happy monday

we spent our weekend working on our casa, making room for the new baby (no worries, folks, it plugs into the wall), frying fish with the hanks family, and doing a Sunday photo shoot with an aspiring country singer, Catherine Kimbro. all in all, a win.

august 2nd

it was the perfect day.

it was the perfect evening.

we got married.

hilarious stories of imperfection to come, but for now:

view all the photos, of course by kyle hale, here. thanks kyle!

our first dance

video of the second half of our first dance. thanks to my pop for posting!

love,

i think my browser will be constantly open to this site for the next 10 days. right now, it's looking promising:

but then i skipped to the next page (11-15 days out) and look what greeted me:

wow. i wish i had isight on these monitors so i could share my expression with you guys right now.

pallets: a key element to a glamorous wedding

This weekend kicked my butt. It started Thursday night at the PureFun! warehouse with my bud Zac. We took on the task of disassembling pallets for ceremony props (the picture above is a sneak peak of one of the props, I'm stoked). It was tough. I quickly realized I was going to need a better plan, more tools, more people, and more days to get all the pallet wood I need. Zac and I called it quits for the night and had some time to hang at his new apartment. Sara was able to tag along and Zac's lady friend, Lauren, met us there as well. It was fun - like old times.

I geared up for an early morning and headed back to PureFun! on Friday morning. This time I brought reinforcements: Sara's dad. We knocked those pallets out. We got together as much wood as we could fit in my pop's 4runner in about 2 or 3 hours. It took it's toll on us though. It was hot and the physical labor was seriously draining. That night we headed to Monroe to celebrate Mammaw's birthday and saw longest firework show of my life in good ol' Gratis, Ga. Gran Fanalley!

Sunday, I played at The Bridge and then proceeded to head back to Monroe. We spent most of the day working on wedding stuffies. Jonathan and Momma Hanks hung lights in the pavilion and out over where our dance floor will be. They ain't scurred of no lightnin'. Scott and I finished two window frames....4 more to go. Sara addressed invitation envelopes, we helped put up a wall on the other side of the pavilion, Momma Hanks bravely battled poison ivy, and Mammaw whipped up some sexy homemade chicken pot pie. What a weekend. We have a few more of these left. Thanks to everyone for helping. This could not happen without your generosity. You rule.

birthday / fourth of july cookout

friday was our annual fourth of july / mammaw's birthday cookout. it was good to get together with (almost) everyone. our family has grown a lot in the past 6-7 months. 4 weddings and a new baby between december & august. mammaw & pappaw have been so awesome, letting us use their property for the wedding. it's all coming together out there, and we can't wait for everyone to come see it.

the wedding location hunt

is over. Well pretty much, anyway. After looking at a wide range of wedding venues, we've decided to get married & have our reception at my grandparents' place in Monroe, GA. We're still working out the details, but it's exciting to have something decided.

Despite the muddy, gloomy day yesterday, we took some shots:

curious Cody

the pavilion : reception location

back field : ceremony possibility

back field : ceremony possibility

across the street : ceremony possibility