Early in the day we visited Grandma Minty. For our one year anniversary we ate dinner at Ray’s Boathouse in Ballard. Having our photo taken at sunset in front of the Rays sign was very difficult!

I created a six foot tall Eiffel Tower as a surprise to Sunny to celebrate our one year Paris-proposal anniversary. Sunny made terrific French Onion soup for the dinner and I had arranged a table by the window for a view of the Eiffel Tower. The final touch of Christmas lights made the tower glow. I can’t believe that it has already been one year since I proposed. The best decision of my life! A wonderful evening!

Sunny and I spent our three month anniversary on a road trip to La Conner and Deception Pass. We ate lunch at an outstanding brewery, which we found by accident. Sunny ate French Onion soup and I had a tasty salad and a beer. After wandering the beautiful streets of La Conner, we drove to Deception Pass, reaching there by sunset. We walked across the bridge, crossed below, and walked back. The view was incredible, we had an awesome view across the bay.

Sunny had never visited La Conner or Deception Pass before which made this trip even more adventurous. And I love road trips! We will have to come back and spend a day at the State Park.

Sunny and I celebrated our one month anniversary at Maggie’s Bluff in Magnolia. I had an outstanding chicken sandwich and Sunny had a salad. The food is great and the sunset over the marina was gorgeous.

Maui is paradise! Sunny and I spent sunsets swinging in a hammock above the beach and sunrises far above the clouds on a volcano. What an experience! We stayed at the Westin Resort & Spa on Ka’anapali beach in West Maui.

I had so many great photos, I had to add another page…

Our reception was magical, the ambiance was perfect! We had strung paper lanterns in the backyard and created a bamboo frame over the dance floor. From the bamboo frame, called a hoopa, we had strung white lights. There was plenty food and drink, and enough chairs and tables for our guests to feel comfortable. We danced into the sunset! At the end of the evening our friends surrounded Jessica’s car with sparklers, the effect was stunning. I posted a few photos taken from Idamae below.

Our wedding was a success! The weather was hot but the church was not too hot. The decorations were beautiful. I was told that during a wedding one thing will go wrong. The only thing I can think of is that the unity candle would not light. I had to dump the wax out of the candle to get it to light. Our first kiss was outstanding! I’ve enclosed a few photos of us getting ready for our wedding below. These photos were lovingly taken by Idamae. We expect the photos from our wedding photographer to arrive in three weeks. As soon as those arrive I’ll post them as well.

An example of the directions from the church to the reception:

Wait until you see these in my wedding…

After all the planning, I can finally start working on the fun stuff! Yay! I thought I would share a little update on how planning is going. I have always found these lists helpful throught my planning. I have some big things done and some big things to do.

Done:
1) Booked church, venue (my parents house), caterer, DJ, photographer, cake, and florist
2) Decided against professional violinest for church
3) Purchased ring
4) Designed invitations
5) Bought dress
6) Bought bridesmaids dresses
7) Found Kevin’s gift
8 ) Created design with florist

To Do:

1) Create timeline
2) Create reception layout
3) Finalize bridesmaids gifts
4) Design programs
5) Buy my shoes
6) Meet caterer to finalize the menu and schedule
7) Meet with pastor, and finalize ceremony music
8 ) Put condos up on the market
I’m sure there is a million more things, but I am sure you don’t want to hear about them. I am feeling pretty good!