song #13 - Suit & Tie

Okay all, I promise this is the last wedding song (for now.....) ha!

At first, I had really wanted this song to be our first dance, however; Austin was able to change my mind. 

Instead, he ended up serenading me at our wedding with this song!  It was perfect. 

When Austin and I first started dating he would play this song when we were with friends (they are the "let's take out our instruments and randomly play" kind of awesome crew). I think I might have fallen hard for him that night because of him singing this song (and he killed it). So when he surprised me and sang this to me at our wedding, I melted. 

xoxoxox, kel

song #12 - Fire and the Flood

I would like to promise that this is my last wedding song....but I doubt it will be. I started down this nostolgic train and I don't think I'm getting off any time soon, ha!

So this song.... Austin and I thought of a few songs for our first dance (and I honestly believed we had picked the song numerous times) but eventually we realized this song was just too perfect for us and our relationship. 

I really loved having fun dancing to it (although I wish I had known how long it is.... that is a long ass time to dance in front of 100 of your closest friends and family members).

xo, kel

song #11- Moth's Wings

Picking a song for after the wedding as our exit song to was not as easy to pick as the others were. I wanted something that was happy and fun (and honestly because Austin and I both love Passion Pit so much, I wanted one of their songs to be incorporated into the wedding). I searched the internet for ideas and while I had originally thought of this being the one I walked down the aisle towards Austin to, I switched things up. I felt like it was the perfect exit song. 

It also slightly reminds me of my dad, so being able to incorporate him into the wedding as much as possible was awesome. 

It also still makes me smile. I really hope that never goes away.

xo, kel

song #10 - Cutty Love

Another wedding song from last year!!! I think because our anniversary was a couple of weeks ago I've been especially nostalgic.

So this song.... first of all I love Milo Greene. They are definitely one of my favorite bands.  However a couple of years ago my best friend was getting married and I started day dreaming about the day Austin and I might possibly get married (of course he hadn't even proposed yet...). When I heard this song, I immediately knew. If Austin and I were to get married, this was the song I needed to walk down the aisle to. 

So I did.

xo, kel

song #9 - You and Me

This probably should've been a part of last year's soundtrack (except I didn't make one...oops). However, every time I hear it I am catapulted back to our wedding day. This was the song that we decided Austin and our wedding party would walk down to the aisle to. It's so perfect in regards to mine and Austin's relationship (plus Pink rocks)!!

xo, kel

thankful thursday// vol.1

I know- sharing something I'm thankful for on Thanksgiving....how original. But seriously, my heart could not be more full. 

I am incredibly thankful for my family. 

This past year has been a crazy one for my family. We've gotten smaller after several devastating loses, but then we grew immensely after two weddings (mine and my cousins'). 

I think about how much my family has gone through, how we've lost touch, but through the grace of God have become an even stronger unit. I thank God for the amazing women and men that I get to call family and I cannot help but smile. While not all of our families members are still with us, and some are spending this holiday hundreds of miles away, they have each had an amazing impact on my life. I am grateful for every single one of them. 

They are my heart.

Thank you God for blessing me with all these amazing people!

xoxom kel

our wedding video!

It's here!!!!!!!!!!

Kellie and Austin from Corner House Photography on Vimeo.

song "Ready For Anything" by Landon Austin

our disney honeymoon

I can't believe that we not only got to spend an entire week in Disney, but also that it's sadly over. It was so incredible!!!

We managed to go to all 4 parks (and a water park) and then we ended the trip by visiting Universal and Islands of Adventure, because you know....Harry Potter!!!!

 By far, one of the best moments was meeting Chewbacca. Austin had no clue how much of a dork I was when it comes to this lovable wookie. The video he took of me right before we met Chewy is hysterical and he kept playing it all weekend. 

 We stayed at Animal Kingdom and our view was the savannah, where you could see animals out all the time. Our first day some zebras were playing and chasing a gazelle. Waking up and having giraffes outside your window is just absolutely insane. 

 This photo below cracks me up every time I see it. All the dads are laughing and having fun, some kids are freaking out while others are hiding.... and me? I'm screaming bloody murder. I was just as afraid as I look. 

k. robywonkaonbi

our wedding// reception

 Our cake was absolutely amazing. My friend, Annette has a cake business and was the one that we asked to make ours for the big day, We picked red velvet and banana pudding ass our flavors. 

The leftover flowers that weren't used for centerpieces and bouquets, Austin's aunts used for the cake. It turned out so amazing.

 Another bouquet that Austin's aunts made for us. They were stunning.

I love how our seating arrangements turned out, We had 10 tables, so I bought 10 gold frames (from the dollar store) and used the same font that I used for our invitations. 

 I wanted to include the family and friends that either couldn't make the wedding or had passed away, but we wanted to still be a part of our day. Austin and I contemplated different ways that this could be done and I came up with a couple. 

1- I had specialized pins made (which I talked about in a previous post) of my dad and his grandpa, My picture pin was on my bouquet, Austin's was on his tie.

2- I had white roses in our bouquets, as boutonnieres, and in our centerpieces (this was one of the last gifts I got from my dad, white roses).

3- Austin gave his grandma a wooden ball that sound "toit" on it. Standing for "when I get round to it", which is a phrase (and similar ball) that his grandpa used to have,

4- The last thing I did was create the above album that had pictures of family and friend in it. I tried to incorporate everyone from the wedding because they had all been a part of our journey together. One of the best parts of making this book, was going through dozens of old photos. 

 The above giant R was our "guestbook". One of Austin's amazing aunts found it at a garage sale and painted it for us to use for guest signatures. 

 (above) This gift was so sweet. My friends in Pensacola made it for us. I can't tell you how much it made me gush. So in love with it. And them.

 I loved having some of my bridemaids' parents are the wedding. They were a part of my growing up and are like second parents to me. It was so special to share this day with them~

 My amazing family. My aunt is one of my all time favorite people. She's a rockstar and I love her.

 We have the most amazing friends and family. Not only are they so much fun to hang out with, but they were so wonderful to us at our wedding. A couple of them even stayed late after the wedding to help us clean up and box things up. I am forever grateful for these amazing people. 

 The speeches were amazing. My girls made me laugh and then cry like a baby. Kim even included my dad and had us toast to his memory. Gah-I want to cry just thinking of it now.

The guys were awesome. They made us laugh our butts off. And they were so sweet and sincere. 

We couldn't have picked better people to surround ourselves with.

 Yes, we had a candy bar. We couldn't get married at a candy factory and not (seriously, they have a candy limit that you have to meet... lol). But sooooo good.

 One of the absolute highlights of the entire night (for all of us) was when Austin surprised me (and most of the guests) and took out his guitar and serenaded me with "Suit and Tie" by Justin and Jay-Z (which is one of my all time favorite songs!!)! It was such an amazing moment. 

 Our first dance was to Vance Joy's Fire and the Flood. Quite a long song, but we had so much fun going back and forth between lovey dovey and funny during this time. 

 Austin dancing with his grandmommy is one of the sweetest moments that I hope never to forget. 

 For our exit, Austin's family got us Auburn shakers. Because yes, we are HUGE Auburn fans.

The table pieces came together so wonderfully. 

I bought music paper from etsy, gold mercury votives from Joanns and Michaels, candlesticks from all over (and even painted some with glitter), found the numbers from Michaels, borrowed vases from my mom's boss and my matron of honor (from her wedding), and of course the flowers were put together by Austin's family. 

To top it all off, my stepdad ordered champagne flutes decorated especially for the wedding as gifts for the guests.

 Everything looked exactly how I hoped it would. 

It was the most amazing and perfect day. The day I married my best friend, while surrounded by family and friends.

xoxox -k.roby