Location & Dress

We went to look at rings in July 2010 and after that day I could not stop looking at wedding stuff for the next week. I had the fever. I looked at venues everywhere! I found this place very close to Houston that was so different from the hundreds of other venues I had seen online. Agave Road is beautiful, classy, and unique. There are agave plants all over the place and the landscaping is fabulous. The entrance gates are huge hand carved wooden doors. There's an in ground fire pit and the walkway is completely lit up with Tiki torches. I want to have an outdoor, evening wedding....so this is perfect!

The night we got engaged I was already on the computer requesting information about packages. The great thing is that they include almost everything you need for your wedding! The only other things I need to look for are a photographer, wedding dress, and florist! The even better thing is that the place is so beautiful inside and out, that there really isn't a lot to do to spruce it up.

We went and toured AR on January 1st with Matt's sister and husband. We all fell in love at first sight :) I couldn't stop talking about it and I just knew that it was the place for us, so on January 15th we went back and signed the contract and booked our date! March 25, 2012. Such an exciting day for us.

The Dress!

My mom and friends all came with me to the bridal extravaganza. We went to a couple of dress booths that were offering discounts for booking appointments. Even though the wedding is a good ways away, we went ahead and booked some appointments to take advantage of the discounts. So on January 21st, my mom and I got started. We had 3 appointments in ONE day! I do not suggest this as we were both exhausted and by dress 15, they all started to run together.

However, at the last appointment the 2nd dress I put on was the winner! It was a combination of all of the details that I loved. It's a Maggie Sottero. Once I knew it was "the one" I had to stop looking. I'm so indecisive that I knew I would just confuse myself. I know it's early, but we went ahead and ordered the dress to save money since prices were going up February 1st. It should be here near the end of June. I'm glad I have plenty of time to look for the perfect shoes and decide on what type of bustle I want.

For now, we are working on the engagement party invitations. It will be at Matt's parents condo on March 26th, almost one year to the day from our wedding :)