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Love You Forever: Wedding Recap Pt. 2

Okay, finally on to Pt. 2. I will be done by April 11, our 1 yr. anniversary. I swear!


The temple ceremony was pretty darn perfect. I was so lucky to be able to have all of my immediate family there, as well as a lot of extended family and friends. As we were about to go into the ceremony, Andrew may or may not have left our rings sitting in his bag in the dressing room. It delayed our start a bit... but it was memorable!


The kids waited patiently outside... looking precious.


It was pretty windy as we exited the temple and my veil kept attacking me, but it ended up giving me one of my favorite pictures from the day. Floaty and dreamy and romantic!




Our crowd cheered, took pictures and then hugged us...

and Andy's tie got messed up so my daddy fixed it. Cute, huh?


So the flowers are another fun story! My aunt and uncle picked them up from the florist on their way to the temple and then somehow locked them in the car along with their keys. My cousins who weren't in the ceremony waited for and dealt with a locksmith and the flowers appeared just in time. Lucky it wasn't a hot day!


I don't know the words to express how much I loved my bouquet, but this was my face when I first got it! Flowers were such an important element to me and they were amazing.


Andy's bout was killer too.

My bridesmaids had corsages instead of bouquets because 'wearing' is so much more convenient then 'holding', especially for my sisters with babies!
On to portraits..

Love You Forever: Wedding Recap Pt. 1

Andrew and I both spent the night and got ready at my parent's house, he in one bathroom and I in the other... I didn't really want my photographer in my bedroom though, so no getting ready pictures of me. I regret it a little, but oh well.



Off we go!

My big bloggy plans...

I know I have less than a handful of readers... but I realized that I spend an awful lot of time reading blogs and that I have stuff to share too!

I am planning on recapping my wedding just like an official wedding blogger would do and then focusing this blog on things that inspire me which will likely be home decor, party planning, wedding details, cooking... stuff like that.


I have just set up, but not yet written on thebreeandyshavers.blogspot.com to be where I write about my life with Andy and eventually our family and all of that personal stuff.

The Wedding Party

The brothers
The sisters

Flowergirl

My niece Auden. She's 2. She didn't love the attention, but the attention loved her. This is the closest thing to a smile I saw on her face all day. But dang her dress is adorable. Picture from my cousin Kathryn. My awesome 2nd shooter. She emailed me some teasers a few days ago.


Still waiting on pictures... a disc from my sister is arriving today. And the disc from my cousin is in the mail too. I don't know when I'll see the photos from my photographer. Hopefully really, really soon.

Married.

Picture from the best Best Man ever. Waiting on the rest...

#1 Wedding pet peeve...

I HATE fake cakes. People seriously spend time and money frosting pieces of styrofoam because they can't afford super fancy cakes. IT'S JUST CAKE for goodness sakes! If you can't afford a fancy one, then have a simple one. It's obnoxious to hear people swept away by what they think they have to have at their wedding due to the wedding industry. Believe me, I love beautiful "wedding porn" as much as the next person, but I also have my feet on the ground enough to know what is important.

Bride + Groom = IN LOVE, COMMITTED, FAMILY, FOREVER.


That's a wedding. Not the effing cake.

Swimsuit Giveaway!

From TheMeanestMom via ThatWife

I pick this one.

I wish...

I were a better blogger. I'm so inspired by things I read everyday that I wish I could do the same thing. Aspirations are good to have though right? 3 and a half weeks away from my wedding probably isn't the time to be worrying about it anyways. :)

My sister, sisters-in-law, and I at my bridal shower a few weeks ago.
I still need to finish my Thank Yous.

Grandma and Grandpa Shaver

I don't know much about these two. I met Grandma Ruby and Grandpa Carl over Christmas but Carl was in the hospital the whole time, and not very coherent. Ruby was distressed and sad. Grandpa passed away a few weeks after I left. I love this picture that Andy's dad emailed us. The happiness that is evident on their faces is infectious. I love knowing that Grandpa Carl has every reason to be smiling that widely now. :)

First 2 "married" nights

will be spent here! The Omni San Diego. Priceline.com got us a Deluxe room for only $75 a night. Not too shabby considering it's Easter weekend. It totally overlooks San Diego Bay so I'm hoping for a good sunset on Easter Sunday. We'll call to request a bay view room in a couple of weeks. Honeymoon on a budget. Check.

One month to go!

We've got our reccommends in hand. Hooray!

Invites are in the mail (I wanted them out sooner, but my mom said people will forget if you send them too early. Funny lady.)

Now we're trying to figure out our hotel for the weekend of the wedding. And we're broke. And I don't necessarily want to leave it up to Priceline/Hotwire. Ugh. Any ideas for a nice place in San Diego? I don't really know about hotels since I always stay at my own house.

Sweet Cheeks!

We're so close to done. I think all of our vendors are booked now!

Weirdly, something I didn't really think I cared about, the cake, is now making me really excited! Sweet Cheeks Baking Co. is like a big deal, and making MY cake!

I'm a bouquet copier.

I couldn't help myself. It is just too perfect for words. I can't wait to have her in my hands on April 11.

P.S. Our MyWedding.com wedding website is now live: www.breeandy.com

Pre-nesting

I think nesting is only supposed to happen after your married, but I'm getting a jumpstart since I moved into what will be our first place a few months prior to the wedding.

We got a lot of basics and they're nice and comfy (hooray for an IKEA not too far away and a friend of Andy's with a super nice couch to get rid of) but it's super bland. I'm craving color and life. I found this picture on decorology and it is now my goal... which is weird since I'm not a fan of blue so much. But doesn't this look relaxing and beautiful?


I ordered these from Urban Outfitters as a jumpstart...

You're invited...

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After a lot of blood sweat and tears... they're going to the printer today! YAY!

Engagements...

We tried to channel the Beatles in these next two.







Taken at Balboa Park. So much fun, so many backgrounds to choose from, so totally San Diego. Thanks Mr. Tiscareno.