Goodbye to 2011

This year seemed to pass by faster than any other I can remember.

And there were plenty of changes that occurred...

I moved to a new city.  Hello Montgomery!

photo via wikipedia

Started a new job.  Welcome to Alabama politics!

Moved into a loft - which is gradually becoming a home.

Got engaged! Read more about that here :)

Married my best friend!  See more photos here and here :)

And I just know there will be more changes headed our way in 2012...

And I can't wait :)

Have a safe and happy New Year's!

Our Wedding: First Look + Bridal Party

I have to say my favorite part of the day was taking pictures at our reception site.  We headed to

the Wynfield Estate in Montgomery, Alabama to have our "first look" and snap some day time photos.

Take a look...

All photos courtest of our fabulous photographer Colin Peterson.

 

Okay, and apparently "a few photos" to me means "more than you'd ever want to see" :)

The last batch of wedding photos will be  some of the ceremony + reception.  I'll post those soon!

Until then, have a happy weekend!

Our Wedding: Getting Ready

I'm finally starting to get back on track with things after the wedding.

The house is starting to come together, although there is lots of decorating still to be done!

So, while I keep decorating I thought I would share a few of my wedding photos with you.

These are just a few of us getting ready...

All photos are courtesy of our fabulous photographer Colin Peterson.

Having my mom and my sweet bridesmaids there on my big day was such a blessing.

I will always have fond memories of these moments.  I love each of you!

Up next I'll share some of our "first look" and the bridal party!

Right around the corner

In two days I get to marry this man...

I am so excited to marry my best friend!  We met our freshman year of college at the University

of Alabama.  My sorority and his fraternity were paired up for Greek Week and we immediately

became friends.  Little did I know that seven years later he would be the man I get to call my husband.



He is the most caring person I know and has an amazing ability to make me laugh and remember

that it's the little things in life that make it so memorable.  I am incredibly blessed.

So, here is making a lifetime of memories with my soon-to-be husband.

I can't wait to begin our lives together!

Bad Blogger + Wedding Details

I know, I know...I've been a bad blogger :(

Wedding planning has completely taken over my life, but now that the wedding is less than

two weeks away (eeek!) things are starting to settle down and everything is coming together!

So, here are a few updates on our wedding :)

This is the dress I selected for our sweet bridesmaids...

It is the J. Crew Silk Taffeta Blakely Dress in 'Aged Driftwood'.  Swoon!

All three of my girls picked this little gem out - I absolutely can't wait to see them in it!

We picked out these beauties as our invitations...

We both completely fell in love with these invitations.  We knew we didn't want the same

ol' cookie cutter invitations that we've seen 100 times.  We wanted ones that were different

and incorporated our style.  We added the floral backing to our invitations, too. And the color

was perfect since we are using mint green, coral, greens, ivory and other natural tones.

We knew they were perfect for us!

I've been working on a few wedding projects and post those soon!

Thanks for hanging in there with me while all this craziness has been going on!

Y'all are the best :)

Wedding Bells

Well, the wedding is less than two months away (eeek)!  Most everything is taken care of

with the exception of a few small DIY projects.  I can't tell you how excited I am to marry

my best friend and the love of my life!  He is everything (and more) that any girl could ever

want in a friend, confidant and husband.  So, without further ado here are a few pictures

of some of the wedding items I've been working on and a sneak peek at a few things...

Wedding invitations (that went out this past weekend!) from minted.com

And here they are with the lovely (and non-traditional) stamps...

And take a look at this sweet koozie my wonderful friend Miranda got me!  I love it!

Below is the wedding insert I made - monogram was made on Wedding Chicks.

As far as the bridesmaids dresses go, I told my sweet girls they could pick whichever dress they

wanted in the J. Crew Silk Taffeta Collection in the color I requested - and they all ended

up picking the same dress!  Can you guess which one?  Which color do you think I went with?

I can't wait for this weekend - we have a wonderful group of friends that are throwing

us a wedding shower in the fiancé's hometown.  I am so excited to see everyone!

What are your weekend plans?

Wedding Festivities

Let me first start by saying THANK YOU to everyone for the sweet words of congratulations

on mine and the fiance's engagement!  Wedding planning is in full swing!  As you can imagine ;)

Earlier this month we had a wedding shower in my hometown of Marietta, Georgia!

It was thrown by two of my dearest friends from high school and it was a blast!

Here are a few pictures from the wonderful wedding shower...

It was so much fun seeing everyone and celebrating our upcoming nuptials!
Oh, and take a look at this beautiful painting my friend Katherine painted for us..

We love it!  I have a few different ideas of where to hang it in our home and will
update everyone with where its new home is as soon as it finds its little nook.

We had another wedding shower this past week and I can't wait to show you the details!
Happy Monday everyone! :)