Engagement Photo Location

Today we went out to Brian's grandfather's plantation house to check out the place again and see if this would be an option for either a back up location for the wedding or to use it for our engagement photos.  We decided to use the house for our engagement photos.  I'm excited about it.  I wanted to do them here because it has family ties to Brian and it is a beautiful old house.

The place is located on the Black River and has been used as a movie set for a couple of movies.  One of the more famous movies filmed here was Rambling Rose.  This move had Robert Duvall, Laura Dern and Diane Ladd.  One of the most interesting things about the movie is Brian's grandparents are in the movie.  It is interesting to watch and then see his grandfather on the tv screen in one scene and his grandmother in another.

No More Shrubs

 I didn't really like the shrubs that we had in the backyard.  I thought that they were a bit overgrown.  And evidently Brian didn't like them either, because we removed them.  It was a bit of a task, but it was worth it.  Our backyard seems so much bigger now.

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Orton Plantation Bridal Show

Luola's Chapel

Idea I like for alter

Today Brian and I went to a bridal show out at Orton Plantation.  Orton Plantation is, I believe, an old rice plantation and if we hadn't already put a deposit down on the beach house, we were seriously considering this place.  It was absolutely beautiful there.  Luola's Chapel is one of the places on the plantation that I really liked.  I did get some ideas on what I wanted to do for flowers and we were able to talk to a photographer.

Snow!

The snow gods decide to bless us with about 5-6 inches of snow last night.  Unfortunately, Brian had to leave very early this morning to go to Virginia to help his dad move.  So we didn't really get a chance to enjoy the snow.  Of course Maggie wasn't really thrilled with the snow.
 

Wedding Dress

While I was home for my nephew's 1st birthday, I also was there to pick out a wedding dress.  I went to 3 different stores on 3 different days.  I think I must have tried on at least 30-40 dresses before I found "the one".  It was the last day I was there and my dad had decided to go with me, my mom and sister.  It was a good thing that he went because he is the one who helped pick out the dress.  My mom had found it first, but I said that I didn't want a lace dress.  My dad realizing that I wasn't finding "the one", picked out a couple of dresses and "the one" happened to be the one my mom picked out earlier that I turned down.  After I put it on, I had a smile on my face and was the first time that I actually felt like a bride.  I would post a picture of it, but since Brian reads this as well I don't want him seeing the dress; superstition and all.

Happy Birthday Lucas!

I went home to Ohio to help celebrate my nephew's 1st birthday.  Aunt Autumn and Uncle Brian got him a little drum set that includes a bunch of noisy instruments.  I think Lucas liked the drum sticks best.

 

Happy Birthday Brian!

We celebrated Brian's birthday yesterday.  We had dinner, his mom made the birthday cake and then we played Beatles Rock Band.  For the next 7 months we are the same age and I'm not robbing the cradle.  This is what he says anyway.