BBQ Time and Location

The time of the BBQ is 2:30 pm at Hawrelak Park Site #2. See you there! Mmmm BBQ!

Throw a steak on the BBQ!

Wow. It's crunch time. Under 2 weeks to go until Darcy and I tie the knot. We have a lot let to do, but we've been quite productive lately. Yesterday my good friend Joelle and I went to the Antique Mall and found a whole bunch of cool stuff for decor. Darcy was quite surprised when I had to make multiple trips from the car to bring all my loot inside. That will teach him for letting me be in charge of making things look pretty. Next on the agenda is getting the marriage license and the liquor license (both very important things). Oh, and I guess we need to get food for the BBQ. For all those who don't know, we will be having a BBQ at Hawrelak Park on Friday, June 4th. The time is to be determined, but we'll let you know shortly.

The Final Countdown...to RSVP

Just a quick reminder that the deadline to RSVP is fast approaching. We request that you RSVP by this Friday, May 14th. Having a final count by this day will help us know how many people we'll need to feed, etc. Please help us out! Thank you.

DJ Smallcaps in the spotlight (or headlights)

Sarah P. (aka DJ Smallcaps) has graciously agreed to DJ our wedding. We met with her last week to discuss the logistics and Darc and I came away from the meeting feeling very excited. It will be so great to have someone we know DJ for us! You can't see very well, but Sarah is wearing her headphones in the picture in true DJ style. And yes, those are headlights, but don't worry, we didn't run her over.

Hotel Suggestions

Here is a list of hotels near the venue (please see March post for a map of the venue):

St. Albert Inn (Point A on the map):
http://www.stalbertinn.com/

Ramada Conference Centre (by City Centre Airport - Point E on the map):
www.tinyurl.com/2c4yltb

Chateau Louis (Point G on the map):
http://www.chateaulouis.com/


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A Trip to GP

Darc and I took a trip to GP on the weekend to visit his niece, Ashley, and her new baby boy, Kaden. That means Darc is a Great Uncle! And I'm a soon-to-be Great Aunt! Kaden is as cute as can be and I got the opportunity to hold and feed him. What a good boy he is! He hardly made a sound the whole time we were visiting. Here's a picture of Darc after holding Kaden...which one is the sleepy baby?

Fun with Sammie the Cat

Alice Zamburek (Aaron's mom) has kindly agreed to do our cake and flowers, and tonight Darcy and I stopped at Aaron and Sarah's house to drop off some supplies (including some ribbon and gluten-free cake mix). Aaron and Sarah weren't home, but I talked to Aaron on the phone and he said to put the supplies underneath the cat on their front porch, as they don't have a mailbox. Okay...

A Visit from Darryl

Darcy's brother, Darryl, was in town on Monday! We decided to take him out to our wedding venue for a sneak peek. As you can see from the photo, Darryl gave it the thumbs up. It's official - the Country Lodge is Darryl approved! We hope our other guests will give it the same review.

The MacDonalds (and Hurlock) brunch at the Hotel MacDonald

My dad, Darc, and I went for an early brunch (actually breakfast) at the Hotel MacDonald on Sunday. This post isn't really related to the wedding, but that's okay. I had blueberry pancakes complete with apple cinnamon butter, whipped cream, and fresh berries. Mmmm. We felt so fancy! Here we are just across the street from the place we filled our bellies.

Our honeymoon

Darcy and I have been toying with the idea of touring wine country in Sanoma County, CA. There's a cute little bed-and-breakfast I found while doing some research online. The Old Crocker Inn was founded as a hunting retreat in 1880 by Charles Crocker, a railroad magnet. Now that's old timey. Several things drew me to this B&B, including in-room massages! I don't think it could get better than that.

The domestication process

As the wedding date nears, we have been planning like crazy, and there is still so much that needs to be done (flowers, cake and bachelor party come to mind). In spite of all that, we took a night off to relax for a bit last night. I had recently gotten the idea in my head that I wanted to BBQ, as it seems like the manly thing to do at this time of year. Thankfully, practical Darcy stepped in, and I bought a small inexpensive portable BBQ to give this grilling a try.




First step in any good BBQ? Get the wifey working on drinks. Here we have a lovely picture of Sheena creating margaritas for us. Mmmm, mixed berries. You would think the Magic Bullet blender was made solely for this purpose.





Someone has to keep an eye on the grill. I feel like an old pro already, though that may have more to do with age than experience. It could also be the hat and apron...




And the finished product. This is what we can look forward to every night right? Married couples typically have margaritas and BBQ for supper don't they? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.

Let's get registered, registered...

Busy weekend last weekend. Tracy, Darwyn and the boys came down to stay with as Austin had a hockey tournament in Edmonton. This has really nothing to do with the wedding, I just thought this picture was funny and wanted to post it.

We also created our registry at the Bay. It was more complicated that I would have thought it could be, and after a couple of hours of looking at china and other really exciting items, it didn't seem like we had made much progress, but Jean at the Bay registry said it would be a slow process. Sheena was drawn to the Vera Wang china, and we picked out a set that looked nice, can be functional, and I probably won't break a piece every time I touch it. Bonus!

We also considered registering at Rona, as there are some projects around the house we would like to start in on (ah, the joys of buying a house with "character"). If you would like to contribute to our bathroom, kitchen, or yard makeover, any Rona gift cards would be greatly appreciated (Feel free to specify which project you would like any gift to go towards) ! We also accept peoples time to help with the projects, but I don't think we will get as many takers on that offer...

Invites away!

Mailed out the invites the other, and some arrived in the hands of our future guests the very next day. Now the pressure is on. Sadly, I was reading one of Sheena's wedding magazines last night and looking at the timetable in it. Looks like we are on track. I say sadly because it was the only source of reading material available to me. Enjoy whatever flavour of the invite you received. Perhaps if I can find time I will post them all up here so you can compare them.

I'm hoping most people will be able to make it up by Thursday so we can plan some group activities and get to know each other some more. Look forward to seeing everyone!

Map of the Venue

Here's a map that shows you where the Country Lodge is. Click on the blue hyperlink "To here" for directions to the Lodge.


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Location and time of Wedding and Reception

Country Lodge
17515 127 St
Edmonton, AB

Ceremony at 3:00 pm
Cocktail hour to follow
Dinner at 6:00 pm

I thought a photo might be nice.

I hear wedding bells in the near distance

So here we go. The blogging begins now. My belly is full of Vietnamese food so I thought now would be a good time to start (little known fact that vermicelli noodles fuel my writing). Since Darcy and I are taking the leap in the near future, we thought it might be nice to set up a place where friends and family can go to get information about the wedding. June 5th seemed so far away when Darc and I set the date, but holy catnip it seems to be sneaking up on us quite quickly. June 5th is sneaky that way. We have most of the big ticket items taken care of, but the thing about weddings is that there's always more to do than one would think. Oh those little/big details! Here's a link to where we're getting married for those of you who are interested:

http://www.countrylodge.ca/

Check back often!