…days to go until I am MARRIED. Woah. Back up. (The last two senetences remind me of Kevin from The Office. Tim says that in his voice all the time)….
To summarize what we have so far…
1) Photographer: Mark Galligan of Mark Galligan Photography www.markgp.com
2) A wedding webpage which I only use to be my countdown for me :) http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/view/co_main.aspx?legacct=1&coupleid=7036680966161441
3) A LOCATION- gorgeous…it has been growing on Tim and I :) Lakeside Gardens in Portland
4) Bridesmaid Dress from Bill Levkoff- style #806 in “Sable” … will be fantastic: http://www.billlevkoff.com/#/91/bill-levkoff-bridesmaid-dress-style-806/806/
5) 1 maid of honor: Jenny
Jenny and I :)
6) Three excellent friends as my bridesmaids: Katie, Natalie and Sarah Jean:
Third Hill Lovelies 2005... Can you find us?
7) A dog who I am afraid will not be the ring-bearer :( I was the only one who voted FOR Maggie. But I’ll get over it.
The love that is my Maggie :)
8) A gown for me to wear- so lovely- want to try it on EVERYDAY until forever. I can’t wait. Sorry…I am not going to post a picture or link :)
9) Our first two nights of honeymoon bliss at Arch Cape House on the Coast http://www.archcapeinn.com/gauguin.html
10) A soon-to-be husband…
11) A wonderful family friend of the Kurkinen’s and now myself to make the cake: Jeri Yoder :)
12) Two sets of premarital counseling- it’s been going really well- so much to learn in this transition process…. it will be a lifetime of finding out about each other- and how to better love one another- I can tell already…. :)
13) That’s about it… perhaps a florist, maybe someone to help do sound and some video footage of our day…
13) THE BIG QUESTION: Where to honeymoon? We want to be gone about a week (5-7 days)… leave from Portland, fly somewhere, not Hawaii, not Washington, not Oregon… somewhere where we can hike (preferably), have fun, but be secluded (perhaps a cabin?), and not somehwere outside of the US or Canada. We have been thonking about Alaska (Tim’s aunt has some great ideas-but none of those have a hottub or jacuzzi…which I like the thought of)… but we are SO confused…………. TOO MANY OPTIONS! And we should buy tickets soon. So any suggestions? We are open.
3 Comments
March 9, 2009 at 1:42 am
Lake Tahoe is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! Josh and I honeymooned there (a year late, but still) and it was wonderful. Hiking…swimming and enjoying at the lake…trying new restaurants….etc. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there but I highly recommend it! :) SO fun!
March 21, 2009 at 5:43 am
1: Is the camp you met at Menucha? it must be because as far as I can tell it’s the only thing in Corbett :). I was just there all this week for Fundraising School! Beautiful, loved it!!! That makes me happy to share in the beautiful space where your love began to grow!!!!
2: Colorado is fantastic. Denver has great city life for eating out and touristing but it’s super close to the rockies for some hikes. Also Ashville, North Carolina is a kind of far but GREAT place. The Biltmore is there which is one of the oldest and crazy-coolest mansion in the country–built by Mr. Vanderbilt. Complete with secret passages, servants quarters, one of the first bowling alleys ever built etc… Also located in the Smoky mountains with lots of hikes.
SOOOO excited for you!!!!
March 30, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Actually, it’s Crestview, which is about a block down from Menucha… but Menucha is the retreat center where Tim worked for a couple of years :) It’s a small world!