We are Married!

We did it! On August 8th, 2009 we became Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Lisa Rychter. The day went by so quickly, I couldn't believe it. The ceremony was beautiful, the food was great, and the dancing was so much fun. We kept getting compliments over and over again about the decor (shout out to Embellished from Arnott, they rocked!), our DJ (way to go, Bill Hill!), and the ceremony sermon. The Reverend delivered a great sermon about love and she actually tied in some anecdotes from love letters she had us write to each other before the big day. Awwwww! I almost lost it 2 times, once coming down the aisle and then when Steve started to say his vows. We were truly blessed with the great weather that day and with all the family and friends who came to celebrate with us. I loved everything about that day and I had such a great time. I am so lucky to have found an amazing husband, who truly is my soul mate. I love you Steve. Above are some pictures from the wedding that others took, hopefully soon I can post some professional pics from our photographers.

Only 1 week until the big day.....

The wedding is finally a week away....ahhhhhhh! So much stuff to do, so little time! As I type this, I am procrastinating from finishing my seating charts because they are so hard to do. I am having trouble trying to place everyone and make everyone fit with people then can chat with.

Steve and I have been counting down the days the last week until the wedding, because we are so excited. I can't wait to be in the big, white dress and walk down the aisle to meet my future hubby. I also can't wait to celebrate with our friends and family. This is going to be a busy month for us, wedding, moving, honeymoon, starting a new job, and we even have something else huge going on, but we will save that for a later blog. It is still in the works..... :)


ta-ta for now, the next blog I may very well be a Mrs.

Busy, Busy, Busy Bee

Wedding Planning=My Life. Enough said. These past 3 days I have been busting out lots of wedding tasks. Finalizing DJ lists, program templates, welcome notes, continually adding to the head count, and my 2nd dress fitting. I almost had a minor problem, because I was on WW and lost 25 lbs., they had to take my dress in 2 in. on both sides of the bodice part of the dress. When they took in the dress, I was afraid that the length was going to be affected (because it was just right before alterations). When I tried it on with my shoes, it was indeed too short for my liking. I got a panicked look on my face in the mirror and my mother says "Relax, it will be okay!" OKAY?!??!?! This is my dress that I am supposed to look perfect in as I walk to meet my future husband, that I am supposed to dance around and feel special in, that I am supposed to wear with confidence. I was not confident at all looking at the length of this dress. I suppose my "tallness" has been somewhat of a snag in the bridal wear department because it is A) hard to find dresses that look okay with someone with a long torso and long legs and B) hard to find shoes that are low-heeled, open-toed, and cute.

However, the seamstress at the bridal shop is a miracle worker! She discovered that there was an inch of material on the bottom hem and she was able to work the hem so that there can be an extra inch added to the bottom of the dress. WOO HOO. I breathed a huuuuuuuge sigh of relief. All was okay again. Things have been going relatively well other than that brief 3 minute scare about the length of the dress. Now, I just need to get going on displays for the design of the escort card table.......hmmmmmm, this is never-ending. :)

Holy cow. Almost 2 months until the wedding. Planning Overload

So I decided I needed to chat about wedding planning. Not to say it hasn't been fun doing it all on my own, but there is SOOOOOO much to do. This past Memorial Day weekend some of my bridesmaids and my awesome usherette came to my house to do heavy wedding work. We made the favors, addressed envelopes, and did the table tents with table numbers on them. We got lots done, thank GOD I had help. I can only imagine what it would have been like trying to do those things by myself. On Monday, after the girls had left, Steve was looking for something to do. I put him to work too, we made the welcome bags for our out of town guest that are staying at the hotel where the reception is being held.

Here are some pictures from the some of the products we were making:

lol, boxes galore! Anyways, wedding planning has been stressful, but when the girls came up this past weekend, it was so much fun. There was a crazy invitation incident, but we got through it.

Wedding Stress.........

With all the fru fru stuff involved with planning a wedding, I have to wonder.....is it all worth it for one day?

I continually have to tell myself that a simple, but fancy, a traditional, yet modern wedding is all worth it. Is a tasteful affair of 400 that goes off without a hitch too much to ask? I am beginning to think that I should have a professional wedding planner. I do have my good buddy Michelle helping me out with advice and suggestions every step of the way, along with my other bridesmaids, but jeeeeesh, this is hard work. I used to think that my job was hard work......boy, was I wrong. Hard work is making sure that what you want/need happens and it isn't easy to guarantee that. As they say, nothing in life is guaranteed. We finally found a new photographer after Steve's uncle needed to step down due to his wife's illness. It is tough finding a photographer that fits your style and is going to deliver what you want when you are only 3 1/2 months away from your blissful day. I just continually pray to God that everything will work out in the end, because this is who God wants me to be with!!!

On a side note, I am blogging from Milwaukee tonight, because I am at an out-of-town conference, but it sure felt good leaving all the school stress in Reedsburg to come where I always feel giddy when I pull into the city limits. It feels weird to say "out-of-town," because I am from here, but Reedsburg is where I live and Milwaukee will always be my home.