W.A. Frost & Company

The bridal shower was the one part where it was just adults, which was my mother’s idea, and Justin spent the day with Isabelle. WA Frost is an expensive but personal favorite of mine, mainly because I think this is one of the few places where I get a feel or sense of Midwest heritage and the lumber barons who built this state. I think it was a great era, and I love thinking about what it would be like to live back then. The restaurant is very classy, very fancy, and the food is very good. I usually can make reservations online, but we had trouble making reservations this time. After calling and trying to use the online service, my mother finally went down and was able to secure a table for ten. We weren’t picky on the date, we just wanted to make sure that it could happen before the wedding date. I had a wonderful time, and I know that everyone else did, too. I think if you live in the Twin Cities and if you haven’t made time to come here, you’re really missing out on something great.

As Pat’s family was paying for most of the wedding reception, my father wanted to contribute with a wonderful rehearsal dinner. I had been there twice before for lunch with my father when I was in college, and always thought the place was stunning. It was also my parent’s present to me instead of a bridal shower. This evening my father had rented out a room for the two families and close friends, and honestly, words cannot even begin to describe how beautiful the place is. There is an ancient charm in the place, and you feel like your one of the lumber tycoons of the older days. I liked the privacy of the place, and I liked how the attention was really on Pat and I and on the next stage of our life.