De Bogaards

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Follow our journey from engagement to family life.

Honeymoon

Honeymoon update — week 1

16 October 2023

We are officially on day 8 of 27 of our honeymoon in Japan! Tokyo, Nikko, Lake Kawaguchi, and Mount Fuji (almost!) — here's a quick update.

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Our honeymoon to Japan 🍯🌕
Honeymoon

Our honeymoon to Japan 🍯🌕

17 August 2023

Going to Japan has been our wish for a very long time. We will spend 4 weeks travelling from Tokyo to Hiroshima — and we can't wait!

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100 days left!
PreparationsHoneymoon

100 days left!

22 June 2023

It has been a few months since our last update and now there are only 100 days before our wedding in Italy. We've also started planning our honeymoon to Japan!

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Wedding venue visit
Preparations

Wedding venue visit

26 February 2023

During the third weekend of February, Joey and I visited Italy to see our wedding venue. We met our vendors, did a menu tasting, and visited a famous museum.

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Preparations

The dress said yes to me!

8 January 2023

While Joey has not yet begun his groom suit search, I have been busy finding my dress since October — and I finally said yes to the dress!

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Half year update
Preparations

Half year update

7 January 2023

We have been engaged a week shy of half a year! Here's an update on our wedding planning progress — we finally have our venue!

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Will you be my ...?
Preparations

Will you be my ...?

10 September 2022

This blog post is about how I asked Jennifer, my sister, to be my maid of honour. I knew even before we got engaged that I wanted her in this role.

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How we got engaged!
Engagement

How we got engaged!

15 July 2022

On July 15th Joey and I got engaged in the dunes of Kijkduin. While I did not have any clue how it was planned at the time, it was arranged perfectly with love and attention.

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After the question
Engagement

After the question

15 July 2022

The story of the engagement moment did not yet end where I left on the last blog. Joey had one more surprise left after the proposal — our families were waiting for us!

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