If Bee's Could Shower...

On August 1, the bee-maids threw me the most wonderful bridal shower! Knowing I'm not really into the traditional bridal shower themes, they organized a wine & cheese themed soiree! They arranged wine pairings, my roommate made wine charms and each guest brought a bottle of wine with a special meaning for the well wishing. It was such a great time...thank you ladies!

Here are some highlight pics:

The spread of pairings




Kresta's handmade wine charms

Our new houndstooth storage bench, full of wine!

Katie, the maid of honor, and I

Soon to be mother-in-law!

Cathy, Marie and Katie striking a pose

The girls enjoying the deck

yeah, high school girls!

Graden had a blast jumping into the packing peanuts :)

All the pics can be seen here.

Jack & Jill thanks to Jeremy & Jennifer

Holy J's!

Last month our friends Jeremy & Jennifer hosted an amazing Jack & Jill party for us at their home in Savannah. They won't be able to join us in CT for the wedding, but they have a VERY good reason — they're expecting their second child and are due the beginning of September! The party was a blast, we can't thank them enough for their generosity and hospitality.

Here are some pics from the festivities:

The bride and the maid of honor who made the trip down from NYC for the occasion!

Playing the newlywed game...


...which we won and therefore had to take a shot of tequila.


something was funny

nom nom nom...yay for the alligator oven mitt!

teamwork!

more generous gifts


more teamwork...

grill pan!

nerf guns from ken & heather! woo hoo!

Invites are Out!

It's been WAY too long since our last post. We apologize for the gap, but we had a pretty good excuse...we've been printing, folding, cutting and assembling the invitations for weeks!! Now that the invites are out the door and hopefully in your mailbox, we have some time to post again. We've received so many compliments on our invitations, we thought we'd start by sharing some with you:

• "Rae showed me your wedding invitation. They are the best wedding invitations I have ever seen. Seriously! You're so creative, you and the Mr. :)"
  
  
• "OMG Bridgit! ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE the wedding invitation!! How ingenious are you??""We got your invitation today. I must have spent 10 min making you to kiss it is so fun! I love them."
  
  
• "Hey Brid, got the invitation today...soooooo creative! I love them."
  

• "I just got mine!!! THEY ARE FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!! Yaaay!! You did an incredible job!!"
  
  
• "I received your wedding invitation how different and cute!"
  
  
• "Bridgit, love the invitation it is the coolest I've seen so far!! Love it!
  
  
• "i LOVED your invitations!! they are soo cute...i showed it to everyone who came over this weekend :) too bad i am already married or i would have you make mine!"

Thank you to everyone for the kind words. They mean so much to us and make us feel like all the hard work was even more worth it!

PS - thanks for the pic, Carolyn!

Training for Ring Bearer Duties

By the time the wedding rolls around, Graden will be just shy of 2 years and 4 months. Some may think that's a little too young for a ring bearer—we know better. This kid has been ready to move since he was born! Before G could even walk, his legs were movin'...as you can see in this video of him in his jumper at about 7 months:



Four months later, Graden was walking like crazy, although wobbly. His new-found skill was especially entertaining when he was introduced to hardwood floors at Uncle Matt & Auntie Briddy's apartment in Savannah:



Only time will tell how the little man will do walking down the aisle. It is, after all, a VERY long aisle. We think our chances are pretty good he'll make it the whole length given the fact that his Mom & Grandpa will be at the other end. If all else fails, we'll just roll a ball down the aisle. Trust us—he'll chase it...

100 Day Milestone

The wedding is exactly 100 days from today! We can't believe how fast it's coming, although we welcome the quickness as we're so excited to become husband and wife. :) With only a hundred days left, we thought we'd give you all an update on how the planning is going:

• Done: Photographer, Caterer, Venue, DJ, Bride's Gown, Bee-maids Dresses, Honeymoon!
• In Progress: Flowers, Reception Decor and Centerpieces, Accommodations, Cake
• Still Need: Minister (we have a Justice of the Peace as a back-up), Cocktail Hour Music (I won't say what kind...it's a surprise!), Invitations

Stay tuned & see you all in 100 days!
xoxo
Matt & Bridgit

Matt & Bridgit on Weddingistas!

Our friend Becky recently featured our save-the-date postcards on her event planning site! Check out the write up at Weddingistas.com and keep them in mind next time you're planning an event :)

Consider Us Registered!

After many inquiries, we finally registered over the weekend. We chose Target, Macy's and Bed, Bath and Beyond.