Rehearsal Dinner

It was 50 degrees outside. Everyone was in winter coats. It was pouring. Needless to say, rehearsing outside was out of the question. And we were starting to figure out a game plan for the next day. After all...even if it cleared up, the ground would likely be soaked. Honestly, I wasn't really freaking at all. The forecast looked great for Saturday. And we picked our venue b/c things could be indoors or out, so whatever. In Oklahoma, you really have to have a plan B if you're having an outdoor event pretty much year round.  And if Mother Nature was going to misbehave, I'd rather it happen on Friday night...

So, we rehearsed inside...

Then, we all donned our coats and umbrellas again and headed to the Atlas building in downtown Tulsa for the rehearsal dinner... 

Eric's parents planned such a fabulous event- check out the awesome floor decal when we walked in! 

Convenient that I have a white winter coat? Me thinks so...haha!

Everything was personalized and was just too cute... You see... the dinner was planned for another local restaurant, but after some less-than-desirable communications with them this summer, Eric's mom decided to move it. And I am so glad she did b/c it couldn't have been more special at the Atlas.

One of Eric's favorite breakfast/lunch places is in the bottom floor of the Atlas building, called Atlas Grill (go figure). Anyway, while they mostly do sandwich food at lunch, they actually have a trained chef who can work up some pretty cool stuff. Plus, Eric knows the Atlas crew personally, so it meant a lot. They were so excited when Eric's mom moved the dinner there! It was cute. The building is historically and architecturally amazing, especially the atrium area. So, that's where we had the dinner- they brought in nice tables, linens, chairs, etc...So pretty. :)

From the intimate feel, the restaurant Eric loves, historical Tulsa, the personal touches, it was just very "us" and it was perfect. :) 

We decided to do the toasts at the dinner instead of the wedding. I'm one of those people that gets irritated when everyone isn't paying attention to the person speaking, etc. At weddings, everyone is drinking (typically) and often not paying a ton of attention to the person toasting. Plus, you can tell the better stories in front of closer friends and family...haha.. Needless to say there were laughs and tears. We're really fortunate to have some amazing people in our lives and I'm thankful so many were there to celebrate with us.

Pretty sure a group of friends decided to go line dancing after the dinner...and the restaurant had to start taking down tables for us to leave. Needless to say, it was a great time... It meant so much that Eric's parents did so much for for rehearsal dinner. It really kinda set the great mood for the weekend and the festiveness of it quickly made everyone forget about the cuh-razy weather we were having outside. 

 Next wedding post: Getting ready! :)

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