doug and marli :: hair, makeup, and a ceremony

well, i think the title said it all---here are the pictures.

the nephew and i hanging out during hair and makeup.

my niece

sisters--best friends

since i didn't see my fiance any that day before the ceremony, we talked on the phone frequently ;)

mom, me, my sister

me and bridesmaids

a before-the-ceremony message with essential oils. ahhhh.

my nephew, in the wagon, ready to roll down the isle.

grandaddy being silly holding a bridesmaids bouquet
(my fiance's mom in the background)

pretty flower girls

waiting inside until it was safe (until my fiance was at the front with the preacher) for me to come out and walk down the isle.

getting lined up to walk down the isle.

we just received our pictures from the photographer.

they are a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

i'll post soon.

doug and marli :: the bridesmaids breakfast

the morning of the big day dawned.

first on the agenda:

the bridesmaid breakfast.

the bridesmaids and i wore our monogrammed matching shirts and arrived with no makeup and hair un-fixed. 

it was wonderful. ;)

(the hair and makeup would be professionally done later on that afternoon)

hosted by my lovely aunt, me and all my girls + moms + grandmothers feasted on a fabulous breakfast.

after eating, we all gathered around, forming a circle, and said a chain prayer--what a special moment and memory.

my aunt--the hostess

mrs stacey with grandson, mom with grandson--my nephew

nana and my niece--her great-grandchild

grooms mother and nana

the prayer circle was so sweet! i had bawled my eyes out--hence, the puffy eyes

didn't see the rehearsal dinner? click here.

doug and marli :: rehearsal and rehearsal dinner

i'm baaaaack! 

Y'ALL!

married life is just the. bomb. and i cannot wait to get caught up on all the pictures that i have to share.

between laundry, cooking, cleaning, going to the library, IGing my life, and filling orders for my etsy shop, i'll be posting pictures from the past month and a half of our blissful married life.

so, LET US BEGIN!

to start with, let's go back to october 9th. 

rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.

me, doug and melissa--the one that introduced us--and the rest is history. haha!

grandaddy and jojo--my niece

a gathering of bride and bridesmaids

my sister and nephew

mr paul t.--the preacher

one of our flower girls

daddy and mom

our other flower girl pulling the wagon that would have my niece and nephew in it.

riding in the wagon

one of our groomsmen sang "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait

daddy and all the groomsmen spoke and gave advice/shared a memory--some silly and some serious