Courtney & Robert 6-19-10

This past weekend one of my best friends got married! If you've been following my blog for a while you will know that I have referenced Courtney many times as we have definitely found each other helpful for any kind of advice in planning our weddings not to mention someone to vent to at times lol. Her wedding was absolutely beautiful and I just wanted to share a few moments from the night!

Courtney and Robert

Courtney and Robert are two of the nicest people I know. They both are so incredibly kind and honest people its hard not to love them. They complement each other so well and I know that their life together will be nothing short of amazing!

On our way to the rehearsal dinner...pretty excited!

So the fetivities started on Friday with the rehersal dinner at The Ponds. The returant was very cute and the staff was wonderful. The bride and groom made a quick speech before dinner just to introduce everyone and to through in a couple thank you's. For dinner we had a few choices. Shawn and I both had the linguini with red wine clam sauce (yum!) After dinner we headed outside to help set up chairs for the ceremony which considering we had around 30 people there it didn't take very long at all. After that we made our way back inside the resturant to enjoy dessert which also was  very delishious! After everyone was pretty stuffed we then worked on the inside and covered the chairs and worked on tieing the bows. We made sure that the couple had everything set up that they needed and we headed home.

The following morning seeing as how I was a bridesmaid all of us girls met at The Mane Street Salon in Millerton to have our hair done! They girls there were so nice and we all had some pretty spiffy lookin' do's! :)

 Meredith (Maid Of Honor)

Nikki (Maid Of Honor)

Courtney :o)

Back of Court's Hair

Courtney's hair turned out beautiful we all loved it! The flower comb really added a nice touch! And her hair stayed like that all night long to boot!

After that we headed to The Pond to get dresses have a few cocktails and do our makeup. We even had our own little cocktail hour set aside for lunch! And before we knew it it was time to walk down the isle!

Courtney and her Dad getting ready to walk down the isle!

It was so beautiful out it just made that day that much more perfect! Courntey looked absouutly stunning in her wedding dress and it was hard to not shead a tear as she walked down the isle to her soon to be husband. Their personally written vows were just as tear jerking I was seriously regretting not wearing water proof mascara! lol

Courtney reciting her vows

The bride and groom also included a stone ceremony during the wedding which I thought was very interesting. Everyone who attended the wedding wrote their initals on a stone a placed it in a vase that the bride and groom had at the ceremony. It symbolized not only the bride and groom becoming one but all of their family and friends coming together as one to celebrate their love! 

Not only was their ceremony beautiful but Courtney and Rob wrote the entire thing themselves which I thought was very sweet!

Rob and Courtney finally Husband and Wife!

Then came the pictures! We did so many I can't wait to see how they came out! Some were fun and some were formal and I'm sure Rob and Courtney will love them!

All of us ladies showing off our pretty shoes!

After that It was parttttyyyyyy time! The reception was tons of fun! Ive never danced so much at a wedding! The food was delish, the music was good, and the cake was amazing!

Myself and Shawn

I had samon as my entree at the wedding and it was so good! We all also had sides of potatos and greenbeans and everything came in huge portions; I was pretty impressed.  The DJ was good and played a good variety of songs. The reception hall was sooo pretty it had a very clean spring look to it.

Centerpiece

My beautiful bouquet

The cake tasted as good as it looked! It was a vanilla cake with a whipped frosting and raspberry filling very light but very good!

Wedding cake

Aww Rob was so good!

Courtney's dance with her father was so heartwarming! Her dad is awesome and I was able to get some pretty great shots of the two of them!

Courtney and her dad :o)

Unfortunately Rob didn't have his mom to dance with so the guys made sure that Rob wasn't left out! They all joined together and danced around Rob! It was so touching!

Rob and his groomsmen

The garter toss was too much fun! Courtney's face was priceless!!

Haha Rob going to work!

Overall we all had an amazing time. I'm so sad that its all over but so happy for the two of them and what the future will hold. I was so honored to get to be a part of their wedding. I feel like it has truly brought us so close as friends. I feel truly blessed to have them both in my life and wish them only the best in life! :o)

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Thanks for reading!

Only 101 days until the wedding!
Only 116 days until the honeymoon!!

Wedding Rings

A wedding ring symbolizes eternity, endlessness, and something that can not be broken. Wedding rings are given as a token of unending love for each other. Traditionally, as a symbol of strength in the marriage. Today Shawn and I finally purchased our wedding bands!! It feels so good to finally have that done and out of the way. I really want to wear mine now but I suppose I'll have to wait it out until the wedding :o) We purchased our rings at Littman Jewelers which is also where Shawn got my engagement ring as well as a few other piece of jewelery over the years.

We picked out my ring first. Shawn and I had already taken a gander a few months back so I pretty much knew what I wanted. My engagement ring is shown above.  As you can see it has diamonds down both sides so getting the right wedding band was a little tricky (especially the  diamond right in the middle that lays right on top of my finger). So I had looked at a few rings with a slight bend in them so that the two rings would not rub up against each other and causing damage to either or both of the rings. So I ring I decided on is the one ...

I love it! It's so pretty and simple it really compliments my engagement ring! I cannot wait until I get to wear it every day! :o) Unfortunately the ring that I tried on today did not fit. (not even close!) So I will get to pick my ring up on the 15th! Can't wait!!! 

Next we obviously picked out Shawn's ring. Going in we knew Shawn wanted something durable. He had been looking into a titanium ring, however when we went today their selection wasn't all that great. However we looking at rings made out of something that is called tunsted. It a strong durable metal that cannot be resized if Shawn needs his ring to be sized they would have to order him another one. (which is no biggy considering that its covered under warranty for life) So after looking at a few and trying on different ones. Shawn decided on this one...

I personally love it just as much as Shawn does! Its simple but so nice and modern. Its definitely something that I can see Shawn wearing. It matches his style well. And lucky for him they had one in the store that was his size! Shawn also can't wait to wear his! (We even practiced putting his ring on at home haha)

The wedding is getting so close and we can't wait. Before we know it, it will be October 2nd and we'll finally be husband and wife! :o)

Only 118 days until the wedding! (we'll be in the double digits soon omg!!)

Only 133 days until the honeymoon!