Wedding Wednesday

Our wedding is almost in the 14 day forecast!!!!!!!!!! 17 days away and Jeff and I are in agreement that it can't come soon enough =) I don't usually wish days away because I love to be in the moment, but if these next 17 days could fly by I wouldn't be sad! 

I have also started dreaming nightly about our wedding.  Last night I dreamt that no one was ready and it was a couple of minutes before I walked down the aisle and I hadn't even taken a shower yet.  I woke up in a sweat! haha

Monday I had my first group helping me get things ready for my wedding.  Now, don't think for one second I haven't had help along the way.  Jodi and I have worked VERY hard on something, but I don't want to spoil EVERYTHING about the wedding.  I shipped my invites to Amanda and she is probably going to send me a bill for her carpal tunnel surgery, hehe and Caroline made the boutonnieres and the girls' necklaces.  So many people have helped, but this is the first group gathering I have had.

I summoned my good handwriting friends to my house for pizza and name writing!  We are having assigned seats and going with my polka dot theme, we have written everyone's name on a polka dot!

Here are the girls hard at work!

After we (and by we I mean them.. I just really watched and made jokes) finished writing all the names we made a game out of double checking to see if everyone was there.  We set them up alphabetically and I read the names as the girls turned them over.  Here we are half way through.  We had so much fun!

Everyone is accounted and has a seat!!

It was super fun to have them over.  I had a horrible day and this turned it around for sure!  Jeff even mentioned later how he could tell I was having fun.

As a side note, the reason I was in a horrible mood was I found out that day I have a stress fracture on my foot and I am currently in a walking boot.  Don't worry though, I have been walking on this foot for months not realizing what it was, so no matter what the doctors say.. I am NOT wearing this thing during our wedding!!

Wedding Wednesday, seating chart edition

I am currently losing steam on this whole wedding planning business.   Don't get me wrong, I have had more fun than I am sure anyone has planning our wedding.  I am just ready to not have a daily plan to make bags, design table numbers or figure out what songs will be at the reception.  I am also really excited to convert our "wedding room" back to our spare bedroom.

This week Jeff and I sat down and did something that I have been avoiding since the beginning of planning... THE SEATING CHART!  I was told I had to do this as to not create so much mayhem at the reception with people trying to find their seats.  People really get their feelings hurt if they are not sitting by the people we chose for them.  It is stressful for the bride and groom when in reality it should be THEIR DAY! 

First thing I learned about our wedding... It isn't our day... No matter how much people say "don't worry about what people think, it's YOUR day."  Yeah, well that one day comes and goes and then people hold grudges forever.  Sorry, but I would rather make sure everyone is happy and not make people mad! I get that honestly from a mother who will not be named ;)  It may come off as a bad trait, but actually I am kind of glad I inherited it!  Every trait has it's downfalls, but I genuinely enjoy making people happy and comfortable.  OK enough of that... on to the seating chart...

Below is our seating chart!

Doesn't everyone look like they are having so much fun?!?! 

Originally blue meant it was a child, but I ran out of pink so the colors now don't mean anything!

Do you see your name? hehe 

Surprisingly, this was extremely easy.  Everything just kind of fell in place and our tables have been filled.  We are still waiting on a couple of people to see if they can come, but other than that, we are finished!  I can't believe we are at 25 days till the wedding... I wonder when it will sink in that I am actually getting married!?!  Right now I still feel like I am playing dress up =)

Wedding Wednesday

Your eyes are not fooling you.. I am actually writing this ON WEDNESDAY!  This past week was a whirlwind of wedding-ness.

First, I would like to show everyone the youngest wedding helper I have had thus far!

During Ethan's nap last week, I started putting labels on all the water bottles for something for the wedding.  Ethan woke up and was more than willing to help out! =)

(Side note: I know everyone is probably thinking "I thought Janelle hated a kid in a diaper.  It really is more when the kid is outside the home or there is a mess load of people at the house.. none the less, this kid is stinkin cute, and wanted to help out! hehe)

Saturday came around and it was Bridal Shower/Bachelorette party time!   A lot of hands came into helping out with both events, but I must give mad props to the master mind behind it all making sure everything came to place and getting everything set up to my one and only Jodi!  It was an AWESOME day!

 Every time a kid in the Mueller family gets married, Jeff's dad gives these name plates.  He leaves room for hooks so we can add kids... Well, since we already have a four legged child, Sherman got one too!!!

 After the shower we got some pictures with the girls.  Below are my Marian friends.

My soon to be Mother-in-law and my mom... and of course me. haha

My two awesome cousins!  Kelly and Jodi.

Then it was time for the Bachelorette party... two more awesome cousins joined...

 I don't know if you notice but they all wore black shirts... not planned, but totally awesome!

We went to a bar that had a bull.  Since I was the guest of honor, I got two free rides!  Here I am following the rules using just one hand. 

There was also a LOT of dancing!  I did convince the DJ to play a mesh up of MMBop and NKOTB... who knows.. but it was awesome.

Here I am with my sister-in-laws (minus Marlene)

We had a great time!  Well, I guess I shouldn't speak for everyone, but I sure had a blast!  I was just floored by the generosity and love from all the ladies involved.  I feel so loved!!