Wedding Recaps - Bride and Groom First Look

We decided to do a first look BEFORE the ceremony. 

Over the summer prior we had attended a few weddings, and even one since, where the guests were left for hours (yes plural) to just wait around while the wedding party was taking photos. 

I get it. Wedding party photos are important. But really, hours?

We did not want that.

And let me just say... At the wedding we went to since ours where that happened... 

Mr. M was THAT much more grateful we did ours the way we did... 

Ok, off my soapbox! haha. 

I distinctively remember holding up the skirt on my wedding dress, plowing through the tall grass, boots on mind you, and walking down the hill to an open field for the first real glance of my hubs to be on our wedding day. He and our photographer had gone down before me and I could see them in the distance as I made my way down. 

Literally and figuratively walking towards my future. 

And there he was. My Mr. M. 

Almost there. 

And then... 

Hello baby! :)

We're not a mushy couple. There were no tears shed. We smiled. We laughed. We hugged. 

Again, life was great!!! 

Wedding Recaps: Gifts for the Guys and Groomswear

Note: THIS my friends is the official start of the professional photos! 

As taken by Karen of Treehouse Photography

If you're looking for a photographer in the Gila Valley, AZ - southwestern NM area?

I HIGHLY recommend Karen!

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I've blogged about the gifts I did for the girls... 

But have yet to mention the guys gifts! So here it is! :)

Mr. M and I decided early on we wanted him and his gents to wear western button up shirts, jeans, boots and hats. 

That was the easy part. 

The hard part was finding those western button up shirts. 

In case you didn't know... Western clothing. Decent quality western clothing is EXPENSIVE.

So to find a decent shirt, that was fairly affordable, that Mr. M would be seen in public in... TOUGH. 

Mr. M - My handsome husband

But we found one. 

Finally. And bought Mr. M and each of his groomsmen a black, Cinch, long sleeved, button up, western shirt! 

Cinch shirts are higher quality western shirts... 

That said, they ALSO served as the groomsmen's gifts. 

Knowing Mr. M's groomsmen they will be worn quite often after the wedding!

From there Mr. M requested black cowboy hats, boots and nice blue jeans. 

His gents didn't disappoint! 

The shades were a fun touch too. 

My brother wears glasses, so when they went to take this picture he didn't have shades... 

So he's wearing mine. ;) haha. 

See if you can pick him out?! ;)

*Oh! And on a keeping it real note... The dry cleaners in our town CLOSED down in the two weeks before the wedding... SO having the shirts professionally pressed went out the window... 

Mr. M looked them over a few days prior and decided they didn't need to be ironed.... 

Never let the groom determine the wrinkle status of clothing. 

They needed to be ironed. 

HUGE thanks to Miss Deidra, our good friend, for ironing shirt after shirt the MORNING of the wedding! :)

So what about you?

What did your groom and groomsmen wear? Or what will they wear?

Meet Kassi and Mr. M

Introducing the bride and groom! <3

The Bride - Miss Kassi

I am 25 years old... Just getting started in the "real" world having graduated with my MBA in December 2010. I actually have a day job, which is a wonderful thing in this economy, and I really love! Blogging, and all things Internet really, are my fun things to waste time and just enjoy myself. :)

I love bright colors, fun with my friends and most of all spending time with Mr. M and our two dogs.

The Groom - Mr. M

Mr. M is my cowboy. He rides and trains horses for a living (at least for right now). We have the same Bachelors degree in Agricultural Science. Mr. M's passion is team roping. He'd rather be roping than doing anything else. Which is great! Gotta love a man with a passion for something!

We have known each other since we were  young (10-11 years old). We reconnected in college and "dated" off and on for the first two or so years...

Our anniversary, at least the one we use, is the first time we said I Love You, because we're not sure what other date to go off of... :) It'll be 5 years since that day this coming April.

Nate proposed April 2010 on our "anniversary" and since then I have been in wedding planning mode! So far I know I would like a western-ish theme and bright, beautiful colors! That being said, I've already changed my mind once from an original idea... But I feel like western/bright is really who Nate and I are as a couple. 

We both come from small towns in the southwest (NM and AZ) so a small town, western, but still fun and bright wedding is right up our alley!!!

Nice to meet you! Um... blog style. :)