Bridal Shower pictures

Here is a picture of the amazing tablescape that Deb H, a fellow florist, did for my bridal shower. It was just awesome! She said I could take all of the brown and blue pots, and the kale, fern and boxwoods home with me. They are now adorning the tables of my mom's dining room.

It was harmony to the eye.

I had lots of fun opening all those gifts!! Looks like my mom is having a good time too.

My two moms and me :)

The shirt I wore was a gift from Amy and Sarah D. You probably can't tell in the pictures, but it was so pretty- ruffly and romantic- my favorite. Thanks again, girls!

Halfway there

We're about halfway through our engagement period. Three and a half weeks ago, Mark proposed, and in three and a half weeks, we're getting married! And going to Hawaii... I can't wait!

Our Wyoming trip was unreal. We crammed a lot of fun and activities into just a few days, and I hardly thought about the wedding at all. The group of people out in Saratoga (Steph A, Erick A, Kellie I, Jim H, and Mindie M) really know how to show visitors a good time. We went to the ranch that Steph and Kellie work at, sat in the hot springs multiple times, hiked one mountain and drove up another, and camped a night on the shores of a clear, cold lake. It was hard to leave, but it also feels good to be back.

My shower went very well. There were so many people there, and I didn't even see them all! I really got showered with gifts- people are so generous. Thank you to all who made it and/or sent a gift; Mark and I are so blessed to have you in our lives.

Speaking of Mark, he is here right now. Well, not actually here, more like at Aho's rotating my tires. He also fixed my fan belt so that it doesn't squeak. What a guy :D Yesterday, we found him a suit, shirt and tie, and got the groomsmen shirts and ties, and applied for our marriage license. It was nice to get some more things checked off the list. I can hardly believe the next time I see him it will be for our wedding!

This is...

what we saw yesterday,


and this is where we stayed last night.

Carl and Bridget

Hop over to Jen's blog to see her amazing photos from her sister Bridget's wedding. I did the flowers with the help of my trusty assistant, Kayla.

We're off!

I've hardly mentioned it to anyone, and planning it has sort of fallen by the wayside in favor of wedding planning, but some girls and I are taking a trip to Wyoming to see Steph! We leave tomorrow and will be gone for 5 days. Then the night I get back my aunt Lynda is hosting a shower for me. It will be a busy, crazy week!

THE spot

Right on the end of that dock, that's where we got engaged.

It's not my parents lake, but at the guys lake house.

Success!

We had gone to David's Bridal earlier this week, and I found a dress that I really liked. However, I didn't like the price so much, so I passed in hopes that I'd find something that cost a little less moolah.

This morning, Mom, Joce, Haas and I went to Brides of France, the Richfield location. I would definitely recommend the shop to anyone- great customer service and beautiful gowns in a good price range. I believe my aunt Jan and cousin Gwen even got their dresses there (?).

I tried on about 5 dresses, and I liked most of them, didn't just LOVE any of them. Then the lady had me try on the same one that I liked at David's Bridal. They just happened to have that dress in my size, in ivory (which I liked previously). I liked it just as much as before, and the price was better, and it was already hemmed to the correct length, and had a bustle. How could I not get it? So I did. It's a fit 'n' flare (mermaid) style, with a design on the chest, then plain down the front. The back is my favorite- it has a big ruffle all the way down the back. If anyone is really curious, it is T9938 on the David's Bridal website, but in ivory.

I am so relieved to have found a dress, and one I love that's not too expensive. Now I can nail down the rest of the smaller details of the wedding. One I want to share is that Jennifer Skoog is taking my pictures- yay!! We've worked together on a few weddings, and so it's fitting that she will be taking our photographs.

For some reason, the card reader isn't working, so I can't put any pictures on my blog of Mark and I the night we got engaged. Since then, my mind has been working in overdrive; wedding plans, honeymoon plan, North Dakota plan...

Yeup, I'm moving to ND. Mark's job is to find us a place to live out there. I'm excited to move! Lots of things to get done first though, packing being the least of them.

I feel like most of the wedding details are gelling in my head, now to carry them out. First of all, I need a dress. Finding one stresses me out most of all. I've been tossing around the idea of wearing my mom's, but it would need a lot of work to make it fit the way I want it to. We'll see.... We are headed out tomorrow (and if needed, Saturday) to search for the perfect vintage romance dress with a modern fit :)