Wedding Blog

My mother, sister, and I arrived at La Fogata fashionably late. Upon arrival I was instantly overwhelmed by the sheer number of people scattered about. The restaurant was filled to capacity with the familiar faces of friends and family milling around, laughing and chatting excitedly. It was a beautiful thing.

“What do you mean ‘the groom’s tux is in Austin’”?!? , I asked the woman behind the counter as she stared back at me blankly, clearly not grasping the severity of the situation. She simply repeated herself offering no assistance whatsoever. I immediately grabbed my BlackBerry and dialed Mr. L, silently praying he hadn’t left the house yet.

“Hi honey… where are you?” He was slow…

On Friday I woke up bright and early again, this time in my parents’ living room. Mom and dad were up shortly thereafter and we set about gathering caffeine and our wits for the day. My sister/MOH was still dead to the world, but since it was MY weekend I cracked the whip, and soon we were all bright eyed and bushy tailed.

MOH Kelly/Sister and…

Are you ready for some recaps?! Well alright, let’s get right to it! I’ve spent some time thinking about how to structure the posts and I’ve decided that the most logical way to organize them (for me at least) is to go in chronological order, laying the events out in the order in which I lived them…

Thursday, April 16, 2009 was the first day of…

Hey y’all! Have you forgotten all about me yet? I hope not!

Since I am still waiting on our pro photos to make their way to us, I thought I’d entertain you with a few more pics that were snapped by our lovely friend and bridesmaid, L.

Meet Rock, our very good friend and usher:

Rock has a keen eye for fashion and took a strong liking to…

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

We are BIG fans of this holiday around here! Here’s to a full margarita, sizzling fajitas, and fantastic amigos to share them with!!

On a side note, I hope to have more pictures of that little party we threw a few weeks ago very soon. I can’t wait to share them with y’all!

Photo courtesy our fabulous floral designer, Erin McLarty

What’s up, y’all?! Well, it’s official, we are MARRIED! That Saturday night was, to date, the best night of my life. I have never felt so loved, confident, and excited, and wish I could do it all over again and again!!

Mr. L and I felt so blessed, as the day truly was perfect (for us) — we were surrounded…

So, this is it. Here we are, sixteen months later, and it’s finally go-time. Yesterday was pure insanity as the torrential rains rolled through town and the power went out at our little bridal lunch. Let me tell you, that was fun. No worries, a bit of pinot and some renegade sunshine arrived in the late afternoon and we were able to rehearse outside! Here’s…

This is about half of our crap. Double it, add a big white dress/veil/accessories, 7 pieces of luggage, a dog bed big enough to accommodate an 80-lb. fur baby, me, and Vida, and you have our haul. I don’t comprehend the meaning of “pack light”.

Today I leave Austin for San Antonio. In a few short hours my mother will be headed north in a rented…

We’re down to the wire, people. With just 5 short days left, Mr. L and I are knocking projects out left and right. Yesterday we headed to the Costco to pick up some provisions to load up in our little gift bags for our out of town guests. We had brainstormed for quite a while as to what bags to use, and what exactly we’d…

Yesterday marked a momentous occasion – we procured the marriage license! Mr. L picked me up on my lunch break and we headed over to the Travis Co. clerk’s office. I’ve noticed that some of y’all have county offices housed in beautiful historic buildings. The Travis Co. office? Not so much. It’s in an ugly strip mall next to a furniture store with a minuscule…

So. Here we are. I am getting married in 10 short days. I’ve finally started stalking the weather, checking in hour by hour to ensure that our outdoor ceremony will go off without a hitch. But that’s a different story. This story is about the various accessories I have been collecting that will complete my wedding day ensemble.

Tomorrow my besties are going to descend upon the city for a night of decadence and debauchery — my bachelorette party! I don’t have all of the details on what is in store for us, but I do have an awesome outfit planned, and really, what more does a girl need?

My mother and I hit Neiman’s last weekend during our shopping marathon and I scored…

The invitation package that we sent to our guests had 7 total pieces (including envelopes). The envelopes, mail invitation, rehearsal dinner invitation, and RSVP card were hand letterpressed onto the super yummy Arturo paper in two colors - a deep midnight navy and a more mellow French Blue. The map and accommodations card (not pictured) were printed on the same paper on a laser printer.…

This weekend has been a complete whirlwind of shopping, crafting, and way more shopping! Now that we are under the one month mark I feel a bit of a fire under me to start knocking out and finishing up all the DIY projects that I had on the back burner. Since I haven’t done anything crafty in a couple of months, to ease myself back…