Where You Been?!

Wow, where have I been?! I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since my last post, sorry for the delay! I think I was just swamped with the holiday's and some crucial wedding planning and blogging got lost in there somewhere. It only seems appropriate that I fill you in on what has been taking up my time! So here's where Greg and I are in the wedding process.

Date: May 26th, 2012
Location: The wedding will be at the church I grew up in, Woodlawn Christian Church
Reception: Santa Maria Winery 
Rehearsal Dinner: Carnegie Cafe. The library in my home town has been converted into a restaurant, it's pretty cool.

Wedding Party:
Nicole and Stacy will be my Maid and Matron of Honor and my sister is an Honor Attendant while Greg's brothers will be his Best Man and Groomsman. Greg's nephew will be one of the ring bearers while his godson Powell is the other. My good friend Hillary will be my personal attendant. Greg's niece is going to be greeting all of our guests and his sister-in-law is our reader. My good friend Erin will be singing for us and Jared along with three of Greg's college friends will be in charge of seating everyone. That's about all we've officially decided on there.

We've had our engagement photos taken here is our favorite:

and look at this handsome devil :) we will be getting a copy of the WillyDog for sure

and I have a soft spot for our first real family photo as well

I just decided on some bridesmaid dresses and ordered them on somewhat of a whim. As I was perusing J. Crew's (entirely unaffordable) bridesmaid dresses for something that didn't look so damn bridesmaidey I stumbled across a fantastic sale! Originally $225 this dress was marked down to only $89.99 PLUS an additional 20% off. WHAT? After asking the opinions of the ladies that would be wearing them I pulled the trigger and they came down to about $75 each. That was something to celebrate.

The dresses are a dark charcoal gray silk chiffon (Yes I am still gray obsessed) and hopefully can be worn again if the girls need something fancy. Choosing a dress meant that I had decided on a color finally, since I would just say lots of neutrals whenever anyone would ask! So I think there will be light pinks, tans and ivorys combined with the charcoal. 

If you want a real dose of the theme of my wedding here's a peek at my G+L 2012 Pinterest board

We also have chosen a honeymoon destination and will be headed to Jamaica for a week, staying at Couples Swept Away. For that I am so excited, it will be nice to be alone with my new husband for an entire week in the sun.

That's about all we have done. Lots of decisions are made with only a few to go, but the easiest one yet was saying yes to the man of my dreams. G is such a perfect compliment to me and I am so glad I never have to have another day without him by my side. Less than 5 months to go until I am Mrs. Murphy!