Woo what a week!

So... what I have accomplished this week was a great many things! Okay. 3 things. but still...

Talk to the pastor of the church that we are most likely going to go with... We just have to get approved by their counsel of whatevers... haha, but the pastor says that he is 90% sure we should get through :) We have also be given permission to let keith's pastor officiate the service :)

MY DRESS CAME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our honeymoon to the Bahamas is booked!!!!! :D :D :D

And I have officially ordered the 'Save The Date' cards, designed by... yours truely :D haha... okay... thats all :)

I JUST BOUGHT MY WEDDING GOWN!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Wedding Party Members!

So I've asked my brother Daniel if he would like to be a groomsmen and he said yes :) I've also asked for my little cousin Matthew to be a ring barer and she said yes, (his older brother Anthony will be an usher), and the newest addition to MY side of the alter... Christine Nickel has agreed to be a bridesmaid for me :) Those are the newest additions! Yay!

I hate church rules.

Why do churches have to be so damned exclusive???? I mean don't get me wrong or anything, I'm a Christian, but when I look at Churches that REQUIRE you to attend THEIR church to get married there... nevermind i already GO to another church, they just cant have weddings there cause there's no PLACE to have one... or the fact that if you're a member its free to have your wedding there, but if you're NOT a member you have to pay a set fee... or get this, i called a friend's church and I mentioned that I was 'friends with a member that recommended I call," and they said "oh, well... we dont allow outside people usually... you'd have to talk to the pastor, we wont let an outside pastor to it, hed have to do it..." OUTSIDE PEOPLE?! wtf??????? AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH. i thought ALL churches were supposed to be the Church of God???? whatever happened to that people? huh? HUH?!

Honeymoon...

And we have now decided on a honeymoon destination!! I am not gonna unveil that yet though, until its booked and set :)

DJ is almost booked!

...and by almost, i mean is... she's sending the contract and i have to sign it and send the deposit... but we have a dj!!!!!!! yay!

Reception Hall has Been Found!

This is old news really... Keith and I made the deposit to our reception hall a week before I left for the month-long tour that I have just recently returned from. We decided to go with the Elks Club in Lancaster. It's actually a really pretty place and (as the woman showing me excitedly stated) its HAUNTED!! haha... I was with Mirit without Keith and she goes "if its any incentive for your fiance, tell him that its haunted and the Ghost Hunters were even here to investigate! Sometimes you feel a tickle in the back of your neck... they just wanna dance and have a good time..." haha. thats NOT why we picked it. But it is a pretty place hehe. Here are some pictures:
















This is the "pre-reception" area/bar area once everything gets kickin' haha. Its a bad picture, I know, but the next bunch are better, I promise.

















This is one of the light fixtures in the bar area. oooh... ahhh...

















This is one of the doorways leading into the main reception hall where the tables and/or dance floor will be located.

















...and this is Mirit standing in the doorway that leads to the main reception hall... Hi Mirit!

















Ladies and Gentlemen... this is the main reception hall :)

















and this is the deer that over looks the main reception hall. he's neither here nor there. i think i will call him Edwin.

















This is the lounge/powder room in the ladies bathroom...hehe

















...and THIS is where the bridal party gets to hang out... its the library downstairs :)


Alrighty... and thats the McGonigle Reception Hall Tour! Tune in next time to find out what other plans we've finally decided to solidify! haha...