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Presenting the McKay’s

The McKays Florida Map

By the time you are reading this post I will be a married woman! Crazy thought I know but I am happy that its happening and even happier that I am marrying Scott. I know this is going to sound cheesy and stupid but I am marrying my best friend.  Shhhhhh don’t tell Melissa and Amy (they each think they are my best friend) who have bought plane tickets and are coming down to the wedding. Speaking of Amy … she is giving us one to the most unique and wonderful gift I could ask for. She went online and by the power vested in her by a random internet website she is officially an ordained minister and will be marrying us!

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Since I said that I wouldn’t show the world my dress before Scott got to see me in it this is my official unavailing … I am a married woman now!

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Smathers Beach

Pathway to the Ocean - Smathers Beach - Key West

Smathers Beach is the largest beach on Key West it is approximately half a mile long and is located on the south side of the island. The most notable event to take place on this beach was on September 2, 2013, when long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad arrived on Smathers Beach after swimming 110 miles from Havana, Cuba. It was the first time a person had ever swam from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.

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Smathers is a beautiful beach but it’s not what most people are looking for when they are booking an island getaway. This beach was man made many years ago and is still maintained with sand from the Bahamas.

Wedding Dress Shopping

Wedding Dress Shopping Update:

From my previous post:

I have dipped my toe into the extremely scary world of wedding dresses. My first trip I went with my Mom and Grandma.  (Different from the Grandma with the rings.) For my next trip I enlisted the help of my friend Alli who got married last year. I think she is my go to person for all the stupid questions or to also ask how the hell did you survive this. I don’t think I would believe it if I wasn’t there to see it. The photo below is from the back of a dress that I liked it but not enough to start crying and say this is it … I seemed to find things I like about them but nothing that has it all ……………….YET!

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I am happy to report that after a LONG day of shopping WE HAVE A DRESS! Yes after 5 more stores countless dresses I found a wonderful strapless white dress that will be light and flowing in the wind on the beach. Even better … it FITS yes I know this might sound weird but I can’t tell you how many dresses I tried on that need a nip here or a tuck there. I’m not going to post the whole thing on the internet before Scott gets to see it but here is the bottom!

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I would like to give lots of thanks to the ladies at David’s Bridal. They were absolutely delightful and helpful. I went in with a fairly strict budget and time issues and they hit it out of the park. I said I wanted to spend less than $500 and I need the dress to fit without any alterations. They must have brought me 25 dresses that were all under $500 and could possibly fit on the first try.