Show Us Your Life- Wedding Party, Flowers

Its another Friday edition of Kelly's Korner, Show Us Your Life. Today we are showcasing wedding flowers and wedding party. I could show pictures all day. So I have tried to narrow it down, and keep it short and simple while showing off all my beatiful flowers and all my beautiful friends/family. So with that said, if something or someone is left out, don't be upset. I still love you. Let's get started!



These lovely ladies are my bridesmaids. From Left to Right as follows:
Liz- My sister, and Matron of honor
Meagan- Highschool friend (she is getting married in a few months!)
Crystal- Best friend through a random meeting by Keith's best man
Kendall- Friend through school and college years, Maid of Honor
Mallery- Great friend (she is getting married NEXT month!)
And the girl beside my face is Autumn- we met on a random school trip and have been the greatest friends ever since. We get alot that we look just alike.

The bridesmaid wore Mocha brown 2 piece dresses from David's Bridal. With long skirts, a mini train, and a basic top. The bust of the top has a row of beading under it that matched their flowers! I had their jewelry especially made for the dresses and the wedding, of brown pearls.

Now to my little babies! My 2 nephews and my niece. Branden, Luke, & Kaylea



All 3 of the kids wore Strasburg "coutour" haha. I didn't want my boys to be in just regular tuxes. I think kids should be in sissy clothes at weddings! So Strasburg, white knee socks, and white shoes were in order for the boys, and a big white poofy dress for Kaylea with a wreath of baby's breath flowers. Aren't they beautiful!



I wanted to include this picture just because it is the sweetest most beautiful picture! Luke just loves Kaylea so much! They have gotten to grow up together which is really cool because Luke's mom (my sister) and Kaylea's mom (Keith's sister) actually graduated high school together! Maybe they will be sweethearts!



Here is the whole wedding party. From left to right. (I already introduced to girls, so we wont do that again)
Daniel- Keiths friend since like birth I swear
Alex- Football buds
Mac McDaniel- Keiths best bud (more on Mac later)
Emile- My cousin, I babysat him for literally FOREVER!
Wayne- Keiths brother
Seth- Best man, my best guy friend, and Keiths main man. About 10 minutes before the ceremony. Seth came into the room I was in, sitting on the bed with my dress literally surrounding me, and he pushed over my dress, sat beside me, and said "Ok honey, last chance to run away with me. Let's go." It certainly took all my nerves away. He then told me I was beautiful, kissed me on the cheek, and left. I just love him!

The guys wore Calvin Klein 2 button pin strip shadow tuxes with black vests. Complete with square toe heels. For you girls planning a wedding, square toe is the way to go. The guys told me they were so comfy! And I think they are more stylish then the round anyways.

Now let's talk flowers!



I love this picture. I can't remember who I was on the phone with, or what they said that obviously struck a nerve with me, but I assume it was something I didn't want to hear!



This is my bouquet. I found this picture on the internet of one similiar to this and made some tweeks and then had the job of finding someone who could name all these rare flowers and get them shipped in from places! It took me and the florist about 2 hours one day to name just ONE of them! I think one of them is originally from South America. There were alot of rare flowers in it mixed in with calla lillies. Calla's definitely dominated my wedding. Yellow, orange, and red calla's. My bouquet I swear weighed 5 pounds or more and was a beast to carry around but I managed to do it and loved every minute of it! I still get compliments on my bouquet.

Here are some other flowers that could be found throughout.



I didn't include other arrangments but it pretty much followed suit. They just got taller and bigger!!! Ha!



So here is a picture of the back of my bouquet. Notice that Keith and my highschool class rings are in it! We have been together since high school! It meant so much to me to have our rings in my bouquet. It truly symbolized that we have been together FOREVER! You will also notice that the cover off my baby Bible cover is included (something old). And lastly, the white rose. In highschool, Keith and I, and the rest of our wedding party to be exact, lost a very dear friend in 8th grade. Keith's very best friend in the entire world, Jay, was killed in a car accident. Jay was also Mac's cousin who was a groomsmen. There is no doubt that if Jay was alive he would have been our best man. Keith and Jay were lifelong friends. We wanted to do something to remember Jay during the wedding in our own special way. So the white rose was put in my bouquet and over that rose, Keith and I took our vows, promising each other our lives. And Jay was there watching. As the ceremony concluded, we took the white rose out of my bouquet and presented it to Jay's mother, Mrs. Laverne. I won't include a picture of that, because it was a special moment for us. And I don't want to cry!

Other than the flowers, we had someone sing The Lord's Prayer and Ave Maria during our ceremony. "Dr. J" as we call him lovinly, married us. He did such a great job. My dad gave me away, and I swear for a minute I thought he was having a change of heart! We were married outside lakeside on October 27, 2007 at 6:00 in the afternoon. It was the perfect fall day. Chilly but not unbearable. Perfect for those of us in 10 pound wedding dresses!!! Keith actually picked our wedding location which was awesome to me. I had looked at numerous places for the ceremony and he came home one day and asked if I would come look at something he thought we be good for the ceremony, and it turns out. It was PERFECT! I married the greatest man!

So thats it! I will leave you one more of my favorite pictures. As Branden pulled Kaylea and Luke down the aisle! Have a great Friday! I can't wait to see all of YOUR flowers and hear all about YOUR wedding!