beauty #6: wedding weekends

so saturday was the BIG day for allie hannah!..and let me tell you, the entire weekend was CRAZY! i got out of class thursday morning at 11 and i immediately hit the road to head to auburn. i met allie and her momma (aunt k) at the barn and got to work...now i'll admit, i was not too keen on the idea of a reception in a barn. but boy was i wrong! we hung burlap over all the stalls and hung old window frames with inset pictures of allie & patrick down the walls. we hung a burlap at the end sign with a moss monogram (ASP). we found a lighting guy that hung white lights and beautiful black chandeliers! we woke up friday monring to head back to the barn to work work work some more. eventually, allie and i were sent back to her house to pack for grandmama's house that night and to get ready for the rehearsal and reahearsal dinner. we got back to the barn and rehearsed (since allie is only allowed to walk down the aisle once, i pretended to be the bride and i got to "marry" patrick twice!) allie asked him how it felt to marry me...his response? "well it wasnt you honey...but if you werent around, she would be my second choice!" hahaha...too sweet. the rehearsal dinner was hosted by patrick's mom, sister and brother in law. it was a country themed dinner with red bandanas and sweet-tea filled mason jars. it was precious! after dinner, we partied at uncle john's to hang out and chill...then allie and i said our goodbyes and headed to grandmama's for the night. we got in bed and just laid there...we couldnt believe she was getting married. we talked, we laughed, we cried..it was a wonderful moment that i will NEVER forget. and then...the BIG day was here! we got up to a home-cooked breakfast from grandmama and then headed out to get our nails done. we stopped back by the barn for some last minute touch-ups and drop-offs and then headed  back to grandmama's to get ready. the day was perfect! and even though it was incredibly hott, we were so blessed and thankful it didn't rain on us. God is good! and even though it was hard work, all our hard work was rewarded with fun, family, laughter and love. here are some pictures from a weekend that contained more beauty than some lifetimes even allow :)

signs leading the guests to the wedding

me and allie taking a photo moment during the rehearsal

sweet, sweet story! once we got to gaga's house to get dressed and ready, patrick sent his nephew davis to allie to give her a present. davis had a little white box with a gold bow but wouldnt tell allie who it was from. when she finally guessed uncle patrick, he grinned from ear to ear and nodded yes! inside the box? a pandora bracelet with 5 charms...a wedding bell, her birthstone, a heart, his birthstone, and a horseshoe for their country wedding. absolutely precious! crying moment #1.

me and allie after we were both finally ready (crying moment #2...this picture was taken after we composed ourselves!)

putting on her garter...check out those cowgirl boots! :)

allie and her wonderful momma aunt k!

 

allie with the bridal party (left to right: uncle john (allies uncle & the reason patrick and allie met), seth (best man/patrick's brother-in-law), allison (mine and allie's cousin), me, allie (duh!), kacie (allison's sister), derek (patrick's childhood best friend) and mr. bobby (derek's dad)) whew!

bridesmaids!

sweet, sweet picture of allie & the groomsmen

on the way up the hill to the ceremony!! SO excited!!

beautiful ceremony...definitely southern living worthy!

another angle of the ceremony...the sunset was breathtaking! and i especially love this picture because you can see the back of my hair!! i loved it!

allie with her second family (a.k.a...my family!)

me and my sweet handsome brother :)

me and my wonderful family

monogrammed sign made of burlap and moss...so rustic!

bride's cake...allie wanted something different so the baker made the layers look lopsided! haha...so cute!

another sweet story! patrick swore up and down that he only wanted one cake...well allie surprised him with a camouflage grooms cake with hunting stuff around it! and he had NO idea! he got pretty teary eyed when he saw it...it meant alot to him that she would do that for him! too precious!

feeding her cake...we threatened his life if he shoved it on her face! haha

feeding patrick cake...she wouldnt shove it in his face since he couldnt shove it in her! haha

poppin champagne!

and the rest of the night was spent dancing the night away!!

and so...i leave you with this photo of a beautiful love to sum up a beautiful weekend :)

"i cross my heart, and promise to, give all i've got to give to make all your dreams come true, in all the world, you'll never find...a love as true a mine." -george strait - cross my heart, allie & patrick sullivan's first dance as husband and wife, partners in life