garden shower!!!

My amazing cousins and mom threw me an awesome garden party shower!!!

  bridesmaids minus 3... love these girls!

mmmmm cake!!!!

YUM!!! 

Planning a wedding is so fun because I get to eat cake!!!

Here's the cute little cake samples the bakery gave us...

but which cake to choose?!?

  

Since Davey was not with me, who better than my brother Jordan to help pick?! he he...which one did we choose????? you'll find out on June 20th when I smush it in Davey's face {just kidding!!}

bye bye bling. hello fake ring.

It's been almost 3 weeks since I had to ship my ring back to the jewelers to have the wedding band made. AHHH!!! But I only went about 3 minutes without a ring, because right after Davey shipped it, we sped to the store and bought this sparkly fakey. Funny thing is that I've actually gotten a few compliments on it at work, ha ha!!! {but not as many as I got on my REAL one!!!} Can't wait to get it back!!!  47 more days till I get to marry the love of my life!!!

counting down the days!!!

sunset @ huntington beach pier <3

Seal Beach 10k race... and 77 more days!!!

77 more days till we get married!!! we can't wait!!!

Today we ran the Seal Beach 10k with a group from our church!

Davey grew up in this area and he and his dad and brothers used to run this race every year.

Davey was so sweet to run with me at my slow pace and we finished hand in hand with a time of 1:00:48... a good goal to beat next year when we run as TEAM ANDERSON!!!

Erik and Julie's wedding

As if we weren't pumped enough to get married, after Erik and Julie's wedding, we're EXPLODING WITH EXCITEMENT!!!

Erik is one of Davey's best buds {and he's in our wedding} and we're totally stoked to have another rad couple to go on adventures with!

March 21st turned out to be a rainy day, but still AMAZING! We had such a great time and are so happy for Erik and Julie Benson!!!

travel info

the big day: June 20th, 2009

Ceremony: Hawthorne Gospel Church

2000 Rt. 208 Hawthorne, NJ 07506

www.hgcusa.org

Reception: Ramsey Golf and Country Club

105 Lakeside Drive, Ramsey, NJ 07446

www.ramseycountryclub.com

OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
Welcome to New Jersey!!! We're so honored that you are here to join us in the celebration!!!

here's some helpful travel information. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us:
Davey: 714-322-9800
daveyanderson@gmail.com
Jess: 201-450-5204
jessica.minnema@gmail.com

Airports:
Newark {EWR} *best and closest option*
John F. Kennedy {JKF}
LaGuardia {LGA}


*please let us know your flight info so we can see if someone is available to pick you up!!!


Car rentals:
There's lots to do around the area and if you want to use some of this weekend to explore, it would be a good idea to rent a car. {and it would be really helpful to us as well} You should be able to book car rentals at any of the local airports. You may also do well looking on a discount website such as priceline.com, hotwire.com, orbitz.com, etc. You can usually find transportation cheaper at these sites than from the major car rental sites directly.




Hotel Accommodations:




Courtyard by Marriott
140 Route 17 South
Mahwah, NJ 07430
(201)-529-5200
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrmw-courtyard-mahwah/


We have reserved a block of rooms for the Anderson/Minnema wedding available starting Thursday June 18 - Sunday June 21

*The cut off date to make the reservations will be May 29th.





Rates: $89 for a room with one king bed and $99 for a room with 2 queen beds.


To reserve your room, please follow these simple steps:
1. Call 1-800-MARRIOTT and identify yourself with the above group.
2. Ask the reservation agent for the hotel listed above.
3. State your arrival date and room type desired. Requests will be honored on a first come, first
serve basis




Bus Station {to NYC}
Shortline (201-529-3666) (2 miles)
Shuttle service, for a fee

Train Station {to NYC}
Mahwah NJ Transit (2 miles)




Other hotels in the area:


Best Western, The Inn at Ramsey
1315 Route 17 S, Ramsey, New Jersey, 07446
Phone: )201) 327-6700

Holiday Inn Express
946 Route 17 north Ramsey, NJ 07446
Phone: (201) 934-9250

Super 8 Motel
160 State Rt 17, Mahwah, NJ
Phone: (201) 512-0800