Bachelorette Party, Baby!!

One of the reasons my best friend came home for the weekend was because we were going to have a bachelorette party! She planned it from a great many miles away and did a FANTASTIC job. Want to peek into the evening? (Warning: some gift pictures may be left out because...well...you know.)

I spy a gift table!! :) My friends are so generous...really appreciated their many gifts that night. Not only these in the bags, but also their gifts of time spent with me...words of encouragement...and just all they've invested in me over the span of time I've known them!

We started out at The Dash In - a little quaint cafe/coffee shop in downtown Fort Wayne. They have a back room where we gathered for the party. It wasn't a private room, so toward the end, there were other customers in there. I'm sure they appreciated our hoopla. :)

Anyway, here are my girls!

And here is the bachelorette!

We ate dinner first (I did the old soup and salad trick so I could enjoy dessert later!) and then they toasted me with sparkling grape juice, which is one of my most favorite things in life! And I wore the tiara and sash the whole night. Was I embarrassed? No way. Loved it. The girl behind me in the picture cracked me up. If you look at all my pictures really fast, you can nearly see her entire conversation in hand motions. I seriously don't think she knew we were there - the entire time.

Perhaps an odd picture to post but this one is safe! :) One of my gifts was this big 31 bag, which was filled with things for our honeymoon...for on and off the beach. GREAT idea! And the bag has our names on it, which I also loved!

Here's another gift I can show you - and a great idea for a shower gift! It's one of those vinyl wall sayings. LOVE IT. Can't wait until we have our new house and can put it up! And as you can see, the girl in the back is still chatting it up.

 

Getting married has allowed me to move from princess to queen...and now I have the chocolate to prove it!

Picture from Faith - of the two of us this past New Year's Eve, when we had our little Hawaiian luau for two! And in the back...mystery girl is now a maestro.

SUPER cute picture frame filled with a beach scene that includes our names and wedding date inside some hearts drawn in the sand. SO cute. Perfect!!!

And there were many, MANY more well-loved gifts that I just can't show you!!!