For The Journey Not just the destination…

I have a feeling you’re going to get sick of wedding related posts pretty soon, but I just wanted to post some photographs of my flowers. I loved the flowers that my bridesmaids and I carried at the wedding. Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to taking photos of them until today, and they’re starting to fade. Still, here’s some macro shots.

I was very impressed with the flowers. We got them from Sam’s Club, which charged us wholesale for the flowers, and then a $9 design fee for each of the following groups: the bridal bouquet, the 3 bridesmaid bouquets, the 2 table arrangements, 5 boutineers, 3 more boutineers, and 3 corsages. It sounds like a lot, but in the world of wedding flowers, it was very reasonable.

The florist was great to work with too. I told her I wanted something in white, apple green and pale yellow, and asked if she could try to incorporate some yellow roses (for the yellow rose of Texas – the title of Thomas’ first blog entry about me). I also told her I liked the white hydrangeas and the green berries – and she included those too.

I noticed at the reception that someone used some extra yellow roses to decorate the top of the cake. That turned out very pretty too.

My Family, Version 2.0

I haven’t quite had a chance yet to process all of the parts of Saturday yet, so I’ll start with Sunday.

The morning started out early. We packed up and I said good-bye to Georgy and Rick in the hotel lobby, while Thomas tracked down his brother to lend him his car keys. Then Mel, Thomas, and I rode in the VW Bus, still painted with Just Married on the back window, to our house. My parents hosted a brunch there for the out of town guests before they all hit the road.

It was very successful and a lot of fun. My parents made some Southern breakfast favorites – sausage, grits, hash browns, and cinnamon rolls. Almost everyone invited stopped by and I think we were nearing maximum capacity for our house at one point. It was really nice to have some time to sit around and chat with everyone, especially since we didn’t have that much time at the wedding.

Once things started to quiet down, we attempted to take a brief nap before the family members came back for dinner that night. I know my parents were exhausted, since they had only slept for 2-hours so they could get everything out of the River Landing, and set up at the house. Thomas slept a little, but I wasn’t really able to.

That night, a couple of my aunts and uncles came back over to the house, where we ate leftover barbecue from the rehearsal dinner, checked out some of the photos already posted online, and opened some of our gifts. Again, it was really nice to get that extra time with family.

Thomas was finally able to use his camera again on Sunday, and he got a few good shots. Here’s some of my favorites of guests that stopped by…

The Rosses on our back porch

Mel enjoying her breakfast

Mr. and Mrs. Fisher

Bo Skough and Me

Sophie and her mom, Brandi

Dad and his brothers – Dee, Jay, and Gary

We also set up a Day After the Wedding flicker group for anyone that wants to add photos to it:

• http://www.flickr.com/groups/thomasdallasbrunch/pool

P.S. I’m trying out a new format for posting photos – what do you think? Too big to load quickly or easier to see? I was inspired by the layout of one of my favorite blogs to read: Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Thomas and I got married Saturday evening. I will post more description and detail this afternoon, but I wanted to go ahead and post the announcement that everything went off smoothly, despite the thunderstorms.

It was a wonderful day – the ceremony was beautiful, and the reception was fun. It was an honor to have so many friends and family from near and far join us for the wedding, rehearsal dinner and the morning-after brunch. I think people had a good time.

I’ve created a Flickr group for folks who have photos from the wedding. If you have a Flickr account (they’re free), you can upload any photos you took, and then add them to our group page. If you need any help, please let me know.

Here’s what photos have already been added:

• Thomas and Dallas’ Wedding Photos Flickr Group

Just catching up…the wedding is in a week.

April 2 – Still Raining

April 3 – Plantless entryway

April 4 – Fuzzy Thomas

April 5 – Molly Maids

April 6 – Snow in April?

April 7 – Camping in the Living Room

April 8 – Wedding Storage Room Filled Up

This is a week late, but I’ve been busy with wedding stuff.March 26 – Pollen on Car

March 27 – Hosta blooms

March 28 – Unidentified Plant

March 29 – Quilted Tote

March 30 – Pollen on Sidewalk

March 31 – Bridal Shower Bow Bouquet

April 1 – Raining Outside