Here are some pictures from the Honeymoon in Jamaica.  We had an awesome time and hope that we can go back sometime!  The weather was beautiful and the people were so friendly.  We hope you enjoy the pics! (the pictures can also be found in an album view under the pictures heading above)

I bet you came here expecting to see wedding pictures didn’t you??? HAHA. Well we don’t have them yet! Fear not though; we have heard back from the photographers and we are set to get them next week. We have had a chance to see a sneak preview of about 6 and they are awesome!

In other news, now that the wedding has come and gone, we need to redesign this blog.  Or at least give it a good update. So if you should happen to stop by in the future and things look a tad off, dont worry, its suppose to be like that (as far as you know).

Take care everyone. Come back next week for some pictures!

Actually we have been back for a little over a week but am only getting to the blog now.  We had an awesome time in Jamaica and hope to have the pictures online soon.  We wanted to take a few minutes to give a really informal thank you to everyone that came down for the wedding. It was an amazing time and we cant believe that its already over. We also wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone that helped setup and tear down. Your hard work truly helped to make it an event that we will never forget.

The day is finally here!  We didnt think it would ever get here but it finally did!  We hope everyone ready this is going to be able to make it down for the big ceremony. If not, the ceremony will be broadcast live starting at ….just kidding.  The journey has been wonderful and we thank everyone that helped to make it that much more special.  We will post pictures from the wedding just as soon as we can. Take care!

Only 5 more days left until the big day!!!  Can you feel the excitement!  The weekend weather looks to be good so far.  A chance of rain but warm.  As you hit the roads and sky, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone.    Please have a safe and joyous trip to Kansas City! 

Just wanted to let everyone know that the invites are officially in the mail (as of noon today). We have stamped all the response card envelopes so please send them back so we can get an accurate count of people that are attending. Of course, we hope everyone can attend but we also understand that sometimes that is not possible.

One thing that has always concerned us regarding this wedding is whether or not we were going to be able to have any cake.  Many of you know that we are both Gluten Intolerant and that eating cake probably wouldn’t be that great for us.  We toyed with the idea of doing rice crispy cakes, puppy chow, or just about any other item that would be appropriate for us to eat and that we could get to fit into the elegance of our wedding.  Thankfully we no longer need to go through that extra work.  Through one of Ashley’s dance parents, we were introduced to one of the best local bakeries I have been too; Dragonfly Boba Tea & Bakery.  We setup a consultation with them last Sunday where they let us sample a few of their gluten free cakes.  These cakes tasted awesome!  We brought along Shane, Alli, Tom, and Carol and we were told that there was no noticeable difference between the gluten free and the non-gluten free cakes. We were even more surprised to find out that on the one year anniversary of our wedding that they will give us a free gluten free cake to celebrate. No need to save the top half to try and eat a year later! This place rocks! I highly suggest it for all of your bakery needs.

Yesterday was a great day. Ashley had the day off from school and I took a vacation day from work.  We had a huge agenda to get done for the wedding and we hit it hard.  The first place we wanted to register was at Target. We rolled into the parking lot at 9am and walked about an hour and half later with a good start to our list.  Next stop, Bed Bath & Beyond.  That was a fun one. I love that store and it didn’t let me done that day. After BB&B, we headed over to the jeweler to get our wedding bands ordered then it was on to Macy’s for more registering.  We even got over to a baker that specializes in gluten free cakes! The day ended with us at Target with Shane and Alli who where there to help pickup a new table that we purchased for the townhouse.  I am extremely happy with all the progress we got done yesterday and it helped to alleviate some of the stress that was starting to build.

If you are interested in seeing what we registered for; head on over to our Registry page and check it out.

There are only 100 days left until the big day! Wow, we have a lot to do yet. I better get on that.

We hope that everyone has a happy and joyfull holiday season. Some of you we will get to see. Others we wont.  Please know that our hearts and prayers are with everyone this Christmas!  Many thanks to our friends and family for making 2008 a year that we will always remember.