One Year of Bliss

This may be my longest post yet.  I have so much to share, so much for which to be thankful.  A year ago today I married the man of my dreams, my best friend, my partner in crime, and the love of my life.  I feel so blessed to be able to call such a wonderful man Husband.  All of our family and friends were in town, (some of which [family] I was meeting for the first time.)  It was such a joyous moment and one that brings a smile to my face and butterflies in my stomach every time I think about it.  I'm excited to see where this God-given journey takes us in the years to come.  Looking forward to sharing many more memories and making so many new ones.  Thank you to everyone who has helped us along this path and who helped make this day so extra special for us!

                               {I love this one of Mom putting on David'd boutenniere.}

                                        {How many girls does it take to put on a wedding dress?}

 {That's right.  Part of my dress fastenings broke as we were putting it on and I had to be pinned in!}

 {Hand-made invitations. Mom and her group of friends put so much effort into them.  They even made the clay leaves themselves.}

 {Some of my wonderful friends whom I am glad could be there.  They sang one of my favorite choral songs in the wedding: Where Your Barefoot Walks By David Childs. (See a YouTube video of the song here)}

 {Our photographer Ruth Reese told the bridesmaids to pretend like they were throwing their pumpkin at David.  One bridesmaid actually threw it and Ruth caught the pumpkin mid flight!}

Countdown to Fall

Fall is by far my favorite season.  I love everything about it.  The crisp air, fallen leaves, hot chocolate, pumpkin spice lattes, the way anticipation hangs in the air, time with family, fog, Halloween!, Thanksgiving, fellowship, apples, pumpkin carving, warm apple cider, pumpkin and pecan pies...the list can go on and on. Nothing beat a crisp fall morning, dressing in a sweater, leggings, boots and a scarf and walking the couple of blocks to school while fog was still in the air, drinking a hot mug of coffee...mmm.  Everything seems so peaceful and silent.  Can it be Fall already, please??
 
  Now I know countdowns typically start lower, and end with the top spot, but I can't resist starting with number one on my list. Mine and Hubby's 1 year wedding anniversary!!  This blog started off as a log of the wedding planning but kind of fell by the wayside with so much going on with school, job, opera, recital and planning a wedding.  So I figured I'd give everyone a peek into the beautiful day that couldn't have come together more perfectly!

                                            {Precious cousin flower girl and ring bearers}

 {Story behind this is: Photographer told my ladies to pretend like they were going to throw pumpkins at Hubby.  One of them actually did throw it, and it was caught in mid-flight!!}

 

                  {Our lovely wedding party.  Each one of these people meant so much to us!}

                 {Hand carved synthetic pumpkin with a tealight that my bridesmaids carried in}

                                                  {Wedding shoesand rings}

                                                             {As husband and wife!}

 

 {Delicious cake! Red velvet, marble, and white.  We should have made the biggest tier instead of the smallest tier be the Red Velvet.  We played nice during the feeding of the cake and didn't smash it into each other's faces}

                             {Blushing bride and Handsome Husband}                 

                                           {Three generations; Grandma, Mama, Me}

 {Blowing bubbles for our exit. Everything seemed to happen so quickly!!}

VENUE

So I promise this is the final change in venue.  I have it booked, security deposit made.  All I have to do is sign my name.  We have chosen Olivet Baptist Church in Tulsa to host this wonderful celebration.  It has been my home church for over 10 years.  It is filled with such loving people and means a lot to me, so it only made sense to choose it.  Now the planning details can begin! (And begin they have)

More updates soon to come.  I am sure that I will get plenty more ideas when I attend my first Bridal Show!  I am very excited!!  Not to mention, I'll get to wear my Sexy Little Bride jacket that was a great find from one of my mom's friends.
    Well that's all for now.  Today, I am going to donate platelets with OBI.  I feel like it's a great way to be able to give back to my community and am happy to do it.