Drive Away in a BMW Z4?

Anyone and everyone who knows my dear sweet Brian knows that he loves cars! So, Brian and I are looking for a sweet car to drive away in... and the BMW Z4 currently is winning! A place in Redmond rents them (along with other fun cars). We're very tempted : )

Wedding Website

Today was a glorious SNOW DAY here in Seattle... and classes were canceled! So I took the time to work on our wedding website (yes, it is different than a blog). Feel free to check it out: Anna and Brian's Wedding Website. And here is a picture of me with a snowman today...

Tree Obsession

So I have a little tree obsession . . . and I'm not quite sure when it started or why. So one way I am going to incorporate trees into our wedding is through a fingerprint tree! I originally saw this idea on Style Me Pretty, but have since seen it many places. My dear ol' Papa Bear (my daddy) who is an artist is going to create for us a tree of our very own. I cannot wait to see it full of the fingerprints of my nearest and dearests : )

Hair and Makeup : Booked!

I have emailed countless salons in the Seattle/Bellevue area trying to find someone who can handle my request for hair and makeup... after many "Sorry, but we..." I finally found that someone who can do it: Pacific Artistry. Part of the challenge is that I need 6 bridesmaids, 2 moms, and 1 bride (me) to have their hair and makeup done by 9am! I know - early! So the plan is that they are going to arrive at the Westin at 6am with 3 stylists who are going to do all 9 heads/faces in 3 hours. And they are actually pretty reasonably priced for hair and makeup : ) Yay! Now I must start the hunt for pictures of hair and makeup styles I want for myself. I already have my bridesmaids figured out, as you can see below...

Wonderful Surprise...

Brian is bringing me for an engagement shoot for our two year anniversary! One of his friends, Ashlee, is starting up a photography business with her fiancé, Scott, and they offered to do an engagement photo shoot of us. You can imagine that I was excited to hear that we were going to get to do this. Brian said he knew it was something I might enjoy--and boy is he right : )

Check out O'Malley Photographers based out of Seattle, WA! They also have a blog. Below are a few pictures they have on their blog that I liked!


Pictures taken by Scott and Ashlee of O'Malley Photographers

As Promised!

top row : Megan, Lena, Catherine, Anna (Me), Elle, Kim, Michelle
bottom row : Jody with Nathanael, Susan

Bridesmaid Day

Bridesmaid Day was a success! It started off with Starbucks, as every fun day with the girls should : ) We drove down to Puyallup to pick up my dress, which looks just as beautiful as I remember when I tried it on the first time! After that, we went to the Robinswood House so that everyone who had not seen the place could check it out. Unfortunately, it rained all day yesterday, so we had to do this in the rain--but we are from Seattle, so we were prepared. After our fun morning activities we had lunch at Panera as a treat from my mom : ) It was good to have (almost) all my bridesmaids there and just enjoy a meal together. We ended up having time to go by Bellevue Square before going to Moms, Maids, and More (bridesmaid dresses)... and I was able to find the most darling pearl headbands for my bridesmaids to wear and they were on clearance for $3.90!!! Then we got everyone measured and fitted for dresses so that they could be ordered.

It was so much fun to spend the day with some of the most important girls in my life! I wish my mom could have been there, but I was blessed to have my other two moms there (Jody- my future mother-in-law, and Susan- my "adoptive" mom, aka. my sister's mother-in-law). Will post pictures soon : )

Excited and Pie

Today I have a cold. And I will probably still have my cold for the rest of the week... but that does not matter because this weekend is Bridesmaid Day! We are going to have so much fun regardless of my cold : ) We are going to...

• pick up my dress down from Lady Margaret's in Puyallup
• see the Robinswood House
• have lunch together in Bellevue, WA
• have my bridesmaids fitted for their bridesmaid dresses

And.. we have our cake maker! One of my really good family friends (who is a professional baker), Rhoda, is going to make our cakes. Right now we are thinking about doing cakes and pies. Brian prefers pie, and I like both : ) Speaking of pie.. check out these pie pictures!