The engagement party was the perfect way to kick off all of our wedding festivities. Here, a few of my favorite photos from the day!

> See the little white engagement party dress I wore!

> My flower crown (DIY project!)

> Our engagement photos!

Last weekend Ben and I were blessed to be thrown an incredible engagement party by Ben’s parents. It was the first pinch me moment that made me realize I’m really getting married!  I can’t believe our wedding is less than four months away.

The biggest dilemma of the weekend seemed to be finding the perfect outfit. The party was out on a family member’s farm but having to stay true to being a Fashionsta Bride I decided to of course dress up. I chose this gorgeous Zara dress, these BCBG heels, curled my hair, and wore a smokey eye. I may have been a tad bit overdressed for the farm atmosphere, but every bride deserves to feel beautiful. In my next post I will be sharing more details from the party! Also check out my blog Ruffled Romance for more on my engagement party outfit. What do you think of my look?

I have been in love with flower crowns ever since I spotted one on an adorable California bride. I made my own flower crown for my Bohemian engagement photo session, and I’m sure there will be others on my wedding planning journey!

Ben and I have zero experience behind the camera, but we immediately felt at ease with our wedding photographers Shannon and Andrew Horton of  Fox & Owl photography. I made the flower crown myself and I absolutely love the way our engagement photos turned out! (Check out the rest of my photos on my blog Ruffled Romance.)

It all started on Thursday when I was at work my boss came into my office and told me he had a crazy idea for one of our donor functions (I am a fundraiser and we are always thinking of creative things we can do for our donors).

He told me that he had set up an appointment for me the following afternoon at The Swag. Now for those of you who don’t know, it’s an incredible, beautiful, exclusive resort located in the mountains of Western North Carolina. I was thrilled at this idea because I had always wanted to go to The Swag, but you can’t even get on the property without an appointment.

The next morning my Mom and Sister helped me pick out a nice outfit for my meeting. I left the office around 3:00 and made my way up the curvy two and half mile road that led straight to the top of a mountain where The Swag is located.

The whole way up it was pouring  rain and I was not excited about being drenched for my meeting. When I finally got to the top the clouds opened up and there was nothing but beautiful sunshine (definitely a God thing:)). I entered the main lodge and greeted the woman who was supposedly going to be talking business with.

She proceeded to show me the various facilities and different options for hosting events at The Swag. After that she told me she wanted to take me to their famous view. I was thrilled but couldn’t imagine a view more beautiful that what I had already seen. We hopped in the resort’s old Land Rover and headed up to Gooseberry Knob. When I got out of the truck I couldn’t believe what I saw. It was the most beautiful pristine view of the great Smokey Mountains. You could see miles and miles of beautiful mountain backdrop; it was truly breathtaking. After taking it all in, the woman I was meeting with told me there was a small overlook she wanted to bring me to.

I then proceeded to walk up this small wooden bridge not knowing the surprise that awaited me around the corner. When I turned the corner I couldn’t believe my eyes, Ben (the man of my dreams!!!) was sitting in a chair amongst one of the most beautiful views in the whole world. I knew this was the moment I had been waiting for for so long. He rushed over and enveloped me in a huge hug. I honestly can’t remember exactly what he said to me (still in complete shock) but I know it was beautiful and perfect. He then got down on his knee and pulled out the most incredible ring, my DREAM ring and asked me to marry him. I didn’t even wait one second before I screamed “Of course I will marry you.”

At that moment, I was the happiest girl in the whole entire world. The day just got more perfect when I saw my precious sister hiding out in the woods snapping pictures and memories of this special time. We then spent the next couple ours reveling in our happiness and enjoying each other’s company. Afterwards we had a party at my house celebrating this happy time with our family.

I couldn’t have dreamed of a more perfect proposal. To this day, I am still in shock that he pulled the whole thing off without me having a clue. Just another one of the many reasons i’m lucky to be marrying the man of my dreams.

My name is Molly Wilson and my beautiful sister MacKenzie and I blog over at Ruffled Romace. I am BEYOND thrilled to be one of The Knot guest bloggers. I am a girl who loves ALL things fashion,beauty and weddings. I am that girl who has been dreaming of her wedding since long before I can remember. I have been pinning ideas and inspiration since the day I first discovered Pinterest and still find myself consumed with ideas of glitter and glamour. I am so excited to be blogging about my wedding journey and sharing every experience with each one of you.

Now that you know a little about me, let me introduce you to my main man! Ben Perdue is the man of my dreams and quite honestly the man of EVERY girl’s dreams. He is kind, compassionate, caring, loyal, trustworthy and oh so handsome. When I first met Ben my freshman year of college I couldn’t help but think he was the epitome of tall, dark, and handsome. He was two years older than me and fancied by many girls at my school. Never could I have imagined that he would fall in love with me; the awkward, nervous freshman girl! We started dating my at the beginning of my sophomore year and been inseparable ever since. I can’t wait to share our love story with you so make sure and check back in the coming weeks.

Ben and I are thrilled to be getting married January 19, 2013 in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. Please follow along with me as I share with you the planning, the tears, the happy times and the magical moments all leading up to the most perfect day of my life; the day when I finally become Molly Kathryn Perdue.

Feel free to contact me or ask me any questions you may have, after all us bride to be’s have to stick together!