Wedding Blog

Mr. H and I said I do. Time really does fly - it still seems like yesterday. I can’t believe that a year ago, I was about to rehearse, walk down the aisle, and party with Mr. H.

I must tell you - the first year has not been the easiest for the Hydrangeas - there really is something to that saying, “the first year…

Well, hive, this is it. Not my final post, that is yet to come, but our final wedding recap.

It has truly been my pleasure to share the most amazing day of my life thus far with you all. From the blood, sweat, and tears that went into planning it, every step of the way, to my MUCH delayed recaps that I promised would be finished…

So now, for the post that I’ve been waiting to share throughout all of our recaps. Mr. H and I wanted, if nothing more, a huge party for our wedding. We love to go out, to hang with friends, to dance (I might not like to slow dance, but I can boogie with the best), have a few drinks, and make some memories. Our wedding…

Details, details, details. I love the little things. Here is the last peek at some special things we had for our guests, and the last details of our reception before we get to the theme of the night - P A R T Y! While this takes the events a little out of order from the way they ran in the evening, I thought it…

When we last left off, quite a bit ago, I mentioned our "faux" first dance. But now we get to have our first dance, for real. After all of the bridal party was introduced, it was time to bring out the folks that made everything possible, and without them, we wouldn’t be here.

I was given bits and pieces of advice for my own bridal portrait session from my photographer and various brides before I actually went to take pictures in my dress before the wedding. A couple of friends who have gotten married were surprised to hear of some of the tips, so I thought it might be a good idea to share with the hive as…

A few months ago, we got the news that our wedding was going to be featured in The Knot Texas magazine. A few weeks ago, we got an email from our photographer asking if we’d received our copies yet. When we replied that we had yet to receive it, Cesar and Tanya let us know that, not only was it in the magazine, it was…

Hello hive! Many of you might not remember me, but this is Mrs. Hydrangea here. It’s hard to believe that it has been almost eight months since we said, “I Do”; it seems like just yesterday. After our September ’08 wedding, life caught up with us and I never finished my recaps, which were always there in the back of my mind. Now that life…

I received this in my email today:

The company that we bought our cocktail napkins and matchbooks at is offering some great discounts and I didn’t want the hive to miss it!

I just found out that our “trash the dress” session made it online!

I didn’t even know that www.trashthedress.com existed! It’s a pretty cool site and you could definitely get some inspiring photos for your own wedding day/ day after shoots! Thanks to our photographers, Cesar and Tanya, for submitting it and congrats to them for taking such awesome pics that they were chosen to be…

Okay, I keep teasing you with these interruptions from our wedding photos. I apologize for that, but it is always with good reason, right?

About two months after our wedding, we decided to do a “day after” photo shoot. I wanted to put the dress on one last time before storing it away forever, and Mr. H and I wanted some really great shots of the…

As promised, the last bit of details before the final celebration!*All photos credit to Perez Photography

Last minute I decided to make Bride and Groom signs to be placed at our spots at the table. We wanted to sit right in the middle of the table facing out to everyone who was there, and not to the dance floor. It gave those few minutes, between everyone…