Show Us Your Life ~ Wedding Receptions and Honeymoons

This week on Show Us Your Life at Kelly's Korner is Wedding Receptions and Honeymoons! To participate or check out the rest go to http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/2009/08/show-us-your-life-wedding-receptions.html

We had so much fun at our wedding reception and were so glad to hear later that our friends and family did to celebrating with us! Our reception was at Diamond Oaks Country Club. They have a beautiful reception hall that looks out over the golf course and has an amazing chandelier!





We continued our color scheme of black, ivory/white, and various shades of pinks and deep reds. The table linens were black with white napkins and chair covers. One of my favorite things to find/plan were the table centerpieces. We had four different ones featuring different flower and candle arrangements, many with beautiful red glass.



1st Dance to "Time After Time" by Frank Sinatra

Centerpieces

The Cake Guys of Cedar Hill did our cakes and they were as beautiful as they were tasty! Jason's groom cake featured a Double T! We continued our monogram motif on the bride's cake as well as cookie favors which my cousins made for me through their former business, Love Bucket Cookies.

Our DJ was awesome. We played a lot of classics and romantic songs during dinner and then a lot of great dance music and oldies and a little country. We had so much fun dancing the night away. Before we left all of our families and friends made a circle around us and we did the chicken dance and hokey pokey...That was one of the funniest memories we have!At the end of the night I was so sad to leave...It was so perfect I didn't want the moment to end. It was such a blessing to to have all of our family and friends there to celebrate our new life together! But...we were off to our honeymoon.

Jason planned our honeymoon. I knew we were going on a cruise through the Caribbean, but I didn't know what we were doing the 2nd week. When we got in the limo he told me that we were going to New York City and he had gotten tickets to Chorus Line and Cinderella American Ballet Theatre...I screamed and started crying...He knows me so well!

The first week was awesome...We went to Grand Cayman and snorkeled there and enjoyed cheese burgers in Margaritaville! We also went horseback riding in Honduras...It was supposed to be super romantic, but my horse hated Jason's and constantly tried to bite everyone...It was pretty traumatic, but the beach there was the most beautiful! We went cave tubing in Belize, again somewhat traumatic (we saw a giant spider right when we went into the dark of the cave) but floating the river afterwards was great! We spent our last day relaxing on the beach in Costa Maya Mexico. The food on the boat was amazing and we had an amazing couples massage as well!

Roatan Island, Honduras...Amazing Beach!

Cave Tubing in Belize!

We enjoyed so many amazing sunsets on our cruise from our balcony room and on deck!

In New York we toured all the sights and ate at some amazing places including Tavern on the Green and Serendipity! The last night we were there was July 4th so we got to watch the fireworks on the river...It was the perfect ending to the most amazing start to our new life together!

Carriage ride through Central Park!

Dinner at Tavern On the Green in the Crystal Room

Fireworks on the River in NYC!

Here's a schedule of Kelly's Korner future Show Us Your Life if you want to participate...

SCHEDULE
Friday, August 14 - Show us your favorite vacation spot

Friday, August 21- Show us baby shower ideas (ones you have had, hosted or been to)

Friday, August 28- Show us wedding shower ideas (ones you have had, hosted or been to)Friday, Sept 4 - Show us your favorite school pictures from when you were growing up

Friday, Sept 11 - Show us your favorite Go To dinner recipe (we can all get new ideas!)

Friday, Sept 18 - Show us your favorite Dessert recipe

Friday, Sept 25 - Show us your baby gear - what you recommend and what you wouldn't buy if you had to do it all over again

Friday, Oct 1 - Show us some of your favorite places/sights in your town (great way to see the world from your own home)

Friday, Oct 9 - Show us your PETS

Friday, Oct 16 - Show us your Halloween Costumes (past or present)

Show Us Your Life ~ Wedding Day

This week at Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life is Show Us Your Wedding Party and Flowers...To Check out more beautiful wedding days visit http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/2009/07/show-us-your-life-wedding-party-and.html. This would be a fantastic resource for bride to bes to get amazing ideas!

We were married on June 23,2007 at Birdville Baptist Church. I had lots of fun doing lots of research and finding things I loved and figuring out how to copy them or make them myself.


We wanted to be married in a very traditional church but also one that was meaningful to us. We were married in my grandfather's church and his grandad performed our ceremony!




Our colors were black, ivory, and shades of red and pink. I wanted my bridesmaids to feel comfortable in their dresses and be able to wear them again, if they wanted, so I asked them to choose a black long satin gown from David's Bridal. I loved how each girl's style and personality came through in their dress!


We were honored to have our family, childhood friends, and college roommates stand by our side on our special day!


The flowers we used were varying shades of pink, reds, and whites in roses, peonies, hydrangeas, calla lillies and stephanotis. Each bridesmaid carried a different color bouquet of roses and the bouquets cascaded to a lighter shade as they each entered. I had some peonies in my bouquet and they have continued to be my favorite flower! I had our florist add calla lillies to my maid of honor's bouquet to make it stand out and be a little more special. The guy's boutonnieres coordinated with the girl they walked down and my husband's was an ivory calla lilly and stephanotis. We used hydrangeas to adorn the aisle pews.






We also featured our monogram on many parts of the wedding, including our unity candle, programs, and a runner we made for the church. I really wanted a runner, but they are incredibly expensive, so I ordered canvas from a fabric store and painted it with my maid of honor. We ordered silk rose petals and it turned out so beautiful!




I also made the programs with the help of my mom, cousin, and husband! I designed them on the computer, and we printed and put them together ourselves. One of my favorite things in them was a description of how we met and knew each of our wedding party to make it more personal for our guests!


We made a slide show of our pictures growing up and dating years...We used "There is None Like You" by Shane and Shane" "Say You Will" by Justin Cofield Band.


The bridesmaids entered to an organist playing Eidelweiss and I walked down the aisle with my dad to the Bridal Processional played on an organ as well. During the ceremony my husband's aunt and cousin sang, "Household of Faith," an older song by Steve Green and my cousin sang and played the piano to, "Acres of Hope," by Shane and Shane.


It was such a perfect day!

Show Us Your Life ~ Wedding Dress

One of the blogs I like to follow is Kelly's Korner. She's been doing a tour of homes each Friday, whiech sadly I wasn't able to participate in, because we were still in the process of building our home. But it was a great way to look at rooms and get ideas! And you will all get a look at our new home soon. We are almost done, and having a housewarming party this weekend, so I'll post more pictures after that...I don't want to give too much away too soon! :-)

Anyways, she finished with tour of homes and has moved on to Show Us Your Life, so I thought it would be fun to participate this week...This week is show us your wedding dress.

The first time I saw my wedding dress was before my husband and I were even engaged. I was with my roommates in college shopping for one of their wedding gowns and our bridesmaid dresses, and we walked in the store and on a mannequin, there it was. It took my breath away! "That's my wedding dress, " I said. "Really? They said, "Try it on." I refused to try it on then, but several months down the road when we got engaged, it remained on my mind. I went to many different places to look and tried on countless gowns, but in the end, this one still one my heart. All my friends and family said it looked just like me.

I found my dress at David's Bridal, it was part of the Oleg Cassini collection, who actually designed much of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's wardrobe while she was in the White House!

I loved it the first day I saw it, the day I tried it on, the day I wore it down the aisle to marry my best friend, and still today...To me it was elegant, classic, and timeless!

Full Length

Close up of the front

I took my bridal portraits at Bass Hall, this is on the balcony where my husband proposed!

Back of the dress

Our Wedding Day...I wore a cathedral length veil for the ceremony.

Bustled during the reception

To check out more Show Us Your Life Wedding Dress Blogs go to Kelly's Korner! Enjoy!

Short but Sweet

Well, like the title says, this will be short...We closed on our house today! Yea! It was so exciting to got our keys and walk in our new home. It still doesn't feel totally real yet. We're not moving until Saturday, so I think it will feel more real then, when we actually spend our first night there. We have been so blessed and are so thankful for God's provision and blessing which led us to this place! When we walked in we walked around a minute or two, and then took a moment to pray and thank the Lord for all the experiences and memories He has taught us and given us in the past two years, and all that was to come in our new home! Thank you Jesus!

It will probably be a while until my next post...We are both taking next week off to paint and unpack! We will also be celebrating our 2nd anniversary! We will spend our 3rd night in our new home together...We are planning to relax on Tuesday and spend some true quality time together. We decided to return to Morton's again, this time in Dallas though, for dinner to celebrate...I'm sure we won't be dissapointed!

So before I go, because I'm not sure when I'll post again I thought I'd leave you with these...

Our Wedding Day ~ June 23, 2007

1st Anniversary ~ June 23, 2008

Morton's Steakhouse ~ San Antonio, TX

June 18, 2009 ~ Closed on our New Home!

Jason's Parent's 30th Anniversary Party

This post is much much overdue!!! In July we threw a 30th Anniversary surprise party for Jason's parents. We invited family and some close friends of theirs who shared in their wedding day...It was really neat to bring so many special people in their life together to celebrate their marriage! (See the story of how Jason's parents met below...) Of course we forgot our camera in all the craziness in setting up for the party, so I am just now getting pictures to share...No worries!

I enjoyed planning and coordinating for the party! I used alot of pearls in the decor, because pearl is the traditional 30th anniversary gift. We also used yellow and mint green throughout, their wedding colors...Jason made one of his fabulous cakes for the event. (FYI: I will soon post again about his AMAZING cakes!)


The invitation I made, framed


Centerpieces I created

The cake table!

The fabulous cake Jason made, complete with edible pearls!

Jason's parent's cutting the cake!


Jason and I with his parents, Larry and Kathy, and brother, Duane


Jason's parents with their best friends, Glen and Sharie

They have such a funny story how they met...Larry and Glen were roommates in college, as were Sharie and Kathy. Glen and Sharie were engaged and Larry and Kathy were going to be their Maid of Honor and Best Man. They decided they should meet, and Larry and Kathy ended up dating, falling in love, and getting married 3 weeks before Glen and Sharie!

1st Anniversary!

So this will be quick because I have plenty of packing to do today. I am leaving tomorrow to go to MA Officer Camp with the Varsity Drill Team for my new job! We'll finish up Sunday afternoon and then Jason and I are headed to out of town that night! We are going to celebrate our first anniversary on the Riverwalk in San Antonio! I am so excited to celebrate this special time with the man I have been blessed to love with all of my heart! It is hard to believe that it has been a whole year since we said "I do!"

Looking Back...June 23, 2007

60 Years!!!

Jason's grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 10, 2008. Their love for one another and the Lord has been a true testament to many family members and other couples. They were missionaries in Africa for over 30 years, and started many bible colleges and schools that still exist there today. Jason and I were very blessed to have his grandfather officiate our wedding ceremony last year. His words were so beautiful, and we will forever treasure the role he played in the start to our new life! Last weekend Jason's family celebrated their anniversary...Enjoy the pictures!



Vernon and Marjorie Metz



Happy 60th Anniversary!



Cutting the cake 60 years later!



So cute!



Jason and I with his grandparents!