We're married!!

So, now that we have been married for over 6 months, I decided it was about time to do a post about the wedding! I know I'm so behind! The wedding turned out beautifully! We got married outside of the Filter Building on White Rock Lake on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. The weather was gorgeous, the wedding party and our families looked beautiful and were super supportive, and almost everything went off without a hitch! The only minor problem was that the small cake that we had planned on cutting didn't show up to the venue. So, we had to cut the big sheet cake. Oh well. Definitely not a big deal. It wasn't the most beautiful wedding cake in the world, but it tasted amazing! (It was a gluten-free strawberry cake.) I really loved how the center pieces and the mason jars of flowers down the aisle turned out, the food was delicious, our photographers did a great job, and my friend Kellen did an awesome job DJ'ing.

I had a great time getting ready during the day over at Lea's house with my friends, mom, and sister, and had a great time dancing with them at the reception as well. Oh, and our little 7 year old nieces Taylor and Sydney definitely stole the show dancing up a storm at the reception! They were adorable and hilarious! My sweet nephew Phoenix who was about 20 months at the time was precious as our ring bearer too. My friend Allyson was such an enormous help being my day-of coordinator too. She really helped out more than just that day, and I'm positive that the day would not have gone as smoothly if it wasn't for her. We also couldn't have gotten through the day and the months leading up to the wedding without our wonderful families and our awesome wedding party! My girls: Lauren, Lea, Mia, Heather, Carlie, Amber, and Nicole. Koy's guys: Eric, John, Jordan, Blake, and Anthony.

The day/night just went by way too fast. I know everyone always tells you that, but it really did fly by. It felt like we were only there for about an hour, and I was sad when it was over and time to leave. It was an amazing day, though, being surrounded by so many friends and family and celebrating our love and union, and I will never forget it!

Here are a few random pictures of the day. They are not the professional pictures we had taken. I will try to post some of those later so you can actually see all the wedding party, etc., but who knows how long that could take!

Sign in table with the cute pinwheels I made. I love how they turned out~

Place settings, center pieces, candles, pinwheels and crossword puzzles.

Reception set up at the Filter Building on White Rock Lake.

My mother-in-law, me, and my mom.



Taylor, Phoenix, and Sydney

Dad walking me down the aisle. While the guests were being seated, Kellen played instrumental versions of Coldplay's "Yellow" and "The Scientist" and U2's "All I Want is You". Then, we went with more traditional songs for the processional. She played "Cannon in D" as the bridesmaids walked down and "Ode to Joy" for me and my dad. Then she played U2's "Beautiful Day" for the recessional.




We are married!




First Dance- we danced to Ben Harper's "Everything".

Jodi, Eric, Koy, and me.




Here are a few pictures from my bridal portrait session. They were taken by Kelly Alexander of Kelly Alexander Photography based in East Dallas. She and her team did an amazing job and were so much fun to hang out with. We took my bridal portraits at their studio and the Arboretum in March, and the weather and all the flowers were absolutely gorgeous!