Chad and Crystal's Wedding: Chapter One

THE BRIDAL SHOWER March 9, 2008

Mike is the Best Man and I am a bridesmaid in Chad & Crystal's upcoming wedding nuptials on March 25th. The festivities began with a Bridal Shower for Crystal at my house last weekend. 25 people came to shower Crystal with gifts, wish her congratulations, and offer her advice about marriage :).

Crystal looked so cute in her new dress!
Most of her family attended the shower--here she is with cousins Mariah and Amber, and with Aralitta.

This is an action shot just before we played a game...YES--I organized a Bridal shower game which is usually against everything I believe in. HOWEVER, it was actually pretty fun! I asked Chad some questions before the shower, and then we all guessed how many Crystal would answer correctly. There were easy questions like "where did you go on your first date?", and then some harder ones like "what superhero would Chad be?" and "would Chad ever go sky-diving?". Out of 14 questions, Crystal got 9 correct which is pretty good. The people that guessed 9 each got a little prize. It was fun!!

This is another idea that I had for the shower that worked out very well. If you have a digital picture frame, simply load a memory card full of pictures of the couple getting married or even some of the bride when she was little, etc...it was a nice touch!!

Here is the food spread--and of course Mike helped me with all the appetizers. :) He is pretty amazing, I know. We had cupcakes instead of a cake, and we put little drink umbrellas on them (because Chad and Crystal are getting married in Jamaica).

One last thing that I put together for Crystal was a picture guestbook, where everyone got their picture taken and wrote down a favorite memory of Crystal. I am putting everything together in a scrapbook for her. I like this idea because it will be a great way for her to remember her Bridal Shower--and especially the people that came to celebrate with her!

This is a picture of Crystal and I at the shower.

Crystal's Bachelorette party was last night in Denver...and there will be some pictures coming to commemorate this event in "Chapter Two". "Chapter Three" is the wedding in Jamaica--Mike and I leave on Saturday for a 5 day trip. "Chapter Four" will immortalize the wedding reception in April.

Weddings are so much FUN!!