A few other random updates that are worth mentioning!
All our music has been chosen for the ceremony AND the reception!
For my ceremony I have always wanted a pianist (not a fan of organs), a violinist, a soprano (a female singer), AND trumpets! So we hired just that! Well... actually my wedding planner did. I told Carrie, my wedding planner, what I have always envisioned for my ceremony in regards to music, and she made it happen! She has worked with all of these musicians before, and they have all played together, so they have great harmony. Another important aspect of all these musicians is they have performed at many Catholic weddings, so they know what is appropriate and what is not.
For the cocktail hour we hired another pianist, I think it will be so fun, light, and classy! Especially in the area where I chose for my cocktail hour!!
For the reception I went with a DJ. I was really torn between DJ vs. Band. I knew I always wanted a DJ, because of the wide variety of music Jeff and I like....but I mean a band has always looked upon as being "classier" and I'm going for a very classy wedding...so after much thought and discussion with my friends and family we went with a DJ. In the end I was so happy and it was exactly what I wanted...I just had to get that "stereotype" out of my head because it was really bothering me...but then again. WHO CARES! It's Jeff & my wedding....
Almost 7 months away and we are in AWESOME shape!
I'm going home this weekend to deal with Save the Dates, and HOPEFULLY sending them out by mid-next-week, possibly picking out invitations, and meeting with my florist Kep!
Updates to come! <3
Friday, October 30, 2009
Bridesmaid Dresses
So it has been about a month since the last time I posted....and obviously so much has happened since then!
The highlight of this past month was BRIDESMAID DRESSES!! About a month or two ago, my bridesmaids and I decided that October 17th would be a great time to all meet up and pick out bridesmaid dresses! A few weeks before the 'big day' I did so much research online and in bridal salons to figure out what exactly I was looking for. I knew the style I wanted: I wanted a sweetheart top dress, that was flowy, and most likely tea-length. I wanted the sweet-heart top because it would match my dress, and you know me "matchy-matchy!" I obviously already knew the color, my bold "Lily" pink. So the tricky thing was finding a company that carried my color.....in the dress I envisioned. After doing some "recon" as Jeff would say, I found a few companies that carried the exact color I was looking for, in a few dresses that might work. I then found local salons that carried those designers. After comparing all the different salons I decided to bring my business to a local salon right in Waltham. They had a majority of the dresses I had found on-line, they were right in Waltham so it was super convenient, AND they offered me 15% off and free shipping to all my bridesmaids. PERFECT!
My thought of mind going into "Bridesmaid Dress Day" was that I wanted this to be quick, simple, and easy. No stress, no upset bridesmaids, and no upset bride! To eliminate all those things I visited the bridal shop multiple times, and took time looking through every single dress on their racks, and picked out about ten dresses I thought might work. The owner promised to have all the dresses pulled and ready for my bridesmaids to choose from on the day of our appointment. I decided this would make everyone's lives easier. It was really important to me that my bridesmaids had a say in the dress. I wanted them to feel comfortable, beautiful, and happy. And happy bridesmaids make for a happy bride! Also by pre-selecting a group of dresses it minimized all complaining, stress, and the amount of time.
My plan couldn't have gone smoother!
On Saturday the 17th, all my bridesmaids gathered at my apartment in Waltham. It made me so happy that I was surrounded by all my best friends and the fact they were all here for me! The feeling was incredible. My best friend from home, Meredith, drove down the night before and we went out to dinner in Boston with a few of the other bridesmaids. It was so much fun having Meredith there and hanging out with all my best friends here. Everyone clicked SO well and I couldn’t have been more pleased. My Mom, Memere, and Em, came up from Nashua, NH Saturday morning, and the rest of my bridesmaids live locally so they just drove over Saturday morning. The only bridesmaid that couldn’t make it was Elisa, but that is because she is currently in Idaho!
So after visiting at my apartment we made our way across Waltham to the bridal salon.
The dresses were already pulled so each Bridesmaid held up two dresses. By process of elimination we were down to 4 dresses. This quickly was narrowed down to two. Each bridesmaid tried on each of the two dresses. It was blatantly obvious which dress was the dress.
The dress we chose was PERFECT. It was exactly what I had envisioned; it looked AMAZING on EVERY SINGLE GIRL. AND it came in my color. It was just meant to be!
I’m not going to go into to much detail about the dress we chose, you'll just have to wait and see how beautiful the 8 of them are on my wedding day! They will be STUNNING!
The highlight of this past month was BRIDESMAID DRESSES!! About a month or two ago, my bridesmaids and I decided that October 17th would be a great time to all meet up and pick out bridesmaid dresses! A few weeks before the 'big day' I did so much research online and in bridal salons to figure out what exactly I was looking for. I knew the style I wanted: I wanted a sweetheart top dress, that was flowy, and most likely tea-length. I wanted the sweet-heart top because it would match my dress, and you know me "matchy-matchy!" I obviously already knew the color, my bold "Lily" pink. So the tricky thing was finding a company that carried my color.....in the dress I envisioned. After doing some "recon" as Jeff would say, I found a few companies that carried the exact color I was looking for, in a few dresses that might work. I then found local salons that carried those designers. After comparing all the different salons I decided to bring my business to a local salon right in Waltham. They had a majority of the dresses I had found on-line, they were right in Waltham so it was super convenient, AND they offered me 15% off and free shipping to all my bridesmaids. PERFECT!
My thought of mind going into "Bridesmaid Dress Day" was that I wanted this to be quick, simple, and easy. No stress, no upset bridesmaids, and no upset bride! To eliminate all those things I visited the bridal shop multiple times, and took time looking through every single dress on their racks, and picked out about ten dresses I thought might work. The owner promised to have all the dresses pulled and ready for my bridesmaids to choose from on the day of our appointment. I decided this would make everyone's lives easier. It was really important to me that my bridesmaids had a say in the dress. I wanted them to feel comfortable, beautiful, and happy. And happy bridesmaids make for a happy bride! Also by pre-selecting a group of dresses it minimized all complaining, stress, and the amount of time.
My plan couldn't have gone smoother!
On Saturday the 17th, all my bridesmaids gathered at my apartment in Waltham. It made me so happy that I was surrounded by all my best friends and the fact they were all here for me! The feeling was incredible. My best friend from home, Meredith, drove down the night before and we went out to dinner in Boston with a few of the other bridesmaids. It was so much fun having Meredith there and hanging out with all my best friends here. Everyone clicked SO well and I couldn’t have been more pleased. My Mom, Memere, and Em, came up from Nashua, NH Saturday morning, and the rest of my bridesmaids live locally so they just drove over Saturday morning. The only bridesmaid that couldn’t make it was Elisa, but that is because she is currently in Idaho!
So after visiting at my apartment we made our way across Waltham to the bridal salon.
The dresses were already pulled so each Bridesmaid held up two dresses. By process of elimination we were down to 4 dresses. This quickly was narrowed down to two. Each bridesmaid tried on each of the two dresses. It was blatantly obvious which dress was the dress.
The dress we chose was PERFECT. It was exactly what I had envisioned; it looked AMAZING on EVERY SINGLE GIRL. AND it came in my color. It was just meant to be!
I’m not going to go into to much detail about the dress we chose, you'll just have to wait and see how beautiful the 8 of them are on my wedding day! They will be STUNNING!
*The first picture of Meredith and Em, are a few dresses they tried on...NOT the winners!
**The second picture is of me and all of my beautifullll bridesmaids! (minus Elisa!)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Save the Dates!
I had read somewhere, perhaps in my Emily Post Wedding Etiquette book and my Emily Post Wedding Handbook that 'Save the Dates' should go out usually 'generally six months' in advance. So I thought I had till like December....Carrie, my wedding planner, sent me an email about two weeks ago and was like we need to start thinking about Save the Dates because they should go out by end of October...I was like ummm okkkkk. Since a majority of my guests will be traveling to my wedding it is therefore classified as a "Destination Wedding." And with Destination Weddings you need to send out Save the Dates a lot earlier, which makes sense.
So looking at my calendar I was booked until end of October, which obviously wasn't going to work, but I was able to go home this past weekend again.
My Mom, Emily, and I headed up to Burlington, VT early Saturday morning. We knew of a place named "Scribbles" on Church Street, downtown Burlington, that was known for having lots of quality invitations and stationary. I had called them multiple times throughout the week and sent a "request for an appointment" on their website, but I hadn't heard back from them, which I found very rude and bad service, so I had mixed feelings going there.
Come to find out.............they closed last week............hahahaha. FIGURES. We walked to where it was and their sign was still there, but it was empty :( I was like ohh no wonder they didn't pick up my phone calls or return my email! Just another tragedy due to the current economy. But what makes it funny is I guess my Mom was telling Matthew, my brother, our plans for Saturday, and he was like I think Scribbles is closing, they are having a big sale. My Mom thought he was kidding, plus how would he know if a stationary store was closing...he's a guy! haha. Sooo all along he was right.....hahah.
Anyways, before going there I had already kind of made of my mind that I wanted Save the Date magnets. I've always seen them in magazines and they've always caught my eye and I've always thought they would be so fun and so practical! So after we saw they were closed I was like yes, its meant to be, I should definitely just order magnets! haha.
That night with the help of my parents, I designed our Save the Date, and I couldn't be more happier with them! SOO excited! I can not wait for them to come in...and then send them out!!
So looking at my calendar I was booked until end of October, which obviously wasn't going to work, but I was able to go home this past weekend again.
My Mom, Emily, and I headed up to Burlington, VT early Saturday morning. We knew of a place named "Scribbles" on Church Street, downtown Burlington, that was known for having lots of quality invitations and stationary. I had called them multiple times throughout the week and sent a "request for an appointment" on their website, but I hadn't heard back from them, which I found very rude and bad service, so I had mixed feelings going there.
Come to find out.............they closed last week............hahahaha. FIGURES. We walked to where it was and their sign was still there, but it was empty :( I was like ohh no wonder they didn't pick up my phone calls or return my email! Just another tragedy due to the current economy. But what makes it funny is I guess my Mom was telling Matthew, my brother, our plans for Saturday, and he was like I think Scribbles is closing, they are having a big sale. My Mom thought he was kidding, plus how would he know if a stationary store was closing...he's a guy! haha. Sooo all along he was right.....hahah.
Anyways, before going there I had already kind of made of my mind that I wanted Save the Date magnets. I've always seen them in magazines and they've always caught my eye and I've always thought they would be so fun and so practical! So after we saw they were closed I was like yes, its meant to be, I should definitely just order magnets! haha.
That night with the help of my parents, I designed our Save the Date, and I couldn't be more happier with them! SOO excited! I can not wait for them to come in...and then send them out!!
The Visit
After we had hired Carrie and I told her my "vision" for my wedding, she had mentioned that she had a "pink" wedding coming up and if I was in the area I should definitely stop by and check it out to get ideas.
On September 12th, Emily and I took the trip up to Stowe to check it out. We made a whole day of it which was nice, my little Maid of Honor and I! We did a little shopping and had lunch in Burlington then made our way back south on I-89 to Waterbury to check out the church because I hadn't seen it before.
A little background on our church:
When my Mom and I took our first trip to Stowe to start looking at Venues, we also stopped by the Catholic church in Stowe. It was cute and little, perhaps a little too little, but it wasn't really what I envisioned I would get married in......I couldn't see myself walking down the aisle...it just wasn't for me...SO we started looking into other options in the area.
My Dad had mentioned that we should find a church over the "notch," which is a beautiful seasonal road that goes through the mountains. It is gorgeous, with views to die for and you pass waterfalls and nature, its magical. We found out that the nearest church was a bit too far and if it wasn't a nice day then it wouldn't be a pleasant drive..but for all my guests I highly recommend taking this drive over the mountain, you will not be disappointed!
We ended up going with St. Andrew Catholic church in Waterbury, which is the town over from Stowe. My Mom went to visit it and she said it was pretty. I got into contact with the priest there and he was so nice! I had mentioned to him that we had a family friend who was a priest and we would love him to co-celebrate with him. He was so nice and said that our friend could do it by himself if he wanted to and he wouldn't have to be there, which is awesome!
So yes we have our church all set! And we are going to start to prep for our pre-cana courses! A.k.a. pre-marriage courses! Should be a blast!
Anyways back to my story:
So we arrived at St. Andrew Church. It's a cute little wooden church, a typical VT church. But inside was beautiful. They had renovated in 2004 so it was nice. It will do :) Emily actually said, "Here you go! Can you envision yourself walking down the aisle??" And it hit me, such a strange feeling and I was like oh my god, this is it, this is where I'm going to be married....AHH! It seemed so surreal.
We then "practiced" the drive from our church to our venue. I was worried about the distance since the church and venue weren't in the same town, but it's only twenty minutes, and it's such a beautiful ride that it doesn't even matter.
So we arrived at our venue around 2:30, when Carrie said we should arrive because everything was supposed to be all set up, since the wedding ceremony was at 4. We pulled up in front of the Stowe Mountain Lodge and we were valet parked, of course, and the parking attendant was soooo nice and soo impressive with his customer service skills. He remembered our names "Ms. Durfee" whenever we saw him walking around the venue and gave a slight bow and said "hello Ms. Durfee." I was quite pleased of the quality of service that my guest will endure once they arrive!
This was the first time Emily had seen my venue, and she was so amazed. From her first impression of the parking attendant, to right when she walked inside she had the same first impression as me, amazement.
We made our way to the ballroom, where the wedding was (and where mine is going to be!) and we were greeted warmly by Heidi (SML event planner) and Carrie (our wedding planner) They showed us inside the ballroom and both Emily and my mouths dropped....it was my wedding...it was STUNNING. From the set up of the room, the the pink flowers, the pink centerpieces, the tables, the chairs, the everything, it was absolutely breathtaking. I was soo soo happy because I had not seen the room all set up before, I had just seen it a big empty dark room. So seeing it all set up made me that much more excited. I also got a ton of ideas, things I lovee, things I could do without, and things to think about....
After I showed Em around the venue and showed her where I wanted to have cocktail hour, etc, we walked back to the valet station, and I didn't even have to ask for my car or who I was, the guy had grabbed my keys and was already on his way out to get my car.
SO HAPPY! AMAZINGGG!
On September 12th, Emily and I took the trip up to Stowe to check it out. We made a whole day of it which was nice, my little Maid of Honor and I! We did a little shopping and had lunch in Burlington then made our way back south on I-89 to Waterbury to check out the church because I hadn't seen it before.
A little background on our church:
When my Mom and I took our first trip to Stowe to start looking at Venues, we also stopped by the Catholic church in Stowe. It was cute and little, perhaps a little too little, but it wasn't really what I envisioned I would get married in......I couldn't see myself walking down the aisle...it just wasn't for me...SO we started looking into other options in the area.
My Dad had mentioned that we should find a church over the "notch," which is a beautiful seasonal road that goes through the mountains. It is gorgeous, with views to die for and you pass waterfalls and nature, its magical. We found out that the nearest church was a bit too far and if it wasn't a nice day then it wouldn't be a pleasant drive..but for all my guests I highly recommend taking this drive over the mountain, you will not be disappointed!
We ended up going with St. Andrew Catholic church in Waterbury, which is the town over from Stowe. My Mom went to visit it and she said it was pretty. I got into contact with the priest there and he was so nice! I had mentioned to him that we had a family friend who was a priest and we would love him to co-celebrate with him. He was so nice and said that our friend could do it by himself if he wanted to and he wouldn't have to be there, which is awesome!
So yes we have our church all set! And we are going to start to prep for our pre-cana courses! A.k.a. pre-marriage courses! Should be a blast!
Anyways back to my story:
So we arrived at St. Andrew Church. It's a cute little wooden church, a typical VT church. But inside was beautiful. They had renovated in 2004 so it was nice. It will do :) Emily actually said, "Here you go! Can you envision yourself walking down the aisle??" And it hit me, such a strange feeling and I was like oh my god, this is it, this is where I'm going to be married....AHH! It seemed so surreal.
We then "practiced" the drive from our church to our venue. I was worried about the distance since the church and venue weren't in the same town, but it's only twenty minutes, and it's such a beautiful ride that it doesn't even matter.
So we arrived at our venue around 2:30, when Carrie said we should arrive because everything was supposed to be all set up, since the wedding ceremony was at 4. We pulled up in front of the Stowe Mountain Lodge and we were valet parked, of course, and the parking attendant was soooo nice and soo impressive with his customer service skills. He remembered our names "Ms. Durfee" whenever we saw him walking around the venue and gave a slight bow and said "hello Ms. Durfee." I was quite pleased of the quality of service that my guest will endure once they arrive!
This was the first time Emily had seen my venue, and she was so amazed. From her first impression of the parking attendant, to right when she walked inside she had the same first impression as me, amazement.
We made our way to the ballroom, where the wedding was (and where mine is going to be!) and we were greeted warmly by Heidi (SML event planner) and Carrie (our wedding planner) They showed us inside the ballroom and both Emily and my mouths dropped....it was my wedding...it was STUNNING. From the set up of the room, the the pink flowers, the pink centerpieces, the tables, the chairs, the everything, it was absolutely breathtaking. I was soo soo happy because I had not seen the room all set up before, I had just seen it a big empty dark room. So seeing it all set up made me that much more excited. I also got a ton of ideas, things I lovee, things I could do without, and things to think about....
After I showed Em around the venue and showed her where I wanted to have cocktail hour, etc, we walked back to the valet station, and I didn't even have to ask for my car or who I was, the guy had grabbed my keys and was already on his way out to get my car.
SO HAPPY! AMAZINGGG!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Dress Shopping Round 2
Knowing that I had a huge time crunch to find my dream dress I was able to make an appointment at Priscilla's of Boston for July 30th. Luckily my Mom, sister, grandparents, and Tina, were able to make it.
I've always seen the Priscilla of Boston ads in magazines, and have heard numerous people talk about it, so I of course wanted to have the Priscilla experience as well! I went into my dress search not caring if I got a designer gown or not. All I was looking for was a dress that I was absolutely in love with, and for the dress to basically find me...like we were meant to be.
We arrived at our appointment at Priscilla's on Boylston Street, and we were all beyond excited. Our consultant Lindsey brought us into a room and basically asked me a million questions of the type of dress I was looking for and things I liked, loved, and didn't care for. After what seemed like twenty minutes, she was like ok I think I have a perfect dress for you. She came back with two dresses. I put the first one on and I stood there in awe. It was absolutely gorgeous. It was nothing like I expected or dreamed of, but it was BETTER. It was STUNNING. I knew instantly that this was the dress...MY dress.....so after admiring myself for a few minutes I went out and showed everyone and to see their reaction...all their reactions were the same as mine....STUNNING. They all knew this was MY dress, I had found MY dress!!! Even other clients and consultants stopped and came around and looked and they were all like this is your dress, this dress was made for you. AHHHHH!!!!!! 
It was suchhh an overwhelming feeling and I was in disbelief that I had found MY dress.....and just to make sure I asked to try on some more dresses. I tried on probably 6 more, but none of them compared, it was quite obvious that we had found the dress.
I put my dress back on and just stood on the pedestal and I could envision myself walking down the isle towards Jeff, wearing this dress....it was absolutely perfect. One of the managers came over and she said that she was so happy I had found this dress, because "not many people can pull it off....you need to have the perfect body type for the dress..." So it was fate!
I was so thankful to have everyone there with me, because they all agreed that the dress was perfect and we should order it. Even though I knew it was my dress, it's such a hard decision and without their encouragement I don't think I would've been able to say yes! lets do this! There were so many happy tears, especially from me, because at that moment everything seemed more real....I had found my wedding dress....this is something little girls dream of their whole life and they wait anxiously for tha
t moment when they are actually standing there in their dress.....I did at least...
t moment when they are actually standing there in their dress.....I did at least...So the first dress I had tried on at Priscilla's of Boston was my dress.....they took my measurements, and it is on order and should arrive around March. I can not be more excited and happy.
I'm not going to go into detail of what my dress looks like....because 1. My fiance reads my blog now! 2. Only my bridesmaids know, and it's our bridal secret! 3. I want everyone to be "wowed" as I walk down the isle, so I will keep it as a surprise!
So yes, I FOUND MY DREAMMMM DRESSS!!!!
Dress, check!
Dress Shopping Round 1
After the huge surprise from my Dad I drove to Nashua, NH to meet up with my Mom, Emily, and my Memere to go to a little bridal boutique and start the most exciting quest of finding my dress! I was in such a good mood and such good spirits that I new that this would be a successful trip!
The boutique was little, nothing special, it had a sentimental side to it because it had been in Nashua so long and my Mom had gotten many dresses there as well.
The consultant asked me what type of dress I was looking for...and I told her that I had a picture in my head but I want to try on everything, mostly because I have never tried on wedding dresses so I really didn't know what would look good...
Let's just say I probably tired on 10-15 dress....75% of them were outrageous and made me look like a little poof-ball or a little cloud. But hey at least I tried on every style!
There were two that I really, really liked...they were completelyyy different. The first one was exactly what I had envisioned in my head as my dream dress...the other I was pleasantly shocked by...each looked amazing and were beautiful...but I wasn't quite ready to make a decision. Everyone says that when you find your dress you just know... I didn't have that feeling with either of them...they were pretty...and I liked them...but I didn't get that OMGGGGG this is it!
We were also informed that if we wanted either of the dresses we would have to make a decision by August...because it takes usually 7-9 months to make....so awesome that means I have to make a HUGE decision in the next two weeks, and squeeze in some other dress appointments at other salons.....AH!
So the dress search continues!
The boutique was little, nothing special, it had a sentimental side to it because it had been in Nashua so long and my Mom had gotten many dresses there as well.
The consultant asked me what type of dress I was looking for...and I told her that I had a picture in my head but I want to try on everything, mostly because I have never tried on wedding dresses so I really didn't know what would look good...
Let's just say I probably tired on 10-15 dress....75% of them were outrageous and made me look like a little poof-ball or a little cloud. But hey at least I tried on every style!
There were two that I really, really liked...they were completelyyy different. The first one was exactly what I had envisioned in my head as my dream dress...the other I was pleasantly shocked by...each looked amazing and were beautiful...but I wasn't quite ready to make a decision. Everyone says that when you find your dress you just know... I didn't have that feeling with either of them...they were pretty...and I liked them...but I didn't get that OMGGGGG this is it!
We were also informed that if we wanted either of the dresses we would have to make a decision by August...because it takes usually 7-9 months to make....so awesome that means I have to make a HUGE decision in the next two weeks, and squeeze in some other dress appointments at other salons.....AH!
So the dress search continues!
Why My Dad Is THE BEST!
A few weeks had gone by and we still had not chosen a venue. Not because we couldn't decide, but because my parents and I were so busy and we hadn't had a chance to really discuss it. I knew where I wanted to have it. My Mom knew where would be perfect. My Dad could see it in my eyes exactly where I wanted it to be at, but I would never say I want it here, because of the different logistics...
A few weeks after we had visited the Stowe Mountain Lodge I got an email from Heidi, saying that there was another couple that was very interested for June 5th, 2010 at their venue....oh great....the stress and anxiety was kicked up a level, so I just forwarded the email to my Dad. I might also add that we had not hired our wedding planner at this point yet, so we had no one on our side working for us. So STRESS. I figured I would just let my parents handle it, I honestly didn't care where they chose, I was already so happy because I was marrying the love of my life, so what else did I need?
It was Friday, July 17th, I was just sitting at my desk, anxiously waiting for 2pm for when I could leave for the weekend, and I was also planning on meeting my Mom, sister, and Memere to go to my first dress appointment. As I was watching the minutes pass slowly by, all of a sudden an email popped up from Carrie, the wedding planner...hmm interesting? So I open it and it said "Welcome to our services!" Ummm OH MY GOD! I kept reading and it said that she had been in contact with the Stowe Mountain Lodge and they have put it on hold for us for June 5th, 2010. OH MY GOD. I instantly was overwhelmed with emotion and just bawling at my desk. My Dad had just gone ahead and hired Carried, booked the exact venue I wanted, and completely, and utterly surprised me. I should have known that my Dad always seems to pull through for me, and always knows whats best. I called my Mom right away, and she had no idea either that my Dad had done this, and she started crying as well. Thinking about that moment I could not express how filled with joy and happiness I was.
This is why my Dad is the best!
SO Venue, check!
A few weeks after we had visited the Stowe Mountain Lodge I got an email from Heidi, saying that there was another couple that was very interested for June 5th, 2010 at their venue....oh great....the stress and anxiety was kicked up a level, so I just forwarded the email to my Dad. I might also add that we had not hired our wedding planner at this point yet, so we had no one on our side working for us. So STRESS. I figured I would just let my parents handle it, I honestly didn't care where they chose, I was already so happy because I was marrying the love of my life, so what else did I need?
It was Friday, July 17th, I was just sitting at my desk, anxiously waiting for 2pm for when I could leave for the weekend, and I was also planning on meeting my Mom, sister, and Memere to go to my first dress appointment. As I was watching the minutes pass slowly by, all of a sudden an email popped up from Carrie, the wedding planner...hmm interesting? So I open it and it said "Welcome to our services!" Ummm OH MY GOD! I kept reading and it said that she had been in contact with the Stowe Mountain Lodge and they have put it on hold for us for June 5th, 2010. OH MY GOD. I instantly was overwhelmed with emotion and just bawling at my desk. My Dad had just gone ahead and hired Carried, booked the exact venue I wanted, and completely, and utterly surprised me. I should have known that my Dad always seems to pull through for me, and always knows whats best. I called my Mom right away, and she had no idea either that my Dad had done this, and she started crying as well. Thinking about that moment I could not express how filled with joy and happiness I was.
This is why my Dad is the best!
SO Venue, check!
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