popping over from peachy!

oh hello. this is kenli. . . aka the maid of honor around these parts. (if you ever want to find me. . . go right HERE!)

we've been pinning and planning away since sarah last posted. . . which was, what, during the cold war? safe to say it's been a while. i should probably let sarah do the honors of filling everyone in on the changes since it is her day. i'm just the one in charge of this little blog's design, so i decided to post. (oh i also help with some planning and things of that nature, but psh, that's not important!)

for now, i'm going to throw up a few of my favorite pins. . . and maybe a few things i have in the works for the bride to be!

i ADORE chalk. and chalkboard paint? obsession.

that's all i have for the time being, but i'm sure i will be back!

update!

Hi--first off, I hope everyone had a great memorial day weekend! Our weekend was awesome! Justin's friend Grant from Omaha came down, and my mom and Kenli came down as well! We got a ton accomplished for our wedding.

On Saturday we all went to Loomus, Nebraska and went to Bridal Isle and I found "thee dress!" My mom bought it for me...thank you, I love you! :) It is so gorgeous...I unfortunately can't post any pictures or say anything about it because Justin wants it to be a complete surprise for him.  He doesn't want to see or know anything about it until he sees me walking down the aisle that day.  Plus--I can't spoil everything for you people! ;)

Kenli tried on a bridesmaid dress that we absolutely fell in love with! Our colors are supposed to be Black, Hot Pink and white...BUT she tried on a shamrock green dress and it's SO awesome.  Perfect for summer!!!! So our new colors are--Shamrock Green and Hot Pink.

After spending a lot of time at the bridal store, we headed to Yanney Park so everyone could see it! There was a wedding going on, and we ended up booking the DJ that they had! So there's another thing we can check off the list!

We went to the Big Apple ( which is a huge place that has outdoor mini golf, go carts, bowling and a huge arcade) and we are thinking about doing our rehersal there! They have a sit down resturant inside and I think it would just be really fun for everyone! 

Our last stop was the Ramada Inn--where our reception is at.  We went so everyone could check it out and the best part---to taste test a bunch of food to pick out what we wanted.  The one thing that Justin wanted to pick out for the wedding was the food, imagine that! :) 

The menu will be :

-Salad

-Side Salad

-Flat Iron Steak

-Teriyaki Chicken

-Cajun Mashed Potatoes 

-Vegetable (corn, green beans? haven't decided yet)

-Rolls..with my favorite part, BAILEY'S BUTTER! so delicious!!

Hope everyone likes a least one thing from there!

Hobby Lobby had all of their wedding stuff on sale 50% off this weekend, so I stocked up on decorations.  I got our cake cutter and champange glasses too!

So, this weekend we managed to get my dress, reserve the DJ, and pick out our menu for the reception...plus we got a lot of little things knocked out too! So happy with how this weekend went! 

lots of planning ahead!

Hi Everyone! There hasn't been a whole lot of wedding planning going on over the past couple weeks because I have been extremely busy with getting a new job, and getting ready to start summer classes! 

BUT- This weekend my mom and best friend Kenli are coming, and we are going to wedding plan like crazy! Saturday we are headed to Loomus, Nebraska--where I am going to try on my wedding dress and possibly buy it--that is if i don't find one that I love even more! Every time I go there I always seem to find one that I like better than the one I have picked out!

Also on Saturday we are taste testing food at the Ramada Inn, in Kearney for the reception.  Justin gets to pick the food out so hopefully he likes what we have picked out!

Byeeee!

 Yanney Heritage Park---Where our wedding is going to be!

So gorgeous! Hope we have a nice warm sunny day just like these people did! :)

Engagement cookie and ring!

For those of you who haven't gotten a chance to see the cookie that Justin used to propose to me, here is a picture:

Also, Here's a picture of my ring!!

Have a GREAT day everyone :)

Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days! We have a new addition to our little family--his name is Chief! He is our chocolate lab, and we spend a lot of our free time playing with him!

isn't he cute!?

Ok...So on to wedding stuff!

 I'm thinking that instead of doing a traditional wedding cake, we are going to to cupcakes! who doesn't love cupcakes? We will obviously still have a cake to cut but cupcakes seem so perfect! 

That's all for wedding stuff for now--

I would like to wish my girl and maid of honor-- Kenli Peterson a Happy 20th Birthday!! Have fun tonight! Wish I could come celebrate with you!! Love you Ken!

Hope everyone has a great day! :)

Colors

Well, if you haven't figured it out yet by the colors of the page, our wedding colors are hot pink, black, and white with some silver accents.  Justin thought it would be pretty funny to wear a hot pink tux---not happening.

I've done a lot of thinking and looking around on how I want the tables to look at the reception.

All the tables that you guys will be sitting at are going to have black table cloths with black chair covers with big hot pink bows--like this:

Not sure what we are doing for center pieces yet--so any ideas???

The head table is going to be white table cloths with white chair covers and alternating hot pink and black bows..i think? I don't really know--I want it to be different than the rest so it stands out! So any ideas on this would be great :)

The main flower is going to be hot pink gerbera daisy's. They're my absolute favorite! 

well, that's all for now!

Location!

After months of looking and a million different options put in front of me I have FINALLY decided where we are going to have the wedding and the reception!


The wedding is going to be held in Kearney, Nebraska at Yanney Heritage Park:

---Check it out! It's a gorgeous park! Hopefully the sun will be shining that day! :)

The Reception is going to be held at the Ramada Inn, in Kearney, Nebraska:

Tiki Bar (Ramada Inn)

Now that I have my venues picked out, all the fun planning can begin!!