the ceremony

I debated on the order I wanted to post all of our pictures (I know, life-altering decision)... Chronological was my first thought, starting with our getting ready shots. However, I decided I'd rather share the ceremony and reception first, followed by a handful (or two!) of other pictures. 

So, without further ado... Our perfect (I'm just a little biased) ceremony. 

 Apparently he stole the show when he walked down the isle. So handsome!

Love this. 

And love my little brother. I can't remember what we were talking about but we laughed most of our walk down the isle and I miraculously managed not to cry! 

My brother walked me halfway down the isle to my parents, who walked me to CSB and gave me away.  

My handsome hubs. 

 Love this shot. 

Pretty sure we are praying... And I spy 3 peekers! :) 

And this one. 

I was just a little excited! 

Sunday night preview

They're here! And they're amazing. Miss Betsy Limbaugh, thank you so much for capturing our beautiful day.

I'm too tired (despite my extra hour of sleep!) to do a full post. However, I wanted to share a couple of images before calling it a night.

There will be many picture posts to come this week!

they're (almost) here!

Our wedding pictures are ready! Our photographer emailed me yesterday to let me know they were ready and on their way. I cannot wait to see them. Just a quick Friday morning update. More wedding catch-up posts to come this weekend and next week. Happy first weekend of November!

wedding wednesday: picture version

Though our wedding is over, I thought it would be fun to continue to partake in the tradition. Each Wednesday (from now until I get tired of doing it) I am going to post a picture from the weekend of our wedding and share a little bit about it or the significance of the person/people in the picture (I'm all about alliterations, and since there is not a day of the week that starts with P I'll stick with Wedding Wednesday as my platform for sharing!). It may be a picture I have already shared on the blog but with a bit of detail as to why it's a favorite of mine.

This is a picture a friend snapped of my grandmother (Who as a toddler I lovingly bestowed the name, "Gaga") and I at the reception. It's one of my (many) favorites thus far from the wedding. My grandmother is one of the most important people in my life and has served as an amazing role model throughout my entire life. She and my grandfather were unable to make it to my graduation in May because of her health and my prayer, almost since the day CSB and I got engaged, was that she and my grandfather would be there to watch me walk down the isle. Words cannot express how blessed I felt to have both of them there when CSB and I said, "I do". I am thankful for my Gaga beyond measures and can only hope to be half the woman, wife, friend, and grandmother she is.

the night before (edited!)

I just realized tonight (and am a tiny bit bummed!) that I took very few pictures at the rehearsal dinner. We hosted our wedding party, family, and close friends for dinner at one of our favorite local restaurants on Friday night before all of the festivities. CSB took me to Mere Bulles for my birthday the first year we dated and we often go for lunch or a special occasion dinner. It was definitely our first choice for rehearsal dinner location and they did not disappoint. The food and service were both amazing! We had cocktail hour on the porch before dinner, all gathered inside for dinner, and the boys migrated back out to the patio after dinner for cigars. 

It was so nice and a great opportunity to get to spend time with friends and family members before the wedding. It could not have been more perfect!

Little brother, junior bridesmaid, and me. 

Sweet ring bearer and little brother.

The hubs and me at dinner. 

My sweet babies. 

The little brothers hilarious/tear jerking speech.

Bridesmaids, my wonderful momma, and me. 

CSB and LAK (bridesmaid). 

Plus me!

The set up. 

Rebeks (MOH), and beautiful parents to be for time number two!

The boys and their cigars. 

More to come... Bridesmaid brunch is up next! And then for the professional picture reveal as soon as I get them. :) 

One of my sweet bridesmaids flooded my inbox last night with lots of awesome pictures from the wedding weekend! Here are a few she snagged of the rehearsal: 

Or a bottle, ladies, either way. :) 

And, for good measures. 

the rehearsal

Because there was a wedding at Belle Meade on Friday night we had to hold our rehearsal between 9 am and noon on Friday... We opted to go with earlier as to allow for time for errands to be run, lunch to be had with out of town guests, and last minute projects to be completed. We all gathered in the gardens and ran through the ceremony  and then all went off in different directions for the day. Our rehearsal was laid back and went quickly! My second momma (her kids are the cute ones in all of the pictures) captured some great pictures during the rehearsal.

One of my favorites.  

My sweet babies (Our junior bridesmaid and ring bearer).

Beautiful Sadie Bug. 

All of my beautiful bridesmaids! 

Packed into the Tahoe... I rode in the floorboard as it was packed to the brim with all things wedding. 

My sweet, sweet Gaga

Plus my wonderful Papa. 

Needless to say, I was a little bit stressed out post-rehearsal. There were still a lot of things to get done in a limited amount of time. My bridesmaids and "second family" were very sweet and all offered to run errands and help with projects. My mom and grandmother headed back to the hotel and started putting our guest thank you gifts together. My brother, maid of honor, and I headed to pick up my dress, order programs (yep, day before the wedding...) and pick up some things from CSB's townhouse. The pick-up-the-programs errand turned into much more of an ordeal than I anticipated but luckily my brother and MOH were very patient and helpful. We discovered a minimal of 5 mistakes upon printing a sample and probably were the guy who helped us at Kinko's least favorite customer of the day (I must mention at this point, said programs where never actually put out at the wedding... They apparently were not locatable prior to the ceremony, unbeknownst to me until the end of the evening!). 

After several hours of crazy errand-running my little brother was very insistent we stop, relax, and get lunch somewhere. He treated Rebeks and I to Ted's and we all enjoyed a quick lunch. He was so sweet, patient, and thoughtful the entire day and I still cannot get over the fact that he opted to run errands with us as opposed to heading to a local sports bar with the crew of groomsmen for the day. 

Of course, I had to stop and spend some time with my sweet puppy before we headed back to the hotel to get ready for the rehearsal dinner! 

Whew! I thought I would squeeze the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner into one post... However, the rehearsal dinner will have to wait for tomorrow as this wife is exhausted. 

Much more to come in the following days! 

Officially a Mrs.

I am finally back... And officially a Mrs.! And so excited to begin catching you all up on the last several months of our life! I hoped to begin the catching-up process long before now, however, Molly the MacBook went straight to the Mac hospital on Monday and has just made it home today (with a new, extra-large hard drive!). Now I can actually upload pictures, use adobe programs, etc.

We got home from our amazing Mexican honeymoon late Sunday night... Several times over the course of the week I commented to CSB about how excited I was to start blogging again. The insanity and busyness of the last few months in combination with a not-fully-functioning Molly the MacBook have not made for ideal blogging conditions. My little blog is also going to get a facelift (and possibly new name!) now that little Molly is functioning well enough to actually run photoshop without flipping out. 

Oh my goodness... Where do I even begin? Our wedding was absolutely perfect. Everything turned out so well and the night could not have gone better! There were a few little bumps in the road day-of but I honestly could not have asked for a better day. The weather in Nashville was perfect, too (though I am somehow still the owner of adorable new navy hunter rain boots as the weather forecast 10 days out predicted a 60% chance of rain)! The night flew by, though I tried so very hard to savor every single second. I cannot wait to get our pictures back. 

I'll leave you with a few preview pictures taken by a dear friend/bridesmaid's very talented fiance. 

 

AND a very classic picture from my brother the morning after the wedding as well as the facebook status that accompanied it... 

1 Year of Planning... Thousands of Dollars Spent... 1 Pair of Ripped Pants... Best Weekend and Wedding EVER!

I think he sums this post up pretty well! Hope everyone has had a wonderful fall weekend. I can't wait to share more wedding details in the coming weeks.