Tulips Tulips Tulips

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Today, I have decided that being my own florist = not THAT hard.

Last night Sara and Brandee came over and we played with flowers for the wedding. We just wanted to see if it was possible for commoners like us to make loverly flowers for a wedding. The ones at the wedding will be more colorful, but you get the point.

Observe the work of three floral amateurs:

Liturgical Dance

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I have finally decided on a song for the dance during the wedding!!! This is VERY exciting to me because I have really been struggling with this decision (not sure why). I will be choreographing a piece to a song that has been dear to my heart for over a decade. It always speaks to me in some way regardless of what I'm experiencing in my life at the time. It is acoustic and David does a great job of singing it in a very heartfelt way.

The song is called "We are Each Other's Angels" by David LaMotte. David is an artist that many, who are familiar with Montreat, know and love. Perhaps I should Blog sometime soon about Montreat and what an amazing place it is (for those who don't know how great it is).

I will be meeting with the beautiful Mehola Dancers that have agreed to dance on my wedding day. It couldn't possibly be a wedding of mine without some amazing dance to accompany it. We will meet on May 9th, 2009 to learn and collaborate on the choreography. I am very excited, but I feel pressure to make this choreography the best I've ever created.

Lyrics to "We are Each Other's Angels"

Well I hope I see you later
'Cause it's time for me to go
Someone just pulled over
Sure was good to know you
Go answer your calling
Go and fill somebody's cup
And if you see an angel falling
Won't you stop and help them up

'Cause we are each other's angels
And we meet when it is time
We keep each other going
And we show each other signs

Sometimes you will stumble
Sometimes you might fall down
Sometimes you will get lonely
With all these people around
You might shiver when the wind blows
And you might get blown away
You might even lose your colors
But don't you ever lose your faith

we are each other's angels
And we meet when it is time
We keep each other going
And we show each other signs

Thank you for the water
I thought I was gonna die out here in the desert
But you quenched my thirst
Let's break a little bread together
I've got a little manna
It was a gift
From somebody who was passing by
And offered me a lift
Now go answer your calling
Go and fill somebody's cup
And if you see an angel falling
Won't you stop and help them up

We are each other's angels
And we meet when it is time
We keep each other going
And we show each other signs

ElderBeerman: China on Sale

FYI: Chris and Christine's Wedding China on Sale this week at ElderBeerman.

Regular Price: $129.00
Today's Price: $64.50

4.24.2009
Edit: This deal is gone this week the price is back up to $90.30.

Many pieces can also be found on Amazon.com that are not offered at Elder Beerman.

Honeymoon Booked!!!

(via canoland)Today I can mark "HONEYMOON" off of my to do list!

We are officially booked at a 5-star all-inclusive resort called, Majestic Elegance, on Bavaro Beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Map of Punta Cana within the DR:

Map of the resort:

Wedding Post: Pew Decorations

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On Sunday April 5th, 2009, my amazing Matron of Honor and my awesome Mom helped me put together 14 pew decorations. To the dismay of my thumbs, we used some nice strong wire to make them all stay together.

We added some silk flowers to pick up the wedding colors and some golden sticks that give nice height. My hope is that these pew decorations will bring some whimsical springy-ness to the sanctuary.

Only 50 days left!!!

Wedding Post: Flower Girl Dresses

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After much searching and much deliberation, we are MAKING the flower girl dresses. Chris' mom and aunt found several nice dresses, but none that fit quite right. After 5 sets of dresses, I found this fabric at Joann Fabrics. We had to drive to the Castleton location because, of course, the Anderson store did not have it.

This creates one more job for my Mum, but we tried to choose a simple pattern. And she seems up to the job.

I think this fabric is beautiful. The girls will look amazing, and they bring my tulips and all our colors together.

Our flower girls are my soon to-be-nieces. They are full of life and love. They love to sing, dance and play baseball. They also love their uncle very much. Just like me!

Wedding Post: Wedding Party Resue!

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A few weeks ago we got some unfortunate news from one of Chris' groomsmen, Bill Slyder. He had an important family obligation come up that just happened to fall on May 30th, and he is no longer able to be a part of our wedding party.

This gave us the opportunity to ask a friend from Lafayette to be a part of our wedding. Brad Sommer is our new groomsman, and he is a seasoned pro at being a groomsman. Since he got married to his beautiful wife Brandee just last August, he will know exactly what kind of support Chris will need on the big day.

So we owe Brad a big thanks for helping us out of a groomsman jam.

Blog/Guestbook

We have decided to create a new blog/guestbook page since the old guestbook kind of went out for a walk on us. We'll try to post some fun stuff shortly.

Wedding Post: Invitations SENT ! ! !

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At 5pm yesterday, Chris and I put our invitations IN THE MAIL!!

There is NO turning back now!

<--- to the left you will see the inspiration for the invitation shape. The invitations were designed by my beautiful and talented baby sister Robin, and I think the colors we used are bright and cheery. Hopefully, they will make people think of spring when they arrive because that's what this wedding is all about.

Visit our Wedding website www.chrisandchristineswedding.com. You can find all kinds of fun information about us and details about the wedding. You can explore photo albums, wedding party bios and registry information.