Moving on, sort of...

SOLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks SO VERY MUCH to Beth Bowman...the BEST, MOST PATIENT realtor ever!

Words can't describe how much she has had to put up with while trying to sell my house.

(In case I am sounding selfish, just in case you don't all know it, Matt refused to call my house home- it was always "your house", not his house. Hopefully now it can be OUR house but I have this sneaking suspicion it will be HIS house!).

We finally closed last Thursday and we have been getting settled in to his mom's house. My precious (and BESTEST FRIEND) Xena is at the best puppy resort (and it is KILLING me) and Abby Gayle is with us. Xena just sheds so much I couldn't add that to the mix when his parents have been so kind to let us crash their empty nest! I miss her terribly and can't wait to go visit!

For now if you need to send me anything (baby shower invites, party invites, MONEY) just email or call and I'll give you our current address!!!

Things are moving pretty quickly on the search for a new home, I will update you all as soon as I can. Hopefully we will all be one big, happy family again soon!!!

Enough Already...

SO, I was planning on doing a post devoted entirely to our outdoor wedding shots but I just don't have the time right now. We are in the process of selling our little house and it has been the BIGGEST ordeal. Pray we close the 28th. And "then what?" you say... we don't know yet but I'll keep you posted!
Since I don't have the time to do all of our photos in one post, I've decided to do them a little bit at a time.
Hopefully when I get home tonight I can start the first installment...

The FABULOUS Jackie Gaut of Dana's Floral Designs

I've decided to dedicate this post to the FABULOUS Jackie Gaut!

She made our day so incredible in so many ways.

First things first, she has a new website and it is fantastic!

Go check it out! If you click Portfolio the #1,2,16,20 and 38 pictures contain images from our wedding. Kind of makes a girl feel like a celebrity!

Jackie is the COOLEST chic on Main Street in Prattville and I have no doubt that all of my friends would love her!!!! (Just side note for the Troy girls, she is married to Anna's brother.)

She is SO VERY patient and just the type that you'll feel 100% comfortable with saying "Hey, this is what I like, this is what I don't like, just run with it!" I told her I wanted wreaths, chiffon and shades of fuschia and told her to let her creative juices lead her wherever she wanted to go.

I couldn't have been more pleased! On the day of the wedding (in the hurricane) Jackie spent SO much time making sure things were perfect. She is extremely professional and went above and beyond. Thank you Jackie!!!!

Half Shot

I am still planning to do an outdoor wedding post but today Jessica Lynn (over at my FAVORITE wedding blog Tying the Knot ) posted about half shots. In the spirit of blogging, I decided to share one I stumbled across while making my parents albums for Christmas.

This one was one of my favorites of me alone but I hated the way my shoulder position made my arms look so I cropped them out. Turned out to be one my favorite shots!

Once I realized how much I loved it, I went a little crazy and made more!!!

That's all for now! Hope everyone is happy and healthy on this beautiful spring day!!!

Congratulations Hayes-e-pooh!!!!

My beautiful little sister Hayes married her Navy man today!!!

We are SO excited for you and Jay and we can't wait until we can celebrate with you!!!


She's the goofy one on the right... notice I am NOT in this picture! Hee hee!


LOVE YOU Strawberry Shortcake!!!!

The Day We've Been Waiting For, The Reception Part II

So, after all of the hooplah, it was time to have some fun! We didn't have a full band so there wasn't a whole lot of dancing. I wanted the guys to have something to do while the girls gossiped.

I found a basketball game online and had it set up on the wrap around porch at The Ridge. There was also a Colts mini bean bag toss game (ie. cornhole) and a poker table. I had also planned on a putting green but due to the hurricane it wasn't possible to set it up. I really would have loved to have had more time to play myself!

Some of Matt's best friends enjoying the basketball game:


Matt and I playing a quick game:



You would think that he would have let his new bride win! But OH NO- he is WAY TOO competitive for that!



At the poker table:



My baby sister Katherine ~ she does not have a great poker face!



I believe I said there wouldn't be a whole lot of dancing but I convinced my darling hubby that we HAD to have a first dance. Chad Hall played Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes...


My Dancin' Shoes:



Havin' a Good Time with my girls:




We were so thrilled to have so many friends brave the storm.

LC, Me and JH:

My Sweet Sister Mary Alise and our new brother-in-law Michael:


In addition to all of the games, I thought it would be fun to have a "photo booth". I had a Polaroid camera (graciously on loan from The Law Offices of JTK and Associates) and a box of dress up items (the cigarettes are NOT real but they did have "smoke").


KT Pickle, me and WC:


Looks like TROUBLE!




My mom's girls REALLY enjoyed Dress Up!



One of my favorite moments (even though it seems a lot of people don't do it anymore, it is kind of expected around here)- Note the UK garter- GO CATS!


Matt did SUCH a GREAT JOB!


Leigh Kennedy caught the garter and guess what...

he JUST GOT ENGAGED!

Note his beautiful fiance Stephanie in the black and white to the right:



I think I just wanted to toss the bouquet so that I could have Jackie Gaut make me one to toss!



And then it was time to go.





Off to my surprise honeymoon!






Once again kudos to Kim Box Photography!

The Day We've Been Waiting For...The Reception Part I

Somehow we made it from the Chapel to the Ridge Club for our reception without getting drenched. Even today I can hear the pine trees at the edge of the woods cracking and falling as we ran into the reception. My wonderful stepfather Noopie escorted me in under an umbrella...all the while wrapping my veil around his leg! Eek!
Everything turned out just fine...

Our guests were greeted with a yummy pomegranate martini.


Peggy McKinney did a fantastic job incorporating the design from our reception invitation into the cake. It tasted even better than it looked!


Our Invitations from Swoozie's:


I wanted Matt's cake to reflect who he is. He's pretty conservative, an Alabama fan and is a drummer. I ordered a custom cake topper reminiscent of the Tide's script A. I also found replica of John Bonham's drums (Led Zeppelin) to display on the cake table. There were also potted pansies courtesy of Jackie in honor of Matt's maternal grandparents- it was their favorite flower.
Matt's only request was a layer of yellow cake with chocolate icing. The cake table (with a houndstooth tablecloth) turned out to be a bit large for the size of the cake but Peggy's bottom layer of peanut butter fudge was the hit of the reception!




He was so surprised by the drums and loved them so much they are now in his law office!


Anticipating August heat and humidity, in addition to the martinis, we served white wine sangria (the Williams-Sonoma mix- it is divine!)


There was also a variety of beer for those not interested in "fruity" drinks. We had some koozies made up that reflected our love of sports: the Colts, the Tide and Roger Federer.

We also served food. Johnny Sullivan of Montgomery Catering and his staff were superb! Thanks to Chef Kelly for his fantastic shrimp and grits, bacon wrapped watermelon rinds and more!


(Note: Although I love how it turned out, I do wish I had listened to Jackie when she advised me to stick with one color- in this case the fuschia- on the table tops. The addition of the green was completely my idea. I just keep thinking about what it would have looked like with solid fuschia in those gorgeous fishbowls!)


Here we are having NO IDEA how to cut a cake! Can you tell???




And here we are REALLY enjoying that layer of Peggy's FAMOUS PB fudge- sure wish I had some right now!


All photos: Kim Box Photography!

ok... that is all I can manage tonight, SO SLEEPY!
More to come later...