Elizabeth & I met in St Louis to begin a week of being a Bride!
No the wedding won’t be in St. Louis, it will be in North Canton, but this was an important stop.
My Sister, her Aunt Ellen lives in Lebanon, Illinois.
Ellen is…incredibly creative.
She & her husband Tim also own a gourmet store,
specializing in wine & loose leaf tea..plus so many other amazing goodies.
(check it out http://www.fezziwigsmarket.com)
This is the tea room.
We had such a good time here.
She is so incredibly knowledgeable, we left with so many different flavors of tea
that taste great & are good for your body…all for that!!
Ellen Surprised Elizabeth with letting her know that she will blend a tea just for the wedding!
Off to her house & we continued our planning,
this time with wine & food!!
We started with gourmet cheeses…can you tell we enjoyed them??
Moved on to some appetizers she had made in advance & frozen.
We need to test them to see if they passed the freeze & re-heat process.
Some of them did…some of them didn’t….guess that’s why we test…….
Did I mention my sister is also a gourmet chef??
Again a really important stop on the week of bridal planning.
8.5 hour drive back to Ohio and the planning continues…
Being Mother of the Bride 