Showers, Fittings, and Invitations, oh my!

It's been a busy few weeks as a bride-to-be! With less than two months until our wedding, (how can that be?!) it's been a hectic (but fun) time!

In the past few weeks, my fiance and I were in our friends' beautiful wedding, I attended a near-disastrous bachelorette party/wine tour where not one, but two limos broke down. I had two showers, and my free-time has been filled with thank-you note writing, invitation printing, address writing, ribbon-tying, envelope stuffing, a wedding-day hair trial, a wedding gown fitting, and shoe breaking-in...

Weddings seem to have taken over everything! Which is great, just please forgive me for not having much of anything not wedding or Pinterest related to add to conversations these days!
This is the first chance in weeks I've had time to reflect on it all.

Two weeks ago, at a country club my fiance and I fell in love with while looking for a place for our reception, my bridesmaids threw me a shower for our families in a beautiful room decorated with purple and white paper lanterns (much to the dismay of the manager!) with centerpieces of floating Gerbera daisies, and a beautiful (and delicious!) three-tiered cake.


Guests astounded me with their ingenuity in creating wedding gowns from paper towel, toilet paper and paper clips. They raided their purses for everyday (and not-so-everyday items), and won tickets for Naming that Tune. In the end, we raffled off amazing gift baskets as prizes, created by my clever and creative bridesmaids and other thoughtful guests.

I was overwhelmed with gifts and well-wishes, brought to tears by my mother's memory-box filled with gifts of my Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue, and surprised by my fiance who rushed from work to bring me flowers. Thank you to everyone who was a part of this day and to my bridesmaids who did such a great job putting it all together!

One week later, my co-workers threw me an amazing backyard, pool-side shower with delicious food and even deliciouser (yes I said it!) margaritas. They absolutely blew me away with their kindness.

 I got emotional as I thanked the people there (first at the shower, then again at our office meeting a few days later) who are not just people I work with, they are my family.

I was given with a beautiful framed picture of the church where we will be getting married, made up of puzzle pieces, each piece labeled with names of those who so generously contributed to the cost of our church. What an amazing and thoughtful gift.


While both showers were a whirlwind (especially for a girl not used to being the center of attention!) I am so grateful for the love and support of our family, friends, and co-workers (my KW family.)  The words "Thank you" are really not enough to express our gratitude.