(me and Casey in the garden where our reception will be!)

A lot of wedding progress was made this week. Obviously a huge piece (for me) was selecting the bridesmaids dresses, and I couldn’t be happier with them. I picked up three in Indianapolis Saturday morning, and two more are on their way from Myrtle Beach! I assume Mary Ann has already worn hers at least once down in Jacksonville:)

Saturday afternoon Casey and I met with Jeff Thomas, the owner and food expert responsible for Jeff Thomas Catering. I have worked with Jeff for several work events and know that his food and service is unparallelled in Cincinnati. He met us at the Taft Museum so we could walk around the site and talk about potential setups, menus, etc. Since Casey is so into food and cooking we really want the food to be a fun reflection of that. We came up with a lot of really good, different ideas for the food, so hopefully when we get the proposal sometime this week it doesn’t cost a million dollars.

It was so nice to walk around the Taft gardens on a beautiful sunny day. Here are pictures from our visit, to give you a feel for the garden and the space.

My mom and I have been talking a lot about various decorations, colors, etc. I came up with an idea for table decorations that I really like, so we got started looking for pieces and parts this weekend. Sunday morning at 8am, Lindsey, mom, and I headed south to Burlington, Kentucky for the antique show. We were looking for vintage glass milk bottles, and ended up finding quite a few of the type that we were looking for, so we’re off to a good start! We made a mock-up of the centerpieces with the glasses we bought and they looked great. Casey really likes them too, which is obviously important!

So check, check, check – and on to the next few tasks!