Groomsmen Supper

On Friday August 13, 2010 we had our groomsmen supper. We decided to skip the restaurant scene and we opted for a grill out at my parent's farm. I wanted to do the grill out for several reasons. First of all, it is much more casual. Everyone can bring a lawn chair and a few beers and socialize while they wait for the food to be done cooking over the wood.

Another reason I liked the idea of having a grillout is that everyone is able to mingle and socialize. We had bean bags and the golf game for entertainment. Later we had a campfire. I also liked that it is a lot less expensive to have people out on the farm as opposed to eating at a restaurant.

I had a blast at the groomsmen supper. It was a nice feeling having all those people from different times in my life out at the farm at the same time. Everyone visited with each other and seemed to have a good time. I played some bean bags, presented my wedding party with their gifts, and enjoyed some wonderful food.

The only down side to having a grillout is that you cannot regulate how long people stay. Luckily for us, everyone was pretty reasonable with how long they stayed. Everyone, except for about 8 people, left before it even got dark out.

Once it was dark, the remaining guests sat around the fire and reminisced about the good old days. The people that stayed later were friends from college and we talked about our college days. It made me realize just how much I miss my friends. It's easy to forget how much people mean to you when you haven't seen them in a while, but when you spend two solid days with them on the most important days of your life, you start to remember why these people were your friends in the first place.

Overall, I had a great time at the groomsmen supper. I got to talk to everyone, and enjoy a nice, relaxing evening before my wedding day. Looking back, I probably should have went to bed earlier than 12:30 am, but I couldn't pull myself away from all the college memories. Following this post I have some photos from the groomsmen supper. My next blog will be my wedding day blog, I am very excited for that one. As always, thanks for reading!

The days before the wedding

Well, I am a married woman. I don't think it had fully sunk in yet, and I have been married 11 days already!!!

First of all, I couldn't be happier. I married my best friend, my other half, my support system, and the love of my life. It amazes me that I have only known John for 41/2 years because it seems like he has been in my life forever.

I am very happy to be done planning a wedding. For those of you still planning a wedding, enjoy it, because it is a fun process. But I am not going to miss calling vendors and worrying about all the details.

I held up very well the week of my wedding. The most stressful part was the couple of days before the wedding when my mom, my future husband, and I were trying to finish up last minute tasks and get decorations done. The Thursday before my wedding was the day where we really got things done. We decorated the church, got our supplies to the people decorating the reception hall, and we pretty much had everything finished by Thursday evening.

Friday was my day to relax. My bridesmaids and I went to New Ulm, Minnesota for manicures and pedicures. And of course to sip champagne while being pampered. I really enjoyed this treatment and I think everyone else had a good time with it as well.
Later on Friday we had to head to the church for the rehearsal at the church. Needless to say, it was a little warm in the old country church with no air conditioning. However, it was exciting as it was a preview of what was going to happen the next day. We ran through the ceremony twice so everyone could practice walking up and down the isle and so that my future husband and I knew what to do the next day. We were in the church for about an hour and half running through the ceremony. Here are some pictures of the rehearsal.


So the setting up and the rehearsal went very well. After the rehearsal we had a groomsmen supper grill out on my parent's farm. I am dedicating my next blog to the groomsmen supper and how that went. And of course I will have a wedding day blog coming up as well. So stay tuned. Thanks for reading!!