One Month and Wedding Vendors

So today marks one month of marriage. I'm feeling pretty good. We are unpacking still, organizing, writing thank you notes still, and just enjoying being married. I finally got my wedding band in and it's beautiful. I love it! We are starting to look for a house. We going to look at some tonight. Other that that just working and trying to get back to some kind of normalcy. Whatever that is. Well a lot of people have been really curious about the vendors and such I used for the wedding. So I thought I would compile a list. We had fabulous vendors but a lot of it was DYI which I take a lot of pride in. You don't have to spend a fortune to have a fabulous wedding.

Wedding Site
First Baptist Lubbock



Reception Site
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
511 Ave. K


Love Love Love the Underwood Center! It was the perfect place to have fun, let loose, and dance the night away. When I was thinking of places to have the reception the one place I couldn't stop think about was the Underwood Center. We actually moved up our wedding date three months so we could be married at FBC and have the reception at the LHUCA.

Rehearsal Dinner Site
Gardski's


Ok if you are looking to have an event for a about 25 to 50 people Gadski's is the place for you. They were so accommodating. We had the front downstairs area all to ourselves and got to pick two items off the menu for people to choose from. The best part is they don't charge you to rent the space like a lot of restaurants do. Highly Recommend :)

Photographer
Captivated Images
Can't say enough about Barry and Dominique. They are amazing!!! If you are looking for the design photography, they are the people to call in the area.

DJ
Music to the Maxx
Tammy Maxx is awesome! She kept everything movin and groovin all night long

Catering, Cakes and Floral
Market Street


Ok we had fabulous food from Market Street. It was so easy. I did over estimate the amount I needed, but for the price, I still ended up way under budget. They even delivered all the food on time and for only a $15 fee. What a great deal!


Floral was more than I could hope for an unbelievable deal! Thanks Patti over at MarketStreet on 98th and Quaker for everything you did. It was beautiful



And finally Mark. One of my new brother in laws made the cakes. They turned out amazing!!! Call Mark at MarketStreet for all your bakery needs.



Bridal Gown, Bridesmaid Dresses, and Flower Girl Dress
Davids Bridal


Tuxes
Men's Wearhouse



Rentals
Gayle's Wedding and Party Rentals
Social Butterfly (this is were we got the gorgeous candelabras)

Stationary

I did all the print work, from the Save the Date to the Programs to the favors. It was a lot of work, but I would do it again. It all turned out so great. If you have a wedding or event coming up and need and invitation or announcement. Call me :) I work cheaply and efficiently. I use Dennis Brothers and Copy Craft Printers for all my printing needs.

Miscellaneous Stuff
Candles: Cudge.net
DYI Paper Supply: PaperSource
Jewerly: Redot Designs
Other DYI Items: Save on Crafts

Whoo! That took longer than I attended. Hope you enjoy

Wedding Pics

We had the best day. I felt this overwhelming sense of peace the whole day. I think that's why we were able to get so many beautiful photographs. I worked so hard planning that it was so wonderful to see it all come together. I know God had His hand in everything. It was really a fabulous time. Thank you Dom and Barry for capture the beauty of the day. Here are some images from the big day.

I See London, I see France...

So we are back in Lubbock settling into married life. I can't believe we've been married three weeks already. Time flies when you are having so much fun. Well since I can't decide which wedding pics to post yet, I thought I would go ahead and post about my honeymoon. We definitely took a more unconventional approach to the "honeymoon". Most people decide to go to Mexico or Jamaica, but Brandon and I wanted to do something different and visit a place where we knew we probably would have never dreamed of going had we not had this wonderful opportunity. We had a great time, but met some challenges along the way. When you travel to a different country not knowing a soul and have to adapt to a completely different culture, language, currency, transportation, food, etc. it really makes you grateful for what you have and appreciate each other that much more. We were both fighting different health complications throughout the entire time we were gone, but still managed to do and see a lot. With that being said here are pics from our wonderful honeymoon starting with London.

Our Hotel Marriott Grosvenor House


Windsor Castle

Roman Baths

Stonehenge (It was freezing cold)



The London Eye


The British Museum


Buckingham Palace (We got a glimpse of the queen driving away)

We went and saw the fabulous play Oliver! our last night in London. It was one of the main highlights of the entire trip.


We're Heading to Paris


The Thinker at the Rodin Museum

The Famous Louvre Museum


Notre Dame Cathedral

The Arc de Triomphe


Moulin Rouge

We just missed Obama twice. He followed us to London and then to France

Overall I would say it was a successful trip and one that we will remember forever.

We're Back!!!!

So after 1 day of travel 4 days in London, 2 hour train ride to Paris, 5 days in Paris, 10 1/2 hours of flying back to the U.S., a 6 hour layover in Houston and a 1 1/2 hour flight to Lubbock we are finally back home. I'm exhausted but very happy to be back and settling into my new life and Mrs. Hughes. We had the best time at the wedding and in Europe. My head is still spinning. I'm still going through pics from the wedding and honeymoon so more to come later, but for now I thought I would share some of my bridal portraits (by the talented Captivated Images). Hope you enjoy:)

Final Thoughts Before the Big Day

So everything is planned, paid for, assembled and ready to go. I've been trying to relax these last few days as much as possible and just enjoy everything and everyone around me. I'm still working this week til Friday so I'm trying to do as much as I can at night and on my lunch break. It's been a long road to get here. 8 1/2 months ago Brandon asked me to be his wife and now it's finally here. At times I thought it would never come. I thought people were crazy who said, "It'll be here before you know it." There always seemed something I needed to do before the wedding was here so I really didn't have time to think about how close we really were. But in 3 days from today I will be walking down that aisle to the best guy I know a saying my vows to him. I have planned and planned and now I get to sit back and let the magic unfold. The next time I blog I will be Mrs. Brandon Hughes!!!

Thank you Lord for this time in my life. Thank you for providing me a sweet and compassionate yet funny and energetic man to call my husband. Thank you for loving on us through this process and holding us in the palm of Your hand. Thank you for Your faithfulness and providing us patience and serenity.