Oldest Daughter is Getting Married in 6 weeks!!!

[judy]

The flowers and arrangements sound beautiful! So elegant, Marilyn. I hope it continues to go as smoothly as it has.

I'd love to see pictures!

[gja1000]

Marilyn, I can tell from pix you have posted (Christmas, etc) that you have a real "flair" for decorating so I just know that everything will be beautiful!!!

[Blueyes]

It sounds wonderful Marilyn! It's refreshing to hear of a young woman more focused on her marriage than her wedding. I know you must be so proud of her!

[DianaB]

Oh Marilyn, I'm so happy to hear that everything is running smoothly!! It sounds so beautiful!! You'll have to post pictures!!! It certainly sounds like Karen knows what she's wanting! I love soft and romantic weddings.

[Marilyn]

Whew, we had quite a weekend, but a very productive one.

1. We interviewed two florists. One gave us their price, which was much lower than we expected and we are waiting on the other to make the decision, but that's almost done.

2. Karen met with the preacher who will be marrying them and worked out a plan for counseling. Usually he requires at least 6 premarital counseling sessions, but with her fiance in the military and getting here just in time for the wedding, they had to get a little creative.

3. Hobby Lobby had a lot of the decorating materials that we needed on sale for 50% off, so we bought most of what we will need.

4. Tux's are selected and we're making progress getting guys measured.

5. Bridesmaids have dresses ordered with the exception of one who lives a few hours away. She will have to go on her own to select her dress.

6. We met with and selected the caterer and got the details of the food lined out. The caterer is providing all the plates, napkins, tea, coffee, linens for serving tables, etc. It sounds like the presentation will be very nice, and the price was better than we were expecting!! Yaaaaa!!!

7. Rex is working on how to light up the outside areas for parking and such around the church building and hall. The facilities are in a park and the lighting at night is not good. We bought a couple of tiki torches and set them up in our backyard and they put out enough light and lasted long enough, we just have to see if they are allowed in the park. We hope to use clear twinkle lights along the sides of the path joining the two buildings, if they are allowed. The Tiki torches are for the parking areas.

8. We picked out some pictures of Karen to scan for the groom's family. They are putting together a slide show of Karen and Carlton from birth to now to have playing on a monitor at the reception.

9. We also went to Bed Bath and Beyond and got her registered there. She is also registered at Target. She thinks she can get all she needs at those two stores. She's very practical.

We still have lots of details to attend to, but are definitely making progress!! Back to work tomorrow to get some rest. LOL

[Janet]

Wow.....I'm exhausted just reading your post....lol. Looks like things are running smoothly. How exciting for everyone.

[paula1961]

Wow! Sounds like everything is coming together just wonderfully!! It all sounds like alot of work but so much fun as well