Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Mallory's Wedding Day! 10.17.14

We waited a YEAR for this day. And it was perfection. Every last second was so special and so fun. And we are bursting with happiness for Mallory and Bob and for their new life together as husband and wife. I didn't always have my phone with me throughout the day, but I still managed to collect a bunch of fun photos. (So thank you to those whose pictures I'm borrowing for this post!) Not pictures of every last, little detail like I would usually have, but enough so you get the jist of the day. I'll break the day into two posts- the first from the wedding day and the second from the reception that night. 

We woke up bright and early that morning ready to start the fun! 
Mallory slept well and didn't feel nervous at all. She was ready to get married! 

Some girls came to the hotel to do makeup first and some of us went to the salon to get our hair done first. I texted this picture to Mark while I was getting my hair done. I think I freaked him out. 
He knows how worried I get about getting up do's done. And after seeing this picture he was worried too! 

But it turned out great! Here's a picture from the side! I loved it and it stayed so well all day and night! 

Next up was makeup…by the fabulous Alexa again. And mimosas. 

Then it was time to put on our dresses. We all loved the bridesmaid dresses. They were super flattering on every body type. They were really comfortable too. Mine was a little long and I had to catch myself from tripping a time or two, but it was really fun to wear!

Next up, the photographer was ready to take some pictures...
But first…a selfie with the beautiful Mother of the Bride! She looked awesome! She had her hair done at her normal salon and Alexa did her makeup too. 

Loved seeing Mallory's beautiful dress hanging from the hanger I got her for her bridal shower. But it was time to put it on...

The weather was predicted to be sunny and 66 degrees, however, it never really warmed up that much. 
So we ended up taking most of our pictures inside. Doesn't my sister look stunning?! And so happy! 

The guys had a more relaxing morning. They slept in, lounged around, had Nana's for lunch, and then headed over to Bob's place. 
Handsome Groomsmen

The Party Bus picked up the boys first. 
 This was the boys' favorite part of the day! 
They thought it was SO fun! Lights, music, no seat belts! So awesome! 

After dropping the boys off at the church, the party bus picked us up at the hotel and took us to the church as well! 
 We were all so excited! 

At the church, we met up with these handsome ring bearers who were ready to give away their Auntie to their fabulous Uncle Flobby! 
They were just the cutest things ever! 
Auntie Laura helped with boutonnieres. 


So blessed to be her Matron of Honor! Not only did I have a blast helping design the programs, place cards, signs, and more, but I had the honor of walking along side her as she has beautifully and happily become a wife! A role she has been designed perfectly for. 

So let's do this…time to get hitched!
The boys did a great job walking down the aisle. I ended up carrying Brooks down because once he saw all the people in the sanctuary, he got a little nervous and started pulling back when holding my hand. So I just scooped him up and off we went down the aisle. He did just fine and all three boys did super during the ceremony too! 
 I got these pictures from Pat's Facebook. I can't wait to see the professional photos in a few weeks! 
The ceremony was beautiful! 

And now they're married!!! Mr. and Mrs. Robert Urbik!!!! Woo hoo!

Love this picture from after the wedding...
a buzz of excitement! 

We took a few family and bridal party photos in the church right after the service. 

And then we all cheered them on to a happy future! 

The party bus was just that…a PARTY! We had a blast…driving around the church property, hopping out to take photos, and then hopping back on to celebrate some more! 

Then we headed over to Chandler's for the cocktail hour and reception! That post…coming soon! It's fun for me to relive this amazing day through these posts, but I really, really can't wait to see the video that the videographer is putting together. I'm sure there are just so many other moments that I missed and it's going to be so neat to be able to watch and relive this day again whenever we want to! 

Can you tell we had just the best time?! We sure did. 

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Wedding Week- Part 2

The Wednesday before the wedding I threw a Bachelorette Party for Mallory. Here is the invite I designed…
We had a fun night celebrating Mallory on one of her last nights as a single lady! 

My friend, Alexa, who I actually used to babysit for when she was 4 years old, is actually now all grown up and a makeup artist. This summer she was doing a makeover giveaway on Facebook and I won! So I scheduled it for my sister's wedding day. I wanted to do a trial, so she came over to Mallory's townhouse the afternoon of the Bachelorette party to play with my makeup and make a plan for Friday's big day. 
Isn't she beautiful? She is just starting out and she did such a great job! I loved it! 

We started the night with wine and apps at Coopershawk.
My mom joined us for a bit before she left to watch my boys so that Mark and my Dad could go out for Bob's Bachelor Party. 

The ladies.

We LOOOOOOVE our Lauren! I had so much fun hanging out with her during the week!

Sisters! 

One of Mallory's bridesmaids, Jen, they have been friends since Kindergarten. 

Bob's sister, Little Abby. 

Mallory's Godmother, Pat, she's a ton of fun! 

Pat and my mom are cousins and friends. 

Opening up some lacy and racy things to fill her lingerie drawer! 

I am so thankful that Mallory is surrounded by girls who love and support her. 

After Coopershawk, some of the girls came back to Mal's place for a little after party! (Ashley on the right, yep, I used to babysit her too.)

Favors

And I baked some yummy cupcakes as well. 

As we had dessert, the guys were having the Bachelor Party at Top Golf! Mark loves this place and wishes he could open up one here in Denver. (If only we had a rich investor!) 

For those of you who don't know, it's like a driving range and bowling and darts combined.
My Dad swinging.

Bob's turn. 

Bob and his brother's: Steve and Joe. 

The boys had a great time golfing and then they ended up meeting up with us back at the townhouse. We had so, so, so much fun! Drinking and laughing and there was even an incredible gymnastics feat performed! Splits, splits, splits!!!
We stayed out until 3 a.m. I really couldn't believe it! And sure enough, the little boys were up the next morning at 7. So coffee was a necessity for sure. I let Mark sleep in a bit because later that morning I left again for our girls nail appointment. 

Mark was great and had to be on Daddy duty a lot while us girls did wedding stuff. 
Manis and Pedis

Later that evening was the rehearsal and dinner. 
The bride and her groom. 

The soon to be Mr. & Mrs. Tyler C. Johnson arrived that afternoon. We were happy to finally have them there for the fun! 

Mark rehearsing his song. 

Nolan and Heath had fun practicing walking up and down the aisle. 
They did such a great job and were so confident and proud of their job! 
Bob's mom made the ring bearer pillows with burlap and she used lace from the flower girl dresses Mallory and I wore in her Godmother Pat's wedding. It was a beautiful and special touch.

Brooks was nervous to go in by himself, but he did a nice job walking down the aisle holding my hand. 
He looked so cute! 

Mark practicing "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me. 

Auntie had fun presents for the boys to say thank you for being in the wedding! 

They were so excited to open them! Ninja Turtle Beanie Balls. 

When we were done practicing we headed over to Moretti's for the rehearsal dinner. 

Bob's mom did a great job decorating. 
She put together such cute centerpieces! 

It was a nice, relaxing night together before the busy day ahead. 
Brooksie sure LOOOOOVES his Uncy Flobby! 

Nolan was happy to be able to sit with Uncle T. and Auntie Laura! 

Proud Parents

Uncle T. photo bombing! 

Fun catching up with these two. 

Auntie & Flobby saying a few words before dinner. 

They both got choked up. It was so sweet. 

And then they did some quick introductions of the bridal party and gave gifts...
New Chuck Taylor's for all the guys. Embroidered makeup bags full of fun wedding day goodies and earrings for the girls! 

We had delicious apps,  a yummy Italian dinner, and sweet desserts.  
Nolan and Heath did a great job entertaining themselves during the dinner. We were able to mingle and chat. It was so nice. 

These two helped entertain the boys as well! Uncle T. and Auntie Laura are SO funny! 

The boys doing a little dance out on the patio. 

After the dinner, us girls spent the night together at a hotel. It was fun to be able to get comfy and chat and look forward to the fun day ahead.