stocking the bar before we walk down the aisle

a few weeks ago, our friends were sweet enough to throw us a shower. well, officially, it was not called a shower in order to prevent a freak-out by the boys...it was deemed a pre-wedding throwdown which went over much better.

the theme of the throwdown was stocking the bar which if the great friends and food weren't enough makes for a very fun party! stef made the invitations. so cute! complete with a little poem.



the spread...




rachel who provied the location for the party


josh, rachel's husband, & an excellent stirrer.


stef taking pictures of her own.


audra and patrick working on their mad lib.


dave who is incapable of looking normal in any picture i take.


the lovely jeri who made a very yummy salad for the party.


cake!


we played a "how well do you know your fiance?" game...danny and i were not good at it (uh oh!), but i won! i got the most questions right. go me!




and the result: a filled to capacity home bar...


i still haven't sent thank yous for this party (i'm a slacker, i know), but i can't thank our friends enough for throwing this party for us. they went to a lot of trouble and planning to make it happen, and it makes us feel so loved. it was so much fun to have so many of our friends in a room together. it gets me that much more excited about the wedding and seeing all our guests. weddings result in so much fun!