Check a couple more things off the list!

Sarah and I got a few more things done today! It feels good to get things checked off the list!!

- Sarah spent some time today figuring out the wording and design of our invitations and I am going to be really honest....she did a real nice job!

- Then we headed over to Anchor Paper in Burnsville to pick up some of our invitation stuff from Amy (our dear sweet friend who works WAY too much!) We got a stamp we really like and now we have the paper so we can print our invites.

- On our way home, we decided to stop in a Crate and Barrel to register (you can see/shop for it online too). We had a fun time going through the store and now people can shop for our wedding... (keep in mind that my birthday is coming up too and Sarah's shortly after :) Keep in mind we are also registered at Target, but there are still a few kinks in that one...Sarah is working hard on that!

I think that is it for now...

MMMmmmmmm Cake!!

Well, for those of you who we don't see very often, you may not have heard about our recent 180 in terms of wedding desserts. Sarah and I were originally planning on having bars and treats for dessert. However, when Sarah and I attended the wedding fair at the Arboretum, we sampled a cake that we fell in love with. So today, Sarah and I headed over to Buttercream in Minnetonka for a tasting. The cake is just too good to pass up! After trying an assortment of types of cake, we have opted to go with two kids: a raspberry/lemon filled cake and a white chocolate/chocolate "marble" cake. We are going ultra-simple with the design. The cake above is most like what the cake will look like, except we get to pick out our own ribbon to match the colors to match our wedding! 

More to come as Sarah and I continue to accomplish tasks over our spring break! 

Hotel!!

Hi all!

We have had a ton of requests for the hotel information for our wedding. You can reserve your room at the Chanhassen Holiday Inn Express. It is a very nice hotel near the Arboretum and we have a block reserved. You can make your reservations at this site: http://events.ichotelsgroup.com/DPRD-7NXLCB/MSPCH/website/

Wedding Invitations

Well...it's been awhile since Travis or I made an entry into this wedding blog! So, I thought I would drop a quick note to keep everyone up-to-date.

We have some wedding invitations at home that we need to look through. My friend, Amy, works at a scrapbooking store and so we have the perfect connection for creating very personal invitations. She put together some samples and they are very "us". The colors are perfect! It's going to be fun to design them from scratch!


Travis is so busy with speech and I'm swamped with History Day, so we haven't been doing much wedding planning. I am sure when things calm down we will start attacking our wedding to-do list with gusto! I know tuxes/suits are at the top of the list!

A wintery visit

This blog entry is a little delayed, but I have had a pretty busy week (and I appologize now for its length)! We had the end of the quarter sneak up on us and I had my first speech meet of the year today (Sarah came with too...oh what one does for love!!)

Becky, Sarah's mom, spent a few days with us last weekend! Sarah and her mom spent a ton of time doing wedding stuff: looking for a dress and visiting the wedding fair in Minneapolis. Needless to say, I had some nice down time to catch up on my tivo watching. It was great to have Becky (my future Mother-in-Law) hang out with us all weekend...even if she slept a lot :) Just kidding! Poor Becky was sick as all get out, but we tried to let her relax as much as possible!

This time, well Becky was snoozing during a movie, Sarah and I took some time to try out new hairstyles for our wedding day... 

Can't you tell Sarah loves this game!!

On Monday, Sarah and I had the day off, so we took Becky out to the Arboretum to see the wedding and reception site. We love the Arboretum! It is amazing how different it is during the winter, but we still had a nice time there! 

We started out with a walk to the Trex Deck, where the wedding ceremony will take place! Let's just say, it look very different right now than it does in the summer!! Just be thankful we are not getting married outside in the winter!

After braving the elements, we headed inside to eat in the restaurant. It was a nummy lunch and then we showed Becky the Macmillan Auditorium where our reception will be!

Sarah and I are coming up on the 6th months until the wedding mark...which is very exciting. Our parents are going to meet each other tomorrow morning and we are plugging away at the wedding plans! This has been an exciting ride and we are very thankful for all of the friends and family who have joined us along the way!!

Mission Accomplished!

I found a dress! Yippee! Yahoo! I found a dress!

My mom, Becky, is in town for a three day weekend to do some fun wedding stuff. Yesterday we had a 1:00 appointment at David's Bridal. There's some crazy road construction in the area, so we were running behind and I was feeling stressed out. Not a great way to start a dress appointment. Then there were SO many people in the store. Again, not a great way to start a dress appointment.

However, I was lucky enough to have a wonderful consultant. She really helped to turn the mood around quickly. Welela was a complete sweetheart and she put me right at ease.

I'd already been on their website, so I had some dresses in mind. However, I noticed a great dress on a mannequin almost immediately. I tried on the dresses from my list and then Welela brought me the one from the mannequin. Is it "cheesy" to admit that as soon as I saw her unzip the bag, I knew it was 'the one'? When I put it on and came out to look in the mirrors, I actually got tears in my eyes. As someone who isn't overly emotional, this was a pretty good indication that this was the dress. It's the only one that got such a strong reaction from me.

Travis was right. When I found the right dress, I just knew it was the right dress. That's exactly what he told me would happen.

I would certainly hate to give too much away on the blog, but I would say that dress is perfect. It's elegant, simple, and kinda vintage looking.

Here are some dresses that I didn't get!

Wedding Officiant

Travis and I are striving to make our wedding as unique and personal as possible. So, we asked my youngest brother, Matthew, to officiate our ceremony. After some initial shock, he agreed! In November we went through the process of getting him ordained on the internet. After jumping through a few small hoops, he is now a licensed minister with the state of Minnesota.

We are so thrilled for Matthew to marry us! This will ensure that we'll have the ceremony of our dreams. Travis and I will be surrounded by all of our brothers and that's all we could ask for!