Sunday, July 27, 2008

What did you do this weekend?

Seriously this was one exhausting weekend... But we got sooo much done! Friday night Corey threw Amanda a surprise birthday party! And arranged to have her best girlfriends from college come visit for the night! Besides lots of eating, drinking and dancing he even made sure they could have a slumber party when the night was over... He apparently arranged for them to take over his room for the night while he bunked on the couch.. such a good guy! and he was so nervous all week that he wouldn't be able to pull it off!

But the weekend only got better from there! Amanda and Corey had their engagement pictures early Saturday morning at Meadowlark Gardens. (Keeping our fingers crossed that the photographer caught how cute the two of them really are!) and then it was time for Amanda and I to go to the bridal store one final time.... and this time was the charm! This was the third time she had tried on "her" dress and it truly was her dress this time!!! after some serious measurements the dress has been ordered... and to top it off her measurements were seriously down from the last time the measured her which always makes a bride happy-- all those long hours in the gym and dieting are paying off way more in inches then they are in pounds! and that is what counts right?

And when your totally exhausted that's the best time to swing by a church right???? Friday Mike had run by our local church (Woodbine Baptist Church) to pick up wedding info... and you know Mike-- he ended up speaking with Pastor Gene and getting the whole tour-- so it became clear pretty quick that we needed to see for ourselves---- Its days like that when you know there is a higher power looking over you-- Amanda fell in love with the church and the pastor! He was just as excited as we were about the wedding and we knew right then and there it was meant to be. Its so easy to get lost in the wedding planning--- but we have been trying so hard to keep personal connections our focus.. so there is meaning behind the madness-- Woodbine fits that bill-- Amanda went to preschool there-- yes it was a long time ago-- but it was an important part of growing up... she met one her bestest buddies there --Robert-- who even took her to homecoming senior year... and with Corey's Uncle Wayne officiating the service it ties it all up nicely in a bow...

Stained glass-- wooden pews-- exposed beams-- LARGE alter-- balcony seating-- little white church with a steeple--- Check check check... its perfect!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I haven't been very good at keeping up with you. I thought that I was checking in about once a week; but now I see that may not be enough! So, so, so glad that things seem to be moving along smoothly (?) with Amanda's wedding plans. Finding the right dress is always so exciting!! I'm sure that she will be absolutely gorgeous.