{"id":1060,"date":"2011-01-10T09:43:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T14:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.benaimfletcher.com\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2011-01-10T09:43:52","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T14:43:52","slug":"party-set-up-5-more-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"Party Set-Up… 5 More Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

On an entirely different note, our wedding reception is in 5 days. And I gotta tell you, I cannot wait for it to be here… then be over! I am not putting nearly as much thought and time into the reception as I did with our wedding\/ vacation to Las Vegas<\/strong><\/a>. It’s going to be truly amazing to see family and friends we haven’t seen in years and to introduce Steve to all of them. Hey, the gifts aren’t that bad either… \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I mentioned a few weeks ago about the new location<\/strong><\/a> for the reception. It’s in the much larger part of the yard and already beautifully decorated with orchids, bromeliads, bonsai and palm trees. My father is a truly amazing, even if amateur, landscape artist. On Saturday, we (mom, dad, Steve and myself) set up 3 tent frames, trimmed tree branches, moved the tables and benches my father built, and raked up the loose rocks and branches. Dad put down an entire palette of mulch (75 bags!) and then we went back to Home Depot to buy another palette and check our options for the centerpieces. It turned out he needed another half palette, but everything is finally complete. Wow, that’s almost 200 bags!<\/p>\n

I’ll leave you with a few pictures of the setup. Kayla and Jake were instrumental in helping by standing on and in front of the golf cart, lying in the grass and licking everyone. The next pictures will likely be after the party. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\t\t