Some Thoughts
Our wedding weekend was truly the happiest time of my life. It was so great to see so many of our relatives and friends that we don't often see. I loved celebrating with those I hold most dear. Through the course of the weekend, I was able to spent quality time with just about everyone from out of town. The bridal luncheon was a great kickoff to the weekend. The food was delicious and it was fun visiting with my best friends, my cousins, and all of my sisters. The rehearsal dinner was a blast! I was able to visit and meet with more friends and family on Jeremy's side. I also got to spend a little time with my Dad. I had given my Mom, Dad, and Kristi(Sis) special photos framed with a poem. I wanted to make sure they knew how much I loved them. I also gave framed photos to my other girls. Everyone was in tears! On our wedding day, the sun was out and the weather was warm perfect for an outdoor wedding. Through all the planning, I thought I would have a hard time getting through the ceremony without crying all over the place. But instead, as my Dad walked me down the aisle, I was filled with excitement. I was so happy that this day had finally come. Throughout the ceremony, I was thoroughly ecstatic! The only time I got a little weepy was when we said our vows and towards the end of the ceremony when I realized we were really married. The reception was the best. I was so afraid that noone would dance since it was an early wedding and we only had about 50 guests. But instead, people were dancing before I had even finished my lunch! We danced and danced and danced! I was having so much fun on the dance floor that, unfortunately, I did not get around to visit all of my guests. I remember that when the DJ announced only 2 songs left, I thought, NOT YET! I wasn't finished, yet! I still had people to see, dances to dance! It couldn't be over yet! But, indeed, it was. Our last song was "I've Had The Time Of My Life", and it was so fitting because I had truly had the time of my life!

Some Advice
In case there are any brides out there checking out our site, I have a few tips. There's not much I regret, but I there are a few things I wish I had done: Make a list for your photographer of must have shots. I actually did start this list, but I never finished it, so I didn't give it to the photographer. I missed MANY things and I will never get the chance to correct this. Try to get around to talk to everyone. Not only will you be glad that you were able to see everyone who came to support you on your special day, but this also allows for pictures to be taken of you with all of these special people. My cousins and aunt flew in from North Carolina to see me get married, but I was so busy on the dance floor, I didn't get any professional shots of me with them. I do get sad when I think about these things, but there is nothing I can do about it now.

May 1, 2002	Back to reality :( Hard to believe after all of that work, it is over so quickly.
April 28, 2002	We head to San Antonio for our "mini" honeymoon. The riverwalk was great!
April 27, 2002	We are finally MARRIED! Everything went great! We had a wonderful time just like a dream!
April 26, 2002	Bridal Luncheon at Something Different Tea Room. Rehearsal at Shirley Acres. Rehearsal Dinner at County Line Barbeque.
April 22, 2002	Mom arrives from Tulsa to help on all the last minute details.
April 10, 2002	Finalized the DJ play list.
April 9, 2002	Got the marriage license.
April 8, 2002	Spoke with Rev. Scott Jones regarding ceremony. Booked hotel for mini honeymoon in San Antonio.
April 7, 2002	Made Bridal Luncheon menu.
April 6, 2002	Finalized ceremony/reception music.
April 4, 2002	Bought unity candles. All measurements turned in for tuxedos.
April 2, 2002	Went over final ceremony/reception timeline with Jane at Shirley Acres.
March 20, 2002	Bought toasting glasses at Foleys.
March 28, 2002	My second bridal shower is hosted by Paula from work. We had a very good time, and again, I received lots of nice gifts.
March 27, 2002	One month and counting! I purchased the necklaces for the bridesmaids, flowergirl, and me from David's Bridal.
March 14, 2002	The first RSVP arrives in the mail! Leave it to Treasa to be so organized!
March 10, 2002	Kristi, Dana, and Treasa host my first bridal shower in Tulsa. I had a wonderful time visiting with old friends as well as extended family. I received many nice gifts, as well. Pictures can be found under the photo link.
March 8, 2002	Mailed invitations today! Flew to Tulsa for my bridal shower on Sunday!
March 7, 2002	Bought cake shaped wedding bubbles and flower girl headpiece off ebay.
February 28, 2002	I've spent the last several weeks working on little details: gathering info for out of town guests, preparing invitations for mailing, finalizing the guest list, narrowing down music selections. So much to do and time is flying by!
February 19, 2002	I bought Jeremy's wedding ring It is yellow gold with a single row of diamonds across the top. Also, reservations are made at Something Different Tea Room for the bridal luncheon.
February 12, 2002	We booked the florist and picked out the wedding cake today.
February 11, 2002	Honeymoon cruise is booked. The trip is planned for the first week of June. Royal Caribbean cruise departs from Galveston. Ports of call include Key West, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. We are very excited!
January 29, 2002	I bought a satin trimmed veil off ebay. Mom plans to make the headpiece of silk roses to match.
January 26, 2002	We registered for gifts at Target and Foley's. We will also be registering at Sears (tools and garden stuff).
January 23, 2002	I had my 2nd bridal fitting. The dress looked beautiful with the adjustments she had made. All that is left is to hem the bottom of the dress and clean it.
January 20, 2002	We finally decided on the tuxedos. We registered with Al's Formal Wear. Photos of Jeremy trying on the tux are in the photo section.
January 19, 2002	Mailed newsletter to all out of town guests.
January 18, 2002	The invitations arrived ~ they're beautiful!
January 16, 2002	My first bridal fitting. Several small adjustments will be made including the hem, shoulder straps, changing the bustle, and adding buttons down the back.
January 14, 2002	I finally ordered the invitations. I never realized how many little details went into the invitations! I had to consult Mom NUMEROUS times! Thanks MOM! Also, we made arrangements with 2 hotels for our outoftown guests, Holiday Inn and Fairfield Inn.
January 12, 2002	We got the engagement pictures back! We will mail them out soon. Also, I have been working on a newsletter for the outoftowners. I should be getting that out within a week or so.
January 6, 2002	Jeremy, Bethany (flowergirl), Dave (Jeremy's Dad) and I went to David's Bridal to shop for Bethany. She loved trying them all on. We got some wonderful pictures will post soon. I think she will love being a little princess at the wedding!
January 3, 2002	Happy New Year! I have a feeling it's going to be a great one! I booked the rehearsal dinner site. The County Line Barbeque is one of our favorite restaurants. It has a nice cozy atmosphere and the food is delicious!
December 2931, 2001	Now that the girls had been taken care of, it was time to conquer the guys. I never knew there were so many options when it came to tuxes! After a couple of days shopping, we are still undecided. Hope to make the decicion SOON! We also visited several hotels to gather information for our guests. Still deciding on this one, too.
December 23, 2001	I met the bridesmaids for lunch and an afternoon of dress shopping in Tulsa. I was surprised at how quick and easy it was to find a dress for everyone. I had intended to let them pick out their own dresses, but they all happened to like the same dress! It looked fabulous on all of them! Wow! I was expecting this long stressful process, but it was so easy that we were done in less than an hour! My Junior Bridesmaid, Hillary, had only one option. David's had just added a Junior Bridesmaid dress to their line. Luckily, it came in navy and is very similar in style to the other dresses. Major relief to have this behind me!
December 18, 2001	We finally ordered our engagement pictures! I can't wait for them to come in!
November 21, 2001	Mom, Kristi, Terry and the boys came down for Thanksgiving. Also, Jeremy's brother, Jason, and his wife and son visit from Florida. We hosted Thanksgiving at our new house. Pictures will be posted shortly. Also, Mom and Kristi finally got to see THE DRESS! We worked on wedding favors and discuss wedding plans.
November 16, 2001	We closed on our new house today. It has been a pretty hectic and stressful time. Haven't done much planning on the wedding lately.
November 7, 2001	Flower Girl Basket arrives. It is satin with navy ribbons very pretty!
October 24, 2001	Engagement pictures arrive. They look great! We posted them on the website for all to see. I also ordered the flower girl basket.
October 7, 2001	We had our engagement pictures taken at Mercer Arboretum. The photographer is great. Proofs should be available in about 10 days. We will post them as soon as they come in!
October 6, 2001	Silver balloons are ordered for the reception. We plan to order navy balloons as well.
October 2, 2001	Today is my birthday! Jeremy takes me out to dinner to my favorite steak restaurant, Texas Land and Cattle. He also purchased GREAT tickets to four performances of the Houston Ballet! I can't wait to see them all! Also, the garter, unity candle holder and caketop arrive. They are all beautiful!
September 22, 2001	We purchase the bubbles (and decorations for the bubbles) at Arne's. I love the effect they have in the photographs. Plus, the kids will love them!
September 19, 2001	Personalized napkins for reception are ordered.
September 10, 2001	More ebay deals! I order the caketop, unity candle holder, and garter. I hope they look as good in real life as they do in the pictures!
August 31, 2001	The wedding dress arrives...what a perfect fit! I absolutely love it! I can't wait to wear it down the aisle! Also, the camaras are delivered.
August 26, 2001	I've become addicted to EBAY! I got a great deal on disposable camaras for the reception today.
August 7, 2001	After interviewing many, many photographers, we finally booked Tom Richardson. He had the great combination of good personality, great photographs, somewhat reasonable prices and new technology (digital camaras). This will be nice because he will have the photos from the wedding available to preview instantly!
August 5, 2001	Discouraged from the dress shopping, I decide to try ebay. I had found a beautiful gown just my style a few days before. I had a hard time convincing myself to risk buying a gown I had never tried on, much less even seen in person! But the traditional method hadn't worked. I decided to go for it! Luckily, Mom was all for it and bought the gown for me. It is a beautiful silk gown by Mon Cheri. It is sleeveless (offtheshoulder caps) and has a gorgeous bodice. It also comes with the veil and crinoline! I pray it will fit when it arrives.
July 28, 2001	Mom and I go to the Bridal Extravaganza. What an experience! We had so much fun! I will never forget that awesome day we had shopping for all the wedding stuff.
July 27, 2001	An entire day of dress shopping with no luck. :(
July 26, 2001	We put the deposit down for the videographer. This husband and wife team do beautiful work. They use digital camaras and great effects to make a very touching video. Also, Mom comes to Houston to continue our dress search.
July 5, 2001	Mom and I decide to go look one more time for a dress before Jeremy and I go back to Houston. We really like this platinum dress, but it seems a tad too fancy for me. Still no luck.
July 3, 2001	Mom, Kristi, and I go wedding dress shopping. We visited about 4 stores. Many of the dresses were absolutely beautiful...some were not! But we did not find THE ONE.
July 1, 2001	Mom and Kristi host our engagement party in Tulsa, Ok. We had a fabulous time! I really enjoyed seeing my friends and family in Oklahoma. It is sometimes hard for me to do all this wedding planning when my close friends and family are so far away.
June 26, 2001	We put a deposit down on the Wedding/Reception site. Shirley Acres is the first place we visited and we loved it. It is a family run facility in an old established neighborhood in North Houston. It is situated on 12 acres of beautifully wooded grounds. The ceremony will be outdoors and the reception held in the pavilion. Pictures are located on the ceremony page.
May 7, 2001	We put earnest money down on a lot in Woodcreek Estates. It is an extra deep lot (by today's standards anyway). We love all the trees!
April 28, 2001	After an afternoon of house shopping (and dreaming), we were spending the evening at home relaxing. We were talking about seriously considering building a house. This, of course, brought about conversation about the future. We both knew we were meant for each other and it was only a matter of time before we would decide to get married. In fact, I was very anxiously awaiting Jeremy's proposal knowing it could happen any day. Well, that evening, Jeremy couldn't wait any longer.. He got down on one knee and after the sweetest words, he asked me to marry him!