As the maid of honor, I have the honor of sharing a few thoughts about the bride and groom. Are you two game for this….?

I’ll start with the lovely bride, my sister Jennifer. I have had the honor and joy of knowing Jennifer for all of her life and I can honestly say there are only a few people in this world that I love as much as I love my sister. Even when she came into my life when I was as a teenager and I lost five or six years of my precious teen age life to babysitting, I knew she was an amazing person. It has been so much fun to see her grow into the amazing young woman that she is today. I am so proud to stand here today and look at you – the best sister and friend that a person could ask for, and I know Brett will agree, a gorgeous bride to boot.

You have so many amazing qualities that have brought all of the people in this room here today to share in your moment… I admire how you can find or create beauty in everything you do and how much you of yourself you give to the people that you love. (more…)

We once again stuff into the Mini, but this time, Brett and Gloria are lucky enough to be stuffed into the back seat. With our car stuffed to the rim, we flew down Western Ave to Pioneer Square. Almost everyone was there already waiting for us. The Tully’s at the corner offered me a slice of caramel apple, which I thoughtlessly popped into my mouth. As my mouth started to itch and gums started to swell, I remembered I am allergic to apples! One of the kids saved the day with some peppermint gum!

Family photos began in the center of Pioneer Square, and I had to dodge the strange assortment of mystery liquids on the ground with my dress. We even had to kick a few beer cans out of the way. Ohhh, getting married in the city is fun! ? Everyone made it (even if late!) and photos were completed on time.

Of to get M-A-R-R-I-E-D!!!

What we accomplished today:

Grocery List
Idea for food boxes
Grocery Shop (Gloria)
Several vendor phone calls (Heather)
Seattle to attempt to get fire permit (Heather)
Drop off cake plate (Heather)
Stickers off rest of decorations
Signs Designed & Printed
Noodle box labels done
Drop Dress off (Heather)
Bridal Outing at Cactus
Frames for centerpieces – Finish designing flowers, print, assemble
Whit Ironed my rehearsal dress, did buttons
Tried out hair with veil

Too much to list!!! Thank you to Gloria, Heather, Renee, Summer, and Debi for all their hard work today!

By the time Gloria and Kevin were here, I was zonked out!

This morning, Whitney was sweet enough to give her flowers a new home! She brought them all over to our house and we weeded, planted flowers, and miracle grow’d all of them. It seemed to take longer then I thought, but It was a beautiful day to be out in the sun! We even got to enjoy sparkling lemonade.

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What I accomplished today:

Met with DJ to review songs/timelines
House cleaned
Catering FINALLY figured out (yes that’s right, they finally got back to us 4 days before the wedding!)
Whitney (LOVE HER!) ran errands all day, knocking several things off my list!
Darlene & Girls came in, took them dress shopping
Picked up some hair clips to try out for wedding day

Today mom delivered lunch and spent the day helping me with projects! We got quite a bit done!

What we accomplished today:
Reviewed Wedding Day schedule with Renee
Flowergirl dresses, Mom’s Dress, Renee’s Dress—All alterations complete!
Placed Rehearsal dinner rental order, just waiting for confirmation
A little veil repair
Padfolio prettied up for Whitney’s Ceremony Reading
Reviewed catering menu/estimate
Garter Finished (mom)
Finished flowergirl gifts
Final Payment on Brett’s Ring 🙂 YAY!
Finished my bracelet
Finished mom’s necklace and earings
Stones in baggies for centerpieces
Tags for gifts designed
Final touches on gifts
Added Grandma Liz’s advice to our vows

What I accomplished today:

Rehearsal table logisitcs
Dropped by mom and grandma’s—they gave us our spiffy gift!
Finished unity candle
Burned weeds in the driveway, and yard tidy up (Brett)
Reasessed to-do list
Spray painted pots black (Brett)
Danced on the porch in my wedding dress with Whitney!
Rehearsed vows with Whitney/Brett
Decided on Location of Bridesmaid outting
Added Granny Griffin’s advice to our vows