Wedding Update...

This week- yes it's only Tuesday- I have:

1. Bought the undergarments for my dress
2. Dropped off the paper at the print shop for the invitations
3. Worked on the envelopes for the invitations
4. Picked up my veil
5. Got my shoes
6. Tried on wedding bands
7. Emailed the "special songs" to our band- ya know the first dance, father daughter dance, mother son dance...it's a secret :)
8. Worked on the order of the ceremony
9. Picked out ceremony music
10. AND filled out an application on a house rental :) ok I know that's not for the wedding but it's for our life after!!!

I am so excited!! It's so close!!

Words from my sister

I thought I would include a link to my sister's blog- as she beautifully captured our holiday and has some great pictures too :)

Click here if you'd like a more detailed glimpse at our Christmas.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas, My Cousin's Wedding, and a Happy New Year

Wow! I can't believe the holidays have come and gone! It was a whirl wind for me this year! My time with my family was short but oh so sweet. I hope you all enjoyed special time with your loved ones throughout this holiday season.

There is a lot going on right now in my family but we managed to laugh and savor the memories we are creating together.

My 2.5 year old niece, Kate fully grasps who Santa is this year and it made Christmas morning so fun. She asked Santa for a popsicle, a lollypop, and stickers! how cute is that! I told my sister and brother in law they need to soak it in because that wish list will never be so cheap!

Kate lining up her lollypops!


She is also getting into dress up, so Mia and Papaw (my mom and dad) got her some fun dress up items that we all had fun with :)


Then we had a wedding- my cousin Taylor and Stacia got married December 27th in Golden, CO.

The only picture I have of the happy couple- check out those mountains in the background!


My brother, Rhett and I were in the wedding


The kids- my sister, brother-in-law, brother, david and I




And we brought in the New Year amongst great friends!


Mel and Jdub came up from Houston!


David and I


Candice, Melissa, and I


Happy New Year!!

Top Wedding Websites

I recently bought the December 2009/January 2010 Modern Bride magazine and I found some neat websites....and thought I'd share in case you are planning a wedding, helping a friend plan a wedding, or think some day you might plan a wedding :) Some might even be helpful if your throwing a party or shower to find some neat ideas and items...

You can click these links to go directly to the websites

For the Do It Yourself Projects:

JamaliGarden.com-Considered the DIY mecca, well stocked with reasonably priced containers, candles, feathers and floral supplies

Dafont.com- find the perfect type style for save-the-dates, ceremony programs, etc. They have hundreds of free fonts from fancy to funky...you just select your font then download it and choose install...

Accessories:

ShopBando.com- for fanciful silk flower headpieces, glittery crystal and ribbon belts, silk rose corsages and other accessories.

Swarovski-Crystallised.com- online store with pretty premade baubles or the beads, chains and more needed to create your own sparkly accessory.

Wedding Blogs:

DesignSpongeOnline.com- an eclectic blog offering creative ideas for stationary, flowers and more

100LayerCake.com/blog- a crew of designers pull together a top-notch blog filled with beautiful photos and real weddings...they even have a DIY section with step by step instructions

SnippetandInk.blogspot.com- a photo-rich blog for a daily doseof wedding ideas

Photos and Video:

Animoto.com- this site will automatically create high quality videos, set to music, from your pictures. Within a few miutes, it's engine will sync up your photos to every nusance of the song you've chosen and adds animation. You can share these professional-grade videos by email or through YouTube. The free version allows you to build 30-second videos; $30 annual all-access pass enables you to make unlimited videos that are the length of one song and DVD quality...

Music:

ClassicalArchives.com- Helps the un trained musiciians discover the perfect classical accompaniment for your wedding. Search by composer, time period, music type, or even which instrument you want used.

There are TONS more website (40 in total) but these were the one's that caught my eye...

ENJOY!

David's Merry Christmas Gift!

I thought I would share the gift I gave to David....a new suit and bow tie!

He got to wear his Christmas gift to a friend's wedding this weekend...doesn't he look so handsome?!?!



I love going to weddings while we are engaged, it is so special to hear the vows many times...we will have gone to 5 wedding during our engagement!! It is an honor to witness those who grasp the picture of what Christ designed marriage for and who do not enter into this union lightly.

3 months and 5 days...but who's counting? Oh you bet I am :)

A Houston Visit with the Newlyweds

It was so surreal going to visit our friends and newlyweds, Melissa and Jdub in their brand new condo!! It was so fun catching up with these two on the wedding, the honeymoon, life in Houston, life as a married couple!

We got into Houston pretty late on Friday so I don't have any pictures from Friday night but we ate pizza and stayed up chatting until 1:30am!! And yes we sang Happy Birthday to Melissa at midnight!

Then we woke up Saturday morning and had coffee and cinnamon rolls (per Melissa's request-it was her birthday after all!) We decided to watch Four Christmases- love that movie! Makes me laugh so hard.

Then we got dressed and had lunch at the amazing Little Bigs restaurant. mmm They have the best sliders in the world! After the yummy lunch we headed to downtown Houston to Discovery Gardens where where we watched some people ice skate on the outdoor rink and walked around downtown. We were going to ice skate but the ice looked like nasty slush and there were a lot of people...so we observed :)





We then went back to their apartment and I helped Melissa put up her tree!!

With the flash on:


With the flash off:


I loved these trio glass domes that Melissa put ornaments in (I added the berries)


I also loved this candle centerpiece she had on their table...very Anthropologie to me...


After decorating we popped the cork on this glorious bottle of wine. This was our wedding gift to Melissa and Jdub along with a set of 12 stemless wine glasses...They were so kind to share this wine with us!! It was SO good!

Robert Craig-1999 Cabernet Sauvignon


After some wine, cheese, and salami we got dressed for a birthday dinner out! Melissa loves Mexican food so we went to a really good place near their condo...yum!




We had a blast and can't wait to go back and visit!!

Wedding Updates!!

Well after having strep throat for 4 days, I have acomplished 5 BIG things...

1. I picked up my wedding dress!! yay!
2. I ordered some paper samples for our invitations
3. I had a dear friend from work design our invitations!
4. I found a hair and make up artist who will come to the hotel the day of!! I can actually afford her AND to top it off she is giving me a free trial run :)
5. I have received the sweetest offer from my dear friend Lindsey Templeton Cullins and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Debbie Cullins that they will be hosting the Bridesmaid's Luncheon-location TBD :)

Check back later as I will be posting some pictures from our weekend in Houston- pre strep!