Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Wedding: Getting Ready


A chilly December day



My beautiful mama

My handsome husband

Sullivan was confused about how his bow tie worked

Harrison, our dashing young ring bearer

Sweet friends and bridesmaids, Casey and Erin

The family heirloom hairpiece I was given by my mother-in-law

I sure do miss my precious sister!

My $29.96 thrift store dress

My gorgeous stephanotis bouquet, obtained through bartering with a family friend

My lovely matron of honor, Alli

The bridesmaids' stunning bouquets, obtained through bartering with another family friend

Delightful little bell ringers waiting to practice walking down the aisle



My bridesmaid and sister-in-law, Adria, and myself along with many of the bell ringers as they ate a light lunch before the ceremony began

My bridesmaids (left to right) - Adria, Casey, Alli, April, Chelsea, Kristen, Erin, and Abi

I love this man!



My dear family

Daddy and I as we waited to enter the church

Up Next: The Ceremony

18 comments:

Homeschool on the Croft said...

Stunning.
Oh how you must miss your dear sister - and her you. But that's what life is all about. God is so good to us to give precious times and precious people at each stage...x

Clara said...

Beautiful, Meredith. Very beautiful. :)

KatrinaG said...

Such great pictures - and I see that once you started smiling you never stopped! Which is a good thing.

Thank you again for sharing this time with us. Looking forward to the next post.

Ashleigh said...

This is so sweet! I just love looking at all of your wedding photos. I still can't believe you were able to buy your dress from a thrift store! What a providential find!! Can't wait to see pics of the reception. Hope married life is going wonderful!!<3

Chelsea said...

Your wedding looked just beautiful! And what a stunning bride. :)

The Jessups said...

BEAUTIFUL pictures! What a lovely day for your wedding!

Elizabeth said...

Such exquisite pictures Meredith! All the bridesmaids looked so pretty and the little bell ringers, so cute!! I hope you are doing well and enjoying married life. I think of you often :)

Much love dear sister,

In Christ,

~Elizabeth

Jamie said...

I LOVE the one of you and Stephen on the step! You and the dress are wonderful! All the pictures are lovely. Oh, and the frozen water fountain is very interesting. :D

Your little sister in Christ,
Jamie

Asia said...

This is great post...You are very beautiful

The Southern Homemaker said...

What a lovely bride!

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the Lord work in your life and see your wedding come together. Reading your blog inspired me to finally start my own.
I have three sisters who are 11, 14 & 17 years younger than me, so I can relate to your relationship with Sheridan.

May God bless you as you move into the next phase of your life.

Thank you so much for sharing.

The Southern Homemaker
www.southernhomemaking.blogspot.com

Julianne said...

You made such a beautiful bride Meredith! Congratulations on your wedding!

I loved your use of the bell ringers. I was just curious how the logistics worked out - did you have them all walk down together in a group right before you entered or one by one?

hannah said...

Meredith, So glad we could be a part of your wedding day from a distance as well as see more in these beautiful photos! Blessings to you as a new wife! I am glad for your friendship over these few years I've known you.

Leah said...

What a wonderful post, Meredith. You were a graceful, elegant, beautiful bride, and Stephen looked dashing as well. I think of you often, and hope you are having a lovely time as a new wife. Many blessings to you!

Sally said...

I loved the pictures, and I am enjoying the posts about your wedding. I am so happy for you!

I'm sure you've posted this somewhere and I just missed it. What is your husband's occupation? Is he a Marine? I noticed the uniform, and wondered.

Meredith Ivy said...

Thank you for all of the sweet comments!

To answer the questions; Julianne, the bell ringers walked in right before I did, which provided a good transition for the organist so he didn't have to go directly from the music playing while the bridesmaids entered to the traditional "Wedding March" (Here comes the bride...) as my dad and I walked down the aisle. The little girls' bells eased the transition. They walked in groups... Originally they were going to walk one by one with maybe ten steps between them, but it ended up where two or three (usually sisters) would walk together.

Sally, my husband is in the Army.

dashofsalt said...

congrats Meredith the wedding looks beautiful and you make a gorgeous bride!

Pioneer Beauty said...

Okay I do believe I would have cried if I was there.. : ) because I am being brought to tears just reading and looking at your lovely photos..What a BLESSING to have such a wonderful transition from Daughter to Wife..

Made 2 Praise said...

I absolutely LOVE your dress...and the pictures :D

Many Blessings!
Alisha <3