Ben's 28th Birthday

Ben's 28th birthday was yesterday! This past weekend to celebrate, we decided to go down to Miami and see the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Florida Marlins game. Ben is a HUGE Rays fan! I'd never been to Dolphin Stadium (now Land Shark Stadium) before, and I'd grown up on cheering for the Miami Dolphins, so that was cool to see. I think the Dolphins may be why one of my favorite colors is teal. Funny thing was, there were a ton of Rays fans! We also got our section to do the Tampa Bay chant, and it was just too funny that we took over the Marlins territory. Rays won 10-3!

We stayed Saturday night at Don Shula's hotel. They have memory foam mattresses! They are just soooo nice to sink into after a long day of driving and a baseball game. Sunday we went down to South Beach and visited a museum and the Holocaust Memorial, and then headed back home. It was a short, but awesome road trip to celebrate Ben's last birthday as a single man.

By the way, Happy Memorial Day!

Ceremony Site & The Number 26

On Saturday, we officially booked our ceremony site. We will be getting married at Mixon Fruit Farms on December 26th at 10:00am. Early wedding!!! The place has a gazebo with gorgeous flowers all over the place, and a pond with a waterfall behind it. It'll be gorgeous! You can check out the place at www.mixonevents.com.

I've noticed recently that the number 26 appears in a lot of strange coincidences.

-We're getting married on December 26th.
-Mixon Fruit Farms is on 26th Avenue East.
-My married name (Kristin Elizabeth Sandrowitz) has 26 letters.
-My mother and paternal grandmother are born on June 26th.
-I have a cousin born on September 26th.
-I have a cousin born on January 26th.
-Thanksgiving this year falls on November 26th, a day to remember what you're thankful for.
-We have a wedding party of 6, the 2 of us + the 6 of them.

It's meant to be. :)

Flowers

Orchids, orchids, and more orchids!  I love orchids, my favorite are the green cymbidiums.  Since light green is one of our colors, they're perfect!  So, this is what we've decided on for flowers.  

BRIDE'S BOUQUET: green cymbidium orchids, white roses, and hypercium berries

BRIDESMAIDS' BOUQUETS: white cymbidium orchids

GROOM'S BOUTONNIERE: green cymbidium orchids

GROOMSMENS' BOUTONNIERES: white cymbidium orchid

Colors & Wedding Party

For those interested in knowing, our wedding colors are light green & sky blue.

WEDDING PARTY

Maid of Honor: Sarah Tyler
Bridesmaids: Jennifer Frey & Kera Phillips

Best Man: Brigham Robst
Groomsmen: John Lawson & TBD

Flowergirl/s: TBD
Ring Bearer/s: TBD

My girls have sky blue dresses, all a different style. My MOH's dress is long and the other two are knee length.

That is all for now. I actually have a ton of stuff I could post here, I just have to sort through it so I can group everything together so it's easy to find in the archives.

Wedding Registries

We are registered at the following places:

Bed, Bath, & Beyond
Target
Macy's

Forgive me for not posting links, I haven't gotten the hang of Blogger yet and it's rules regarding HTML. I'll come back and change it when I do.

Introduction Post

Hi everyone! Welcome to our blog! We decided to start this blog as a way to keep in touch and keep everyone updated on how the wedding planning is coming along. After our wedding, we'll use this as our blog to keep everyone updated on what's going on with our lives as newlyweds, and as we progress to different stages in our marriage.

Our wedding is December 26, 2009 in Bradenton, Florida. We're planning on having the ceremony & reception at two different locations (we're still waiting to confirm our ceremony site). They are not far from each other, but you will need a car. So, if you are an out-of-town guest, make sure you know how you plan to get around, and ask us if you need assistance. Invitations will be going out around mid-late October, and we'll include addresses and directions for you.

We love you all and can't wait to see you at our wedding!

Kristin & Ben