In Good Faith

2/16/12

after the ceremony

While our guests sipped bellinis, beer, and wine, we took a few minutes to get some pictures as a newly married couple!

I won't bore you with the posed, traditional pictures... but here are some of my favorites!

my handsome hubs!

one of my fav pictures ever! our nephew smooshed his nose against the window behind us, totally randomly, as we were posing for pictures. I love this picture because it's so unplanned!

loveeee my bouquet

me and my bridesmaids

Next up: actual cocktail hour and beginning of receptions

2/15/12

Today I'm going to share with you some pictures from our wedding ceremony. We got married outside and luckily the weather was great! It was hot, obviously, because it was August, but not unbearable since the ceremony was at 5:30 pm.

We were married by R's brother, who got ordained online. As I mentioned while planning the wedding, we found out this wasn't "legal" in NC while studying for the bar exam, go figure, so we got "officially" married two weeks before at the court house. My sister read "I carry your heart with me" by e.e. cummings. We had a harp playing on the patio behind the ceremony, which was lovely. We said traditional vows and also wrote five "promises" each, which we said to one another. It was very emotional and happy and perfect.

I will never forget the feeling of looking into his eyes and saying my vows. I will never forget standing with my dad, waiting to go out, feeling butterflies in my stomach. I kept telling him... I'm ready to go! Let's do this!

Without further ado...

how precious are my niece and nephew?!

trying not to cry and smile at the same time

again, laughing and crying simultaneously while R said his promises

telling R my promises

one of my favorite pictures, ever.

breaking the glass

mazel tov!

Next up: cocktail hour!

All pictures courtesy of our fantastic photographer, Nia Capri, www.niacapri.com

2/14/12

getting ready to say "i do!"

Good morning! Happy Valentine's Day!

In continuing with the spirit of the week, here are some pictures of R and I getting ready to say "I do!"

my handsome husband arriving at the venue

getting some help with his bow tie

our venue- the beautiful Highgrove Estates!

"the" dress! cara by modern trousseau

"the" shoes! muse by kate spade

getting some help with my makeup

my something blue- my maiden monogram, for one last time!

my gorgeous bridesmaids

my sister and I

ready to go tie the knot! I love this picture because we couldn't see each other :)

Next up: the ceremony!

All pictures via our fantastic photographer, Nia Capri, www.niacapri.com

2/13/12

valentine's week (?) full of wedding pics!

Hey all!

I decided, since one of my favorite blogs rejected my wedding pics (sadface) and since I'm impatient that I'm going to just go ahead and share some of our wedding pictures this week. It is Valentine's Day tomorrow, after all! Plus, next week is R and my six month anniversary. So, here it goes... beginning with our rehearsal dinner!

Our rehearsal dinner was held at the Pit in Raleigh. It's an awesome bbq place that does whole hog bbq and has great craft beer on tap. R and I love their chopped pork bbq, mac and cheese, brisket and pretty much everything we've ever had there. We thought the rehearsal dinner was fantastic! Everyone loved the food. It was great to give our family and friends from out of town (nearly everyone) a taste of North Carolina bbq. I highly recommend the Pit for any type of event, be it an engagement party, shower or rehearsal dinner. Or, if you're just traveling and want a taste of the South in a nice atmosphere!