Save the Date!

We're making progress! I found a great idea at this FABULOUS destination wedding website for making save the date cards. The template is similar to an airline boarding pass and they came out totally awesome! I designed them and had staples print them, then Parker and I sat down and cut them and stuffed them into the cute pockets ourselves! It was really an easy process and I was super thankful for Parker and my mom's help getting them finished! (Mom helped me get them completed and sent off!) We found out we ended up saving about $75-$100 because we made them instead of ordering them- plus it was fun! So I hope you all have your "boarding pass" for our fun-filled wedding weekend!

The wedding planning part has really been VERY relaxed thus far...(I keep thinking I should be worried about some detail, but I'm not!) I sure hope the whole planning process continues on this path! Right now we've chosen a date, destination resort, colors, wedding party, bridesmaid dresses, THE dress!, invitations and even some ceremony/reception details! I feel extremely fortunate to NOT have to stress over finding flowers, cakes, churches, reception venues, photographer, DJ, catering and all the other hoop-la that goes with a traditional wedding. Not that traditional weddings are terrible, but I think all brides would agree its ALOT of planning and searching! The resort actually sent me a "wedding booklet" that has ALL those options in one place! I'm so thankful we choose a destination wedding! So now I'm slowly going through all of the "fill in the blanks" to decide on some details. Its been SO fun! And I know for certain that Parker thanks sweet baby Jesus everyday that he doesn't have to deal with a stressed out-always planning-worrywart fiance! Right babe?! :)

We are excited for the upcoming holidays to relax and spend time with all our families and maybe some friends! We are also excited for my baby brother because Marble Falls Football has made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs! This means we will make the trek to San Marcos next weekend to support him and hopefully celebrate another playoff win! Congrats Logie!

Parker is really counting down to December 3rd because we are doing a site visit to the wedding resort to scope it all out and try to make a few decisions on where we want to host the ceremony/reception/rehearsal dinner and such. He is really "in need" of a vacation! I will be taking lots of photos and posting a few here after we return! I'm looking forward to meeting the wedding coordinator and getting some finalized pricing! Oh and a nice pina colada on the warm sand will be nice too... :D

Lots of Love- Ash & PC

Welcome Welcome Welcome!

As we start our journey through planning our wedding and starting our life together, we hope to use this blog to keep in touch with our family and friends that are all over Texas! We are excited to be engaged and are loving every minute! Our family here in Lubbock includes Parker, Ashlee & Lexi (our 6 month old Lab). We love spending time with all our family and friends, but we don't get to see everyone as much as we'd like too, so hopefully this blog will be a way to stay connected!

I say "we", but you all know the person behind the blog is usually me (Ash)! But hopefully Parker will add his two cents from time to time! I will try my hardest to post often to keep you guys up to date on whats the latest! You are able to reply to posts by using the "comment" area below this post. You can post a reply without having to sign in or sign up for anything I think! ALSO- If you'd like to bookmark our blog feel free, but if you'd like to keep up with us let me know and I will add your email address to our notification list so you can recieve an email when we post something new!
We love you guys and hope this blog helps to keep us close (even though we're way far away in the dust of West Texas!)

Much Love-A&P