My name is Lindsey Doty and I will be marrying my best friend on March 19, 2011. We met in college at Midwestern State University and graduated in May 2010. He is currently in the Dallas Police Academy and I am a first year teacher and coach in Frisco, TX. Derik and I got engaged on July 30th and since then we have been working on choosing a date with our busy schedules. Derik being in the academy only has weekends off until he graduates in April. After April he will be on probation and will have no time off being a rookie police officer. So our honeymoon will have to wait but my dream wedding is coming together beautifully. We will marry at Valley View Country Church where he took me on our first date on a Sunday. It was a surprise for me because he took me there to meet his Dad who is the preacher at this sweet little church and the City Marshall of Wichita Falls. It was a wonderful surprise but mainly because it was the first guy I ever dated that took me to a church as a first date. It was at that moment I knew I had found a real true hearted man. So the church is very sentimental to us and especially the preacher giving us away 
Our wedding theme is shabby chic! The church has all original pews and stained glass so it goes perfectly with the rustic shabby chic theme I’ve always loved. The colors are light pinks, greens, yellows, white, and off white. I also will be using vintage decorations like wood painted signs, mason jars and lots of real flowers, especially pink roses because PINK is my favorite color. The five bridesmaids will be wearing sun dresses and cowgirl boots. The most important thing to me for our wedding is the pictures and the memories that we will get to keep from our special day with our family and friends. Winning this photography wedding package would just tickle us to death, we have two amazing families helping us plan our wedding and it would truly be a blessing! Thank you for taking the time to read my email and especially putting on this contest, that was sure sweet of you to do!
There were so many things in this email that stuck out to me but the part about their first date being at the church! OMG! Rachael cried…I know she is pregnant…but still it brought tears to eyes over here. Congrats guys. I can’t wait to meet you.
