Wedding Plans!! Part 1

So, since I have barely been back on the blogging scene, I figured I should play a little catch up with my life.... Since the most exciting part of life for me right now is wedding planning, here's some of the first items we accomplished, and I'll post more later!!

• Well first the obvious.... Got the groom... he's pretty great! :)

• Found the ceremony site! It will be at my church that my family and I have attended for years in our small town!

• Reserved the reception site! It will be at the beautiful, historic Opera House in my home town!

• Asked the wedding party to be part of our big day!! Here's just a few of those special people:

There are mannnnyy other people, but these are just a few of the pictures I have on my flash drive! Featured above: Ashley, Allen's youngest sister and my junior bridesmaid; Kyrie, my best friend and bridesmaid; Nikki, my little sister and maid of honor; Liz, my best friend and bridesmaid; Chris, my little brother and Allen's junior groomsman; three people in the last picture: Michael, Allen's best friend and groomsman; Joseph, Allen's best friend and best man; and Kevin, Allen's friend and usher.

Not pictured (but I'll post the website link later and you can see pics there!!) are: Shelby, Allen's little sister and my bridesmaid; Drew, Allen's little brother and our ring bearer; Janelle, my cousin and friend and my personal attendant; Isabella and Leilah, my 2nd cousins (Janelle's daughters) and flower girls; Joe, my older cousin and usher; Matt, Allen's step-brother and usher; Ryan, my brother and Allen's groomsman; Kelsey, my cousin and candle lighter; and Emily, my cousin and candle lighter! YES that is a HUGE wedding party, at least I think so, but we love EACH and every one of them!!

• Asked the priest! Thank goodness, he said yes!
• Started wedding prep, so we can be married in the Catholic Church!
• Picked the colors! I bet no one is surprised that they're Vikings' colors (haha not on purpose!): purple and yellow - purple for the bridesmaids and yellow roses for their bouquets :) Most likely, a bright yellow for the candle lighters' dresses, but we want to make sure they look good together (any thoughts?)! More specifically:

This color for the bridesmaid dress!

And probably this shade of yellow for the candle lighters' dress! 

So... that's about all the time I have for now.... we have finally figured out all the big decisions and are doing very well as far as wedding planning is concerned now, so I will have tons more to post tomorrow and probably the next day! 

Hope you had a wonderful hump-day! THANK GOODNESS there are only two more days this week!

~Gen