Shane & Sonnet Get Hitched: Moving to L.A.! (Plus other updates)

I really should have had the forethought to hire a film crew to document our entire wedding planning process, because there have been more hair pin turns than . . . [this is lending itself to a road reference, not my forte, how about] . . . . my small intestine.

I haven't kept up with the blog lately, because I've been too busy! Since the last post, we took a trip to North Carolina & California, we've crafted just about everything we need for the wedding and we've been packing/selling everything we own (more on that in 1 sentence).

Luckily for you, I am up with insomnia this morning, so here's the update: WE'RE MOVING TO LOS ANGELES! What?! Well, technically Pasadena, but if you're on Facebook, you probably already knew this, but if not - surprise! We start driving THIS THURSDAY!

I got a new job with Brighton Collectibles shooting videos, and I start next Monday! If you don't know about Brighton, they make really nice handbags, shoes, and accessories (http://www.brighton.com) . If you have an iPad, make sure you download their app to see a lot of my videos.

Not only is Brighton essentially doubling my pay, but I get to go back to shooting videos that aren't in a predetermined format, so I'm pretty stoked!

You're probably asking two questions:

1) WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR SHANE? Well, he's coming with me of course and we're crossing our fingers that it will be a land of great opportunity for him. Unfortunately/fortunately any doubt about the move was alleviated last week when his employer laid off half of his department, so there was a 50/50 shot that he was going to be unemployed anyway.

2) WHAT ABOUT THE WEDDING? Everything for the wedding is set, so I've already got approval from Brighton to fly back.

Follow up question: WHAT ABOUT WEDDING GIFTS? We've registered for a bunch of great, easy to pack in a suitcase, gift cards on Amazon.com. What's that you say? "Gift cards are boring"? Not these! I specifically chose these gift cards to help Shane and I have fun in our new city. No, I don't think anyone will really pay for us to go to Disneyland, but we love improv and not only is the iO theater really cheap, but they sell gift cards too. You will also find restaurants, museums, and other cool stuff on there too. CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO OUR REGISTRY

Fortunately, Brighton is putting us up in corporate housing for a while until we find a new place. Unfortunately, Shane and I don't have an address to send goodies yet. Therefore, you'll be sending RSVP's to my parent's house (their address is on the return label) and we'll be setting up a PO Box when we get there. I'll try to remember to post that info here.

Wish us luck- We need it!

Here's some pictures to catch you up on the last month (and a video):