Ooooh, Ahhhh!

This is a really busy summer for me and my family. Not only am I planning my wedding, but my sister is planning her September wedding as well. The first of our wedding related events took place this past weekend, when we held my sister’s bridal shower. My mom worked so hard–decorating the house, inviting all the guests and cooking up a storm. And you wouldn’t believe how many bridal shower decorations you can find at Michaels, that store has lots of DIY decorations! We got an awesome cake from Bruno’s, our local bakery. If you are ever in Staten Island, New York and are in need of something sweet check out Bruno’s!

My mom and I tried to think of something cool to do at the bridal shower rather than the regular games, and my fiancé Jake gave us a great idea–he suggested that we hire a sushi chef to teach the guests how to make sushi. After many phone calls to multiple culinary schools and restaurants in Manhattan, we finally found a sushi chef who would come to Staten Island. The only problem we ran in to was that his English was not that great! Despite that, he was still a big hit. He made us fresh sushi and demonstrated various sushi making techniques, and all the guests received a gift bag with sushi making utensils.

What really made my sister‘s shower special was that her very best friends from sleep way camp wrote songs and toasts for her and serenaded her during the shower. They took all their favorite camp songs and made up cute lyrics that represented my sister and her fiancé. It was so touching. It really was a beautiful shower and my sister really appreciated it. And yes, towards the end of the shower we opened gifts and everyone oohed and ahhed :)

My sister and me at her bridal shower