So I don't have pictures to share yet, but I want to share the details of our wedding day and everyone can look forward to pictures later!
Saturday morning I woke up and ate some delicious cinnamon rolls with my parents (my request for breakfast!). Family started arriving soon after that to help with the setup of the barn. We went down to the barn to start decorating and bringing in everything. We weren't there too long before Joy, Chad and Tal showed up to pitch in. Everyone worked on something - it was so great! My aunts worked together to make tulle bows for the posts and Paige helped me to wrap ribbon around the place. My uncles and my dad strategically placed all of our favors (which were tiny pots with potted flowers or seed packets for the out of town guests) on the railings. It was so great to have everyone there to help!
Jenny (Mat's sister) was going to be our onsite coordinator and she was a lifesaver! She showed up at noon to help get things going with the rental company and she took charge so we could go have some lunch and get cleaned up for the wedding. While I was at the barn, Mat was running around with Cory getting all of the beverages and ice for the reception. So I went to my parents house and had lunch with my bridesmaids - Turkey, Pesto and Anaheim Pepper sandwich. YUM. Mat was then on duty at the barn (we decided not to see each other at all until I was walking down the aisle) and he stayed for all the other people to drop things off - the cake, flowers, etc. They did such an awesome job and it was so nice to know everything was taken care of and I could get ready without worrying.
Renee showed up to do my hair and of course, it turned out perfect! We were glad we did a practice run, but I think we really felt like it turned out better this time around. Our photographer, Cristi Dame, showed up and started taking pictures as I put on my makeup. I hadn't felt nervous all day, but it was time to put on my makeup and I'm not the best at makeup, so I was nervous about that and that I was running out of time. I didn't want to be late. I kept calling Mat to make sure he was going to come take a shower and get ready on time! So I got my makeup on and it looked pretty good! So I put on my dress and shoes and I was ready to go! By then, I was getting totally nervous!
We drove down to the barn and I got safely inside before Mat showed up. I ended up standing in a storage room that was pretty hot (no a/c) and there was really no place to stand, so we all just kind of huddled in one spot of the room! It was funny to see us all in there. All of the guests were standing in the shade until the last possible minute since we didn't have any shade over the chairs. Jenny was helping to coordinate everyone and got everyone seated and then the moms were seated. I think it was then I realized that I forgot my "something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new". So my mom gave me her ring with a blue stone that was borrowed and my dress was new and I think we decided the ring was old too.
Then it was time for the bridesmaids and then me to walk down the aisle. My dad and I started down the ramp and I looked up and saw Mat and started crying! So my dad said he was going to tell me a joke. I'll never forget it! He said, "Why did the coyote cross the road?" and then I said, "Yes." He started laughing and said it wasn't really a joke. It was good enough to get me to stop crying. As I got closer, I saw Mat and he looked amazing. So we started the ceremony and I am so glad it was not very long because it was hot! Someone said it ended up being over 100 that day! It was perfect and I know it really meant a lot to both of us since we worked on everything that was said together.
After that, the reception started and Mat and I went to take some pictures. Little did we know that we were going to spend the majority of our evening taking pictures together! I wish we would have done some before, but at the same time, I am happy we didn't see each other before and I know neither of us will forget that moment when we saw each other! The reception was so perfect! We had the best food and cake there ever was! And we actually got to eat. We did the garter toss and the bouquet toss. We cut cake and didn't shove it in each other's mouths! Mat and I had our first dance to Marc Broussard's The Beauty of Who You Are. My Dad and I danced to Sarah McLachlan's Rainbow Connection. Both seemed really long! It was so fun though. Cory (Best Man) gave a sweet toast and my sister (Matron of Honor) gave a toast that I struggled to not cry through! I loved the entire night. I wouldn't change it for the world. And I wouldn't change my wonderful husband for anything. I'm really the luckiest woman in the entire world!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Where to Begin?
I've been putting off a recap of the wedding all week because I don't know if I can even put into words how amazing it was! I don't think I could have imagined how wonderful everything would be and how perfect it turned out.
It all started on Wednesday night around 11:45 pm when one of my bridesmaids and oldest friends, Joy, arrived in Boise! We whisked her home and Joy and stayed up talking for too long before we both decided it was time for bed!
Thursday morning Joy and I got up and got ready and headed out to lunch right downtown. We both had tasty sandwiches! We went to a couple jewelry stores looking for a necklace before we decided to hit the bead shop and I just made a necklace and earrings to wear on the big day. They turned out super cute and all for $10! It was then time for us to head out to Eagle for our manicures and pedicures with my mom and sister. Now this is the kind of pampering I could go for every day! We all went with a french manicure and I chose a french pedicure, my mom went pink on her toes and my sister and Joy went red on their toes. We really had the cutest hands and feet in the whole state.
Joy and I headed home and on the way stopped to pick up 5 large pizzas from the tastiest pizza place in Boise, Casanova. I'm hungry just thinking about it! We got home and waited for our guests to arrive. Mat and I decided that we wanted to have our friends over for a bachelor/bachelorette party and just to hang out. It was so much fun! We had pizza, lots of people came over, there was karaoke and picture taking and little ones. It was a great night and got even better when we picked up Joy's husband at the airport later that night. Everyone else had headed home, so the four of us were forced, I mean, GOT to play Loaded Questions. We also played some Scene It Squabble, but stopped on account of us all being old.
Friday was my bridal shower! My sister and mom threw me a shower and it was so much fun! They seriously thought of every single thing and everyone said it was the best shower they had ever been in. It had a kitchen them, so the centerpieces on the tables were fresh herbs (that Mat and I got to take home and plant later) and they were sitting in our new French Onion Soup Bowls! How cute is that? So cute. Then, all the guests had wine (4 kinds to taste) along with cheese, some delicious sandwich loaf things, and some crackers and bread. The cheese was so much fun to taste all the different kinds and they were so delicious. We played a couple different games - one was bingo, where most of the slots were filled in, but the guests had to fill in what they thought I might be getting as gifts at the shower. Paige (my second cousin?) won that one and was so excited to win a prize. The other game was way harder than I thought. It was called "Something Spicy" and everyone had to correctly identify spices by just smelling them! I thought it would be so easy and I missed quite a few. I loved it and everyone else did too! Sarah won that one - she is the spice queen. Then I opened my gifts and I got so many great things! One of the best gifts was a recipe book with recipes from friends and family that had all contributed their favorite recipes. I love it so much and so does Mat! We were looking through it together and was so excited to have some of his family's favorite recipes. The dessert was Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory - my favorite! I could eat a whole cheesecake. Not all at once. It is so hard to say how much the shower meant to me and how I noticed every single detail. I just hope my sister and my mom could see from how happy I was how much I loved every minute.
After the shower, we headed to the barn for a very quick rehearsal. It was hot! So we did a run through and then all headed to the rehearsal dinner, which was at the cutest park in Boise. The rehearsal dinner was thrown by Mat's mom and Nick, along with the help of her friends. They thought of everything! Not only was the food awesome, they had bought little toys and waterguns for the kids to play with. Those were a huge hit! I think we were all about ready to fall asleep by the end of the evening though, that was a long day!
I went home to get all my things and then Mat drove me out to my parents where I stayed the night before the wedding. We all talked for a few minutes at my parents house and then Mat left to head home. I did a little reading and then went to sleep. Now for the wedding day, you'll have to tune in when I have time to recap the whole day!
It all started on Wednesday night around 11:45 pm when one of my bridesmaids and oldest friends, Joy, arrived in Boise! We whisked her home and Joy and stayed up talking for too long before we both decided it was time for bed!
Thursday morning Joy and I got up and got ready and headed out to lunch right downtown. We both had tasty sandwiches! We went to a couple jewelry stores looking for a necklace before we decided to hit the bead shop and I just made a necklace and earrings to wear on the big day. They turned out super cute and all for $10! It was then time for us to head out to Eagle for our manicures and pedicures with my mom and sister. Now this is the kind of pampering I could go for every day! We all went with a french manicure and I chose a french pedicure, my mom went pink on her toes and my sister and Joy went red on their toes. We really had the cutest hands and feet in the whole state.
Joy and I headed home and on the way stopped to pick up 5 large pizzas from the tastiest pizza place in Boise, Casanova. I'm hungry just thinking about it! We got home and waited for our guests to arrive. Mat and I decided that we wanted to have our friends over for a bachelor/bachelorette party and just to hang out. It was so much fun! We had pizza, lots of people came over, there was karaoke and picture taking and little ones. It was a great night and got even better when we picked up Joy's husband at the airport later that night. Everyone else had headed home, so the four of us were forced, I mean, GOT to play Loaded Questions. We also played some Scene It Squabble, but stopped on account of us all being old.
Friday was my bridal shower! My sister and mom threw me a shower and it was so much fun! They seriously thought of every single thing and everyone said it was the best shower they had ever been in. It had a kitchen them, so the centerpieces on the tables were fresh herbs (that Mat and I got to take home and plant later) and they were sitting in our new French Onion Soup Bowls! How cute is that? So cute. Then, all the guests had wine (4 kinds to taste) along with cheese, some delicious sandwich loaf things, and some crackers and bread. The cheese was so much fun to taste all the different kinds and they were so delicious. We played a couple different games - one was bingo, where most of the slots were filled in, but the guests had to fill in what they thought I might be getting as gifts at the shower. Paige (my second cousin?) won that one and was so excited to win a prize. The other game was way harder than I thought. It was called "Something Spicy" and everyone had to correctly identify spices by just smelling them! I thought it would be so easy and I missed quite a few. I loved it and everyone else did too! Sarah won that one - she is the spice queen. Then I opened my gifts and I got so many great things! One of the best gifts was a recipe book with recipes from friends and family that had all contributed their favorite recipes. I love it so much and so does Mat! We were looking through it together and was so excited to have some of his family's favorite recipes. The dessert was Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory - my favorite! I could eat a whole cheesecake. Not all at once. It is so hard to say how much the shower meant to me and how I noticed every single detail. I just hope my sister and my mom could see from how happy I was how much I loved every minute.
After the shower, we headed to the barn for a very quick rehearsal. It was hot! So we did a run through and then all headed to the rehearsal dinner, which was at the cutest park in Boise. The rehearsal dinner was thrown by Mat's mom and Nick, along with the help of her friends. They thought of everything! Not only was the food awesome, they had bought little toys and waterguns for the kids to play with. Those were a huge hit! I think we were all about ready to fall asleep by the end of the evening though, that was a long day!
I went home to get all my things and then Mat drove me out to my parents where I stayed the night before the wedding. We all talked for a few minutes at my parents house and then Mat left to head home. I did a little reading and then went to sleep. Now for the wedding day, you'll have to tune in when I have time to recap the whole day!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Mr. and Mrs.!!
It's official! Mat and I are an old, married couple! We had the best day ever and can't begin to thank everyone who were a part of our special day. I hope to do a really good recap soon after I catch up at home and work. We had a wonderful day and we can't wait for the honeymoon! 11 days until we leave...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
2 Days!
It's so late on Wednesday, that I can actually say there are only two days until our wedding! I can't believe that it is already here. I thought it would never get here and we would just plan this thing forever, but now only two days!
Mat and I are heading to the airport in about 10 minutes and the festivities will officially begin as our first guest arrives - my bridesmaid Joy! We're so excited for her to arrive and let this wedding weekend begin!
Tomorrow we plan to just run a few last minute errands before Joy and I head to meet my mom and sister for our manicures and pedicures. Then, we're having all our friends over to see our house (most for the first time) and have pizza and beer. We just can't wait. Everyone else should be arriving by Friday! Friday is also my bridal shower and I honestly can't wait! My sister (Maid of Honor) and my Mom are hosting the shower and I know it will be so fun and perfect. Friday night we'll head to our rehearsal and then the rehearsal dinner. Mat's mom has been working so hard to get everything ready for the rehearsal dinner and I can't wait for that too!
Saturday is the big day! The weather is supposed to be perfect and I know everything else will be too. I'm not nervous at all! I just honestly can't wait to marry the love of my life. I am so excited! I know we'll be super busy from here on out, so next time I blog, I'll be a married woman for SURE! Miss everyone who couldn't be here - Deana and Chi and all my other readers who can't be here. XOXOXO I'll have lots of pictures and stories to share. Wish us luck!
Mat and I are heading to the airport in about 10 minutes and the festivities will officially begin as our first guest arrives - my bridesmaid Joy! We're so excited for her to arrive and let this wedding weekend begin!
Tomorrow we plan to just run a few last minute errands before Joy and I head to meet my mom and sister for our manicures and pedicures. Then, we're having all our friends over to see our house (most for the first time) and have pizza and beer. We just can't wait. Everyone else should be arriving by Friday! Friday is also my bridal shower and I honestly can't wait! My sister (Maid of Honor) and my Mom are hosting the shower and I know it will be so fun and perfect. Friday night we'll head to our rehearsal and then the rehearsal dinner. Mat's mom has been working so hard to get everything ready for the rehearsal dinner and I can't wait for that too!
Saturday is the big day! The weather is supposed to be perfect and I know everything else will be too. I'm not nervous at all! I just honestly can't wait to marry the love of my life. I am so excited! I know we'll be super busy from here on out, so next time I blog, I'll be a married woman for SURE! Miss everyone who couldn't be here - Deana and Chi and all my other readers who can't be here. XOXOXO I'll have lots of pictures and stories to share. Wish us luck!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Few and Far Between...
I don't think there will be many posts in the next few days as Mat and I start to finalize everything possible for the wedding. It really is amazing how much we have to do for our wedding! We are so excited and can't wait to share the day with everyone. We have friends and family that start arriving on Wednesday, so we are getting so close!
This weekend we are going to try to get all those last minute details taken care of and then we'll have a couple days to clean house before people get to town. That's the plan anyway! We are looking forward to every part of the weekend and I am just so appreciative of everything everyone has done for us. It means so much and we just are so happy!
My conference ended today, so now I have a few more days to work and then I'll be off until after the wedding. EEK! I guess I better get some things done at work so I can relax and enjoy our wedding weekend!
This weekend we are going to try to get all those last minute details taken care of and then we'll have a couple days to clean house before people get to town. That's the plan anyway! We are looking forward to every part of the weekend and I am just so appreciative of everything everyone has done for us. It means so much and we just are so happy!
My conference ended today, so now I have a few more days to work and then I'll be off until after the wedding. EEK! I guess I better get some things done at work so I can relax and enjoy our wedding weekend!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Tonight
Tonight Mat and I are taking the night off from wedding planning! We are going to watch a couple tv shows and just enjoy sitting on the couch with our two kitties. Then we'll hit the ground running again tomorrow afternoon. We're really getting somewhere with the planning and I am feeling like we can really get everything ready that needs to be ready by June 21!
Mat is getting his official hair cut tonight! I can't wait to see what he ends up with. I know he'll look good no matter what, but he hadn't really decided on how he wanted it to look. I get my hair cut on Saturday. That must mean we are REALLY close to the wedding. Two weeks from Saturday! I'll try to keep up with the blog as much as possible, but I'm sure all my dedicated readers will understand what we're doing.
I'm ready to head home for the night. Hope everyone has a nice evening and gets to relax like I am going to do!
Mat is getting his official hair cut tonight! I can't wait to see what he ends up with. I know he'll look good no matter what, but he hadn't really decided on how he wanted it to look. I get my hair cut on Saturday. That must mean we are REALLY close to the wedding. Two weeks from Saturday! I'll try to keep up with the blog as much as possible, but I'm sure all my dedicated readers will understand what we're doing.
I'm ready to head home for the night. Hope everyone has a nice evening and gets to relax like I am going to do!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
4 Wonderful Years Together
On this day in 2004, Mat and I met for the very first time. We've been together ever since and so we have always celebrated this day as our anniversary. This year is a little different because in almost two weeks, we are creating our official wedding anniversary and we'll have to start all over at the beginning!
I am so thankful that we met that day and that he became a part of my life. I think sometimes I have to pinch myself and remember that it isn't a dream, that he really is that wonderful and special. I never thought that I could have found someone more perfect for me, someone that makes me laugh every single day and makes me feel like I'm priceless in every way. I know some people say that after you've been with someone for awhile, you lose the butterflies and magic from when you first meet. I still count down to when I can see him next and when he'll hug and kiss me. I am the luckiest girl in the world and I can't wait to be Mat's wife.
Here's to our first 4 years together and here's to our next 80 years! Love you Mat!
I am so thankful that we met that day and that he became a part of my life. I think sometimes I have to pinch myself and remember that it isn't a dream, that he really is that wonderful and special. I never thought that I could have found someone more perfect for me, someone that makes me laugh every single day and makes me feel like I'm priceless in every way. I know some people say that after you've been with someone for awhile, you lose the butterflies and magic from when you first meet. I still count down to when I can see him next and when he'll hug and kiss me. I am the luckiest girl in the world and I can't wait to be Mat's wife.
Here's to our first 4 years together and here's to our next 80 years! Love you Mat!
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