4: It's all ready to go!

4 days to go!

EDITED TO ADD:
The weather is sooo unpredictable!
Today the chance of rain for Saturday
has once again been reduced to 10% ...
who knows what the forecast will say tomorrow!

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Last weekend I got everything organized and boxed up and ready to get delivered to our venue on Friday. We will be taking all our photos before our ceremony & a family friend will be doing our decorating and setting up --- with only one hour to get it all done! So, these boxes contain very detailed instructions of where everything goes and how everything is to be set up (I know, you're so surprised to see how organized I am).

I also wrapped up all the bridal party & parents gifts over the weekend and wrote all their thank you cards. I am very excited to give out the gifts at the rehearsal!

The many boxes of wedding decorations & supplies

The wrapped bridal party gifts

I wish I could tell you all about whats in those giant Aaron Brothers bags ... those are our parents gifts which we spent weeks deciding about before we found the perfect gifts! I'll have to blog about those after the wedding!

58a: Finding the perfect wedding party gifts

58 days to go!

Finding the perfect wedding party gifts is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. There's a lot to consider when picking out gifts that are to express your gratitude to your friends and family member's support and love during your wedding planning and to thank them for standing up next to you one of the most important days of your life. You also have to consider your budget and try to determine if you want to give your attendants a gift that is going to end up sitting in a box some place in their attic or something that will be more personal that matches their personality and/or hobbies.

With that being said - I've been searching and searching trying to find gifts for my bridesmaids that are more on the personal side. Some of the girls were easier to shop for than others ... but I've made the purchases and I think everyone is going to really like what they are getting. It's very hard to expect a little gift to hold the amount of gratitude I have for these girls - but I think they all know how important they are to me and how important their presence by my side on my wedding day is.

On the other hand - guys are much easier to shop for and Jon & I agreed on their gifts fairly easily and I think they guys are going to enjoy them!

For our parents - we have not found anything yet. I think I am having a harder time deciding what to give our parents than I had trying to figure out what to give my bridesmaids.