days, and of course we can't keep you out of the loop with all the in house wedding planning! Today we've got the oh-so-adorable story of Hitched consultant Amanda and her groom-to-be, Danilo. The rest of us here at Hitched are pretty proud to have been instrumental in their meeting... but read on for the full story!

Amanda: If it weren't for my job at Hitched, I don't think I would have met my fiance. Danilo and I met at the bank. He was working at the bank and I was a customer who would come in during my lunch break at Hitched over the summer of 2010 to deposit checks (which eventually turned into me taking money out of my account in odd increments just to go talk to him). With many encounters and conversations, the girls finally encouraged me enough to shyly (yet boldly) give him my number. We went on our first date the following week and have been together ever since.

Danilo is one of those amazing guys who I had always been looking for - he's kind, smart, giving, loving, hard-working, funny, and honestly has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever met. He's perfect for me and my "soulmate." We have been talking about marriage for a while so our proposal doesn't come as a shocking surprise, but the moment was a surprise nonetheless.

I had to go to the bank randomly to get something notarized - I wasn't thrilled to have to go out of my way on my day off, but Danilo set up the appointment for me so that I wouldn't have to worry about it. Since I know pretty much everyone at the bank, I was headed to Georgetown (where we met) to get my paper notarized. People had been acting quite strangely now that I think of it (my mother almost refused to speak to me the night before, my roommate scurried out of the apartment super early to a last-minute brunch with a friend in town, and Danilo was coaching a soccer practice on a Saturday which was a bit out of the ordinary). But I didn't think much of these things. 

I went to the bank and took care of what needed to be done. As I was about to leave, the notary (a friend of ours) asked me if I was meeting anyone at the bank. Confused, I said, "What?" And he asked again - I was not meeting anyone so I said "No." But then he told me that someone was there to see me and that I should just go check it out in the lobby. So I slowly got up (still not thinking anything of it) and went into the lobby. And there was Danilo in the lobby in a suit with two dozen purple and white roses (he knows red roses aren't my favorite). It was at this moment that I realized what was about to happen. I asked Danilo what he was doing there as he handed me the beautiful flowers. He told me he didn't have soccer practice but instead wanted to tell me how happy I made him and that this was exactly where we had first met. He said some other beautiful things, which in all honesty I now forget because it all happened so quickly! But I do know that he got down on one knee in front of a few customers and asked me to marry him.

Of course I said yes and we are now in the midst of planning our wedding for March 2014. My roommate and another friend (both bridesmaids now) were there to capture it on film for us too. It was honestly one of the best moments in both our lives. We are so excited!

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We're so excited for these two lovebirds and can't wait to hear more about the planning process as things move along. Thanks for sharing today, Amanda, and congrats to you both! 

They Got Hitched: Jasmine & Scott

It's always a blast seeing photos of our brides, but there's an added level of excitement when the one getting married is a Hitched gal herself! We're so excited to finally be able to share some photos from Hitched consultant Jasmine's beautiful Iowa affair. She and hubby Scott both look amazing and we couldn't be happier for them. 

Jasmine wore a gown by Anna Maier that looked perfectly stunning on her, and her bridesmaids glowed in gowns by Amsale. 

A huge congratulations to Jasmine and Scott-- we love you! And as we wrap up our Hitched @ Hitched posts from Jasmine, we're thrilled to announce another Hitched engagement this week-- our dear Amber is now rockin' a rock on her ring finger. We can't wait to share more from Amber as she preps for her big day with hubby-to-be Daniel. 

Congrats to Amber and Daniel! We're so excited for you! 

[Photos 1-3 by Razvan Photography, Photo 4 courtesy Hitched]

Congrats Ileana & Bobby!

We've only got one picture so far to share from Ileana's wedding this weekend in Hawaii, but we had to show you right away because she looks just too stunning for words! Plus we promised we'd reveal her dress as soon as we could-- but wasn't it worth the wait? She was simply gorgeous in her fitted lace gown by none other than Anna Maier. Here she is with her younger brother, Ian. We'll be sure to post pictures of her with her new hubby and the rest of the wedding soon!

Congratulations, Ileana and Bobby! We hope you enjoy the rest of your Hawaiian wedding adventure.

Hitched @ Hitched: Ileana's Wedding Weekend!

Our dear Ileana is in Maui gearing up for her big day this weekend! She and Bobby are tying the knot in paradise, and while the Hitched gals weren't able to make the trip, we're all certainly there in spirit. We can't wait to share the details from her wedding week, as well as finally revealing photos of her in her wedding gown!

And while we can't all be there to celebrate in Hawaii, we certainly sent our beautiful bride off in style with a fun joint bachelorette party [with our other Hitched bride-to-be, Jasmine] last week. It was so much fun and we can't wait to share in more memories when she returns home!

Congrats Ileana and Bobby-- we love you and will be thinking of you all week!

Hitched @ Hitched: Jasmine & Scott

Another one of our fabulous Hitched consultants is now a bride-to-be, and we're thrilled to have Jasmine do some guest blog posts for us during her wedding planning process! First up, an introduction to Jasmine and her groom, Scott!

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Scott and I met on a Sunday afternoon on a cold day in November at a coffee shop in Arlington, VA. Our first date consisted of a wonderful conversation and me admiring Scott's short stature- being 4'11" myself, I was pleasantly surprised to find a handsome man who wore 5'3" better than anyone else I had ever met.

Scott broke the "wait a few days to call" man rule and called the following day proclaiming that he was disregarding the rule and needed me to know how much he enjoyed our date. We started dating regularly and soon were as inseparable as a girl from Arlington and a boy from Reston could be :) Although there were a few hurdles early on in our journey, we both fell into a love built on respect, friendship and laughter.

Fast-forward nearly 2 years since our coffee date and we were planning a trip to Iowa to visit my family and attend my Alma Mater's Homecoming in October 2011. Scott wanted to propose during the trip and realized that the ring  was going to arrive to the house 6 hours after we flew out. So, instead of proposing during our trip home, Scott asked my Dad for my hand in marriage instead.

Scott and I were flying home from Iowa when he asked me on a date for a Friday night date when he returned home from a business trip. I agreed and the following day asked Scott if I should make reservations for the date. Scott said no because he had something planned for us, which made me wonder if he was going to propose that weekend (I had a feeling it was coming soon!). However, I was asked to a Haunted Forest by some friends during the week, which clearly would have screamed "romance", and asked Scott about changing our plans. He said it was no problem because he hadn't actually made any reservations. I figured nothing big was going to happen on Friday anyway, so our plans changed. We were about to head out for a fright-filled night when we decided that something low-key would be better after a long week of traveling.

We decided to keep our original date plans and headed out to the nearby Reston Town Center. We parked and started walking toward the restaurant when Scott stopped at a fountain to tell me how much he loved me. I told him that was very sweet, but that she was freezing and wanted to keep walking, and then he kissed me. Scott then attempted to wipe the "sticky lip gloss" off his face and complain about my recent application while I told him to stop being a baby. Scott laughed and told me that there was a tissue in his coat pocket that he needed me to get for him since his hands were covered with lip gloss.  I reached in and found a box holding the most perfect ring I could have imagined. I then quasi screamed, "what are you doing?" and he proposed. Needless to say, I said "yes!"

Camera phone photo moments after the proposal!

It was surely not the idealistic engagement story that Scott imagined when he bought the ring, but it showed that even though our plans had changed (and changed again,) the outcome was just as sweet.

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Thanks so much to Jasmine for stopping by! We're excited to continue to hear about your journey to the altar with Scott!