Iowa Vacation June 19th 2009 UNI Commons Ballroom Decorating

June 19th 2009
I started the day off a little slow! I know Greg was feeling it after his fun night out with Dad AKA Thom the bomb:)
Greg and Ryan took me to my hair appointment in Cedar Falls at Polk a Dot. My friend Candace who used to do my hair before I moved did my up do. And I loved it. Of course nothing is easy with us though ha I had forgotten my veil so my wonderful brother took Greg to his moms hotel to share our slide show for the reception, drove all the way home to get my veil, drove all the way back to get Greg to take him to pick up our kegs, then dropped him off at the UNI commons to turn around and come back to pick me up at the salon to turn around and get lunch and head back to the UNI commons.........hes a GOOD brother:)Thank you Ryan!!!!!
When I arrived at the ballroom everything was pretty much set up. I had shared with my parents exactly how the centerpieces were to look and we had a little confusion in other areas but we got it all taken care of:) Just a few minor issues with setting up the slide show, which Greg set up correctly and then a staff member changed it and set it up incorrectly which we discovered during the reception haha
Thank you to my parents Lynn and Thom,Tessa Gregs Mom jan, Ryan, Vaughn, Reagan, Leigh, Ashley, Jama, Kathy, Susie and Dee Dee for all of your help!!!! We couldn't of done it without all of you!
I was sooo excited to see our cake. I had originally went with Johnson Bakery, but she kept telling me one story and my mom another. She said we had to make the sea shells our self, the coral our self she would not do the pearls, she would not do colored frosting, she would not use the style frosting we liked. So in the end she was going to charge us for a cake that we were going to pretty much make. It was a disaster and I was finally fed up with her lying to us and I asked for my deposit back from her at Johnson Bakery and she said I could not have the whole thing. It made no sense since she said she couldn't even do the cake in the first place! BUT Hy-vee came to the rescue. With only a month left to find someone to do a wedding cake!!! I took a picture in and she said "that is no problem". As you can see by the end result I was very pleased with the Crossroads Hy-vee! They were so easy to work with, so I went ahead and got flowers from them as well! It was hassle free!
After decorating Ryan Greg and I traveled to the Blackhawk hotel. Greg and I needed to get checked in.
The historic Blackhawk Hotel is a beautiful cozy bed and breakfast. It has been around since 1879. They have everything a regular Ramada or Holiday inn would have but at the Blackhawk hotel you get the personal service and the feeling of being at home! Each room in the hotel is different and has its own character and charm. Plus we had a view of main st:) We both agreed it was the perfect romantic spot to stay:)