Our Engagement Party, April 4th, 2009
We had a beautiful engagement party on April 4th about 14 months before the wedding. It was a cocktail party with hors d'oeuvres and a white chocolate chip cake YUM! There was champagne punch, bottled beer, and a signature drink which was a pink lemonade martini comprised of citrus vodka, chambord, and sour mix. My dad and FI made toasts to our engagement and future marriage during the champagne toast which were both beautiful, and the favors were our save the date magnets, personalized matchbooks, and candles.
Me and FI at our Engagement Party
Yummy cake!
Me and two of my BM's
FI and 2 of his GM's
Me and FI with my MOH
My Mad Hatter Tea Party Bridal Shower
My wonderful mother and bridesmaids threw me a Mad Hatter Tea Party Bridal Shower on May 22nd, 2010 at a local country club with so many neat little details. There was a topsy turvy cake with three layers, each layer was a different flavor and they were red velvet, strawberry swirl, and white cake. Yum! There was also a mimosa fountain and tea pots on each table with several different flavors of tea. There were also different tea recipes framed on each table and the table centerpieces were tea cups with roses in them. One of my BM's also laminated pictures of Alice & Wonderland and had them at each table. And the favors were cupcakes that the guests took home in little cupcake boxes.
We played a few games, one of them was the pocketbook game and it was funny to see how huge some girl's purses are! We also played the newly wed game and I was really embarrassed by some of the answers FI had given to my BM's before the shower...haha. My mom also passed out recipe cards and a lot of ladies wrote down some great recipes that I can't wait to try out. It was such a beautiful day, and I'm so thankful for all my BM's they did an incredible job and everything was awesome!
Bridal party head table at my shower. One of my BM's and my Jr. BM were both out of state and couldn't make it.
Mimosa fountain yum!
One of my BM's made me this beautiful 'K' that hung on the back of my chair.
Me with my fabulous bridal party
My MOH got me flip flops that'll leave the words 'Just Married' in the sand on our HM.. too cute!
Bachelorette Party Bus to Mohegan Sun
We had a party bus and went up to Mohegan. The party bus portion was co-ed with FI's bachelor party as well, but we split from the guys at the casino and us girls went to Ultra and danced our butts off. It was an absolute blast and anyone else thinking of doing a combined party for theirs, I highly recommend it! It was so much fun to have everyone together on the bus, but to split up when we got to the casino.
Tea pot centerpieces with roses and Alice & Wonderland pictures
All of the amazing gifts
The topsy turvy cake was beautiful and delicious
Me posing with the topsy turvy cake
Me with my high school girls, we've been friends for over 10 years
Last shot with some amazing girls, love them all!
Group shot of mostly everone
One of my BM's bought us bride and groom shot glass necklaces
Warren G's Regulators
Arriving at the casino
Time to say goodbye to the boys and start the bachelorette
Dancing with some of my BM's
Dancing in our 'cage'
Fist pump!
Leave it to my brother to grab someone he barely knows
My MOH gave me a bachelorette sash for the night and I wore it proudly haha
Going into Ultra 88 Nightclub
Me with my brother and his wonderful girlfriend