A Dress!

I now have something to wear to the wedding! My mom and Melissa and I spent 2 days of me trying on approximently 50 different wedding dresses. FINALLY at the last shop, we found one that I love! It has been purchased, and is just waiting for me to wear it on our big day.

Next, we'll be looking in to finding awesome groomsmen and bridesmaid get-ups....

New Home

Michael and I bought a new house a few weeks ago - although it has been very exciting, it definitely has been a lot of work! We love being out in our big backyard, and actually having enough storage to put things away!

So because of this, wedding planning has taken a back seat...

shopping

My mom is coming in a few weeks to go wedding dress shopping - SO EXCITED!

location location location!

It is official.

July 10, 2010

Wedding: City Park

Reception: Denver Zoo

searching. . .

We're currently searching around for the "perfect" wedding spot. It's my goal to figure that out as well as the date by the end of this month (June). Wish us luck!!

Melissa threw us an awesome engagement party at the place where Michael and I had our first date (awww). We had a good time hanging out with friends. I wish our peeps from MI could've been there too! :)

WORST/funny wedding toasts

I just got an email from The Knot, and I thought these were pretty crazy! Hopefully Sam, Julia, and Melissa's speeches will be on the Best list!! :)
~E


The wedding toast is a chance for the bride's and groom's closest family members and friends to express their joy for the couple, share a funny story or two, and impart words of wisdom. Sometimes, though, nerves, alcohol, or a not-so-secret disapproval of the matrimony leads to a speech that leaves everyone aghast. Here are real wedding toasts that made guests want to cower under their chairs rather than raise their glasses.

1. "At a friend's wedding a few years ago, the best man made it apparent that he wasn't such a fan of the bride. The speech went something like this: '(Groom's name), man I love ya, you know I do. I hope you thought about this and that this is what you really, really, really want.' Then he said the bride's name, hit his fist against his chest twice, and pointed at her."

2. "A friend of mine from college got married, and his best man said in his speech: 'Finally John has found someone with low enough self-esteem to marry him.'"

3. "The maid of honor (the bride's sister) not only talked about herself during the whole speech, she also mentioned the possibility of an affair between herself and her sister's new husband."

4. "At my cousin's wedding, the best man ended his toast by saying he wanted the groom to know that he'd be there for him at his next wedding when this one didn't work out."

5. "The best man at a wedding I was in said during his toast, 'Congratulations to the new parents!' No one except a select few knew the bride was pregnant -- not even her parents!"

6. "I was a bridesmaid in a wedding where the best man gave a toast about how cheap the groom was and how they'd been friends all their lives but the wedding was the first free meal he's ever been offered by the 'cheapskate.'"

7. "The father of the bride stood up and said, 'I'm Jill's dad. I just want to say that I met David before Jill did because of my other daughter.' And he sat down."

8. "My cousin gave a horrible toast at her younger sister's wedding a few years ago. She began by saying that she never liked her sister's new husband throughout high school and that 'today he's still at the level of slightly below the scum on the bottom of a dirty waste pond.'"

9. "I attended a wedding where the best man commented on how the bride used to work at Hooters (which her family didn't know about) and how he was jealous of the groom for 'bagging her.'"

10. "During the toast the groom's dad (after many drinks) said that he was so happy for his son and his beautiful wife Sara. But his wife's name wasn't Sara, his ex-girlfriend's was."

Location!

All we have so far is that it is 99% sure the big day will be in Colorado, possibly summer 2010! Details will come as soon as we make them!

Wedding Party

Elaine's peeps:

Matron of Honor: Julia
Maid of Honor: Melissa
Bridesmaids: Carly, Melinda, Sarah

This dance WILL be done!




Michael's dudes:
Best Man: Sam
Groomsmen: Cole, Huff, Ian, Trent, John

The boys can do one too:

Will U Marry Me?

Michael wanted to take Elaine up to Estes Park in the mountains for a relaxing weekend. They decided to go hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. The mountains had seen a lot of snow the week before, so they ended up going snowshoeing. Michael was planning to propose in front of Dream Lake, but when they got there the fog and snow were so dense, they couldn't even see the lake! So they hiked back down, and went back to the cabin where roses and wine were waiting for them. (Elaine thought the roses came free with the cabin, oops).

They went to the front desk to check out a dvd to watch. The office also had games, so Elaine asked Michael if he wanted to get one. She said he should choose between Yatzee and Scrabble. Michael said he didn't know how to play either and Elaine said that Yatzee had to do with numbers and Scrabble had to do with letters. He picked Scrabble.

They went back to the cabin and Michael started messing with the game. He asked Elaine if she wanted to go into the hot tub that was located on their front porch. She said yes, and went to go get on a bathing suit. When she came back out, she headed to the door and asked Michael if he was coming. He just sat there. She she went back into the bathroom to grab towels.

She came back out and he still hadn't moved. She was kind of getting irritated about how weird he was acting. Finally he said, "I think I figured out this game." Elaine didn't really know what he was talking about until he had to blatantly point at the game board. It spelled out, "Will U Marry Me?"

In her bathing suit, Elaine was shocked to see that Michael was on one knee with a ring.

Awwww.....