More Updates!

We had out engagement pictures taken on Friday. The day was overcast and VERY humid - but at least it didn't rain! We started out around the Art Museum at Cranbrook, but when we walked over near the mansion we were happy to find it unlocked. Our photographer, Dionne, said that it has always been locked in the past so she was very excited to see what was behind the gates! We found a lot of different very cool backgrounds. I can't wait to see the pictures! We can expect them in 2 weeks and Hopefully Dionne can photoshop out the beads of sweat on our foreheads!!!

We booked the honeymoon! We decided on Sandal's Grande in St. Lucia. It was quite the process trying to make it work with frequent flyer miles. It had me very stressed out! The end result is that we are leaving early Tuesday morning after our wedding and returning late the following Tuesday. We are so excited and happy to have this taken care of!

I think I decided on a florist. I am not planning at this point to use a lot of flowers for decorations so hopefully I won't have to shop around too much. I have heard many great recommendations for Nicole who works in the floral department of Westborn Market in Berkley. My mom and I will be meeting with her shortly to book her (hopefully!)

Now I really need to start dress shopping. I didn't think it was a big deal, but from what I've been hearing, 9 months ahead of time is cutting it close! So I've got to get into some salons I guess!!

Update

1 - We decided on a DJ. We will be using a company called Rent-A-DJ who, despite the cheesy name, are very classy and willing to do what we want and nothing we don't. We will have the husband and wife team (the owners) of Kevin & Kelly with us at our reception. And as an added bonus we got a discount from both the DJ and our photographer because we used both!

2 - Speaking of our photographer, we have set a date to have our engagement photos taken. We will be doing that on August 25th. We are going to start looking at possible locations this weekend. First on the list to check out is the Cranbrook gardens.

3 - Now I am researching Videographers and Florists - I'm getting back into the swing of planning! Full speed ahead!

Bridal Party

I have asked several people close to me (and to Jeremy) to be a part of our big day. There are several others who we want to also be a part but we have not asked yet, so I'll just go with what we know:

My sister, Melissa will be my maid-of-honor
Erin Schlappi and Cheri Watts, 2 close friends of both Jeremy's and mine will be my bridesmaids
Andrea and Nick Johnson, my cousins will be out flower girl and ring bearer (so cute)

More to come later

Honeymoon!

We are working on picking a honeymoon location right now. We want to book early in the hopes of being able to use frequent flyer miles.

We narrowed it down to the Carribbean a few weeks ago but we are having a really hard time deciding on an island! We think we want to stay at a Sandal's resort because everything is included there.

We are meeting with a travel agent who is one of the top 10 worldwide Sandal's specialists tomorrow. Hopefully they can help us make a decision!

As long as there is sun and sand and lot's of relaxation we can't go wrong :)