Only Eleven Days and counting

We are in the home stretch, with just over a week to go and we are busy making final arrangements. We will be spending this weekend making seating charts and finalizing the program. Our honeymoon plans have been checked and confirmed this week and we have pretty much confirmed the list of attendees. We hope to see everyone very soon here in Ohio.

38 days!

Well, folks, we're getting much much closer to the big day. The hotel block is good for another week (Feb. 17th), so if you're going to book, book soon! January 30th was my bridal shower. Although it was cold, the weather was great and we had a wonderful time. My FMIL, Sharon, hosted a great party, Amy R. put together some fun games for us to play, and my mommy brought a cake that was a delicious reminder of how good the cupcakes should be wedding day! We also got some really wonderful gifts. Thanks again everyone for being so generous and thoughtful. I was also very happy that as many people were able to make it into town as did. My girls also took me out for a great night of dinner, drinks and dancing that evening. Hopefully, if we can brave the snow, we're going to go get our marriage license today!

Trying to stay sane,

Mandy

Hotel info

Hey everyone, just for your information, if you would like to stay at the hotel at the rate we negotiated, you'll need to book your room by Febuary 17th, 2010 (its a Wednesday). The rate is $109+tax, and they offer a complimentary shuttle to the reception site. Check in is at 3pm, check out is noon. Check the "hotels and attractions" section of the website for hotel contact information. 67 days!!!

Busy 3 months

Well folks, things are moving right along in the wedding planning department. Since the last time I posted, we: 1.) set times for the rehearsal/wedding/reception, 2.) settled on a menu for the reception, 3.) ordered and picked up our wedding bands, 4.) ordered my dress shoes (which we are picking up tomorrow!), and finally 5.) sent out invitations. I hope you all like them. Those silly little rhinestones were a pain in the behind to stick on. We're also finally getting our respective plans sorted out of our pre-wedding celebrations with our friends. Sometime this coming week I plan to book appointments at a salon for the girls on the wedding day. We also plan to meet with Mikey soon to talk about music for the reception, and we are going to meet with the sacristan at QAC soon to talk about our options for the ceremony. After that, there isn't much left to do but seating charts, dress fittings, and figuring out if I'm going to buy or rent a cake stand for the cupcakes.

I still can't believe that its only 77 days away. :)

Update, 23 Sept 09

Well, folks, things are moving right along with the wedding. Jeff and I are marching right through the paperwork and requirements for the Catholic Church, and we really just have to meet with Fr. Gene one more time before we rehearse. Today I set up the contract with Hilton Garden Inn for a room block for our guests. Jeff will update the website sometime soon to let you all know how to book your rooms, if you choose to stay there. Jeff booked our flight/hotel for the honeymoon, so its official, we're going to the Florida Keys! That's all I really have for you now...but keep checking back with us!

Update, 03Aug09

Hi everyone. Not too much has happened recently, but I just thought I'd give an update. Firstly, we put a deposit down on the Beavercreek Golf Club as our reception site. They do their own catering so that is one less thing we have to worry about.

All of my bridesmaids have chosen dresses to wear, and as I might have guessed they are all very unique. I have also asked my cousins Nathan and Christine to be my "ring boy" and flower girl. Christine got to try on dresses this past Saturday and we found the perfect one for her. Nathan is just excited that he gets to wear a suit for the event.

Jeff and I are pretty sure that we've decided to go to the Florida Keys for our honeymoon. Anybody out there have a good trip there and have any suggestions/recommendations of restaurants/tours/events we just can't miss when we go?

I think that pretty soon we will be setting to the task of making our wedding registry, and dealing with some other little details, but at the moment it doesn't feel like we have much to do at all.

Oh, and we sent out the Save the Date cards, which will be how most of you find out about this website. Check back every once in awhile to get the most up-to-date info on our wedding. And if you have any questions/comments, feel free to leave them here.

We have a reception site!

We have chosen the Beavercreek Golf Club as your reception site. It has a nice big room with windows and a dance floor. Check out the info here.