It was another busy day of wedding prep. My mom came up in the morning and we set ourselves to getting things done. The primary task I was wanting her help with was figuring out the flower arrangements for the entryway to the dining hall. I had already gone to Hobby Lobby and picked out most of the flowers and greens. It ended up being more involved than expected but that’s how a lot of projects go from what I’ve known.

But they look nice and we were happy with how they turned out. We went into town for some miscellaneous shopping tasks that were still on my list and checked off a few more boxes. Ethan’s tie, the ring-bearer clothes for my sister, and some clearance flowers for the rehearsal brunch decorations. Josh had thrown out the idea of having a Hawaiian theme. I wouldn’t have thought of that but I decided just to go with it.

It was one of those mental marriage things where I was like, “You know…he had this idea and offered it up and maybe you should just honor that and go with his idea.” I could hear the reel of years of comments inside my head, particularly, “You never like what I pick out for you” or “I gave you my opinion and you didn’t like it”. I don’t know. Stuff like that. So I wanted him to be happy and feel loved that I’d gone with his idea.

To my amusement I don’t think it was that big of a deal to him. But in the meantime I’ve owned the Hawaiian theme and it kind of takes the pressure off for it to be anything more formal. I found these smaller beach balls in Hobby Lobby that I’m very excited about because I think they’re fun and different. They add a lot of color and then the kids can use them when they go down to the lake. Elianna and I both have our dresses now.

So that’s all good. Miles’s dad came in the evening to check out the power outlets and scope out the environment. He’s going to bring the rest of the sound equipment for the special music during the service and also be in charge of running it and setting it up. Josh, the boys, and I brought the electric piano down in Papa’s truck. Miles dad tested out the different locations and the piano could easily be heard from the top of the hill.