Flowers, Gurl

You know, even if you elope, you should have some flowers. For the photo. Maybe something casual and informal and wild-looking, a bouquet that looks like you just gathered it yourself in the field behind the temple.

Or maybe you should just have a simple cluster of pink roses, your favorite. But, then again, maybe that looks too young and prom-like.

How about a simple, straw-tied bunch of wildflowers and greenery with one beautiful pink bloom right up front? Yes.

Our Iowa Boots

So almost as soon as I met my fiance's two beautiful girls (beautiful 30- and 32-year-old women they are) we were off to the RCC Western Store in the nearby mall to try on cowboy boots. And we found some! We all laughed at the fact that the bride's cowboy boots for her Texas wedding were purchased in Des Moines, Iowa.

And here they are: Sara's boots, my boots, and Lizzie's boots.
We love them!

Bridesmaids 'n Boots

The minute I got engaged, my daughters wanted to know what their bridesmaids' dresses would look like.

"Well, I'll be in white, since I'm getting married in the temple. Let's all wear white, and take pictures outside on the green grass," I said, "like the British do."

"OK," they giggled, as they googled "white dresses." They hit upon a cute, ruffly dotted-Swiss number from J. Crew. It came in shell pink, too, which was tempting, but we agreed on white.

"And let's wear cowboy boots--it's so Texas!" said my 21-year-old. She showed me a pic to back up her idea. Why not? It was a Texas wedding. So I ordered the dresses (four total, for my two girls and his two girls) (OK, I'll admit, I got one for myself, too, they were too cute) and ran the cowboy boot idea past my fiance's daughters. They were in!