Ann flew in on Thursday the 15th to Burbank Airport and because I worked so close, I picked her up on my way home, losing no time to raise Katie’s suspicion. On the way home, we decided the story was that Ann would stay outside of our apartment and I would go in, concerned that I thought someone hit Katie’s recently-out-of-the-shop car. When I got home, the plan worked perfectly! She was extremely surprised, almost to the point of tears. Part 1 complete!

We all were talking very low when we heard keys rattling at the door. We kept it locked so we would have a little warning, which worked perfect. Matt, a good friend of mine and one of my groomsmen, was at the front door so he was the first face Katie saw. We all yelled “Surprise!”, Katie stepped back, cocked her fist to hit Matt… then laughed and said “You almost got hit… I mean, there’s a man with a mustache in my house when I expected, well, nothing.” The party commenced and I worked the grill while the rest of the guests talked and viewed the slideshow I made for Katie. Overall the night was very fun and I love that I could give her a great start to her 30′s by having so many people there who adores her. Photos have been posted on our Flickr page.