Huntsburg Bridal Shower

I had my first bridal shower last weekend, April 27th, which marked....

Jared and I were so overwhelmed by all the friends and family that came to show their support!! My cousin, and bridesmaid, Sarah, made a beautiful bouquet for our wedding rehearsal out of the ribbons. Nichole also did a wonderful job of keeping track of everything for my thank you notes!!

My bridesmaid, Sarah, Me, and Maid of Honor, Nichole

I loved the games we played, the word scramble and gift bingo.

Plus, the Newlywed Game was just hysterical! 

I now have proof, Jared KNOWS what he is getting into! No excuses!

We also had some fantastic food and champagne punch! =)

My Aunt Val made these gorgeous, colorful, and delicious cupcakes too....

Big thanks to Amy, Nora, Nichole, Grandma Roach, Aunt Val, Kimmy, and Ashleigh for helping to set this up and making sure we had tasty food, drinks, and decorations!! It was beautiful!

More Highlights:

 Aunt Betty, Aunt Nancy, Nancy, Me, Grandma Roach, and Aunt Val

Ann, Heather, Nichole (Maid of Honor), Me, Sarah (Bridesmaid & Cousin) 

Kimmy and Ashleigh

Jared, Me, Jim (Dad), Amy (Mom), Joey (Brother)

Spring Break

Sheesh!!

My Spring Break from school went very, very quickly since I spent much of my time at home getting things accomplished for my BIG day with Jared. 

I met with the florist and got a quote on flowers and picked everything out!! Beautiful and BRIGHT flowers. They are going to look so amazing! A little something like this:

I also met with the caterer to see what kind of variety we can get for a meal. The best idea we heard was to include a full salad bar with the works!! Yum!

Nichole, Mom, and I also visited a few parks in the area. And I FOUND MY SITE! A beautiful part of the Geauga Park District, Elder Russell Park, has a riverside pavilion that looks PERFECT for my wedding ceremony spot. I just can't say no to getting married near the water! =)

I also got to have a ton of fun working on Jared's super secret wedding gift! He is going to be so blown away - I can hardly keep it a secret myself!! =)

I am also happy to announce that a majority of my rentals will be able to come from the same place. Thank goodness! That will save me a lot of headache. Now, if only I knew the specific details in order to get my order in for all my tents, tables, and bright pink tablecloths! 

More later!!

<3 Mandi