Wedding Post: Bridesmaids Dresses Arrived

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On Saturday March 14th, 2009, all eight of my bridesmaid's dresses arrived. We ordered them on Houseofbrides.com because they were about $100 less than any retail store could offer. I realize this makes it difficult for storefronts to compete, but when it is that large of a difference there's really no question.

When many of my maids were in town for invitation stuffing, I was able to see 6 (out of 8) maids in their dresses! It was very exciting. I'm starting to really get a feel for the wedding and how its going to look. There is SOME question as to how the bows will be tied, but I'm sure that will work itself out.

Everyone's dress fit beautifully except for several hems to shorten up the skirts just a little. I am VERY pleased with the color palette and I think these beautiful ladies will make great decoration :)

Bridesmaids pictured: (from the left) LizS, LizP, Michelle, Sara, April and Robin.

Wedding Post: Invitations

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On March 21st, 2009, some of my most favorite people in the whole world gathered together to help me address and stuff countless wedding invitations.

These invitations were designed and delivered by my beautiful and talented MoH. They are tulipy, bright and cheery. I hope that when people see it they smile because they are so happy-looking.

With 8-10 people working we got all the work done in under 4 hours! It was really great to hang with everyone, and it was great not to have to do it all on my own.

Wedding Post: Pre-Marital Counseling

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On March 7th, 2009, Chris and I traveled south to Dale, IN. We had the fortunate opportunity to work with our wedding officiant Martha Friz-Langer for the entire day.

Martha is an amazing woman. She was the Interim Associate Pastor at the First Presbyterian Church from 1996-1998 (ish). She and Rev. Bower led my confirmation class when I was confirmed in 7th grade. She also had a hand in the beginnings of my passion for Dance. She is also a breast cancer surviver and the author of an awesome autobiography, "Soul Biopsy."

We had a fun day with her. She got to know Chris and got to know me and Chris as a couple. We explored some of the marriage "hot topics" like money, family, children etc. At the end of the day, Chris and I felt like we were still exactly who we thought we were. Most of the things we discussed were topics Chris and I had already covered in our everyday conversations.

I am suprised that some people don't discuss most of this stuff before even getting engaged. There are people out there that don't tell eachother about the amount of debt they have, how many kids they want, their family (medical) history and what you really want out of life. With divorce rates up up it is important to make sure we talk about these things before we dive in.

It was fantastic for Martha to get to know Chris, and I really think she is going to help make our ceremony very meaningful to both of us and our families.