Guest List

So far the only thing that has been stressfull about planning this wedding, has been trying to narrow down the guest list. Although I would love to invite everyone I know.....but it is just virtually impossible. So I am having to go over and over the list of names to try and narrow it down, and it is def hardy than anticaped. Mostly, because I do not want to hurt anyones feelings.....

I feel like crap today....but I'll tell you about my trip to Grand Rapids anyways

Just before the Holidays, I had a slight case of bronchitus. I am starting to think that I did not recover from it fully, because today I feel horrible. My chest hurts really bad when I cough and I have a sinus headache. I called my ENT Dr. and of course, they can't get me in until NEXT Thursday!!!! That is ridiculous in my opinion. I think that they should keep at least one appointment open each day, for cases like myself who need to be seen immedietly. So I guess I will be going to the walk-in, again, where they probably won't prescribe me the right medicine, which is probably why I never got rid of it entirely in the first place!!!! But anyways, back to Grand Rapids....

So yesterday, I got to skip out on work(one of the perks of being very slow/having dad as my boss) and go to Grand Rapids to meet with my wedding coordinator and Florist. I was quite excited about this, since we had only met with the Florist briefly once before. I must say, I was VERY impressed with his visions of what he pictured for our Wedding. I won't go into great detail because I still want the decor to be a surprise, but Cymbidium Orchids and Cala Lilies will play a big part. So I am just hoping when we get the estimate it won't put my parents into cardiac arrest, although I'm pretty sure whatever the number we will be able to hopefully work around. So everyone keep your fingers crossed for me. So after the Florist left, we talked about Ceremony and Reception music. I am thinking about bringing in a Pianist for the Ceremony and then having a Jazz trio for the Cocktail hour. Matt really likes the idea of having some jazz in the mix, so I just hope it all works out and a good one is available. So between the 2 hour meeting with the Florist and 45 minutes or so with the planner, lets just say I was sick of talking about Wedding stuff. So she suggested a place for my Mom and I to go for Mother of the Bride outfits. So off to Daniel's we were...

What a great store! I had never heard of it, but I will def be going back. They cater to both men and women and also have some great accessories as well. After trying on about 12 different dresses, my Mom was going to settle for one she really liked, but not sure she loved, until I brought in one more that I found hidden on the rack, and it looked fabulous on her! So all in all, it was a successful trip.

Engagment Party

My parents threw Matt and I an engagment party this past weekend. What a great party! I was a little nervous about it at first, but that quickly wore off after I saw how much fun everyone was having. Two of my best friends Jodi and Jenn came up from New York and Florida and I have to say that I was more excited about seeing them two than anything else!!! This was both of their first trips to Michigan, and I am really happy that they enjoyed themselves. Now they have seen where I live, and can stop wondering what it looks like over here. My Grandparents from South Florida came as well, and it was really great to have them there also. Anyways, back to the party....we had about 65 people there at one point and that is ALOT more than I anticipated. We sent out about 75 invitations, some of whom we knew would not be coming, but we wanted to send them one anyways. We had our good friends from Timberline Inn cater the party and they did a wonderful job, we had shrimp cocktail, stone crab claws, smoked trout, beef tenderloin skewers, and the list goes on. The food was fabulous and everyone must have enjoyed it because the only thing we had left were a handful of meatballs. Ed was smart when he was putting the menu together, he brought over some Italian Beef for sandwiches, he figured with all the drinking, people would be ready for a midnight snack, and he was right. My Grandma was heating it up and making little sandwiches, my brother walked upstairs and said people were lined up like they were at a soup kitchen. Needless to say, there was not one slice ove beef left. Now, on to the clean up...I think my dad counted 12 beers left, out of 8 cases, 2 empty gallon size bottles of Crown Royal, 1 and 1/2 gallons of Captain Morgan gone, 1 gallon of Canadian Club, another of Makers Mark, 2 empty MAGNUM sized Grey Goose bottles, a case of wine, and another of champagne. All in all, I would say it was a great party.

I guess I will give it a shot

So my good friend, Lori, has one of these blogs and I thought it would be a neat thing to do. So, here I am. I am getting Married in October and I'm thinking maybe this will be a good way to vent about the stresses of Wedding planning, since sometimes I'm sure other people don't really want to listen to me talk about it all the time....so they can read about it!