Tie-ing the Knot

Since Jason and I are having a more casual, garden wedding, He, the BM, and the ushers will be wearing suits instead of tuxes. Jason and the BM will be wearing navy suits and white shirts.

Our plan is to find 2 coordinating ties like below, but in navy and periwinkle. Jason really likes stripes and paisleys so hopefully we can find something perfect for him, Stephen and my brother, Carter (an usher) to wear.

Here is a reminder of what the MOH dress looks like:


And...drum roll please...the boys ties...Jason's, Stephen's, and Carters!!!

And of course a shot with their socks. Originally we wanted argyle socks with navy and periwinkle, but when I found the perfect shade of solid perwinkle socks this past weekend, I could not pass them up!

Rock the Socks

Jason and I are looking for argyle socks for our wedding with navy and periwinkle (that's not too much to ask right) for him and his crew to wear. Stripes would work too! We want to have some pics like this:

Courtesy of Tying the Knot

Some others I love...

I have searched Banana Republic, Gap, J Crew, Dillard's and Express. Any other suggestions?

How To Ask Your MOH

I asked my friend and future sister-in-law to be my maid of honor over the Christmas holiday. I knew I wanted to present her with something special as a surprise as my way of asking her. I waited until all of us had opened all of our presents and then I said, "Oh wait, we forgot one....here Jeanna this is for you!"

This is what I presented her with:

It had a yellowbird (her fave Vera Bradley pattern) Clipboard, a yellowbird organizer, The Bridesmaid's Handbook, and the "Made of Honor" DVD. She had no idea what was going on until she opened the card:

And then came the tears...

It was really fun for all of us to watch her open everything. I am so happy she said yes! What have other people done to ask their wedding party?

MOH Dress

Jason and I have decided not to have a huge wedding party. We are only having a MOH and a BM. This was a hard decision because we have the best friends and family in the entire world! We made this decision based with several factors in mind:

1.) We are having a small and casual wedding and when we sat down and counted how many attendants we wanted, it seemed a little too formal, even silly for what we are doing. It looks sort of funny when almost half of your wedding is standing next to you (a slight exaggeration, but you get what I'm saying).

2.) We are getting married in a small gazebo - the attendants would not fit in the gazebo, along the steps and would block everyone if they stood around us.

3.) We already have six peacocks-there just isn't any room for more than 2 humans!

We are very excited to have our MOH, BM, 2 flowergirls and a ringbearer!!! I think it will really turn out so sweet.

What does everything think of the MOH dress? It is the exact hydrangea blue that I wanted and will look amazing on the MOH, Jeanna. She has already approved! It is very light and flowy and will be perfect for an outdoor May wedding...the back is really cute and the front has a bow around the waist (and I do love bows)!

Four Christmases

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Jason and I survived our 4 Christmases. We had two in Houston, one in Corsicana and one in Arlington. Talk about a lot of driving! We have had a wonderful time visiting and spending time with our families. We even accomplished things on our wedding to-do list in the process.

1. I asked Jeanna (Jason's sister and my friend) to be my MOH
2. Jason asked Stephen (his brother) to be his Best Man
3. We asked Dad-Dad (Jason's grandfather and minister) to be the person to marry us
4. We confirmed our flower girls: my cousin Sydney and niece Amber
5. We asked our friends Jason and Sarah if their son Cameron would be our RingbearerBoy, we are good!

Jason and I are not having bridesmaids or groomsmen in the wedding-just the MOH, BM, flowergirls and ring bearer so that category is taken care of! We will post pics soon of the MOH dress and our holiday fun!