Last Night of Freedom?

The day before the wedding was ridiculous. I spent all day working on the slide show that, in the end, would not save. We now plan on showing it at the reception...and that will give me more time to get it how I really wanted it to be. But I was very disappointed. That was the one thing had always wanted at my wedding. On the other hand, no one would have probably paid much attention to it during the refreshments, when we planned to show it, because time was so short. Everything happens for a reason. : )

Bree and Kevin helped us so much, finishing last minute party favors and decorating the feather pen. I loved it (and I love them).

I was absolutely frantic and stressed and high strung that Friday. I ran into Megan Youngblood at Walmart and nearly had a fit because I wasn't in the best mood. (Sorry.) People in our building were so loud, and it was driving me to tears. I did have nice visit with my roommate from the British Isles, Emily Adams. She decorated a tea box with Alice in Wonderland quotes and pictures--it was beautiful! She was very upset that she could not come to the wedding because she got elected to SGA and had to attend their retreat. But I promised to show her the video someday!

We made it to the Saucer for our joint bachelor/bachelorette celebration. I had a WHOLE plate of cheese fries and several drinks...a bit too many for both of us. ; ) We were joined by Tommy, Terry, Adriane, Kevin, Bree, Chermanda (our RC who came from Ole Miss where K&B are now), Brian, Whitney, Monica, Jeff, James, Katie, and Lyndsay. It was good times, good times.

A picture is worth a thousand words...

I promised some photos . . .


a momentary stay against confusion


: )


"Moon River"


arm-in-arm

with Alan Tucker, Santa, who married us

~Mr. and Mrs. Pharr~

our very excited parents : )

the blue crew

We love all of you!

walking in Wonderland

School and work has spun out of control for both of us, and it hasn't helped that we have been sick since shortly after we got married. It hasn't been the easiest first month, but we are very happy and excited to see what our future will bring. I will try to keep this updated, especially as we begin to plan our December reception and honeymoon in Chicago! But first I will have to share some of our adventures from our wedding and the weeks since then . . .

*~*fairy tale photo shoot*~*

I heard from Benton Courier yesterday, and our engagement announcement will be published in Sunday's paper. YAY!

Unfortunately I started feeling awful on my lunch break and ended up leaving work. Thankfully I only have a really bad sinus infection, but I thought it best to stay out of Irby since the swine flu is going around.

Zach is busy, busy, busy. I wish things could slow down after we are married, but, the way the semester's looking, things will only continue to pick up. We can't wait until we graduate!

I finally finished editing my bridal portraits today; I left my books in my office, so I couldn't get any work done today. :(? :)? ;) Anyway, these are my favorites:

probably my best close-up

I love my mama!

Rapunzel


looking for my Prince Charming


fairy tale photo shoot above and below

in the mushrooms


on the waterfront


I love bridges!


locked in the tower, waiting for my true love


just like Alice in blue and white


on the train


always look for a silver lining


a view from above


Momma Nay said this is my "come hither" pose. *lol*


The Old Mill


I love my bouquet!!


a break on the bench


I'm late! I'm late!

We got a package from Target today. I can't wait until Zach gets out of class so we can open it!!

( : Engagement Pictures : )

So...we got our engagement pictures back. : )

We picked 5, and Nichole threw in an extra 3-4.

Have a look!

I love this one!


My favorite
(The formal shots were taken at Hendrix, site of our first date!)


*~*RAWR*~* (Nichole threw this one in--I rather like it after all!)


Silly Face


Dreaming and Picnicking


Mad Tea Party (another freebie)
Today was the first time we ever saw this one!


Ashley and Zach's Power Puppet Hour?


my ring and the book that brought us together


Scandal in the Stacks

(Courtesy of Nichole Leigh Photography)
http://nicholeatwell.yolasite.com/

Goin' to the L-I-B-R-A-R-Y, and we're gonna get married...

A lot has been going on, so I've had to miss writing a day here and there. We went to Little Rock on Monday and picked up our invitation and flower supplies. Tuesday we stayed in town and got the rest of the invitation materials (white ink had to be exchanged for silver and LR was out of pearls), and we stopped by Faulkner County Library.

We hadn't heard from them, so I felt the need to double-check, in person, that we would still be able to get married there. (I get really nervous about these sorts of things.) Ruth Voss, the librarian, spoke with us again and promised to commit to being there if the assistant librarian could not be. She said it was full steam ahead! We went all around the library again, looking at doors we could use to bring in decorations, food, etc. and how to arrange the chairs--those sorts of details. We also asked if they had a projector and screen for our slideshow, which they do. HUZZAH! We are getting married in a library on September 19th--perfect!

This news also means we can make our invitations this week. We are going to work on them tomorrow, aiming to finish them to be mailed out this weekend. Zach bid on some Tenniel Alice illustration rubber stamps, but we'll probably have to use them on wedding decor or for the reception envelopes because they won't be in on time. We bought a key rubber stamp to use instead of the herald rabbit...and possibly in place of seals. Hopefully the Post Office has King and Queen of Hearts stamps...

Speaking of the Post Office, Zach called them again on Tuesday. Turns out my ring is NOT lost...it has just failed to arrive in Washington yet. Registered mail can take a while to arrive, and until it does, the Post Office will NOT have a record of the package. Whoever was on the phone on Monday was a liar and an idiot who didn't know a thing about registered mail. If you don't know, just shut it, ok? (Nearly gave my mother a heart attack when I told her my ring was lost...)

Erin is assembling my bouquet and making it beautiful. Tasha is planning on taking bridal pix at The Old Mill once I have a sash and everything in order. Our engagement pictures are scheduled for the 22nd. Zach's parents are working on food and flowers. We have figured out the party favors. Zach booked a bed-and-breakfast in Eureka Springs for the 20th and 21st. (We realized that Eureka Springs is three-and-a-half hours away, not leaving us much time to enjoy the B&B if we stayed just the 19th and 20th; we're staying in the area the first night.) :) Everything regarding the wedding is coming along. I just want everything planned and squared away, with as much done as possible before school starts next week.

I'm so excited! I can't wait until we're married!