Spring! Means the wedding is near...

The weather in Pennsylvania has improved in the last few weeks, making it seem very much like spring around here. We are excited about the sunshine! The spring weather also reminds us that the wedding is getting closer. We have been doing a few tasks for the wedding this week. We ordered our rings which should arrive very soon. Mine will be an eternity band with diamonds and Chris' will be a men's band with a simple design. It was fun to look at the different options and pick them out. We are also starting to hear back from our invitations. It is fun to get the response cards in the mail. I also scheduled manicures and pedicures for myself and my bridal attendants for the day before the wedding. Looking forward to that as it was sure a lot of fun in Arizona. We also finalized our wedding cake and mailed the topper we would like to use. Chris' family has agreed to help put together our table decorations for the reception, so we mailed those off this week as well. We appreciate the help!
All together, it is at the stage now where we have a lot of little details that we are putting together as the wedding nears. We are both looking forward to it!

Spa Vacation With My Bridesmaids!

I have three bridesmaids: Kosha, Adrienne, and Sierra. Since they didn't know each other very well they decided it would be fun to take a vacation together prior to the wedding as a way of getting to know each other better. It was also a nice way to celebrate the upcoming wedding and get away from the cold in our respective locations! We went to the Desert Ridge Spa and Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. We spent three nights in Arizona. We spent our time eating, drinking, sitting by the pool, and getting manicures. It was rough!
The first day we went shopping at a local shopping center for shoes they will wear at the wedding. We then ate Mexican food, which I enjoy a lot. For some reason there is a shortage of Mexican food in Pennsylvania. We then sat by the pool the rest of the day.
The next day we all got manicures at the spa, worked out, ate lunch at the shopping center, and then more pool time. The second day though we got to use the spa pool because we had purchased manicures. It was a very nice pool with all sorts of perks. We all would like to thank Kosha's aunt Teri and uncle Bruce for being the taxi service for the trip. They were great!
This whole trip was such a good idea and we all had a great time. I feel so blessed to have such great friends who care about me enough to think about putting something like this together. Kosha and I have known each other since 1998 in Laramie, Sierra and I since 2000 in Oregon, and Adrienne and I were on internship together in Utah in 2007-2008. Each is a unique and special friend in my life.
Given all of that, Chris and I are continuing to get excited about the wedding and seeing everyone. We will see all of you soon!

Spring!

We are getting closer to the wedding everyday! It is finally starting to feel like spring here in Pennsylvania, which means we are getting closer to May.
My wedding dress is finished, and we went to pick it up on Tuesday this week. It looks very nice. We also ordered our tuxes for the guys. They will look very nice!
We are getting excited about the wedding, seeing everyone, and doing the final planning this spring.