Jamé and Eoin's Wedding Day

I have waited way too long to post this event...by far, this was the most beautiful wedding I've planned (in my opinion) and absolutely the most fun I've had in 5 short months of planning! The bride, Jamé and her fiance, Eoin (pronounced like Owen) were in Ireland during almost the entire process of planning, so I had the privilege of planning with Jamé's mother, Jennifer, who has extremely wonderful taste! Mother's of the bride get a bad wrap in my opinion...I had a blast with Jennifer and her family made me (and my family!) feel like a part of theirs from the beginning. To top it all off, we hired some of my favorite vendors: Greg at The Millennium Center for the reception site (love this place!!), Wayne at Floral Visions Design Studio for the GORGEOUS flowers, Liz at Grayhall Designs designed our beautiful stationary items, including Jamé and Eoin's logo that was used almost everywhere, Updo's for hair/makeup, Babs and Scott at Poetic Reality Productions and of course, Logan Jarrard for his fantastic , "put tears in your eyes" photos that he is famous for! Logan let me "borrow" some of his shots from his blog here to post for your enjoyment. This wedding was a lot of work with a lot of details to take care of, and I really never knew I could have so much fun working so hard!! Thanks to the Tierneys and the O'Sullivans for a very, very memorable experience and for loving on my family as you did...we love you guys!







What a ring!

Gorgeous!!
My favorite shot so far...




I love it when the bride and groom get to see each other before...it creates such an intimate moment and this way, the groom can truly "see" the bride for the first time and the bride can see his reaction clearly....and Logan sets this up so well!














Details, Details!! An example of Jennifer's great taste!

Eoin's brother made a great toast!

Yes, this party was hoppin'!

Playing Catch-up

What a whirlwind December and January! I was deep in the throes of planning a gorgeous January 24th wedding and having a lot of fun doing it. More on that later, complete with photos! So, I've just now gotten to my Christmas photos...Mickey, Jacob and I had a great Christmas this year. It may not look like it, but we DID scale back on the gift giving. We have overdone it in years past. Here's some photos of our Christmas celebrations, both with our local family and at home on Christmas Day! I'm leaving out the photos of my niece, Ava in her birthday suit..lol...after all the celebrations on Christmas Eve, she decided she wanted to run into the Great Room with just her frilly socks and black patent shoes and say, "I'm NAAAKKEDDD!" But I have to say it was hilarious! Enjoy!

Jacob got his first set of REAL golf clubs!

Notice Ava's squinty eyes!

Here are the Reece's.. My mom's side of the family...we get together every year!

You can't see it in this photo, but Papaw Gil got him a Lite Brite...do you remember those!?? I loved mine when I was little!

From Granny Lanny!

From Auntie Tina, "Fireman Mike" and Jessica...

We're Having a Girl!

Imagine our surprise (for those of you who know us well!) when the ultrasound showed us on Monday that we were having a little girl!! We feel so blessed by this miracle! I think Mickey and I both were expecting a boy...and why, I'm not sure (thanks to Mickey's Dad!). But my favorite reaction was that of our son, Jacob. He had "requested" a little sister all along, and when we told him the news, he said "Alright! I win! Yes!" with all the joy a 5 year old big brother could muster! Well, congratulations Jacob...yes, you win. As we all do...thank you Lord!

Baby New Year Maier! (well, almost!)

This Auntie and Uncle are PROUD to announce that Beck Lachlan Maier arrived at 1:46 AM on New Year's Eve weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 20.5 inches long!! He was an early New Year's Eve present to all of our family and we love him so much already! He's SO CUTE! Mommy Kristi and Daddy Mark are doing great and are at home with him now. Big sister Ava Grace is super excited and loves to show Baby Beck off to everyone. She loves to touch him and hold him and kiss on him...sweet! Our son, Jacob, who is off having some fun at the beach with his Nana and Papaw, will get to meet his new cousin next week. Beck's so sweet and cuddly that it's hard for us to stay away til then...especially Uncle Mickey, who is completely smitten!! Here are some photos taken of Baby Beck on his first full day. Congrats Kristi, Mark and Ava!! Welcome Baby Beck!
Mickey, in training for our upcoming arrival...

This is just about an hour after he was born...
All cleaned up and sleepy...
How neat...Beck looks like he's smiling in this one!
Proud Mimi and Poppy...

Ava Grace loves "Baby Beck"... and so does Granny Nanny...

Fall Family Portraits

Instead of sending photos out this year via Christmas cards, I decided to let technology do it for me. In October, Mickey, Jacob and I had family portraits made by McCardell Photography. If you follow this blog or my website, you know I am a big fan of Renee and Jonathan's work and we were really excited to have them do the honors this year! Also, my sister's family joined us for some shots as well. You'll see Kristi, VERY pregnant (who at this posting is currently in the hospital in LABOR!!) and her husband, Mark and their 2 1/2 year old, Ava. Jacob and Ava had a blast getting to be themselves and we love our photos! Special thanks to McCardell Photography for (ONCE AGAIN!) phenomenal photos and for braving the cold with us to get these special memories! Hopefully my next post will be of "Baby New Year Maier"!!