Pre-wedding prep slide show - Jana's pictures!

Celebrating every day...

We received a package from my Gram today - - this book of poetry with a bookmark inside.... to our delight it was marking a poem written by my Aunt Sandy who we visited in upstate NY 2 weeks ago.... Sunrise.... so we had to share it with all of you...

if you click on the picture you can read the words - -

After a little "Cook's" champagne our new favorite - - "the cocoa cola of champagne" in our new Tiffany glasses from Lesley & Charlie - - this message comes your way wishing you all the love in your relationships (kiss your partner today!) xxoo ....

With these rings - we thee wed...

On our honeymoon now - so no time to blog, but .... stay tuned. The wedding was truly an amazing memorable day - - can't wait to write down the stories and Monique & Nichole video taped the whole thing.... so with Jana's incredible photos will round it all out for telling the story of the best day of our lives....

The ring photo above is one of our rings before we left home for Vermont on Friday.
Love to all - back to enjoying Montreal!

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Cook

1 more day.... true north

So much to do and so little time, but I find myself looking outside and the beauty of all that is around us and thanking God for my life here.... I took some photos, helped Schuyler with his bionicle creature and now We need to pack!

But I took this photo and thought it appropriate for the last post before THE DAY... then looked up True North on google to find this:

"A lot of people know that there are 2 norths in terms of maps and compasses. A map shows true north, or the Geographic North Pole where all lines of longitude meet. The earth rotates around an imaginary axis that runs through the North and South Poles.
A compass needle points to magnetic north, which is determined by the earth’s magnetic field. The location of magnetic north moves over time, at about 5 miles per hour. Right now it is slowly creeping around somewhere NW of Hudson’s Bay in Canada, about 450 miles away from true north."

We have found our "true north" in eachother - this strong magnetic pull to eachother..... AND on the "map" this is where we should be.... one more day.....

2 days.... final details.....

The official invitation - didn't quite make it in the mail. (so much to do and so little time!)

Vases - the glass is beautiful! Sue Ann and any committee members around on Saturday will be decorating with the roses and these vases.... can't wait!

Getting stuff done... finishing as many work projects as possible... going to Montreal for Sunday through Wednesday - so no work during that time (promise!). Family dinner last night, Samantha came home despite cramming for her exam... Grama Cook & Uncle Tom came over for dinner and got to meet Schuyler for the first time - sorry no pictures, I was enjoying the moment.

THE DAY is fast approaching!

4 days... the tuxedos are here!

The boys in tails ... although Stephen's photo is missing - the tuxedos have arrived and I have had the pleasure of seeing them all dressed up and ready! I love these photos and having been blessed with the most beautiful men ever in their tux's.

5 days... marriage licence, rings & cake!

Busy weekend with Schuyler's birthday party, soccer and traveling to get it all done - we are in our last week before the wedding.... Went to Windsor County - this little town of Putney to get the marriage lisence before Schuyler's soccer game. The lady was so sweet and typed in all our information. ALL SET!

We went to Silverscapes for the rings that we special ordered - WOW do they sparkle! It was amazing - afterwards we went to Thornes and talked to Brandy - later on the story of our new friend Brandy. Flower's A La Carte.... these beautiful Freedom roses. Brandy is an incredible person....

And one last detail nailed down... Irene's cakes in Ludlow is working with our design for the cake!

tick, tock, tick, tock..... VERY exciting!

8 days -- our first wedding present & card - to Mr & Mrs Stephen Cook!

It arrived yesterday - and we opened it up last night while drinking a bottle of Blackstone Chardonnay (our latest favorite) we opened up the package (I myself thought it was a wrong address.... confused person... BUT NO - it was for US!) From the PSIA-E office - 2 glass etched glasses and this cool card that is totally US - and signed by the whole group!

How appropriate - knowing that was how we met (at the Level 2 event at Pico) - to get our first gift from the PSIA staff.


CHEERS!

10 DAYS! "What a pair!"

Don't our feet just look "perfect" together. I love feet - they show balance, strength and beauty - - what a pair...

Top photo: Belchertown - watching Schuyler play soccer
Bottom photo: On the CT river after a water ski run

13 days.... in Chicago for the weekend

We are in Chicago - the heat is incredible, but a fun trip! Taking the day off tomorrow and sleeping in to recover- hanging out in the Residence Inn watching movies, and shopped all afternoon after the marathon. How did it go at the marathon? more about that on my personal blog - - >> ... Need to do some wedding stuff while we are here and we leave town around 3!

Steve and his "tiger" (gotta love running in costume! out of the box!)

15 days - - the committee

Cake = Tina (pick up and delivery)
Flowers = Sue Ann = (pick up, decorate)
Band = Jeannette (keep them in line!)
Music = Stephen (IPOD)- our "playlist"
Facilities = Jessica (Hawk staff)

16 days! the planning continues.....

Crunch time - - making decisions on the cake, the flowers, dress shopping, shoe shopping, tux shoppping and measurements..... at first I said it was so easy.... well it is great doing it TOGETHER! as a familly... makes ALL the difference in the world!

Called Thornes market florist to check on the roses and it looks like the FREEDOM rose is it! How appropriate ... to be free and married, that is our new life. LOVE it!

P.S. Kidding about the nuts in the mocha cake, but was going with a black diamond theme, so maybe coconut? I will have to check with my "other half". More to come on the cake!

The picture of the day is Schuyler's artwork from last month - we look so PERFECT together.... don't you think?

17 days... the cake....

Working with Jeffrey at King Arthur bakery in Norwich Vermont to create a cake with our vision... and creativity. At first we were looking at a mountain cake and then when presented the options, started "thinking". So on a run one morning I came up with this concept and talked it through with my "twin", my "partner" = he thinks like me so..... check it out on paper (know that it will be much more beautiful than my raw sketching)! We are very excited about the cake and Jeffrey is up for the task!

Flavor? Mocha with nuts for the top layer, Chocolate for the middle layer and vanilla for the bottom layer. A decadent vanilla buttercream frosting ..... Yummmmm if you aren't aware of King Arthur Flour you MUST check out the website! I call it "miracle" flour! DElicious!

King Arthur Flour ---> http://www.kingarthurflour.com/

18 days ... in a heartbeat.....

(one my favorite photos from the 'Big Mac' photo booth....


Marry me! (in the front seat of the white Ford ranger...
"in a heartbeat...." - - - the rest is history....