Bride & Groom #3 part deux....The Reception

....as promised!
Pictures from the reception!

Remember these people?
I introduced you to them a few weeks ago...
they have only been married 2 weeks!
Yeah for getting to see KB & JB again!

Here we (the bridesmaids) are after our grand entrance!
We had to try to pump up the crowd....
I'm not sure I was much to see hahaha!

The groomsman, however, were marched in by the
father of the bride.
He dropped them for push-ups! 

Here come Mr. & Mrs. P!
Bride & Groom!!!!
Congratulations!

Bud & I stole away for a moment to get a picture of us!
Isn't he handsome?

We also scored a picture with the Bride & Groom!
Yehaw!

A friend caught this sweet moment.
Bud had come up behind me to feel Baby Girl kicking
during the reception!

The Bride & Groom swirling around the dance floor!

Can you tell that we have a fun group of friends?

Somehow the table decorations rarely stay on the table.

At some point in the night they turn into turbans, bow ties, and or dancing accessories!

A wonderful night to celebrate a great couple!

I hope you all had a Blessed Monday!

Bride & Groom #3 of the Summer

Phew!
I have finished wedding number 3!
This was the second week in a row that I was on bridesmaid duty.
As most wedding days go we all started out by getting our hair done.
DE (The bride-to-be) had given us special bags at the rehearsal dinner the night before.
Each bag contained a custom wine glass w/ our name in our favorite colors, a magazine suited to each girls taste (a pregnancy mag for me), pink flip flops to wear after the ceremony, snacks, and the jewelry we were to wear (Pink rose shaped earrings and brown beaded necklaces with a matching pink rose shaped pendant).  Wonderful gifts to keep us entertained in the bridal suite!

Clockwise: Me, CE, TR, RG, JM, GE, & DE

We did everything we could to make the Bride as comfy as possible :)

Mimosas anyone?

Meanwhile the guys got the groom ready in the grooms suite

In order to pass the remaining time....

 ...a game of poker!

Before we knew it, it was time for the Bride and Groom to exchange their gifts to each other.

CP got his lovely bride a singing jewelry box.
A safe place to stow away all her beautiful jewels!

DE got her handsome hubby a cowbell,
so he could be the life of the party at the reception.
And a gift card so he could finally get his concealed
handgun license.

Finally it was time for the big moment!  

There I go....

It was an absolutely beautiful ceremony!

Before we had time to realize it the ceremony was over and it was time for the reception....

I'll save that for a later post!

The wedding was gorgeous....the Bride even more so and I couldn't have been happier to be there for her big day!

Congratulations Mr & Mrs P!  

May you shower each other with love!

I hope you had a blessed Saturday!

Bridesmaid Diaries Part 7

I am less than 4 days from the final wedding of this wedding season.
It's been crazy busy the past few weeks!

1st KB & JB...

2nd KV & TV...

And next up....

CP & DE

Tomorrow after work I'll go to pick up my altered dress.

I had to buy a size 14.
My wonderful alterations lady had no problem
getting the alterations done within a week of
the wedding!

Which is good since my baby bump is bigger this week than it was last.

I get to see some of my crafty handy work that we made a few months back...

The letters that will hang from the bar at the reception.

The ring bearer pillow I made from scratch!

Friday night is the rehearsal & rehearsal dinner.

We are supposed to "cowboy/girl" it up.

So I have pulled out the most cowgirl time dress I have that still "fits" barely.

My boots are ready.

And I'm ready to get this shin dig started.

Saturday the wedding will take place at 6pm at Tenroc Ranch:

Where the ceremony will take place.

Where the chairs will be set up.

It's set to be 97 degrees on Saturday.

It'll be shady during the ceremony and the reception is indoors.

Bud will be nearby with water for me and I'm sure it won't be too bad!

Either way I'm super excited for this weekend!

I hope you had a Blessed Tuesday!

Bridesmaid Diaries Part 6

The spread at DE's Bridal Shower

Yummy and Beautiful Cupcakes....
and what's that, Oh the table runner I made!

Flowers, because what bridal shower is complete w/out matching
flowers?

Group picture #1!
We got everyone to dress in pink, brown & white.
In this picture many of the ladies were showcasing the veils they
made from headbands and tissue paper.

Group shot #2
Sans veils, very nice!

Group shot #3
Silly faces...I don't think everyone that we were serious about this one.
Haha!

Overall the shower went smoothly.
The bride got plenty of wonderful gifts and plenty of bridal attention.
My friend JP and JS were my close compadres all day!
After the shower we drove back to Austin and prepared for more bride-to-be adventures.
Many of the girls rented a hotel room to crash in after their night on the town.  I had to pass on staying in the hotel because I can never tell how I'm going to be feeling and I didn't want to be a party pooper.
Once everyone had arrived from Killeen it was time for dinner.
I was very excited because I had a lot to do with picking and booking our dinner venue.
We went to a place called Union Park on West 6th St.

This was our view
source

The food and the view were wonderful!
I had the steak, mashed potatoes, and grilled asparagus and it
was only $12!!!
source

After dinner we headed back to the hotel and the bachelorette party games and lingerie gift opening began.
I was already starting to feel the sandman's presence, but I held out until right before the girls headed downtown for the party portion of the night.
At 9:45 everyone started touching up make-up and I took the cue to head out.
I hugged the Bride-to-Be and homeward bound I went.
From the sound of it they had a great time.
It sounds like it was everything DE wanted.
Only about 2 more months until her big day....where has time gone.
I hope everyone had a Blessed Wednesday.

P.S. I got my organic spray tan today and so far I'm in love with my sun-kissed looking skin.

Bridesmaid Diaries Part 5

Being a bridesmaid in 2 weddings is starting to catch up with me!
Phew, it's exhausting.
March 19th was KS's bridal shower and that went down wonderfully.
Now as I work through this week I realize that Saturday is DE's bridal shower and bachelorette party!!!!

Things I need to do this week:
1. Baseboards
2. Laundry- I need to get the sheets on the guest bed, a fellow bridesmaid is crashing here Friday night!
3. Clean bathrooms
4. Bath Dogs
5. Get Dogs nails clipped - Hubby is going to do this for me!
6. Vacuum & Mop
7. Wrap gifts & get card!
8. Write out recipe cards for gifts
9. Finish party favors for bridal shower
   P.S. Thank you Cheri at I Am Momma Hear Me Roar for this tutorial!  I can't wait to show off the bridal shower version :)

Things I've been frantically trying to help with last minute for the shower.
1. Finding a restaurant that will accommodate 15-20 guests on a Saturday night.  Turns out this hadn't been done yet, so I've been working hard to find something close to the hotel.
I bounced a few ideas off another bridesmaid and then shared them with the maid of honor.  We have thought that since we are a tad bit late making reservations that maybe we can order the food to go instead.  This way the women could eat while the bride opens all her lingerie gifts at the hotel!
Since most of the women at the shower are coming to dinner that night we could pass around the menu during the shower, take the orders and money and drop off the order when we get to Austin, hoping it'll be ready for pickup at 6:30.  Another idea is to see if any of the restaurants cater for a reasonable price.
I'm working fast to pull this together.
2. Finish up the bridal shower favors, we didn't have a final head count so I went with 25!  Still need to staple everything together.
3. Make a few things for the games at the shower/party.

It's exhausting to look at this list, but I know it can all be done!
It'd definitely be a tad bit easier if I didn't work full time, but I've handled this kind of craziness before and I can do it again.
I think after this weekend it'll be smoother sailing until the actual weddings in June.

So if I seem to be hit and miss this week in posting it'll be because of these lists.
I'm off to tackle the baseboards!
I hope you all had a Blessed Monday!

P.S.  I have am up to 34 followers!  I knew about my 33rd follower she's amazing and I've blogged about hanging out with her (MS) and her boyfriend (JF) who is in ROTC with Eric...but you number 34 I missed you and I'm sorry!  Thank you for stopping by and enjoying what you saw!  Feel free to introduce yourself sometime!!!

Bridesmaid Diaries Part 4

Welcome back for another installation of Bridesmaid Diaries!
I have officially purchased both dresses which makes me feel better already!

I have been in cahoots with bridesmaids and maids of honor regarding Bridal Showers and Bachelorette parties all which are quickly approaching!
I have finished 1/2 of my crafty items for one of the bridal showers:

Which is a relief because my beginning quilting class is about to suck up the rest of my free sewing time!
There are 103 days until TV & KS wedding.
There are 110 days until CP & DE wedding.
All in all everything seems to be falling into place and right now my biggest task at hand has nothing to do with either wedding.
I have about 6 weeks until Eric's last ROTC dining out.  I think I found my dress & I need to get it ordered soon, but I'm really trying to decide on a color, maybe you can help me.

Blue

Yellow

I don't know if I can pull off yellow or not, I'm pale with dishwater blond hair.
My favorite part about dining out isn't just the dress, but it's the entire day!
This year my day will start out with refreshing my highlights (sssshhh...I haven't touched them since they were done nearly a year ago) and instead of a fancy updo this year I'm going to have her curl all my hair and keep it down.
After that I get to go have a pedicure and then I slide into my new dress and enjoy a lovely dinner with my wonderful hubby and a room full of cadets!
Any suggestions on what color I should choose?
I need to order soon because it'll take a few weeks for the dress to get here and if I need any alterations I don't want to leave it to chance.

I'm off to bed soon, I had a busy Monday afternoon that involved purging a few bagfuls of clothes from my closet, cleaning both bathrooms and the kitchen, and vacuuming.
I hope you all had a Blessed Monday!

Bridesmaid Diaries Part 2

And their off!
The number of emails I'm receiving in regards to the wedding, bachelorette parties, bridal showers, etc have started to double in the past few weeks!

Wedding #1's Dresses have been picked out and we have started making payments on them:

found here
We all got to choose our own style dress as
long as they were all Caymen Blue!
I LOVE my dress!

As for the Wedding #2 we have picked out dresses and we need to order them by the end of March:

found here
Our dresses will all be cocoa in color and we will
be wearing cowgirl boots.
P.S. my favorite part, this dress has POCKETS!!!

So now that dresses and hair and make-up are all figured out for the day...what else do we have?
Oh yeah!
Those Bridal Parties...
and Bachelorette Parties...
Would you believe me if I told you that in the all the weddings I've been in (including my own) I've never been to a traditional bachelorette party?
Never.
I've been to lingerie parties.
I've been to days at the spa.
But never a bachelorette party.

When I was asked for feedback about how to plan for said party I froze...I don't know what to do?
Does anyone out there have any suggestions?
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On other notes I promised to show you my most recent project.
I started last night and finished about 15 minutes ago!

First I bought 4 different colored fabrics 3/4 yds each.
Then I cut 1" strips

Unfold & cut into fourths.

Pretty stacks of fabric!

ABC

I purchased 2 heart shaped wreath
frames at Hobby Lobby

What I forgot to take pictures of was how I overlapped the 2 frames and started tying them together with my knotted fabric.

Pull Ribbon between 2 sections of the frame

knot once...

knot twice...

stair step your alternating fabrics and slide back.
Continue in this pattern until your wreath is full!

If you like you can go around the edges with
scissors or a rotary blade to clean up your lines.
**My hubby suggested this tip...when I was fussy
about how I wasn't totally in love with it, I think
I'll keep him ;)

Close up of heart #1

Close up of heart #2

And finally you can hang it on your door

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

The rest of the week I'll be working on my scarf every chance I get...I wonder if it's safe to knit and walk on the treadmill...just kidding!

I'm off to bed it's been a busy day!

I hope you all had a Blessed Tuesday!

P.S. I gained 2 new followers today!  How exciting is that?  Don't answer, I'll answer!  It's SUPER exciting!  Thank you for filling my heart with more joy today....all of you comments and YOUR blog postings are blessings!

P.S.S. I linked up with these fun parties: