Wedding Part 2

I hope you enjoyed seeing the photos from wedding part 1. We had a WONDERFUL wedding. We belong to a Greek Orthodox church so our ceremony was very traditional in the Orthodox sense. Our wedding was on a Sunday so the ceremony was only 45 mins to an hour and not an hour and a 1/2 like they normally are. It was beautiful and I am really glad we did that.

Our wedding party was awesome! Most was from out of state so we were very lucky they agreed to travel and be part of our day. We had no drama with the wedding party..whew! Only some funny hiccups before hand, which I will get into in another post. Our wedding day was a drama free day :)

One of my big things was I wanted everyone to have fun at the reception and I think it was pretty fun! Our DJ was AMAZING!!! Everyone was up and dancing, including our grandmas!

I would recommend ALL of our vendors we used. If you are in the Atlanta area look these guys up (no one has asked me to do this, We just had a GREAT experience w/ all) :

Flowers: Perfect Petals
DJ: T & C Show
Photography/Videography: Chris Brock
Reception (they did all food, drink, cake, set up and break down!) : Olde Towne Athletic Club

Now more photos!

early Christmas present

Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

 I have been trying to get into the Christmas spirit, but its been tough this year. Part of it I think is the weather! Its been in the 70s here in Atlanta lately. Yesterday we had tornado warnings...say what! I miss snow. People thing Michael and I are crazy for LOVING snow, but we grew up where it snowed in the winter. To us Christmas is just not Christmas without snow. Come on Atlanta it snowed last year on Christmas day!

Anywho...today Michael and went from store to store to get last minute gifts...it wore me out! Being the super sweet person he is, Michael gave me one of my Christmas gifts early (I think bc he got a gift early too...he bought new golf clubs and I paid for half as part of his present). Anyway....my Christmas present was an Amish cookbook!

I am so excited!! I have really gotten into cooking and baking lately (especially baking) I really wanted an Amish cookbook. Michael grew up in Pa near the Amish and he misses being able to get their fresh food and meats. One reason I cannot wait to move to Pa.

I look forward to trying recipes and I will post them!

I AM MARRIED! Part 1

We got hitched! October 9, 2011 was a wonderful day! Here is a recap of the day and some photos! I have some stories that will make good blog posts for the days leading up to it. The day of was perfect though.

I got up around 8 am to start getting ready...thankfully my mom had reserved a hotel room for me because I needed some quiet and alone time. I went down to the hotel room where 2 bridesmaids were staying, that is where we all got ready. I had 5 bridesmaids, myself, my mom, the makeup artiest and hair stylist and the random visitor all in one room. I did as a co-worker said I found a compfy chair in the corner and SAT all day watching everything happen around me.  We were all very calm and just watched Keeping up with the Kardhasians and Kendra all morning.

2:00 pm - after all 5 bridesmaids were ready to go they left to ride the trolley w/ Michael and the guys. My mom stayed back with me when I finished getting ready (and of course we were running a little late). My stepdad and I drove to the church together - he rented a town car for us to drive in :) a last minute decision...ill get into that in another post. 

4:00 pm - wedding started! It was a long ceremony (about an hour) because we are Orthodox Christians and had a traditional wedding ceremony, but I wouldnt change it for the world. During the ceremony I had to face the groomsmen and they kept making me laugh and at one point I almost caught on fire! HAHA....one of the guys assisting the priest had to stand behind us holding something and stepped on my veil and jerked my head back, which made me laugh so hard! My maid of honor fixed my veil, but forgot she was holding a candle....I could of went up in flames! haha

6:00 pm - RECEPTION! It was beautiful and more perfect then we thought. We were soo glad how everything turned out. We really had fun and didnt worry about anything.

Now - some photos!

I am baack this time...I promise!

My 2012 goal is to get back to blogging! I have been terrible about it I know! Its just when I get home from work the last thing I want to do is turn on the computer since I am at one alllll day!

I am back...I promise!

Wedding guests round 1

The first round of wedding guests arrive THIS WEEKEND! I am so excited! These awesome peeps -

Our matron of honor and best man, Jess and Mike and their beautiful daughter Kylee are coming in this weekend. We are meeting them in Nashville this Saturday (they are driving down from Pa). We are going to spend the weekend in Nashville then all drive back down to Atlanta. While they are here I have so much planned, none of it wedding related! haha We are going to a Braves game, an apple farm/pumpkin patch, the zoo, the aquarium, and a double date night. THEN the wedding!

I cant believe I get married in a little more then 2 weeks....weird...awesome...I am ready!

Wedding Hair

I get married in exactly 3 weeks! I really hope these 3 weeks fly by. We have been doing a lot of wedding things lately. Today I did my hair run through with the stylist and I LOVE it! I wish my hair would of grown a couple more inches, but it has seemed to stop growing. Here are the pictures - I cannot wait to see it with the veil and dress :)

All major wedding things are done. Now we are just waiting on the last minute late RSVPs then we do the seating arrangements and place cards.

Currently I am debating of going to the tanning bed for a couple sessions to help not look so pasty or get a spray tan. I have never done a spray tan before and I don't wanna turn orange. Suggestions?

10 years never passed by so quickly

I have been a TERRIBLE blogger...but I am back and promise to blog more. I have so much going on...mostly wedding related.

Today is the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. It will be a date that I know my children will study and will ask me the details. There are a handful of days I remember very vividly, 9/11 is one of those days. Everyone has their story of that day...here is mine.

9/11/2001 I was 14 and had just started my freshman year of high school in Marietta Ga. I remember hearing teachers and people talking about something had happened in New York/DC. This was 2nd period so about 9:30ish. After that class I heard lots of people talking about it. I even remember who told me originally - his name was Andrew and he was walking backwards towards class and told a group of us. By the time I got to 3rd period the teacher had it on TV. This was math class, needless to say we didnt do any math that day. We sat through that class with our eyes glued on the TV. I sat with a friend of mine waiting on word that his dad, an American Airlines pilot, was ok. Thank God he was and got the news by the end of 3rd period. The whole day and rest of the week we did nothing but watch the news and discuss what had happened. A lot of students parents took them out of school that day.

My mom and now stepdad were suppose to have their first date that day. Obviously it was canceled, especially since he is from New York and his brother is now a retired NYPD detective. Thank God again no one in my future family was hurt.

I am also blessed that Michael was not hurt that day. He was 20 and living in Pennsylvania and working as an EMT. He was waiting at the local hospital to hear if he had to go up to New York or DC. He wasnt called.

One thing that I do remember that has seemed to disappear is the unity we all shared. Everyone was on the same team, No political BS. I wouldnt mind going back to that mentality.