DJ and Mel are seriously feeling the love after this weekend. On November 19th (exactly 3 months before our wedding), we celebrated at Mel's Bridal Shower and DJ's Man Party!!
Mel's Bridal Shower was held at one of our favorite places: The Farm on Adderley (where we had brunch after getting engaged!). It was truly one of the most memorable days of Mel's life. So many friends and family came to celebrate (including Michele all the way from Philly and Diana all the way from Boston!); she felt so joyful and loved she thought she might explode!
Pearl (a.k.a. Mom, a.k.a. Mrs. B, a.k.a. Toots), Amber, and Ibee worked magic to create a day filled with fun games, touching speeches, candy giveaways, and a lovely slideshow. They make quite the planning team!
They even had others get in on the surprises.
Uncle Stan arranged for beautiful flower centerpieces,
Guy (a.k.a. Dad, a.k.a. Mr. B, a.k.a. Toto) built an awesome "Wishing Well" for kitchen gifts...
and DJ's Aunt Abby (all the way in California) created special Ethiopian bookmarks for the goodie bags!
And The Farm did not disappoint with the food. Guests had a choice of a tuna salad sandwich, a Farm burger, or a tomato mozzarella omelet, along with home fries, salad, and chocolate brioche (quite the crowd-pleaser) on the side.
This bridal shower was a dream come true!
Meanwhile, DJ went off with Uncle Stan, Guy (Dad/Mr.B/Toto), and Manny to have a Man Party at Fette Sau - one of the top rated BBQ places in New York. They had a great time joking about "man stuff" and chowing down on some serious meat. But we needn't say more: the pictures are worth a thousand words. :)
Much love and thanks to all our family and friends who worked so hard to make it a special day for both of us!!
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