Over the weekend, we signed the paperwork so I can now announce that Cheryl and I have booked our honeymoon and will be spending six nights at the Sandals Grande Ocho Rios resort in Jamaica! It'll be my first trip outside of the United States (not counting Windsor, Canada of course) and I'm really looking forward to relaxing on the beach and drinking some Red Stripe and Appleton Rum.

We decided to go through Central Travel since the price was virtually identical to what Sandals offers online and they offer an option to have a Honeymoon Registry where guests can contribute towards the cost of the trip as a substitute for a gift. Personally, I'm hoping at least a few people take this option as I'm not looking forward to paying all of the balance myself. =)

Since we've signed the contract, I guess that I can officially announce that the rehearsal dinner for our wedding will be held in The Roost at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo! The Mud Hens will taking on the Durham Bulls at 7pm, and we've decided to have a buffet-style dinner before the first pitch is thrown. We'll then be able to watch the game from what ESPN has described as "the best seats in the Minors". While I had originally wanted to host this at Maumee Bay Brewing Company, we decided that this would be a fun way to spend the night with friends watching baseball underneath the lights (and maybe even some post-game fireworks!). We've got a lot of time to decide on the specifics, but now I'm looking forward to May even more! :)

In other wedding-related news, we also put down a deposit on a cake from Wixey Bakery in Toledo. We were able to sample their cakes last weekend and I honestly thought I had died and gone to heaven. More news as it develops...

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Since it's official now, I should probably post something up here before I get in too much trouble. Cheryl and I have decided that we'll be having the wedding ceremony in the Hankison Great Room at the W.W. Knight Nature Center and is part of the Wood County Park District. So now we've got the ceremony and reception locations booked... we're less than a year away!