Dear Family & Friends,
We hope you are all well and enjoying this beautiful 4th of July weekend!! Matt is on his bachelor weekend to Las Vegas with his boys...yes I am jealous :) However, I already enjoyed my bachelorette weekend with my amazing girls friends in early June!! We spent the day in Rockport, MA. on the north shore, dressed in cowgirl hats and boots (of course). The girls and I went to the jewelry store, Beadles, to design our own jewelry, then went to dinner at Roy Moore's Fish Shack. Next, we walked around the beautiful alleys of Rockport- decorated with artwork, antique shops, icecream shops & bakery's, and of course the ocean views. Catching up and sharing old stories completed the night, as all the girls joined around my dining room table on Pheasant Lane...good times girls!!
To say the months of May & June have been busy for us, would be an understatement. With our baseball and lacrosse seasons concluding in late May, we were ready to finalize the details of our wedding in June. However, June proved to be busier than ever - with report cards, end of the year school activities and beginning a 2nd Masters program (Reading & Language) for Lisa, and beginning the coaching of an intercity college (summer) baseball team and weekend trips for Matt!
In June, we also had 2 beautiful wedding showers (actually 4 if you include our work showers that our school's gave us)! Lisa's family provided a "Alice and Wonderland" themed wedding shower in Burlington, MA. No little detail or "moment" as L & L describe, went unnoticed. From Nana's tea cup centerpieces, "Eat Me" and "Drink Me" mini-signs, personalized books & frames, giant cupcakes, and the delicious home-made lunch buffet and desserts - it was amazing!! Toward the end of June, we had our "RI Shower" that Matt's family gave us, centered on the Sunflower theme, loved it! From Mackenzie's sunflower cookies, Michelle's delicious lunch spread, sunflowers decor, and personalized chocolate bars - this was a very special day! Thank you everyone for your wonderful gifts - they all are put away neatly and organized (lol) and have helped make our new house a home for us to cherish!
Having our wedding as the focal point to our Summer 2011, has been the driving force behind our motivation to see our Big Day come together! We have been engaged for almost 2 years, and dating for over 10 years - it seems as though our wedding day was in the far distance when we began the planning process. However, everyone was right!! This summer came fast! As we are winding around the final twists and turns of our planning, we are enjoying every minute. Even, the moments of "I can't make another decision!", "What is a chiavari chair?", "We mailed them an invitation right?",...did I mention my lists, and wedding binder, lol?! We have finalized several big To-Do items, such as:
- Mailed Invitations
- Picked up our Wedding Bands
- Finalized our 10 Day Honeymoon to Aruba
- Card box, ring bearer pillow (if Zachary is up for it - age 2), guest book
- Bridal party gifts :)
- Dress Fitting #1
- Veil, Shoes, Jewerly for Lisa
- Tuxes for Matt and the guys
- Florist
- DJ & Songs Lists
- Photographer
* In the works items: Thank you Cards for the shower(s), RSVP cards, Seating Chart, Favors
Thanks for joining us on our ride to planning our Big Day!!
I attached a few pics from June!
