The Weekend of Amy!

This past weekend was all about my amazing friend, Amy! She is marrying her wonderful fiance, Shawn, two weeks before Billy and I get married. We celebrated with a bachelorette party on Saturday night and bridal shower on Sunday. Amy's BFF and matron of honor, Ally, put together a wonderful weekend of celebration! We started at Shawn's house for the bachelorette party and then headed to Black Finn downtown. The shower was held at Amy's parents' house. Here are some pictures from the party and shower:

The gift I gave Amy, a fun robe that says 'Bride' on the back! : )

I love this pic! Three of the four Corryville ladies, Kelly H. was still at a wedding. See the fun boas? We left a great mess for the bar to clean up the next day and many of the ladies said they found purple feathers all over days after the party!

Cheers to Amy! : )

The beautiful bachelorette!

Amy and me at her shower!

Amy got some wonderful gifts at her shower. One of the best was a scrapbook made for her by a family friend. It's all ready for her to add pictures from the shower, wedding day, and honeymoon. Amy's mom made her wedding dress and her favorite part of the scrapbook was the mini version of her dress that her mom made for the scrapbook. She used the same material and it looks exactly like it! It was such a thoughtful gift and brought many of us to tears when Amy was looking through it.

I had such a great time celebrating Amy this past weekend! I'm honored to be a bridesmaid in this wedding and I'm looking forward to watching one of my dearest friends marry the love of her life. Congratulations Amy!

3 Months to Go!

We're three months away! I'm nervous, but also very excited! I went and picked up the bridesmaids' dresses today. They look even better than I could've imagined! I'm so excited to see the ladies in them, they're all going to look gorgeous! This month I hope to plan on getting the favors together, getting our music for the mass picked out, getting out guest book together, and working on the program. It's going to be a busy time, but I'm looking forward to it all.

100 Days to Go... and an update!

Well, we're 100 days away from the wedding! I told Billy today and he asked what all still needed to be done. We still have a lot to work on, but I'm excited that after today we'll be in double digits!

A little update since I haven't in a while...

We went to Krombholz Jewelers for a sale they were having and found a band that matches perfectly with my engagement ring! Now, I need Billy to figure out what he wants for his ring so we can get it and check that off the list.

Two weeks ago, Billy and I went to a food tasting at Receptions Eastgate and both of our moms came along. We got to taste many things they have on the menu to hopefully help us make a decision on the food we want to have at the wedding. It was nice to have my mom and Billy's mom there with us!

Billy and I plan to finish registering this weekend. I realize I mentioned that a while ago, but life is busy lately and the weekends just get away from us somehow.

Also, I got a phone call from Cincinnati Bride today letting me know that the bridesmaid dresses are in! I can't wait to see them! I hope to go pick them up soon!

Four Months to Go!

We're four months away from the wedding! It's making me realize there are still so many little things I need to get finished. I'm getting excited though because showers and the bachelorette party are starting to be talked about and I can't wait for those to get here!

We're actually going back to the jeweler today to check out wedding bands again. I hope we're successful and find something we like!

I'm very anxious for the big day to get here!

Best Man, Flowers and Tuxes

First off, let me apologize for the blog neglect! I'm very sorry, but school and life have been very busy and I haven't had a whole lot of downtime.

So, Billy had the last events of the Best Many Olympics on Super Bowl Sunday. The guys participated in a punt, pass and kick event and 100 yard dash. After these last two events, we went to Skyline with everyone and then went to Sean and Karianne's to add up the points and watch the Super Bowl. At halftime, the Best Man was announced and the winner turned out to be... RYAN!

I know all of the guys are important to Billy and we're honored to have them all be a part of our wedding day. I commend them all for being great sports through the competition!

Since the last time I wrote, we've gotten a few things accomplished for the wedding. My mom went with me when I went to pick out the flowers for the wedding. I was overwhelmed at first, but the woman we worked with had pictures of different bouquets and I'm very happy with all of the flowers that were picked. I can't wait to see them on our wedding day!

Yesterday, Billy and I went to President Tuxedo and Billy picked out the tuxes for the wedding. I'm really happy with what he picked and I think all of the guys are going to look very nice!

I promise not to take so long between posts next time!

Engagment Pictures and 2nd Round of the Best Man Olympics

It's been busy for me the past couple of weeks, so I'm just now getting around to blogging about what we did last weekend.

On Saturday morning, we had our 2nd meeting with Father Barry. We discussed the test we took the first time and picked out all of our readings and prayers for our wedding. Now all we have to do is talk to the music director at the church and our mass should be planned!

On Saturday afternoon, our photographers, Melanie and Adam Pace, came over and took our engagement pictures. As I told you in a previous blog, I'm a big fan of their work. They are very talented and we are so lucky to have them as our photographers. I was very nervous to be in front of the camera and by the end of the shoot, Billy and I decided we're not very good models. Hopefully we'll be better on our wedding day. I was very surprised today when my friend Lindsey sent me a text message saying, "You're engagement pictures are up and I love them!" When I got home, Billy and I were able to look at the pictures together, which I really enjoyed. I can't believe were on the loft3 blog, the pictures turned out even better than I imagined! I can't say enough how thankful I am that Melanie and Adam are our photographers. Check out our pictures here:

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Back to this past weekend, on Sunday, Billy had the 2nd round of the Best Man Olympics. They started with a homerun derby and basketball. Then, they moved on to Scallywag Tag where they played mini golf and laser tag. The day ended with a scavenger hunt. I was there for most of the events but didn't get any great pictures. It was very entertaining to watch the guys play laser tag and almost all the guys really got into the scavenger hunt. The final events will happen this coming Sunday (Superbowl Sunday) and the Best Man will be announced as well! I'll be sure to let you know who ends up being the Best Man!

5 Months to Go!

We're 5 months away from the wedding. I'm feeling pretty good at this point, with almost all of the big plans taken care of. The one thing on our list I hope to finish soon is registering. It's been so much fun so far and I'm looking forward to everything that still lies ahead!