My cake is done. I got it at beaverton bakery. I am very excited. It should be good.

New pics of the church

So I went to the church on Sunday and thought that I would get some pics of what it looked like. Here are three pics that I took.

This is where I am getting married. And just so everyone understands, yes the roof and the carpet on the inside are the same color. I will say this wasn't my frist choice. But it was a good choice. I am not happy about some things but I will live.

This other picture is of the old church. In one of my previous blogs I have one of the original pictures of it. I would have loved to have gotten married there but I don't think that everyone would fit. But isn't it beautiful. I remember going to early servous there. My mom says she used to have Sunday school there in a building that used to be off to the side.

The last picture is of the gazebo that is inbetween both buildings. You can't see it from this picture but inside is a bell. I rang it after I was baptized and confermed into the church. After youth group we all used to meet there to talk until either our parents came and picked us up or we got tired and went home.

Invites are done for now and cake was a bust

Friday went well. Most of the invitations are in the mail. I still need a few address but after that I am done. It went a lot faster then I thought. I had my mom and grandma there to help and Joanne was there for a little bit. Anyways, it was fun. I really enjoyed being out with grandma and mom. I hope soon that I can get a decent place to live and have them over for tea or something.

We were going to check out cakes yesterday but Beaverton Bakery wasn't open and I didn't want to drive all the way to Larson's to just find out they were closed as well. Anyways, I am going to make some appointments this weekend as we will see from there.

Invites

Today I start addressing and mailing the invitations. What a fun process. My mom has them all folded and hopefully we can get some help with the addressing.

I agree with my cousin. It would be easier just to print out labels but I also know that is tacky. So handwritten we go. Hopefully I will not have to do any because I have terrible handwritting.

Anyways. I start that tonight. Wish me luck.

Wonderful shower

On Saturday I had my bridal shower. My cousin, my maid-of-honer, hosted the most wonderful shower I have been to. It reminded me of when I was little and I used to have tea parties only this was more grown up. There was three different kinds of tea and all of them were decaf and specialty teas. We all had different tea cups and we had tea sandwiches, mini-cupcakes and lemon bars to eat. I am amazed at all the work Heather and her mother put into the shower.

We played many different games and lots of fun gifts. She also did favors for everyone that came and everything revolved around the tea party theme. The favors were individual tea spoons. You put loose leaf tea into the spoon and it makes a personal cup of tea.

I received a lot of fun gifts but best of all I had the company of my friends and family there. A few people couldn't make it which made me sad but it was a wonderful shower anyways.

Thanks to all that came and to my cousin who will continue to awe and amaze me.

5 am

It is 5 am and I can't sleep. My bridal shower it today and I am truly excited about it. However that isn't why I am awake. Actually I do not know why I am awake right now. Maybe it is just that I can't sleep. That happens from time to time. It is raining out and we have all of the windows open. It really is calming. The cat is driving me crazy though but I love her anyways. Anyway, those are some of my random thoughts at 5 am.

One more day

Tomorrow is my bridal shower. My cousin is throwing it and though some of my friends are not going to be able make it, I am still happy that most of them will be there. It is out past Battle Ground which should be a fun LONG drive for me but as it stands I will at least have one person in the car with me. It will be nice to have the company.

I got the fabric for the bridesmaids dresses on Tuesday. Luckily we had a sample of the fabric for the florist because she thinks she has some ribbon that will match the dresses perfectly. We ordered the flowers but we are just waiting on the quote. We fixed/updated my Target registry and looked over my Bed, Bath and Beyond one. For the most part those two things are finished. I still want to go over my Macy's registry but I just haven't had the chance yet and I want to wait until after the shower. Then I can update things so that it shows what I have and don't have yet. I registered for some duplicates but only because it was easier that way.

Most people I talk to do not understand why I registered so many places (at least the ones that have never been married before). Well, Macy's has my dishes that I have wanted since I was 13 but for the most part the prices are a lot higher. Bed, Bath and Beyond is cheaper then Macy's and has the same items for the most part. Target has a good selection of everyday things and more kitchen electronics. At Target I can also register for patio sets and camping gear. Kohls also has my dishes but they aren't as popular as Macy's.

Anyways, on Tuesday I didn't get everything done but for the most part we got a lot of it done. A lot more then either one of us thought. I think if we were a little more organized we could have finished more things. Oh well though. All I have to do now is sit back and enjoy my party.

P.S. Sopranos starts on Sunday. I am really excited. Sad thought that this is the final half season but excited just the same.

The Wedding party

I got my final member of the wedding party. I had wanted to as Erica before everything happened but then things went crazy and I felt bad about asking her with such short notice. Finally I just decided that I couldn't not have her in the wedding party and I asked her last night. And she said yes. So here is the line up

Maid of Honor - Heather
Bridesmaids - Amanda, Erica and Joanne
Best Man - Ross (John's Brother)
Groomsmen - Jimmy, Dan, and Roger

I am happy that is finally done.

Tonight my mom and I are going to be in major wedding planning mode. I am updating my registry for the last time (I hope). We are meeting with the florist who is going to do our wedding and then picking out the fabric for the bridesmaids dresses.

I think I have my photographer. We are just waiting for confirmation. I am sure she will do a good job. She is going to do some pre-wedding photos for us soon. Once I get that confirmed I will say who it is.

Anyways, I better get back to work.

Megan