our engagement announcement finally ran today. i didn’t think it would this week because i didn’t get it in nine days ahead of time. maybe i just pissed her off enough. 🙂

Van Dolson – Schulman

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Van Dolson of McDonald, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Cadence Alicea Van Dolson, to Joseph Aaron Schulman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Schulman of Douglasville, Ga.
The wedding is planned for Sunday, Sept. 3, at the James County Courthouse.
The future bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Van Dolson of McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Douglass of Lincoln, Calif., and Vivienne Douglass of Rocklin, Calif.
Miss Van Dolson received a bachelor’s degree in English from Southern Adventist University. She is employed as a broadcast news anchor/ reporter and is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cartersville, Ga.
The future bridegroom is the grandson of Marjorie Cooper of St. Matthews, S.C.; the late Herschel Cooper, the late Murray Schulman and the late Rose Schulman of Atlanta.
Mr. Schulman received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from George Southern University, where he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa honor society. He is director of communications with Greenfield Hebrew Academy in Atlanta and is a member of Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta, Ga.

Contributed Photo Cadence Van Dolson Joseph Schulman

i have come to the realization that i am just not creative when it comes to post titles. oh well.

it turns out there was a perfectly good reason why our engagement announcement hasn’t run in the newspaper yet. they didn’t receive it. that makes sense. but whenever i called or emailed and left message after message inquiring when it would run and if they had received it, i got no response. not one. so i went over the head of the bridal editor to the lifestyles editor. it’s a good thing i used to work there. it’s nice to have connections. 🙂

what did that result in? i very rude and unhappy woman finally returning one of my numerous messages to let me know she hadn’t received it.

“did you get a confirmation email?” she asked.

well, no, i didn’t. but, please, show me where on the form it says that i will receive a confirmation email. i read and reread the announcement form forwards and backwards, and it just wasn’t there.

so i resubmitted our announcement. once again, no confirmation email. once again, i had to call several times before i got a hold of her. this time, though, she said she received it.

let’s just hope it runs.

i purchased our flower girl basket, guestbook and pen the other day at hobby lobby. they have some pretty wedding items there! luckily, i was able to find the three in matching styles. i just *love* them! aren’t they cute??