Thursday, June 14, 2012

Will You Be MY...

Hey all,

For the last couple of weeks my fiance' and I have been making decisions on who will be in the wedding party.  We've agreed that he will have five groomsmen including the best man and I will have five bridesmaids including the maid of honor.  We've been searching for gifts to send to each person asking if they would be a part of our wedding.  Let me tell you, STRESSFUL!!  It's hard because you're trying to decide, first, what to get each person and then decide if everyone should receive the same item or should each receive items that match their personalities and then you want to give each person something that they will keep and remember... ARGGG.  Welp with all of these decisions I've decided to stop and take a breather and focus on the things that I know I want.

I decided to send my uncle a tin of popcorn from Garrets in Chicago and ask him if he would walk me down the aisle.  I sent this last week and he received the box not knowing what it was for.  I'm all for sending gifts just because, but I called him so that he would read the card that came with the popcorn instead of just eating it.  Here is what he thought of the idea...


He said yes!!!  So one item checked off of my to do list...  
What did you guys think of the popcorn and the card asking him if he would walk me down the aisle?  I thought it was cute.

SN- Garrett's is the best gourmet popcorn place I have ever had the pleasure of literally devouring.  Delicious!!  Check them out HERE.

Christa


Ise Getting Married Yal!!

The title sounds like Paula Dean right?  That was the idea lol
But I'm getting married!  I'm excited and my fiance' is excited and most importantly the warden (my 3 year old daughter) is excited...

So welcome to my blog.  Definitely a long time coming. A long month because we just were engaged one month ago.  May 13th to be exact (Mothers Day).

I am in no way, shape or form a traditional person.  I've always been the type of person to do things my own way.  The same goes for my wedding and this entire wedding planning process.  With input from my fiance' and some advice from others, I am looking forward to my special day.

Here are a few facts and questions we get asked often about the wedding:
Where: Chicago
When: Sometime in September.  We are shooting for September 21, 2013
Large or small:  This is a tough question.

With the wedding a little under a year and a half away, I am only in the beginning stages of planning which means you guys will basically be on this journey with me from beginning to end. This is great.  I hope someone can take something away from this blog; learn something, get ideas or be inspired.  I also hope that my family can follow along with me.  It's like we are all planning together.

I accept and welcome input or advice from anyone.  Please ask questions and I promise to answer them all.  I'm excited and thank you for following!!

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Christa