GUYS! Abe and I are married! The day went off without a hitch (well maybe one or two, but my planners kept those well hidden until after the day was over)! Everything was amazing and I felt more beautiful than I have in my whole life. When they say your wedding day is the best day ever, they don't lie. I swear I'll write more about the whole wedding experience but until then here are some sneak peeks from my photographer, Bella Grace Studios!

LOVE

I know you want to come to Kentucky to visit and attend my wedding, however you AREN'T invited. Keep your cold temps and your rain and send us sunshine instead.

Love,
Anna


Although it's always something you have to keep in mind while planning an outdoor wedding, a rain plan is NOT something that a Bride wants to implement a few days before the wedding. When you wake up to texts from your mom with links to blogs about how to make your rainy day wedding a hit, you just want to curl up in bed and stay there. In an attempt to make myself feel better about the coming weekend and the weather that may happen, I've been Pinteresting rainy wedding day images.

Beautiful images of brides in cute rain boots

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and couples hiding under umbrellas

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are very fun to look at, but its kind of scary. You put so much time and effort into planning this fab party that could be rained on...but ultimately when it comes down to it, I'll be marrying my best friend and thats what matters most.

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With less than two weeks till the big day Abe and I are definitely feeling the pre-wedding stress. Every day we have off in the next few days is devoted to wedding meetings/wedding prep/work on the farm. To say we need our honeymoon is an understatement (give me all the margs on the beach). Luckily there has also been some fun and exciting events to keep our spirits up and not totally focused on how the flowers will turn out and if the DJ will keep the party going (thinking about these details keeps me up at night).

I hope to get some blogging done between now and next Saturday and update you all on my bachelorette party and monograms and mimosas shower!

Until then I leave you with a picture of my adorable nephew shopping for ring bearer shoes!

A few weeks ago we had a stock the bar party at our apartment. After months of having/planning my showers, Abe told me that he wanted to have a party/shower of his own that wasn't just full of women and party games. He really wanted to have a stock the bar and although we threw it together very quickly it was so much fun! We knew we wanted to keep it very low key and have a cookout in our backyard. I put up a few decorations and set up ladder golf (one of our favorite yard games).

We were given lots of bourbon (much to Abe's delight) and some tequila and wine! It was the perfect couples shower and it was so nice to relax with our friends!

Oh my gosh guys, there is less than ONE month until the wedding. ONE. What the heck?! I can't believe how quickly time has passed.

The final to-dos:

Plan day after brunch*
Schedule beauty treatments*
Buy accessories for Abe (need white shirt)*
Find dress for rehearsal*
Day after brunch invitations*
Decide on all special songs*
Choose seating cards*
Order table numbers*
Draft schedule of events for wedding weekend*
Write thank yous (CONTINUE TO DO THIS)*
Meeting with these vendors for a one month checkup:*
-DJ
-Caterer
Put together welcome bags
Plan ceremony with Pastor (vows/poems/readings/ect..)
Honeymoon clothes!
Make seating plan...
Make signs for bar/ceremony/directions to farm/ect
Get marriage license
Have hair trial
Figure out alcohol situation

And I'm sure there are many many more items that could go on that list...

Last weekend I had my bachelorette party! It was an absolute blast and I promise to do a full post on it soon! Until then, here is are some sneak peeks :)

An update on this months to dos, since we are so close to the end of the month and there are so many things to do! 

Plan day after brunch
Shop for gifts for wedding party
Research marriage license requirements
Book hotel room for wedding night
Get transportation for bridal party to wedding
Order shuttles for guests staying at hotel
Schedule beauty treatments
Meet with officiant to plan ceremony
See sample centerpiece from florist/have a meeting with florist to discuss everything
Buy wedding rings (halfway done)
Buy accessories for Abe
Find dress for rehearsal
Contact newspapers for guidelines about wedding announcements
Choose gifts for shower hostesses
Schedule food tasting for final menu (six to eight weeks pre wedding)
Day after brunch invitations
Decide on all special songs
Think about vows
Have final address list for invitations
Mail wedding invitations/rehearsal dinner invitations
Choose seating cards
Order table numbers
Break in wedding shoes
Plan welcome gifts
Finalize honeymoon
Draft schedule of events for wedding weekend
Draft a shot list for photographer
Choose ceremony readings
Update master guest list as RSVPs come in (working on)
Write thank yous (NEED TO DO THIS)
Meeting with all vendors for a two month till checkup:
-Planners
-Photographer
-DJ
-Florist
-Officiant
-Caterer
-Rentals
-Hair girls
-Ceremony musicians 

The sheer amount of things we need to get done in the coming days is a bit mind boggling and makes me feel like Ollie (DERP). But hey Y'all only 42 (actually 39, this was taken this past weekend) days until the BIG DAY!

     

A few weekends ago I had my first bridal shower! It was thrown by my wonderful Maid of Honor and she did an absolutely fabulous job. About a month before the shower she sent out invitations that she had handmade. Not only were they totally adorable, they also came in an envelope filled with confetti that fell out when you opened it (nothing is better than snail mail with confetti)!

Lindy had planned lots of surprises for me, from the photo booth to the cactus cupcakes, everything was PERFECT (she seriously needs to go in the party planning business).

This shower was for my close friends and a few of my Mom's sisters. We had a taco bar for dinner and plenty of margaritas and fuzzy worm shots to go around! After dinner we played a few really funny games and I got to take a swing at a piñata filled with ring pops and Fireball whiskey. After all the pre-planned activities, we danced the night away on the patio with glow sticks.

Hostess with the mostest

Some of my sweet bridesmaids who were able to make it! (Missed you Amanda and Megan)

Both Lindy and I don't particularly love being the center of attention so she didn't want me to sit down and open gifts in front of everyone (and feel uncomfortable). Instead I opened gifts at the very end of the night with the guests who remained. It turned out to be much more fun opening serving and bakeware and yelling "YAY, LOAF PAN" "OH MY GOSH, DISHES"!!

All in all this was such a fun and wonderful time with some of my best friends. I couldn't have asked for a better shower or a better MOH.