A Bride's Best Friends

Yesterday was Mother's Day, and what a blessing it was to be with my mother and have both my younger brother and little sister home to celebrate. The two ladies in the photo below are the two most important women in my life. The gorgeous woman in the middle is my mother and the beautiful lady on the other side of her is my baby sister, AKA, my maid of honor. I had planned on writing about my mom and Mother's Day weekend, and today I was even more inspired. Today I met three of the most phenomenal ladies, ever!! These three ladies reminded me of the relationship between myself, my mom, and my little sister. The ladies that I met were a mom and her two lovely daughters, who completely blew me away. The love, care, and respect that the three of them had for one another, truly, warmed my heart. Throughout life, there is nothing like having a mother as your best friend! For me, there is nothing like having my mother as a best friend. We go throughout our day, going to work, wedding planning, making deadlines, and quite frankly, being caught up in our own worlds. Today, my eyes were opened wide, to the many spectacular souls that surround us everyday. I saw in those lovely ladies, me and my family, many years ago....I was around the age of 16 when I first fell in love and wondered, in so many ways, what the future would hold. I was just beginning to discover myself and discover what love really was. Today, I am all grown up, and I have found the love of my life, who at 16, I didn't even know his name. I looked at this mother and her two daughters today, knowing that true love does exist and it can either be standing next to you on a daily basis or it is out there,waiting to be found......nameless, precious, priceless, and one of a kind.

Myself, Mother, & Sister

Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. Blackwell

As you all know, my fabulous fiance and I hit the road to Athens, GA this weekend for the wedding of two of are dearest friends. The weekend was just great. It was fantastic to be around old friends and celebrate the love that was shared between two people, who were truly meant for one another. I would like to introduce you all to the new Mr. & Mrs. Blackwell!! CONGRATS!! We love you guys so much, and wish you much love and happiness forever and always!! Athens, GA will always be remembered as the place where we all found friendship and everlasting love!! Cheers to the bride and groom!

Mr. & Mrs. Blackwell, March 28, 2009

More pictures to follow..........

Love, Honor, Cherish

It is amazing how, in any setting, a bride's inner and outer beauty can be captured. This photo evokes so much emotion in you, and makes you want to be a bride each and everyday! Looking at the image, you really capture, in your heart, the essence of what it means to be a bride.....loving, honoring, and cherishing your husband and the life that you will build together, for the rest of your lives!

Photo Credit: Poser Image

A Trip Down Memory Lane

This weekend, my fabulous fiance and I will hit the highways of 85 and head back to Athens, GA. As mentioned before, we met in college at The University of Georgia, and this is the first time that we have been back to visit together since we left in 2004. Talking about it today, literally brought tears to my eyes. The thought of going back to the place where we first met, the place where we found each other and fell in love, brings about emotions in me, that I cannot even begin to express. If anyone could guess, we are going back to Athens for what else......a wedding!! And along with the wedding festivities of the weekend, we plan on visiting some of our special places at the University and in Athens. The University brought about a lot of firsts for us, and this weekend we will embark on Athens, GA as an engaged couple, for the first time. This weekend will be the first time that I introduce Athens, GA and The University of Georgia, to who else but, my fabulous fiance!!!

photo credit: Natalie Moser

Juno

June remains the most popular month of the year for weddings. Historically, many brides chose to marry in the month of June to honor, Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. My fabulous fiance and I will add to the rolling total of June weddings. We will become husband and wife, officially, on June 12, 2010. We will also join a long list of celebrity couples, who also chose to marry in June.

Marcia Cross & Tom Mahoney

Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban

Timbaland & Monique Idlett

Ellen Degeneres & Porcia de Rossi

Bulldog Sweethearts

As of 2004, there were over 20,000 University of Georgia alums, who are married to UGA spouses. My fabulous fiance and I are so lucky to join this prestigious club next year. We love UGA for many reasons, obviously football, but this is the place where we found each other, over a decade ago. I think back to the moment that we first saw and talked to each other, beside the Drama building. Thinking of our own story and hearing the many stories of other alumni loves, brings tears to my eyes. When you are an 18 year old kid, heading off to college, you never really know what you want out of life. You certainly don't know or realize that the guy you met standing beside the stairs of the Drama building, every Thursday, is going to be your husband!! UGA has provided so many wonderful things to DAWGS all over this world, but UGA gave me the opportunity to meet my future husband, my best friend, and my partner for life. GO DAWGS!!!!

Since I Was A Little Girl.......

Welcome! Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of my wedding day and finding my dream guy!! Words cannot begin to describe how excited I am to marry the man of my dreams. I am looking forward to every part of the planning process because this is the beginning of the rest of our lives. I hope that our family and friends will join us on this exciting adventure and share the love that we have for one another.

Photo Credit: Jaxon Photography