T-Minus 47 Days!

The Uber Paradise summer of love is in full swing. Although we have been working on wedding plans since the day she said yes at 3,000 feet, last weekend was the first sorta official wedding event, with guys weekend in Vegas. Thanks to Eugene, Steve, Special Ed, AJ, Damage, Jams, Marky Mark and Bush for making the trip. An extra shout out to Troy for pulling the whole thing together! Thanks Bud! It should be noted that I returned without having to call for bail, with respect for Irena intact and no facial tattoos.

Next big event is Pre-Wedding Honeymoon which kicks off with our flight to Dublin a week from Friday, June 24th.

Here are bullet point highlights on activities since the last update.

Flower Girl dresses are coming along great and look awesome. Lily has tried hers on and wants the wedding to be today so she can wear her dress now! Gisele’s is done and will be sent down to LA for a fitting. Most of Kirestin’s is done, with the ribbons and trim left to be done. A big shout out to Carnl and Irena for all of the effort they have put into these beautiful dresses.

Invitations have been sent out and RSVPs are already coming in. Some of you have been very Seussically creative in your replies adding further joy for Irena and I beyond the fact you will be joining us at our celebration.

We have had a few people ask questions about the BBQ meal options. We will have Tri-Tip, Chicken, Beans (gotta have some Blazing Saddles entertainment for around the campfire!) and a whole slew of salads for your enjoyment. If you want vegetarian (we are going to do Veggie Kabobs) you should indicate that on your RSVP card, otherwise we will assume you are dining on ‘Roast Beast’.

We listed World Vision as our registry for people wishing to give gifts and we received our first confirmation of someone’s generous gift. Thanks!

I would like all of you to call in the powers at your disposal to start working on perfect celebration weather for July 30th. No rain and not too hot. Let’s calibrate in at about 78 degrees and sunny! We will have some canopies to optimistically handle giving people shade if needed.

We have the head BBQ chef and a volunteer lined up to help, but we could propably use a couple more Sous Flame Master volunteers. So if anyone is interested in helping out let me know. As a perk for your effort, you go to the front of the priority list when it comes to sampling the home brew!!

Speaking of the home brew, both batches earned the Tom Rigdon seal of approval, as over Memorial Day weekend, Tom served as our unbiased tester.

Hotel rooms are filling up. All of the Suites have been booked and although they originally gave us until the 30th to book, they are getting pressure to release rooms due to Whaling Days. So message here is get your rooms booked ASAP. Two posts below give you Oxford info (where our block of rooms are at) and other local options.

Special audience participation for ceremony involves 50 Kazoos and a Flautist! How much fun is that?

Stay tuned for more info to come.