Author: Scott

The view from our room

Rehearsal dinner photos are up on Flicker! The big day is tomorrow!

No turning back now… our names up in lights (LCD lights).

Well folks, we’re down to one week before the wedding festivities begin. Can you feel the stress?!? Actually, it isn’t really very stressful (maybe that will happen later). Everything is coming together very nicely. We’ve got final meetings with all the major players next week before the fun begins and people start to show up for the big day.

Last weekend I had my bachelor party. Best Man Challenge winner, Kieran, planned a trip out to the Wisconsin Dells. We left early last Saturday morning for Wisconsin (with a short pit stop to buy steaks) . Our first stop was Noah’s Ark, “America’s Largest Water Park.” Four of us drove up from Iowa City and met several others at the park. After a day of water slides and wave pools (I’ve got the sunburn to prove it), we checked into a duplex on the lake. We made a quick trip to the store for provisions, and grilled up a delicious steak-filled dinner. After dinner, we walked down to the beach where they had a nice fire pit going. We pretty much just sat around the pit for the rest of the night, before turning in. The next morning we got up and went to Pirates Cove Adventure Golf for a nice round of putt putt. We grabbed a quick lunch and then went our separate ways. All in all, a pretty good time! You can check out photos from the trip in the gallery.

I think we’re experiencing the calm before the storm at the moment. Once things start moving next week, they won’t slow down for a while. After the wedding, Jess and I are leaving for Dreams Resort – Puerto Vallarta, and 5 nights of doing nothing but relaxing. When we come back, the craziness continues. I don’t think we’ve posted about it here yet, but Jess and I will soon be moving to Tucson, AZ. Jess got a job with Customs and Border Protection as an Attorney Advisor. So within a few days of our return to the US, we’ll be combining all of our belongings and throwing them (gently) into a big ole’ truck and driving to the dessert. So, needless the say, the rest of our summer is going to be pretty crazy. As always, keep your browsers tuned to scottandjessica.net for the rest of our adventures… we’ll keep you posted.

If your eyes happened to creep over to the left column of our site today, you’ll have noticed that today is only one month until the wedding. I figured since I haven’t posted in a while (since the exciting conclusion of the best man challenge) I’d give everyone an update on crazy planning that has been happening as we get closer and closer to the big day.

Everyone needs details now! All the deposits we’ve made, and the people we’ve signed contracts for need to fill in the gaps for all the little things now. We’re working with the church to figure out how this whole things is going down, and where people need to be, and what people are going to say, and what songs we’re going to sing. We’ve worked with the reception folks to pick out food (our food tasting was IN-FREAKIN-CREDIBLE!), where things are going to go, when we cut the cake, when we have dinner, and when we start to party. We’ve also been working on what flowers we’re going to have, what photos we’re going to take, how we’re going to get from one place to another, what music we’re going to play, where people are going spend the night… you get the picture. I think I can safely say things are falling into place.

Last weekend Jess had a bridal shower and bachelorette party. I obviously wasn’t allowed to attend, but from what I heard, they had a pretty good time. We’re heading to my parent’s next weekend for a shower there, and I’m having my bachelor party in a couple weeks. Everything is definitely coming together, and we’re getting more and more excited for the big day. July 14th will be here before we know it!

After visiting Cedar Point, we decided to visit the Sandusky Mall, and Jess
found a pair of stunning shoes. It was extremely hard for her to pass them
up.