HyVee Rocks!!

So, I haven't posted anything for a while and I'm getting a few complaints! So, I thought I would update you all on the catering, cake and flowers.  We have decided to go with HyVee for all 3!!  They are awesome and they give a discount if you use them for all services.  We went and sampled food and it was great, we talked to the florist and we tried cake.  We were very impressed with everyone we spoke to and we liked everything a lot!  So we are having an appetizer buffett for dinner that night, which will include:
1. Stuffed Mushrooms
2. Spinach/Artichoke Dip
3. Sandwiches
4. Chicken Tenders
5. Veggie trays
6. Fruit Trays
7. Salad
8. Swedish Meatballs

I have no idea what I want the cake to look like yet, so I'm planning on doing a little internet research for that.  We will have chocolate and vanilla layers, and I'm pondering between carrot and pumpkin for a sheet cake.  I love them both, so it's a hard descision!

The flowers will be all white and LOTS of greenery.  Actually, they will be more green than flowers!

The Honeymoon Decision

We booked our honeymoon!!!!!  After reading thousands of reviews (seriously, Brandon did that, not me!) and lots of pros and cons lists (I know, I know) we decided on El Dorado Maroma Beach Resort.   Every option just looked so good, it made it VERY hard to decide!!  It was hard to weed out anyplace that was a tropical location, because we knew anyplace we chose would be amazing!

Anyways, El Dorado Maroma is located on the spectacular Maroma Beach in the Riviera Maya of Mexico, and it’s considered to be one of the Top Beaches in the world by independent reviewers, including Travel Discovery Channel.  It’s about 40 minutes from the Cancun airport and 10 minutes north of Playa Del Carmen.  El Dorado Maroma also shares premises with Marina Maroma Paradise which offers a wide range of water sports, tours, day and night activities only steps away.

The resort only has a mere 72 rooms, so it’s a very small place!  We actually booked a swim up room which connects by lazy river to the main pool.  We plan on leaving the Sunday after the wedding at 6am and we arrive in Cancun at 11:15am, so we should be to the resort and on the beach by 3!!  We will be there until the following Sunday, so it’ll be an awesome 7 day get-a-way!!

We are panning on registering on a honeymoon registry web site, so you can give us wonderful gifts of massages, snorkeling trips, candlelit dinners, etc. instead of dishes!!  But, we are still registering for stuff like dishes, don’t you worry!  We also went through a travel agent that was recommended by a friend of mine.  We thought we could get some amazing deal by booking it by ourselves using the internet, this was not the case!  The prices she gave us were way lower than anything we found on our own!  So, if you ever need a referral, try Honeymoon-Hideaways.  We worked with Vicki and she was awesome!

My Dress!!

So.....I found my dress last Saturday and we bought it!!!  I don't want to post up a picture or the name of it because I don't want Brandon looking at it!  :)  If you need a pic, email me.  It's gorgeous and I'm REALLY happy I found it so quickly!!!

Honeymoon Thoughts

So.....we have been looking at Sandals resorts tonight.  Ocho Rios is by far the BEST deal for the money and we, more I, like to get good deals.  Ok, so I'm cheap....and I'm ok with that.  Has anyone been to Ocho Rios??  I was supposed to go there once on a cruise and we got side tracked because of a hurricane.  We need your thoughts.....

Here's the link to the Sandals at Ocho Rios, check it out!

Anyways, they are having a sale for 65% off until Thursday and we might just book it!!  VERY exciting!

Church Class

So, we had a pre-marriage class, class tonight.  It was interesting to hear what they had to say and tell us about what all we have to do to get married in the Catholic church.  I'm a little surprised there aren't more hoops for us to jump through!!

It sounds like it will be really good for us and we should learn a lot about each other!!

SCORE!!!! I found my dresses!!!

Oh My GOD!!!!  I found a store in town that carries the Rosa Clara collection!!!  AND, they even have a few dresses from her TWO collection that I love, love, love!!!  I am SOOOOOOOOO excited!!  So, I made an appointment to go try on dresses next Saturday the 10th and 2pm!!

Also, I forgot to mention that we found our photographers as well!  We are using Lemon Lime Photography   I actually already knew one of the photographers, I love their work and so did Brandon.  We really didn’t need to look at anyone else...once we met with them, we knew we would be the right match up!  It’s going to be great having some one I know and trust taking the photos!!

Center Pieces

So, for the center pieces at the reception I am going to use succulents.  I want all white pots, different sizes and styles with all different succulents planted in them.  I found a few pictures online and that is where I got my inspiration (see picture)!  I ordered a bunch of succulents from some lady on Ebay...so I'm trying to grow them in my basement!  So far, it's actually going really well!  I'll post a picture of my actual plants when I get a chance...I'm so excited about them and I hope they all survive until next year!!

I'm also starting to collect white pots!  I found a few so far at Marshalls....and they have some on clearance at Wal-Mart.  I'm just waiting on them to go even further on clearance!  Also, a girl from work is going to IKEA this weekend.....and I'm going to send her on a mission to get me some while she is there.  They have really cute pots and they are cheap!!  See picture....

Dress Shopping!

I went dress shopping for the first time today...it was really bizarre to try on those wedding dresses!  I found one that I really like, but not in love just yet!  I'll have to keep looking to find the perfect dress!!  I found some AMAZING dresses online, but no one around here carries this particular designer.  Check out her line called TWO: http://www.rosaclara.es/

I have pictures of me in the dresses that  I liked tonight, but I can't post them since Brandon can read this.  For some crazy reason he thinks he can see me in the dress just because they are pictures!!!  :)

One year from today...

We will be getting married!!  We had a champagne toast with my family tonight, the champagne was gross, but it was fun regardless!  I am SOOOOO excited and I wish it was less than a year away!!

We set the Date!

We finally got the church to agree to a date for our wedding today!! It will be September 4th, 2010....Labor Day weekend. BUT, the good thing about that is everyone will have an extra day to relax since we all have that Monday off!!

Reception Site

So, after looking a about 5 places we decided on our reception site: Boulevard Brewing Company! Here's the link to their page with info and pictures: http://www.blvdbeer.com/muehlebach.htm
The space is amazing and the view of downtown KC is even better!

We also decided on getting married at Queen of the Holy Rosary. It's at 71st and Metcalf.....the church is beautiful, it was just remodeled in the last 5 years or so.

We're Engaged!!

Brandon and I got engaged today!! He asked me to go to lunch in the park, and showed up with sandwiches and flowers. Sandwiches=Good, Flowers=Weird!! I thought it was really sweet, but didn't expect anything else. So we sat down and he went into his speech...he got up, came over to me, got down on one knee and proposed!!! It was amazing! I was completely shocked, just the way he wanted it!