First thing we did was get the church nailed down and find a reception site.
Now just keep in mind that I was doing this from California and the wedding was going to be in Ohio......Some thought I was crazy, but I like to call it LOVE!!!!
I had been to the church a few times, considering it was Tom's home church, so I knew it was going to be nice. The reception site on the other hand i had not seen but my soon to be mom-in-law had and she said it was beautiful. I completely trusted her judgement and the price was good so I said lets take it!
I think in one day I bought like a gazillion bridal magazines!!!!! (just had to throw that in there!!!!)
I found my dress,the bride's maid's dresses, and flower girl's dress right away and started picking our my flowers.
The flowers weren't hard to decide because our colors were red, black, and white. My mil suggested the florist that they had always gone through and so of course I agreed on them.
All the little details were coming together and I was getting even more excited by the minute!
My mil went to a bridal expo and found a bakery and DJ that we could go through. She was so sweet and offered to pay for whatever kind of wedding cake we wanted. I just love her sooo much:)
So in December of 07 I went to Ohio for about a week to finalize a lot things and while I was there my mil and sil threw a shower for me. All the family came and some close friends of the family. I was able to meet more of the family and it was just great.
A couple weeks later both Tom and I flew back to Ohio for Christmas and we were able to take him to see where we were going to have our reception. He loved it just as much as I did the first time I saw it.
After Christmas it was time to work on the center pieces and get them sent off to Ohio. Thank goodness for all the special packing accessories because it is a miracle that everything made it in one piece.
January few by and before I knew it, it was the week before the wedding and I was saying goodbye to my "fiance" to get on a plane and go back to Ohio.
Tom was going to come a few days later because of work.
My parents came a few days later as well.....but without their luggage in hand....the airline LOST all of their stuff!!!!! It took two or three days for them to get everything! IT. WAS. CRAZY.
My mom, mil, and I did the all the party favors and it was really fun. It was the first thing that the three of us were able to do together in all this wedding planning.
The day before the wedding all of us girls went and got pampered. Mani's and pedi's:) It was so relaxing and fun.
That evening the rehearsal went very smoothly and dinner at Famous Dave's was awesome!
Tom and I said our last I LOVE YOU'S that night as fiance's and then we left with the anticipation of seeing each other at the altar.
Him and all the guys went to Dave and Busters and I went back to the hotel with my family.
More family came in later that night and i even had a few family members surprise me and come:)
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Feb. 2, 2008 had come!!! It was finally here:)
That morning I took a nice long bath to relax and reflect on how I had got to this day that was going to change my life.
I had a hair and makeup appointment for myself and the girls scheduled that morning. The salon had set up the works....They had pastries, orange juice and champagne, coffee, and just great service!
All the girls looked beautiful and the wonderful stylists made me beautiful too.
We headed back to the house to get ready and wait for the photographer to show up. The girls helped me get dressed and do the finishing touches.
Photographer and limo driver showed up at the same time so we quickly took some pics inside the house and a few outside ones as well. We all jumped into limo and headed to the church.
In the limo was a bottle of champagne, so we thought we should open it and have a sip or two.....Well to our surprise when we picked it up...IT. WAS. EMPTY.!!!!!!!!!!!
The guys had been picked up first and taken to the church and they downed it and didn't leave any for us!! How rude!!!lol
We made it to the church and snuck me in the back so Tom couldn't see me:) I sat in the back room anxiously waiting to see my groom. The flowers showed up and they were just beautiful.
A beautiful bouquet of red roses with one white rose in the middle for me to hold, and a bouquet of white roses with one red rose in the middle for all my girls to hold.
I could here people talking, laughing, and having little reunions.
Finally the coordinator came back and told us it was time!
The music started to play and the girls walked down the aisle, then the little ring bear walked down the aisle shooting people because apparently, I asked Super Spy to be in my wedding and my cute little flower girl followed giving funny looks to people. I have found that children are really the main attraction in a wedding, not the bride or groom!!!!
Then the music stopped.......It was finally my turn.....what i had been waiting seven months for had finally come.
I walked up the stairs and came around the corner and I saw my groom dressed in his dress blues waiting for me at front....
Everyone stood to their feet and watched as I walked past with my arm wrapped around my daddy's.
Smiles and tears filled the room. It was a very bittersweet moment for both families.
For mine it was because this finalized the first chapter of my life and now I was starting a new chapter and for his it was that his father was not there in person to see his oldest son make one of the most life changing decisions he will ever make.
We stopped at the altar and the pastor said a few words and then asked who was giving me away. My daddy handed me off to my love and with vows said softly through tears and prayers recited we were made one. We sealed it with a kiss and became Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frounfelker.
After the ceremony many pictures were taken and then we invited all of our guests to make their way to the reception and we would join them shortly.
The photographer took us to a few locations to take a few more pictures and it was so fun.
It felt so surreal that this was really happening to us.
The limo driver dropped us off at the reception and all our guests were waiting patiently for us.
When I walked into the banquet room I was just in awe. It was so beautiful. Exactly what I imagined and had put together. The room was dim with huge chandeliers with crystals on them, the tables were placed perfectly with shiny red table clothes and the chairs had white covers with black sashes on them, the center pieces were a ball of red roses raised in a black flower pot(if that even makes sense), it sat on a glass mirror with rose pedals placed delicately on/around it and then a few candles to set the mood. And of course the cute little party favors which were black boxes with red bows on them and we put m&m's with our names and wedding date on them, and a few other valentine candies inside. The coordinators did such a wonderful job.
We toasted to our life together....They brought our food out....MMM...The food was soooo good. They even made a special plate just for Tom because I knew he wouldn't like everything on the menu. He is so spoiled!!!!
I danced with my daddy and then my husband stepped in and we had our first dance as husband and wife.
Everyone danced and seemed to have a great time. We did the bouquet and garter toss and then we did the cake.
It was a three tier square cake with butter cream frosting. Red ribbon wrapped itself around every tier and at the top was a bride and her marine.
It tasted amazing but I only got ONE bite!!!!!!!
Once the party died down we family and some close friends headed to my in laws house. We opened our gifts(as quickly as we could hint hint). Everyone was so generous and gave us such nice things.
Finally we said our goodbyes and headed to the hotel. It was already past midnight and we had to get up at 4am to catch our plane!!!!! Needless to say we didn't get much sleep:)
The next day we were headed to the closest place to heaven........
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