Wedding Ideas

Ideas found on TheKnot.com.

I have been thinking about what to do with a guest book. I've seen a lot of cute ideas where the couple have their guests write down "wishes/advice/dreams" for the couple. I really liked this idea, but in reality, I don't think guests have time at the actual wedding to write down something thoughtful or witty. I found a great idea. Instead of having little sheets of paper at the actual wedding, this couple sent cards out in their invitations and had people write back with their RSVP. I like this idea because then people have time to think about what they want to say. It also doesn't cause any congestion at the wedding. This couple even posted their favorite ones at the reception.



Instead of having invidual place cards, this couple made a cute board with table assignments. Each table is named after something different relating to the couple. I'm still thinking of fun table names for Tim and I but I like the idea of having a board like this.

Best Idea Ever

Whoever thought of Martini and Manicure night should be awarded some kind of prize. I recently got together with a bunch of girlfriends at Room38 for martini's and manicures. It's only $15. What a fun night!

FIRST HOME

Tim and I bought our first home! What a stressful, exciting, scary, amazing experience. We had the amazing help and support from our parents. Move-in day wouldn't have gone as smooth without them. We have most of the unpacking done. We also purchased our first washer and dryer set. Here are a few pictures - more to come over the next year or so as we continue to add and hang stuff.

Last Mizzou Game

Tim and I were fortunate to get Football Tickets to the last Mizzou Football Game against Iowa State. We WON! We had a great time tailgating with Emily and CJ's family.

Huddle Up!

Emily and Me

Tim and Me

Emily and CJ

Rachel's Bachelorette Party!

What a great weekend. Dispite several people getting sick, we still had an amazing time in Kansas City, celebrating Rachel's bachelorette party. Here are some fun pictures from the weekend. (Pictures are not in order)

Rachel got this for singing on stage

Bride and MOHBride up on stage!

All dressed up for dinner

Rachel, all dressed and ready to go out.

All the girls @ Lucky Strike

Cedar Rapids Ladies

Lucky Strike - High Class Bowling!

Friday Night - spent relaxing and watching Friends!

Trip to Herman

Emily and I went to Herman, MO - Wine Country. What a fun trip. We left in the morning and took the train from Jefferson City. We visited the Hermonoff, a winery and the Tin Mill, a local brewery. It was a wonderful day, filled with old friends and new friends. Here are a few pictures.

Melody, Jenny, Breck, ?, Me and Emily

Jenny, Melody, Emily, Breck and Me

Emily and Me at the Hermonoff
On the Train

Fun in St. Louis

I went to St. Louis for Halloween and celebrated with some great college friends; Amanda, Mike, Katie and Charlie. I decided to go 80's Prom, I found the perfect dress at Target the day of. Here are some pictures of our fun night out.

EPIC Halloween

Our Chamber EPIC group held their 2009 Halloween Mixer at Room 38 last night. We had around 50 Emerging Professionals come and enjoy appetizers and drinks. It was a lot of fun. Here are some picture from the fun evening:

CJ, Me, Lexi and Pat

Emily, Me and Lexi (my Chamber co-workers)

Em and Me - the Jockey and the Lion

Octomom made an appearance... She won best costume. I say, well deserved!

Some Inspiration

My mother bought me the book, "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman. I usually pull this out when I need a pick me up or a motivational reading to get the day going. Here are two excerpts. It's a good message. I think we should repeat the first one every day!

"LIVE like you were dying"
It's simple. The best things always are. I hope it becomes your prayer, your motto, your mantra. I hope it becomes a part of you. Every day.


We're All Terminal.
Some of us are just lucky enough to know it.

Life is a spiritual journey.
And sometimes all you have to do is show up
and have a little faith that something
completely amazing is possible any day.

And every now and then,
right when you least expect it,
something amazing does happen.

And you are no more in control
than a feather is of the wind.
All you know is that the force moving you is so strong
that you just hang on in wonder.

There is nothing but the moment
and the sense of dancing with angels.

So ALIVE...

New Wedding Idea

I found a really fun idea for guest cards at the wedding. A Mailbox. See below. Isn't this fun?

It's a Fun Football Saturday! - Go HAWKS!

I had company this weekend. Amanda, Mike, Katie and Charlie came to Columbia for Mizzou homecoming. We had a beautiful day, with the perfect weather. Katie's parents had a tailgate so we hung out there for most of the day. Mizzou didn't have a very good game. However, the Hawkeyee's won against Michigan State in the last two seconds. I'm proud to be a Hawk!

Here are a few fun pictures from the day:

Dancing with my imaginary glow sticks...

Me, Amanda, Katie and her mom

Charlie and Me (Go Iowa!)

Me, Katie and Amanda

It was a great weekend of catching up. Can't wait for the next get-together.

Chili Cook-Off at the Chamber

Mizzou Homecoming is this weekend. We celebrated at work today by hosting the annual CVB and Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook-Off. What a fun event. I will say that I attempted to make chili - my edge is that I don't include beans. Instead, I used whole wheat pasta. If you like goulosh, you would love my chili. Here are some pictures from the event:

This is my co-worker Sherry. She's pumped and ready to go! Victoria and Michelle - the two, cute pregnant women in the office.

Victoria made a chocolate, pumpkin shaped cake and Emily made a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. DELISH!

All of the Chili....

Ok, so I didn't win the contest... I didn't even really place. But it was all in good fun. Actually Amy Schneider with the Convention and Visitors Bureau came in first place and Jody Russell won the Peoples Choice awards. The Chamber staff needs to step it up. Next year, we are bringing it. It's ON!

Go Tigers!