Wedding album

So I have way too many pictures to choose from for our wedding album! It has taken forever but I think I have finally narrowed it down to the images I want as the larger pics in the album. Let me know what you think. . . and if you want to see all of our wedding pics you can go to the D Coleman Photography link here on our blog. Just look for Michael and Lisa under his recent work link. Without further ado these are the pictures I think I want to use. This picture of the rings will be cut down square and it will be the image on the back of the book along with a phrase. I haven't completely decided on that yet either but I am thinking "With this ring I thee wed".

This picture is the first time we saw each other as I was descending the stairs. We both have really big smiles on our faces in this one!

So obviously this is a picture of the back of my dress. . .which I loved! (well, mostly)

This is one of the pictures I am considering for the front of the album. It will also be cut down square. Even if I don't use it for the front, I still want it in the album.

Our wedding party in the hall at the church.

Michael and I with all of the nieces and nephews. This picture took several times to capture and as you can see, Sasha was still very unhappy.

The kiss after being pronounced husband and wife. . .yeah!! The photographer told us to hold the kiss for a little because if others are taking pictures this is one shot he might have a hard time getting. . .we held it so long people started laughing and cheering!

This is one of the first pictures taken out behind the firehouse after the ceremony was all done and overwith. . .relief! I was so happy when we were taking these pictures around the Firehouse and the Jefferson footbridge. This is also one of the few pictures that shows my hair from this side along with the hair comb that I made :) It was really freakin sunny though. . .

So lets put on our sunglasses and take some pictures!! I really like some of these pictures with the sunglasses on.

This is the other picture I am thinking about for the front cover. . .again it would be cut down square so all you would see is our hands and faces. Michael's side of the heart is kind of pointy looking, but thats okay!

When we were taking this picture I was thinking it would not come out at all because we were walking and David (the photographer) told us to lean in and kiss while walking. It felt strange but the picture looks good. I also like the way my flowers look in this picture!

So this is a photo collage that the photographer put together for us with the wedding cake and some of the reception decor. I really like this picture because it showcases my red/black theme!

The bride, best man, maid of honor, and groom after the toasts were done. Beth's toast was really nice and I think she got a lot of compliments on it. She said she was going to do some crafty thing with it and give it to me. . .but I haven't seen it yet. . . oh Bethhhhh. . .

The entrance into the courtyard at the firehouse had these huge, really pretty doors. It made everything look so pretty so of course lets take some pictures in front of them.

I love this picture. . .I can't even explain why. . .it just makes me think about how much I love this boy!!

So that's my selected pictures. . .all of the pics will be in the album these are just the ones that will be larger size. It occurred to me I don't really have any of the formal shots at the alter of the families and stuff other than the one with all the nieces and nephews. I guess that's okay though if it only Michael and I in most of the pictures. . . .hmmmmm. . .maybe I am not done picking out images. . .but I don't know which ones of these I would replace!!

Anyway, so that's our wedding! Sorry I am so extremely late in getting it posted. Most of this was just pictures I didn't even talk about the wedding itself much. Maybe I should record some more of my thoughts and memories about the wedding before I forget. Who knows when I will actually get around to scrapbooking it so I should get that done. . . .

Anyway that's all for now. . . Michael is playing computer games tonight with a friend of ours and his son, Mark and Wyatt. I am going to continue doing laundry to try and get that all caught up. I am so glad I had today off of work because our house was filthy and I actually got quite a bit done today!

Next time will be pictures from our first honeymoon, the short one at Chateau on the Lake in Branson, MO. . .

Lisa H.

Bachelorette Party fun!

So I am finally posting about my bachelorette party which was loads of fun. . .but not too crazy! We started at the house where Beth was living at the time and she had the kitchen area all decorated with bachelorette party signs, penis balloons, candy, and cupcakes. And lots of yummy drinks. The cupcakes were quite funny and her and I had fun decorating them with bright colored frosting and little googly eyes! Beth and I were joined by Laura, Becky, and Lauren. Some of us started the party off early and had a couple drinks while waiting for Brandy and Jess to show up. We also took some pics while waiting. Us four girls. We went to stand for a picture and didn't realize until afterward that we automatically stood in order of birth! Lauren and I

When everyone was all dolled up and ready we headed to Springfield Brewing Company for dinner and drinks. We were met there by three others, Jade, Tiffin, and Jennifer. Unfortunately, we didn't have a table reserved so it was going to be quite a wait. We ended up just sitting out front around some tables. It turned out to be really nice except for the wind. . .it was kind of annoying. I had a tiara on that said Bachelorette but I still got asked a couple times if it was my birthday. What can I say. . .people are brilliant. I got to open some gifts while sitting there waiting for our food and I got lots of funny little goodies. There was a couple sitting behind us in the restaurant that was watching us through the front glass and cracking up. They came and talked to us when they left and they were actually there celebrating their anniversary and said that my presents gave them quite a laugh!

After we ate and said our goodbyes to the three that were just going to dinner it was time for Ernie Biggs. I had actually been several years since I had been in the place and it was so, so, so much fun! We had lots of drinks and took lots of pictures. Beth bought me a couple shots that I had never had before but the only one I remember was a Bombpop and I think that is my new favorite shot. I loved it!! After a while I got called up onto the stage since I was a Bachelorette and I dragged Brandy up there with me to dance on the stage.

Brandy and I dancing on the stage (this was so tame compared to some of the other stuff they were having the bachelorette's and birthday people do. . .but that was perfectly fine with me!!) Beth and I after several drinks ( not sure why the face, but I thought it was funny)

Becky and Beth (Becky's not drunk, she just likes to close her eyes for pictures. This was taken 3 times before I got one without her eyes almost completely closed! Love ya Beck)

A better picture of Beth and I. My neck was hot from the beads and caution tape around it.

Jess and Brandy

I had a great time and I assume everyone else did as well. Can't beat singing out loud to live music with a drink in your hand! When we left we headed back to Beth's place and hung out there listening to music and doing a little dancing. After a while we all slowly started to crash.

Me at the end of the night on the deck at Beth's place. I honestly am not as drunk as I look. It's staged. . . .really!

It was so much fun I want to have another! Not really a bachelorette party. . .just a fun girls night!

So better late than never. . .right?! I plan on posting about our wonderful wedding tomorrow night. . .so wonderful. . .and so glad its over!!

That's it for now. I gotta hit the hay!

MrsH

Holy crap!!

I cannot believe it has been over 2 whole months since I have blogged!! It has been so busy and there is so much to post! I might be doing multiple postings over the next couple days to get all caught up! Can't post much more right now because I am actually still sitting at work for about 9 more minutes! I have so many pictures to share of my bachelorette party, our wedding and our honeymoons! Yes we took two. . .granted the first one was only 1 night but still. Our 2nd honeymoon was 2 weeks in Orange County, CA and it was WONDERFUL!! So wonderful in fact that we took almost 1200 pictures. . . it will be so hard to decide which ones to share with you all! Gotta go for now. I am off work in 5 minutes and then Michael and I are heading out to the parents house in Fordland for the evening to have some fun times with the fam!

Lisa Hillenburg (Since this is my first post as a Hillenburg I will include my last name :)