Easter!

Who doesn't love Fridays?! And, I would like to start out by wishing everyone a wonderful Easter holiday! Bryan and I are very excited about this weekend. I found out yesterday, Bryan's sister, Brandi will be joining us for Easter weekend, which I am thrilled about! (Shout out to Beth: We'll miss you incredibly but can't wait for lunch on Sunday!) It seems every time we come home (StL), we always find ways to fill every minute of the weekend with things to do. We plan on seeing Bryan's dad side of the family for Easter lunch tomorrow and spending time with his mom and Rich for the remainder of the day! And, Sunday, we of course will attend Easter mass and then head to Columbia to have lunch with my brother and his sister, Beth! Happy Early Easter and Friday! Much love.

It's Finalized!

Wonderful news! We have our ceremony and reception site picked and finalized! It will take place at the Renaissance by the StL Airport (see pictures below). The site is beautiful! I don't know if I have mentioned this, but we plan on doing both our ceremonies (Indian and a non-denominational Christian ceremony) on our wedding day! They will most likely be back-to-back with a small break in between both. We wish we could have done a Catholic ceremony at Bryan's church in Troy, but with so many out-of-town guests, we didn't think it was feasible. We hope to renew our vows maybe on our one year anniversary in a Catholic church and maybe have a small celebration with our close friends and family. This way we get the Catholic blessings as well, which is important to both Bryan and I.

As of right now, the contract has been signed by both parties, so we have our location, food, alcohol, our wedding night room, and tableware/chinaware taken care of! I have to make a HUGE shout out to my parents (THANK YOU SO MUCH MUM AND DAD) who did the majority of this and made is easier on Bryan and I! They rock basically! Because of their hard work in finding the best place to hold our special day's festivities, we now have some of the biggest things crossed off our list! Also, my dad found a great guy who might DJ our wedding ceremony and reception and can play both Indian and American music! Works out great. Our friends and family really are going to be cultured during our wedding day! Now it's on to the really fun and creative planning! We still have lots to do, but it's nice knowing some of the major things are taken care of now! Our next task if finding an officiant, looking into marriage classes, honeymoon resorts, and bakeries for our wedding cake (really, REALLY excited for this part)! Love.

Lucky Green.

Wow it has been awhile since I have written in our blog! I have lots to catch everyone up on. Let's start with a few pictures from the lovely holiday of St. Patrick's Day. Being a graduate from Rolla, dating a man who has Irish roots in him, and seeing that the majority of my friends are Catholic, really give me no other reason to not celebrate this oh so wonderful holiday! Bryan and I hope to accompany our good friends, Stacey and Zac for a St. Pat's trip to Ireland one of these years! Here are a few of my favorites from the weekend and the day of! Love.

Must Haves.

I recently received a "Friends and Family 30% Off Entire Purchase" coupon through email from one of the girls for Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Gap. Now, for all my readers out there, take a moment to take a deep breath, I have not shopped since Black Friday. This is big seeing shopping is one of my loves in life...Bryan is the first, no worries. Anyways, this Friday, I am rewarding myself for a hard week at work and studying for my biology test (which I should be doing now...oops) and go for a small shopping trip to Old Navy! Here are some of my favorite finds I came across that I have my eye on! The yellow dress I found on Victoria Secret's website, but for cheaper at Old Navy, I would like to wear for one of our engagement pictures outfits. The other dress and flats I am just in love with the colors, but we'll see when I get there. For now, I can daydream about shopping on Friday! Wish me luck as I get back to studying tonight and taking this lovely test tomorrow after work! Much love.

To Have & To Hold.

So, I must say I came across the cutest dish for the ring bearer to hold our rings. I found it on here, and I am thinking about purchasing it! Not only is it simple, but useful for after the wedding; we can use it as a jewelry dish for the dresser or by the bed. Or, save it and pass it down when our kids get married one day! Basically, this ring bearer dish = I love it. Love.

DIY Table Numbers.

So, for this entire post, I am giving credit to my good friend, Emily! I think this idea for table numbers is brilliant, fun, and meaningful to use for our wedding. Also, I should give credit to Mrs. Lovebird from www.weddingbee.com (awesome, awesome wedding website thanks to Emily again) who has given us the idea of "DIY Table Numbers!" So, as you all know, Bryan and I live in KC, but home is StL to us and always will be. Now, how awesome would it be to take pictures at all our favorite places in KC and in StL during the spring and summer, place numbers over the pictures, and then use them as our table numbers rather than having someone else do them. It's fun, easy, crafty, and a fun thing for Bryan and I to do together! We can take the pictures to a nearby Walgreens or Target to get developed for cheap, and go to Micheal's to get the supplies. I am LOVING this idea! Plus, it gets to show the fun and goofy side of Bryan and I. I haven't asked my dad yet, but hopefully, he can take the pictures in StL since he is AWESOME at it! And, we can have a friend (Martha...she LOVES taking pictures) or have my mom and dad come for a visit up here and take them in KC (we can show them lovely KC while we are at it). I have posted some pictures below to give an idea! Thanks again, Em!!! Love.

They Said Yes Part II

I wish Mother Nature would grace us with the lovely weather we were blessed to have last week! All day, in KC, it has been rainy and gloomy, and to our luck will be getting colder. But, I know Spring is bursting with excitement to show up and stay for awhile, so I will remain patient waiting for the lovely weather again! Hopefully, it is warm enough on Saturday for the St. Pat's parade in StL! I can't wait!!!

Cute fiance's groomsmen have all said YES! So, we officially have our wedding party. We do need to ask the ushers (who will each be one of our cousins), the flower girls (yes plural, we have too many cute munchkins to only choose one...plus they are the same age and will be four for our wedding!), and the ring bearer (who we still need to determine). Ok, so we almost have our wedding party! Haha.

Here are the groomsmen:

Best Man: Zac Mansker (Bryan's best friend from Troy)
Groomsman: Brad Lindsey (Bryan's brother)
Groomsman: Shalin Shah (My brother)
Groomsman: Jared Himmel (Bryan's cousin)
Groomsman: Sean Mahonney (Fraternity brother)
Groomsman: Dan Shelton (Fraternity brother/My big brother in Omega Sigma)
Groomsman: Ehren Leonberger (Fraternity brother)

We are going to have such an awesome wedding party!!! I can't wait! These guys mean the world to me and are like my big brothers (except for Shalin and Jared who are younger but they play the role), so to have them in our wedding party is just wonderful! Everyone of us is silly, crazy, goofy, and unpredictable, so I can only imagine the party bus ride, the pictures, and the HUGE dance party we are going to put on after dinner is over that evening! Bryan and I are very lucky to have such awesome friends and family!!! Love.