I just received confirmation ... we now have an officiant for the wedding! Her name is Eva Hochgraf and she is a minister for the Unitarian Church (where we are having the ceremony).

Also, we received confirmation from the Harp and Flute couple! They are officially booked.

Two less things to worry about!

This morning we booked our honeymoon! I'm very excited. We decided to do a "tour of Michigan." We will spend our first night in Tawas Bay (where?)...it's a town on Lake Huron. We don't know much about it but we thought it would be a good spot to stop on our way to Mackinac Island. Our second and third night will be spend on Mackinac Island in the Lakeview Hotel ...we picked a "moderate" priced hotel. The famous Grand Hotel is a minimum of $300 per night and evening attire is required. That might be kind of fun if we weren't on a budget! After Mackinac Island, we will be traveling down to Traverse City. Then, our last two nights will be spent at a very cute B&B in Fenneville, Michigan called the Kingsley House. We will be staying in the Northern Spy Room...take a look at their website! We will be leaving the Monday after our wedding to allow some time to get everything together. I can't wait!!

Well, I just spoke with a minister from the UU church and she is pretty sure the date will work for her (she has to double check her calander). She plans on emailing us a confirmation and will send us a bunch of "wedding materials" to help us plan our ceremony. I will feel much better once we have a minister! Cross your fingers for us.

We have also decided to block hotel rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Their group rate is $50 off the regular rate...thank goodness because their regular rate is high! I'm amazed how much hotel rooms cost in Ann Arbor.

Last night we got a call from the wedding coordinator at the UU church...it was very exciting because she is SOOOO nice and helpful. It made me feel really good about going with this church. I am working on finding a minister/officiant for the wedding. The wedding coordinator said she will help us find someone else if their ministers are not available...that was nice to hear!! She is also sending us a packet of information (she thought we already had it).

Bad news...Ken cannot marry us because he has another wedding that day. So, we are going to ask one of the ministers from the UU church. I'm working on blocking some hotel rooms (working with hotel people seems to be VERY challenging!). We also sent the deposit to reserve the harp and flute (they will be playing at the ceremony). I hope everything works out with them, otherwise it would be a shame!

Well, not much has been going on recently. We are beginning to search for a rehersal dinner location and hotels. It is amazing how much the hotels cost and how soon they "block" rooms! We hope to find a great hotel that provides some kind of shuttle for our guests. I finally got a hold of Ken and asked him to marry us...he has to check his schedule to make sure there are no other weddings on that date and will get back to us soon (I have my fingers crossed!!!). We don't have to much to do right now, which is very nice! Everything will pick up after the holidays though!!