Monday, October 25, 2010

OMG Had The Best Wedding Planning Weekend!!!!

OMG!!! Had the Best Wedding Planning Weekend :)  On Friday JJ and I went to Rochester and filmed "Our Love Story" with Jospeph F. Banks Studio. . . I can't wait to see it when it is ready!  Then, Friday night we had a great time at Heidi and Andy's house where they had prepared a wonderful steak dinner with twice baked potatos, salad, and cornbread.  We played Phase 10 until 1:30 in the morning and got home around 2:30am. . . It was a lot of fun!  We thouroughly enjoyed the company. . .

Then, on Sat. JJ and I went to Melissa's house in Holt, near Lansing and got to see her Tiki Room. . . It is amazing!  Look great!  It absolutely looks like something Ty Pennington would have put together. . . I can't believe how great it looks!  So, JJ left and the wedding planning began. . .

Melissa and I went through the books, and the lists, and Super Happy news I realized - My Maid Of Honor is a Project Planner =)  Yay!  I am in heaven. . . We figured out the Save the Dates (which will be coming out for everyone soon)  She typed everything in the computer and will put it into a spreadsheet for us.  I think we were up until about 2:30am planning. . . So much fun, and SO much accomplished. . . I spent the night at her house and had tons of company with all the kitties in bed. . . Butter on the pillow next to me, Dilly curled up in the crook of my arm, Rooter on my left, and Lucky next to him. . .

The Bridal Show - I WON I WON I WON!!!!!!!!!!  I can't believe how much stuff I won :-)  I won the runner-up to the Grand Prize :-)  I won a great Tanning Package from - Sun Kiss'D Spray Tan
Gift Certificate for Dinner Theatre for 2 at Genitti's in Northville from - Premier Bride Magazine
Great Gift Bag from - Barely Gentle
Fun kit from - Pure Romance
Free Tux for someone in the Wedding Party from - Brighton Tux
$300 off G/C for a Limo from - Entertainment Express
Gift Certificate for an indoor engagement session w/11x14 wall mount print from - Bak Photography
Beautiful Fall Flower Bouquet from - Art in Bloom

Plus, I recieved a Swag Bag for being one of the first 100 brides to arrive :-)
I had so much fun with Melissa there.  She is an amazing friend, and I am so lucky to have her as my Maid of Honor!

Love, Angela

Friday, October 22, 2010

So excited for the Wedding Planning Weekend

I am sooooo excited for the wedding planning weekend.  Tomorrow JJ and I are going to Rochester to film "Our Love Story" with Joseph F. Bauer Studios.  I won the video package at a bridal show at the beginning of the year. . . I wanted to lose some weight and wait for my hair to get done after the Fashion Show to do the engagement shoot.  Well, I've lost 20 lbs, and love the way Nicole from Don Franco Hair Company did my hair.  So, I called to schedule what I thought was an engagement photo shoot and found out it was actually video!!!  JFB Studios speciallizes in "Movie Style Images".  They create dramatic movie posters where we can look like the movie poster that most resembles us.  I think we should do Mr. & Mrs. Smith, but I don't know if our Michigan friends would get the reference.  Our friends in Phoenix thought we reminded them of that movie. . . lol. . . Anyway, we met with the videographer and his wife and are so excited!  We formed our questions after they provided us some samples and sent our final list to them yesterday.  Some stuff JJ will talk about, some questions for me, and some we'll talk about together.

As far as the weekend. . . I can't wait to spend the night at my Maid of Honor, Melissa's house on Saturday night!  We will go to a bridal show on Sunday and plan and chat all weekend about all things wedding :-)  Oh, it is going to be so much fun!

Mmmm. . .And, after our engagement shoot on Friday we are having dinner at our friend, Heidi's house.  Sounds like a great menu. . . No wonder I can't sleep. . . Save the Dates, Maid of Honor dress, color choices. . . It's going to be fun.  Goodnight everyone. . .

Love,
Angela

Monday, October 18, 2010

We Have a Blog

We have a blog finally. . . To keep a diary of our wedding planning and into our marriage. . . I've been wanting to start a blog for almost a year now.  It's been so crazy with all the fundraisers we've been working on, but now it is finally time to focus a little on us and our wedding which is coming up very quickly!

JJ and I will be celebrating 13 years together next month.  We will have been engaged for 12 years in December.  Last year we decided to finally do it and say our "I do's". . . (Although we said them to each other long ago). . . Our formal wedding will be held on June 11, 2011 at Riverbank Park in Flint, MI.  I'm so happy to have a blog and cannot begin to describe the excitement and love I feel about planning the wedding with the man of my dreams :-) 

Love,
Angela