My mom and MOH chose a great local restaurant, the Apple Wood Grille. The last (and only) time I was there was after my confirmation in 8th grade - many, many years ago. And back then, it was called the House of Strawberries.
I loved the little trees MOH Ashley found - in the dollar section of Target no less! She used tiny clothes pins to attach some of our e-photos. All of the decorations were perfect!
The prizes for the games
cute jars filled with colored sugar and heart shaped measuring spoons were the favors
my cousin, Ashley's mom, MOH Ashley, my mom, me and BM EmilyAfter a delicious lunch of citrus chicken, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables, fettuccine alfredo and salad, we (or rather, I) played the "how well do you know your groom" game. I went in pretty confident - the future mister and I talk about everything! Well. I didn't realize how anxious I would feel trying to answer questions on the spot with 30 people staring at me! It was still fun, though. For every answer I got wrong, I had to chew a piece of gum. Out of 28 questions, I ended up with 12 pieces of gum. Ick. Funny enough, the questions that I got wrong were the ones that the future mister added to Emily's list - most of them history related (Who is his favorite Civil War general?, Who is his favorite Union soldier?). I read all of the future mister's papers and listen to him talk history all the time and I STILL got them wrong! Ack.
my very large wad of gumAfter that, we moved on to opening up gifts. Most of the guests were very conscious of the fact that I flew in from Georgia, so I received a lot of gift cards and smaller gifts. The bigger gifts were shipped to our apartment. Everyone was so very generous!
Overall, it was a lovely day - I enjoyed catching up with friends and family and truly felt "showered" with love.
Has anyone else ever had to play the "how well do you know your groom" game? Hopefully you did better than me!
So fun! It looks like you all enjoyed it!
ReplyDeletei haven't had a shower yet, but somehow i think i'll be in the same boat as you if i play the groom game. mathew is BIG into history too and i suspect he'd sneak in questions like that too!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a wonderful time!!! The favours, decorations and prizes look amazing :) Well done to MOH! :)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute decor! Looks like you had a lot of fun! We also used the heart shaped measuring spoons for favors at my shower! They were a hit!
ReplyDeletewow what an awesome shower! I know exxxactly where that place is now. The favors are sooo cute, kudos to your planners!
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