Wedding Pictures & Videos

*At the Country Rehearsal Dinner*

*The girls*

*Erin and I*

*My sweet friend Katie*

*Some of the girls*

*Me an Em*

*Taking fun pictures outside on the road - 

that's Amber's foot kicked out under Stephanie's train*

*Being our sassy selves...*

*At the reception...*

*Evann and I at the end of the night...

oh and I caught the bouquet - this was not planned! *

*Off they go to Jamaica...I'm slightly jealous..*

My Best Friends Wedding

What a weekend!! I just got back from one of my best friend's wedding in Arkansas! It was so much fun! I got up there on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, me and Stephanie hit the ground running with errands and working on final details for her Wedding. 

Thursday - Bachelorette Party!

All the girls in the wedding took Steph to one of her favorite places - Fuji House to get Sushi. The guy cooking our dinner on the Hibachi grill was...CRAZY!! He was flipping food in people's mouth, hair and just on you! It was a bit out of control, but we all had a good laugh. Afterwards we went over to Elaine's house (Stephanie's Mom's best friend) to spend the night. We had a lingerie party for Steph, hung out in the hot tube, and then watched a movie. It really was a great night to relax with everyone!

Friday - Bridal Luncheon, Rehearsal, & Rehearsal Dinner

When we woke up we had coffee on the deck overlooking Conway. I probably could've sat out there all day...Anyways, we left there and headed to the luncheon. We had good ole breakfast burritos, fruit, and cinnamon rolls. YUMM!! We had a few hours break until the rehearsal, but as the maid of honor...I had a "to-do" list! :) I ran all over Conway to have things set for the reception and the wedding itself. The rehearsal and rehearsal dinner both went great! It was a cowboy theme so I felt right at home. :) 

*At the Barn Church for the Rehearsal Dinner*

Saturday - The Wedding Day!

This day came quick and my job was to take care of the Bride!! Ha...I picked Stephanie up and went to get her hair done, then off the church to do make-up with the rest of the girls. Everything went smoothly. She was calm and just peaceful with things. She just couldn't believe that she was really getting married...

*The Beautiful Bride*

The ceremony was BEAUTIFUL! Garrett and Stephanie represented such a beautiful picture of how God uses relationships to show His love towards us. What was said about them, their roles as husband and wife, and their vows brought tears to my eyes. It just brought such joy to my heart in praise to the Lord for what He has done in them! 

*Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Peters...first dance!*

*The Reception...Crazy/Beautiful!! 

After the ceremony we took a few pictures and headed over to the reception...which was absolutely breathtaking!! I don't think I've seen anything like this before. Anyways, the food, music and dancing were all a blast. We were exhausted afterwards, but it was so worth it!! I could not be more excited for Steph and Garrett as they begin their lives together serving the Lord as one. They have become my best friends and the ways they have blessed my life and impacted me is really beyond words. God is going to use them in so many ways and I'm just thankful I was apart of this new season that has just begun for them...

Congratulations Garrett and Steph! I love ya'll! :)

PS - MORE Pictures and Videos to come.... :)

Colorado Trip & Wedding #2

Well my time in Colorado was wonderful and I loved being with my family every minute! I couldn't believe how nice the weather was for winter skiing in Colorado. Usually this time of year it's in the single digits...which sometimes is way too cold for me to be on the mountain. However, it was in the 20's the whole week. We got some snow the first few days we were there which made the skiing even more perfect! My nephew and 2 nieces picked right back up on their skills on the slopes. It was so fun watching them come down the mountain just laughing and singing. And I have you know that my nephew, Jesse, tried snowboarding for the first time and did amazing!! All in all, it was a great trip that went way too fast! :(

Here are few videos...

*JJ (my sister) and Ruth and Esther Skiing*

*This was the most hilarious thing ever!

*Riding up to go to dinner

(the building you see is where we stay)

As soon as I got back, I had my second wedding to go to! YIKES! My sweet friend, Regan, from Baylor was getting married in Fort Worth. It was a beautiful ceremony and fun reception. I got to see a lot of my college friends including roommates and chi o's. That is one thing that I love about Weddings is that it brings everybody together for such fun events. I was definitely exhausted after all of that and needed a couple of days to recoup before jumping back in to work after being gone for 10 days. I love traveling and doing fun things, but when you have a lot of on your plate back at work...it's really hard to hit the ground running again.

I have managed to gradually begin catching back up on things here at Family Legacy. This is our busy season and with each day that passes it's brings us one day closer in leaving for Zambia. I can't believe that I have 114 days left...AHH...so much to do!! God has been so good through it all and as we merge closer and closer to our departing date, I can't help but just thank the Lord for all that He has done! I am still so humbled each day to come and be an advocate for these orphans in Zambia. 

This weekend I get to finally go to a conference!!! It's World Mandate in Waco, Tx. The church I went to at Baylor is called Antioch Community Church and they are the ones who host this conference each year. What I love so much about it is that you get to hear what God is doing in so many other parts of the world and how He uses ordinary people to do extrodinary things for His Glory and Name. I love worshipping as a corporate church with those who have a passion for Jesus and His purposes on earth. I can't wait!! 

Walking Deeper with Him,

Joy

Wedding Weekend

I have had a crazy weekend and I am actually now in Colorado with my family, but to catch you up I was in Wichita Falls for one of my best friends' wedding on January 10! It was by far the best wedding I've been to in a long time. I loved seeing great friends, enjoying the down time with Julie Anna and then standing next to her honoring her commitment to Ryan Hammett. From the very first song in the ceremony, to her walking down the aisle, to the announcement of them becoming husband and wife, it was absolutely beautiful! We all had tears of joy! What a sweet representation that the Lord gives us of His pursuit for us in a wedding and marriage!! 

The reception was just as fun as the wedding...there was a great band, amazing cakes, and yummy Lebaneze food! We didn't leave until midnight and then I didn't make it to bed until about 2:30am. It was worth it though! I love being able to celebrate these moments with my closest friends. It really is an honor to support them, but especially to know that God has been planning this and has scripted their lives to partner with each other as they run after Jesus together! 

Here are some pictures from this weekend...

*Jenny, Jules, and I at the Rehearsal Dinner*

*Pre-Wedding Moments*

*Jules and KJ - Check out the Veil!!*

*The Aboussie Family*

*The Hammetts*

(She had a beautiful cake)

*Ryan's Cake was great too!*

I am now in Vail, Colorado with my family for the week. It was a quick transition from driving back home to jumping on a plane the next day. It will be nice to relax and soak up some family time on the slopes!

Hope you all have a great week! 

Blessings,

Joy