Saturday, September 6, 2008

Engagement Pictures!

Right before we all gathered at David's Bridal to pick out the Bridesmaids' dresses, Kelli and Russell went to Picture People at Stonecrest Mall to have their engagement pictures taken. After the Bridesmaid's picked out their dresses, Amy, Kim, Kelli, and I (Allison) went back over to Picture People to see how the Engagement pictures turned out. They were really good! We found three poses that we especially liked. They are the three that were in the very first post of this blog!

Sunday, August 31, 2008

The Wedding Elves at Work

The wedding elves have been hard at work!

Below, Kent paints the favor baskets that we will use at the wedding reception.

In the picture below, Kent and I have our own assembly line wrapping flatware for the Low Country Boil that will take place before the wedding.

The next day, our assembly line moved to Granny's house! Snip, snip, snip! Granny works hard to snip the ends off of the blue ribbons that we tied around the wrapped flatware.

Michelle and Randall (the supervisors), were certainly in the wedding spirit! Not much work out of them.

Theresa glues the tiny sea shells on the finished product, the wrapped flatware.

Faye makes beautiful bows to go on top of the favor baskets.


Thanks to all who have helped us with the preparations for the wedding and reception. We couldn't have done it without you!

Shopping for Bridesmaid's Dresses

On this day in July, Kelli, all of her bridesmaid's, Connie (Amy's mom), Margie (Vicki's mom), and I all met at David's Bridal to look for and try on Bridemaid's dresses. Let me just say, David's Bridal will NEVER be the same!


The shirt says it all! Kelli is definitely excited about being a "Bride to Be" and we are so excited for her!


Amy and Kim, both Maid of Honors, had a wonderful time looking for dresses. I think they tried on every matching dress in the store.

Kim's dressing room looked like a set from the movie "27 Dresses".

Vicki strikes a pose in one of the dresses that she tried on.


Amy gives her best impression of Wonder Woman. This is the actual dress that she will be wearing in the wedding, minus the head band.

The picture below is of all of the bridesmaid's in the actual dresses that they chose. Amy is wearing the actual color that the dresses will be.


Below is a picture of Kelli with her wedding party. Don't they look great?

This was a very fun and productive day! Thanks Connie and Margie for being there to share this day with us!

More Wedding Shopping

On this day, Kim, Kelli, and I (Allison) went shopping for Kelli a few dresses to wear to upcoming showers and a Mother of the Bride dress. It was a very successful shopping day and we found everything that we needed!

Finding the Perfect Wedding Dress

In May, Kelli came to Covington and we went looking for her wedding dress. As the sign says, we were "Off to the Bridal Shop.

Our first stop was David's Bridal at Stonecrest Mall.

Below is a picture of Kelli looking through all of the dresses at David's Bridal. She was searching for the perfect wedding dress to wear on her special day.

We did not actually expect to find her wedding dress on this day. We went to David's Bridal with the intent to look and try on dresses. However, as soon as she tried on this dress, we all knew that it was "the one".

This was a very special moment. Seeing Kelli in her wedding dress for the first time was wonderful. She looked like a beautiful bride.

Oh Shucks

One day during the summer, Kim and I loaded up in the car and headed to Newborn to buy lots of corn to use for the Low Country Boil. In the end, we ended up with 14 dozen ears of corn. We stuffed them in the truck of my car and headed home.

As you can see, Kim got right to work. It's a good thing Grandma Oma and Granddaddy Wilbur taught us how to shuck corn when we were little.

Not long after the work began, Kim took a break. Cassandra decided to get in on the action and picked up Kim's slack.

By the end of the day, all the corn was shucked and placed in the freezer in preparation for the Low Country Boil.

The Wedding Ceremony and Reception Location

The wedding ceremony will take place on October 4th 2008 on beautiful Tybee Island. The picture below is of the sign welcoming you to Tybee Island.

I took this picture from the exact spot where the wedding will take place. The wedding will take place on the beach with this view of the lighthouse in the background. Beautiful!

The picture below is the Guard House at Fort Screven. This is where we will be having the Low Country Boil prior to the wedding and the reception afterwards. The Guard House, newely renovated, is where the actual prisoners were held for Fort Screven! It is a beautiful place!

The Happy Couple

This blog will be all about the preparations leading up to the big day! Russell and Kelli will be getting married on October 4th 2008 at a sunset beach wedding on Tybee Island, Georgia. After the wedding, I will post pictures of the ceremony and reception for all of you to see. The purpose of this blog is for you to enjoy this journey with us as Russell and Kelli begin their lives together.

Love you all!

Kent and Allison