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05/15/2008
Renita & Marcus: May 23, 2009
Brian & Jennifer: September 13, 2008
Regina & Sean: July 12, 2008
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Friends getting engaged
So many of my friends are getting engaged, I just had to dedicate a blog spot to them!
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05/13/2008
Love's-unfolding-dream
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We decided to mix a few vows together to make ones suited for us... is anyone else doing this?
I, ________, take you, __________, to be my wife/husband.
With deepest joy I receive you into my life that together
we may be one. I promise you my love, my fullest devotion, and my tenderest care.
I pledge to you my life as a loving and faithful wife/husband.
To laugh with you in joy, to grieve with you in sorrow,
To grow with you in love, to be faithful to you alone,
For as long as we both shall live.



Ring Ceremony:
Minister: "The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity. It is an outward sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two hearts in endless love. And now as a token of your love and of your deep desire to be forever united in heart and soul, you ___, may place a ring on the finger of your bride."
Groom: "____, I give you this ring in God's name, as a symbol of all that we have promised and all that we shall share. May it serve as a reminder that you are never again alone. Let my heart be your shelter, my arms be your home. I give you my heart until the end of time.”"

Minister: "By the same token ____, you may place a ring on the finger of your groom."
Bride: "____, I give you this ring in God's name, as a symbol of all that we have promised and all that we shall share. May it serve as a reminder that you are never again alone. Let my heart be your shelter, my arms be your home. I give you my heart until the end of time.”
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05/13/2008
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Our House
Its coming together :)
It feels like it took forever, but we moved all my stuff in, unpacked most of it and with a crew of 5 last night we finished what could have taken 4 hours in 1 hour fifteen minutes... amazing!
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05/12/2008
Colibri Pocket Watch with Onyx & Mother of Pearl
Grooms Gift
This is what I will give Joel the day of the wedding
For brides looking for a great bargain, this watch is awesome!
Its a Colibri watch that retails online for $119, I got it at www.graveyardmall.com for $35.99 and it is in perfect condition!
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05/12/2008
car
The car I will arrive in
We went to a car show and this guy DONATES rides in his car for Free!! How unbelievably fortunate!
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05/10/2008
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Programs DIY
We took folded very nice paper, and cut it in half.
Then we punched the edges wth a stamp, cut the cardstock in the middle and put it in the grooves. We didn't buy them intending to do this, we just liked the paper punch design but when we realized what it did when you punched it, the rest just came from there :)
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05/10/2008
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Unity Candle
We are placing the unity candle in a bird bath on the porch
I finally got the bird bath spray painted and set up the unity candle inside, it looks better than I thought it would :)
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05/09/2008
bubbles
Bubbles
We took some decorative paper, a 3/4" punch, glue dots and some ribbon (half price from Hobby Lobby) and did this ourselves. Joel is a music major so this was special for him!
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05/09/2008
personalized for each girl
I took a plain necklace and added swarovski crystals to it to spice it up! (they are not attached yet)
One of the other necklaces (the crystals are not attached yet)
Flower Girls Jewelry and my something blue
Bridal Party Tank Top to get ready in :)
flip flops for the reception
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Gifts for the Bridesmaids
I found these bags at Tuesday Morning and had all my girls initials embroidered on them. I plan on filing them with Tissues, Yellow flip flops and a yellow tank top with "Bridal Party" in rhinestones.
I also made their jewelry, well added to it... I found thesea wesome necklaces and they were so plain so I added something to spice it up and coordinate with the wedding :)
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05/09/2008
Before with old ribbon
With the ribbon we picked out
Wreath for the Door
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05/09/2008
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Invitation
Dad and Mom made these, aren't they gorgeous :)
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05/09/2008
The actual brown one for the sign in table
This one is for the unity candle
Bird Baths... a new twist
Use your imagination here ;)
Ok, here is where your imagination comes in...
The square bird bath is going to be placed at the entrance of the yard and filled with tiny pebbles, with some fresh flowers scattered about or in little tins pails like our favors. There will be another tiny tin pail holding a pen or two (maybe even a flower pen) and the guest book. I though it really completed the whole outdoor fresh gardeny feel we were going for!
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05/09/2008
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Flower Girls & Ring Bearer
We are covering the pail with lace and putting fresh rose petals inside for the girls to throw.

The pillow is actually our exact pillow, my nephew has been practicing and plans on coming up to us with the rings on the pillow and presenting them to us on one knee! How precious :)
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05/09/2008
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Decoration
Flowers on the chairs
We are going to buy mini rose plants and put them in tins, possibly put ivy hanging down to dress it up a little, and hang them on the chair with a white grossgrain ribbon
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05/08/2008
Renita & Cassia's gown
They discontinued my Maid of Honor's gown, but this is close
Danielle's gown
Bridesmaids
Davids Bridal
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05/08/2008
The Groom's Vest
The Groomsmen's Vests
The Father's Vests
Classic one button tux
The Tuxedos
from Men's Wearhouse (MW Tux)
If we rented at least 4 tuxes, the Groom's tux was free!
We also rented the periwinkle vests for our ring bearer :)
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05/08/2008
A view from the Arboretum
The Historic Dent House
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Wedding Location
The Historic Dent House
We fell in love with this place the first time we went to visit it!
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05/06/2008
Mom and I
Mom and I
Joels Mom, Nana, My Mom and I
Our Parents
The love us, raise us right, and give us our wings to fly
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05/06/2008
Maid of Honor: Sister: Cecilia
Would be Matron of Honor (but she's only engaged): Renita
Bridesmaid: Cassia
Honorary Bridesmaid Heather Harrison
Honorary Bridesmaid Mariana Carrillo
Bridesmaid: Danielle Wills
Best Man: Jon
Groomsman: Garrett
Groomsman: Daniel
Groomsman: Eric
Bridesmaids & Groomsmen
My girls & His guys
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05/06/2008
outdoor view
jacuzzi bathtub
outdoor jacuzzi
Outdoor Fireplace
view into bedroom
Honeymoon
A sweet little cabin in the Smokys
We considered a cruise but didn't want to deal with a lot of travelling this go around, so we decided on a mountain honeymoon in the woods. We are very excited about our little haven :)
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05/06/2008
Joel and Melissa in the Sculpture Garden... photo by Sharon Benton
Joel and I
Engagement Photo 2
At the lake
Love LOVE this picture of him!
IN the scuplpture garden again
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Joel & Melissa
Some shots of us that I love
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05/05/2008
Wilder Tower
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The Proposal
The most storybook romantic location for us was definitely here!
The very place he first held my hand and where he told me he liked me, is the very place he asked for my hand in marriage on top of this Wilder Tower in the Chickamauga Battlefield <3
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05/05/2008
centerpiece
They look much better spray painted!
The Centerpieces
Love birds we are called so love birds we shall be :)
These are the perfect addition for our outdoor wedding and outdoor/indoor reception!

We actually just painted them a tan stone-fleck style paint... they look amazing now and match the bigger bird baths we will be using.

One large celtic bird bath will be filled with tiny rocks and the sign in book will be placed there with some flowers and a small galvanized tin to hold the pen (Sorry, no pictures yet)
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05/02/2008
my cake
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green ribbon
Cakestand being spraypainted Silver
Finished and now adding the jewels back to it
Cake
A cake I couldn't live with out!
We looked at tons of cakes and came up with this design ourselves, but it looks fabulous, and for a fraction of the cost!
This is a rough look we made up of two sample top layers Mom baked, and the two larger pans on the bottom. The green ribbon is so awesome I am using it on my bouquet too!! :)

The statuette is for our 2nd cake, really just another cake topper size cake we are taking with us on our honeymoon instead of waiting a year to eat freezerburnt cake :)
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05/02/2008
GardenWedding
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The toss away bouquet we did in silk :)
Flowers
From the natural grocery store, amazing!
One of the hardest things to narrow down since I love so many flowers... BUT

We are getting our flowers from Grafe Studios, they supply Greenlife's flowers in Downtown Chattanooga.
I wanted to go for a simple garden look with handtied bouquets of hydrangeas and spray roses to decorate the house.

My girls bouquets will be blue hydrangeas with a blue varigated ribbon, my green hydrangea bouquet will have a few roses & spray roses, and tied with a green varigated ribbon like the one on my cake.

For the "pew bows/flowers" we are taking galvanized tins from Ikea, punching a hole in them and hanging with White grosgrain ribbon and plopping in a mini rose bush from a local market... nice and simple :)
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futuremrsjbtaylor

It's TODAY!!
bride
Melissa
groom
Joel
wedding day
May 17, 2008
city
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ceremony
Outdoor
banquet
Indoor/Outdoor
photographer
TBA
about my wedding
I can't wait to marry the man of my dreams!!
my wedding color
Yellow
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