Wedding Update--Finally!

I think we would all agree that Love Like a Hurricane is looooong overdue for a wedding update!

So let me tell you all that is new in the life of Matt and Austin's wedding!

Actually, we're gonna go back a bit because I forget how far I had last gotten!

Who:

Matt Huston and Austin Rogers.

Wedding Party:

For the men:

Scott Leavens-Best man.

Tim Smith-groomsman.

Ryan Knight-groomsman (brother in law).

Nathan Huff-groomsman.

Shane Rogers-groomsman (my brother).

For the ladies:

Miriam Cooper-Matron of Honor.

Shelby Brown-Maid of Honor.

Kylie Huston-Bridesmaid (sister in law).

Kaylla Rutledge-Bridesmaid.

Sarah Lurry-Bridesmaid.

Ring Bearer:

To be announced... 

(we know who we want but we are too far away to ask just yet)

Flower Girl:

To be announced...

(same)

Location:

Pickering Barn in Issaquah, Washington!

When:

August 3, 2012.

Theme:

Rustic-Vintage with a touch of country.

Okay, now that the basics are out of the way...

Lets get into the details.

For the ladies:

I bought my dress! I found it at a pre-owned wedding dress consignment shop called Blue Sky Bridal.

It is gorgeous. (Well I think so). But it is about 2-3 sizes too big still.

I am getting it altered when I get back to Washington in May!

(So clearly I am working my bootay off at the gym so I can make sure it's 3 sizes too big ;] )

Unfortunately I can't share anything else because the groom might see and we can't have that.

I know I want to wear a birdcage veil for the ceremony!

My bridesmaids and myself are all going to be rocking cowboy boots!

The girls are going to be in either yellow or peach/coral short dresses.

For my hair I am kind of stuck between down and up. 

I'd love to hear your opinions!

For the men:

Last week we just decided that we think we want to do suits instead of tuxes for the men.

I am thinking kind of mismatched suits with ties and vests that match their lady counterparts.

With of course black shirts underneath (because I love love love that look).

Matt and I are trying to figure out which they should wear to flatter the cowboy boots... 

Anyone have any ideas?

Progress:

We have sent our Save-the-Dates, well most of them.

If you haven't gotten one and were expecting one--don't be offended, we've been huge slackers in getting those out to everyone (stamps are expensive!) 

And if you're worried you won't get on, let me know and I will probably reassure you that you will :]

We are having a joint wedding shower--with Kylie and Ryan (Matt's sister and her fiancé)--with Matt's family in Ohio over Easter weekend!

For those family members who can't make it out to Washington!

We are so excited to start our wedding partying!

We have finally registered!

Mostly everything by now... Although we keep adding stuff we forget about!

There is so much you need starting off a home!

(If you know of anything you don't think we would have thought of... let us know please!)

We registered at Target and Macy's.

Wendy has gotten her dress for the wedding!

Now we gotta get my Mom one.

(If you know my mom at all... You are on the same page as us wondering if we will get her in a dress).

We know our photographer!

Sarah Richardson is a friend of the family and incredibly talented!

Not to mention super awesome and we are so excited to spend the day with her!

Check out her blog here to get an idea of how cool she is!

We are finally talking about a honeymoon!

We have been soaking up every second of the 80 degree weather here in Lynchburg lately!

Don't judge us, we don't see the sun until after the 4th of July back home!

You think I'm kidding, too.

With all this hot weather we are daydreaming about honeymoons.

What we are thinking, is probably a cruise or just a week in the Caribbean!

We won't leave right after the wedding...

Because we'd only have like a week before school starts and we can't have that kinda stress.

So probably over winter or spring break.

If anyone knows about awesome deals... Let us know!

Also, if you have an awesome/terrible honeymoon experience... Please tell us, we love to hear of good places... and love to laugh at terrible stories ;]

Hmm.. I don't know what else you would like to know.

This is about as far as we've gotten.

And I can't really think of anything else we can do before we get home and closer to the location.

Hope you appreciate the update!

Sorry it took so long!

Also, you should all know that yesterday Matt and I have been dating officially for two years!

(why you should know that, I don't know. But I wanted to tell you anyway!)

Happy Weekend!

love, love, love,

xo/Austin

We're Getting Married!

Okay guys, can you tell I'm struggling keeping updated on here?

I figure I better fill you in on wedding plans.

Mainly cause I like to think about that.

I promised pictures from Mom and Kevin's wedding... But I kinda slacked and forgot to get them onto my computer before I headed out for school... 

They're currently in (or on their way) to Mexico for their honeymoon, so they won't be sending any pictures any time soon... But here is a sneak peek.

Gorgeous right? How unfair is it that I have to compete with my own mom for who will look better in wedding pictures. Oh well, I guess that's the price you pay for having a pretty Mom. :]

Have I mentioned that my best friend is getting married this summer?

I think so. Have I mentioned that she's getting married the weekend after my "to-be sister/brother in law's" wedding? Oh yeah. It's about to be a busy summer.

I am so excited though, because I get to help plan Mimi's (we're gonna start calling her MOH--Matron of Honor-- cause I just think it's funny.) bachelorette party! 

I've been thinking of all kind of great ideas for an inexpensive (because both of us clearly are not rolling in money these days) yet amazing bachelorette party! I'd share my current ideas, but she might see this and we just can't have that. If you have any great ideas or things that you've done, let me know! I'm all ears! And I would really appreciate input!

So for my wedding...

Here's the update.

We are currently deciding where to register.

Target? Macy's? What do you think?

What is the best place to register?

Input always appreciated!

We are also talking about who to have for our flower girl, ring bearer, ushers, officiant, etc.

And when we decide I really wanna do something special for them like I did for my bridesmaids.

Mostly because I think it would be really fun!

We think we know what song we will dance to.

We know who our DJ will be.

We know the idea we want for decorations.

And if you have anything you'd be willing to lend us or save some stuff that you might not think of saving for us, that would be awesome! 

We're looking for:

Mason jars. Of any shape or size!

Mis-matched and different shapes of glass jars!

Twinkle, christmas, or bulb lights! We are going for a bunch of lights! As long as they're white and not LED!

Candles! Candle sticks, tea-lights, etc.

Obviously, chandeliers and bird cages.

 {but you knew that.}

Also looking for white jars!

Any old/antique/vintage looking things like this.

Useful things, like window frames, screens like this, vintage furniture.

There will be more. 

But for now this is all we are thinking about.

Hope you aren't bored out of your mind with wedding plans.

Any suggestions are accepted and appreciated!

Love,

xo/Austin

Weddings, Weddings, Weddings.

Finally time for a good wedding update.

It's been a crazy trip back home.

Mom got married!

Last weekend her and Kevin got married! 

It was a really great wedding!

Currently I don't have any pictures...

But as soon as I get some I will for sure share!

This last week we took some more engagement pictures!

Yes, again.

Our wedding photographer, Sarah wanted to get some engagement pictures as a part of the wedding package while we're home!

We went with Kylie and Ryan (Matt's sister and her fiancé).

We had a blast!

We don't get them until next week (hopefully) but these are a few previews!

Today I am going wedding dress shopping!!

We're going to a preowned consignment shop in Seattle.

I am really hoping to find a good one.

Wish me luck!

Some loose ends of what else we are planning are in the making too!

For example, we decided we want the girls to wear cowboy boots at the wedding.

We also decided that we are going to do a yummy dessert bar instead of a sit down dinner.

(we're not exactly rolling in the money)

Another part that I am way too excited about, is my good friend Amy got me a birdcage for Christmas!

It's vintage, and white, and adorable. 

I love it.

Finally, the last wedding excitement I have to share, is my best friend is engaged!!

She got engaged on Monday and they're planning a wedding for early June.

Which is convenient for me, because then I have a matron and a maid of honor!

I can't wait to have so many weddings this summer! 

And celebrate with so many people I love!

So much wedding excitement in the making!

I just can't wait to marry my best friend.

I'll keep you up to date!

love,

xo/Austin

What about the Wedding?

One final down, three to go!

Study break to update you all on the wedding!

Heading home in less than a week and then the wedding planning really begins!

Plan while we are home:

Hand out/send our Save-the-Dates!

Yes, we got them and they are adorable! I was so proud of us for designing them! Be on the look out for one in the mail... or if I see you! (Unless I don't know you, then you probably won't get one. Please don't take it personal.)

Wedding Dress Buying!

I can't believe I am actually going to buy a wedding dress while I am home. It just blows my mind. But I cannot wait to try on with my mom and some of my favorite girls!

Tux Trying On!

We are having such a hard time deciding the men's attire. We wanna do cowboy boots for the girls for the reception, and we ned to find a tux color to match... I just can't wait to see my gorgeous fiancé in a fancy wedding tux!

Bridesmaid Bonding Time!

I miss my girls back home so much! And I can't wait to shop and plan and make with them throughout the entire break. 

More Engagement Pictures!

Our photographer for the wedding is going to take some more engagement photos while we are there! I have some ideas on how to have some fun taking pictures, it's just convincing Matt that it's a good idea...

My Mom's Wedding!

That's right! My momma is getting married on January 1! So we get to celebrate a wedding while we're home and have a blast! I am so excited to just have fun and support them!

I'm sure there is so much more to do while I am home, but these are on the top of the list!

Can't wait to be done with these tests and get home to start!

Hope y'all have a great weekend!

Home Stretch.

Keep it up,

xo/Austin

Wanna Wedding Update?

No wedding update last weekend... 

Sorry guys.

This week there isn't much of an update either.

It's hard to plan well away from home!

But we've got our ideas.

Let's start from the top.

We've got:

The Groom.

The Bride.

The Venue.

The Party.

The Style.

The Color Scheme.

What don't we have? 

Anything else.

We will get engagement pictures out there soon!

And Save-the-Dates.

Dress trying-on to happen soon.

And Guys' Tux ideas!

And I definitely want something as awesome as this in our wedding...

During Christmas break we will hopefully get a whole bunch done!

I can't wait to get home and plan with my family and my wedding party!

More updates to come!

love,

xo/Austin