I decided to start blogging to help keep everyone in the loop with the wedding and our lives in general.
I cannot believe we only have 9 months left until the big day. We are so excited and it seems like the day will never come but I know it will be here before we know it. We have almost everything booked. The wedding is going to be at our church, Dundee Presbyterian. Dundee is very pretty and it has a lot of significance to both Ken and I so I know it will be lovely.
The reception is at Sokol Auditorium downtown. It definitely isn't the traditional reception hall but for some reason it just spoke to me. It is a very old stone building and the actual reception will be in more of a concert hall venue. The architecture is beautiful and the dance floor will be huge (which will be good since the groom is a dancing fool). I hope it will turn out to be as wonderful as I envision.
Our good friend Mr. Tom Cote will be catering for us. I could not be more thrilled! We will be able to have such flexibility with our menu and, oh my, can this man cook! We are very thankful that he is willing to be so gracious and kind to us.
Another good friend, Mr. Brad Jensen (http://www.bradleyjensen.com/) will be our photographer. This man is TALENTED! I saw his pictures over 18 months ago and said this man will take my wedding pictures, and he is! I can't wait for our engagement photos which will be taken in October.
The cake is being made by the lovely Amy Ewing. She is a good friend of Ken's brother Jayson and once again she is so talented! It is so wonderful to be surrounded by such talented people! The cake is going to be gorgeous and of course, taste fantastic!
My parents are coming to town Labor Day weekend and we are going DRESS SHOPPING!! I CANNOT wait! I have an idea of what I like but I am pretty much open to anything. I just want it to be beautiful yet practical. If that makes any sense. Yay for dresses!
My brother is my man of honor. He is my favorite person in the world (besides Ken) and I couldn't think of having anyone else stand beside me. He is such a good kid and it is going to be great! My good friend Melissa English will be a bridesmaid along with my cousin Jayme and good friend Krista. (Krista doesn't know yet... well she might after this blog but *hopefully* she will want to be up there with me.)
My goal is to have our wedding way under budget. I can't believe what people are willing to pay for a wedding. When Ken and I sat down and make the initial budget I wanted to cry. Not because we don't have the money but because I felt sick spending so much. If we can spend that much we should give it to charity! So we will see how that goes.
I should get back to work! Yuck!
More later. --Mrs. Ross... to be
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