So I recently discovered a local picture frame company called "Stewart & James." They have these FABULOUS frames that are made from all sorts of salvaged wood. I met up with the lovely Kristen (one of the owners) recently, and she let me come over and look at what all they had in stock. There were so many to choose from, but I finally decided to get a blue one to put in our kitchen. I highly suggest that you check them out, both online and on facebook, because they make some great products!!
Added by Tiffany on Fri, Aug 20th 2010
We also picked up our new pillows that we had made for the living room. I was very happy with them! I have found a pair of bronze sconces from pottery barn that I think I am going to get to put on both sides of our painting. I am also going to have another pillow made for the gold chair. It looks a little bare still, but we are hunting for things to hang on the walls. We think that we are going to paint the walls either a gold or green color. The brick colored drapes look a little harsh against our ivory walls, so you will just have to try and picture them with a little bit of color!!! Painting the rooms is the next thing on our home to-do list!! I will let you know how it goes!!
Added on Fri, Aug 20th 2010
I loved our plaid fabric so much that I decided to cover our chair in it..... what do you guys think?
Added on Fri, Aug 20th 2010
Master Bedroom
We are so excited that we finally have all of our bedding for the master bedroom. Bradley also hung our painted silks that we recently had framed, which I am very happy with!! I took a couple of pictures because I was so excited about it. With the exception of having more things on the walls, we are pretty much done with this room. Yay!!!
Added on Fri, Aug 20th 2010
I forgot to tell you that our wedding sign that is going in our kitchen was also in a national magazine.....Yay! My friend Joni of Chocolate Butterbean has become quite successful in the wedding world and one of her signs was featured in the "Stuff We Love - Attention To Detail" section of Unveiled Magazine. I looked online to see what they chose, and it was OUR WEDDING SIGN....YAY! I was so excited that I immediately ordered a copy to keep. I know that I am a dork, but I was very excited!!!!
Added on Tue, Aug 3rd 2010
Bradley and I are making the long trip up to Tennessee this weekend. It will be full of both fun and work because we have to get the rest of my stuff that didn't make it during my first move. The main item that I am looking forward to seeing again is our wedding sign. We are going to hang it up in the kitchen after we get someone to put some sort of wire on it. The sign is 3' X 4', so it will take up a huge portion of the wall. Above is a picture of our living room looking into the kitchen. The blank wall in the kitchen is where the sign is going to go. Wish us luck getting it down here without hurting it!
Added on Tue, Aug 3rd 2010
Here is a more recent picture of our living room with our new drapes and painting on the wall. We are picking up the pillows this week, so ignore the brown pillows on the couch for now. I have decided to paint this room either gold or some sort of green color. Please feel free to keep your suggestions coming because I really do appreciate all of the input! :o)
Added on Tue, Aug 3rd 2010
Bradley's mother had a little side table and coordinating cloth made for our guest bedroom. It is the same fabric as the pillows on the bed. There was some fabric left over, so we recovered a chair that we already had with a staple gun. I still will not be 100 percent happy until we actually paint the room, but here is what we have so far.....
Added on Tue, Aug 3rd 2010
Bradley and I received this BEAUTIFUL pair of hand painted silks from China as a wedding present (only one is shown here). We had them framed recently and can't wait to put them up in our room. I took a picture in front of the new drapes to show how well they are going to go together (I hope). I will post a picture of the entire room once we get our bedding pillows in. Here is one of the newly framed prints......
Added on Tue, Aug 3rd 2010
K, so I wrote about how we had to paint our bedroom and put up our new blue drapes recently. Well, we finished and everything looks great! However, we haven't picked up our bed pillows yet, so I don't want to reveal the entire room until everything is complete. I will, however, show you a couple of pictures of the drapes with the new wall color. Enjoy!!
Added on Tue, Aug 3rd 2010
Today, we were surprised to find a box at our door from UPS. We opened up the box and found all of this GREAT food from Omaha Steaks that all of our friends that stayed with us for Christmas In July bought for us. It was so nice of them, especially since we love to cook! The package contained burgers, sirloin steaks, fillets and yummy cheese potatoes. We are SO EXCITED and can't wait to try it all out. On top of that, we also received a bottle of red wine to go along with all of the meat. YAHOO!!
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Tue, Aug 3rd 2010
Weekend of July 24, 2010
The Winn House
After many days of planning, our Tacky Tshirt Christmas In July weekend has come and left and was a huge success! We had about 12 people spend the entire weekend with us in Albany, and we even found a place for everyone to sleep! We had such a great time and it was so nice to catch back up with old friends. Here is a picture from our weekend together. I have posted all of the pictures on Facebook, so be sure to check them out.
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Aug 2nd 2010
Here is a picture of the finished product of my tacky t-shirt for this weekend's party. I don't mean to brag, but I think that it looks pretty good to be 100% handmade by moi!! :o) Anyways, we have been getting out some old holiday decorations and cleaning the house for all of our guests this weekend. The bedroom wall painting is complete (and looks fabulous), however, the seamstress has finished all of the bedding pillows. We have all of the draperies up, but I want to wait and not post a picture until the entire room is complete. Stay tuned for that and updates on our Christmas In July party.....yay!
Added by Tiffany on Tue, Jul 20th 2010
Here is a quick picture of what the wall color looks like once it has dried. The walls were an ivory color, but we are changing them to cappuccino. Not a big change, but enough of one to make it worth the effort, I hope!!!!! The blue is the tape, so you kind of have to use your imagination a little bit! :o)
Added by Tiffany on Fri, Jul 16th 2010
I am SUPER excited that our draperies for the living room and the master bedroom are finally done!! YAHOO!!! We went to Lowe's and picked up the rods, finials, etc that we need to hang them up. Bradley's parents are coming down tomorrow to help us hang everything and put all of the furniture back. We have had to move a lot of things out of our room in order to paint, so our house is a MESS right now!!! I will post pictures when it is all done!!
Added by Tiffany on Fri, Jul 16th 2010
July 15, 2010
Last night, we began painting our bedroom. We are really wanting to get everything completed in time for when our friends get here next weekend for our party. We love our tray ceiling and crown molding, however, it makes life VERY difficult when you have to paint around it!!! GRRRR!!! Anyways, we used blue painter's tape to prevent any spills, but went through an entire roll without finishing taping the room. Since it was too late to go back to Lowe's, we decided to start painting the portion that we did have taped. We are going to go back to the store to get some more tape, and possibly paint, and will hopefully have everything finished by tonight.....Fingers crossed!!!!
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Fri, Jul 16th 2010
Bradley's fraternity used to have an annual "Christmas In July" party every year, complete with costumes, trees and watching "The Grinch" on the front lawn. Even though those days are long gone, Bradley's fraternity brothers have decided to start back up the old tradition. Since Bradley and I have a house with no children, everyone decided that our house would be the meeting place this year. We are expecting many overnight houseguests next weekend for our "Tacky T-Shirt Christmas In July" party. I went to Michael's yesterday and bought some supplies for my shirt. Here is what I have done so far. I am going to add decorations to the tree, including little pom-pom balls and bells. I am thinking about making some matching bell earrings too. We will see what all I come up with.....
Added by Tiffany on Fri, Jul 16th 2010
July 14, 2010
Bradley and I have discovered that there are a lot of flea markets around the Albany area that have really cool antiques at wonderful prices!!! We recently went and found this awesome antique rocking chair with caning on the back and the seat. We have to fix the hole that is on the back, but other than that, it looks great in our living room! We are going to have a pillow made to put in it also. We put the chair in the corner of the room, next to our draperies (well, imaginary drapes for now because they still aren't done). We hope that it will look good when everything gets in......
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Jul 14th 2010
I have been wanting to paint our room for a while now, but it took us a little time to find a color that we both liked. We went to Home Depot the other day and found this wonderful color by Martha Stewart. We painted a small portion of the wall and hung up our bed linen fabrics to make sure that it would all coordinate. The fabric on the right is called "Robin's Toile" and is what our draperies are going to be made up. The plaid fabric on the left is what the two largest pillows are made of, with the long pillow in front of it in the chocolate brown fabric. We then had a small pillow to put out front made in the Robin's Toile. I found this great matelasse ivory coverlet set at Tuesday Morning (awesome place where you can find some great deals!!!!) that we will be using as well. I can't wait until all of our fabric stuff is completed. We are planning on painting our room this weekend. I will post some pics from our first painting experience at our new house. Yay!!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jul 12th 2010
Bradley and I have been hanging things in the living room. If you remember from the pictures before, there was nothing on the wall and it looked quite bare. We have been able to pick up some things to hang on the walls and it is starting to look pretty good! We want to only get things that we will use for many years to come, instead of going too quickly and buying stuff that we wouldn't use long term. We still don't have our drapes up yet, so I don't want to post another picture until it is all completed. For now, I am just posting one of the pieces that we purchased recently. Bradley and I love paintings, so we were very excited to find this!!
Added on Mon, Jul 12th 2010
Bradley and I went to one of the many antique stores in Albany on Saturday and found this WONDERFUL silver-plated pitcher. It looks a little rough right now, but with some silver polish and a little love it is going to look great in our new china cabinet!! I will post another picture when I have it all cleaned up!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jul 12th 2010
This is a picture of our new birdhouse for our backyard. Since we have 13 trees out back, we have lots of space to hang them. We both love Ga Tech, so we know that it will be a wonderful addition to our home!!! GO JACKETS!!! :o)
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Sun, Jul 11th 2010
July 10, 2010
The Winn Kitchen
One of our favorite things to do it cook. We were so excited to see that a ton of our wedding gifts were from Williams Sonoma because our kitchen is now fully stocked....yay!! Bradley and I think that it is very important to actually sit down at the dinner table every night and share a meal together....no television allowed!! This gives us a chance to catch up and see how each of our days went. We also both love change, so we are constantly changing the plates and table linens that we use. Right now we are using a pewter color...... I know that it is a little Fall looking, but it was new and I thought fun to use. I was so excited with how dinner looked that I decided to take a picture. This dinner featured grilled Mojo chicken with asparagus, a sour cream potato bake with sliced green onion and cheddar cheese, and a spinach salad with homemade dijon-shallot vinaigrette. Yummy!!! :o)
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Jul 11th 2010
This is a fun picture that I liked of Bradley's Aunt Elaine, his cousin Brett and myself in the pool!!
Added on Thu, Jul 1st 2010
This is a picture that I took today of our living room. I posted earlier the fabrics that we selected for our drapes and couch pillows. They still aren't finished yet, so it looks pretty plain in here. I can't wait until we get everything in so we can have some color in the room!! I would really like to paint this room too, but we have to make sure that everything flows since there is such a big opening into the kitchen. Any suggestions??
Added on Thu, Jul 1st 2010
This is a picture that I took looking in towards our kitchen. We want to paint, but we don't know what color. Everything is neutral right now so we can better decide after we get all of our draperies up. What do you guys think?
Added on Thu, Jul 1st 2010
June 25-27, 2010
Athens, Ga
Last weekend, Bradley's whole family made the trip us to Athens to visit Uncle Johnny's. He lives in the BEAUTIFUL 1820's fully restored farm house that I talked about last year. We had so much fun telling stories, drinking coffee and eating wonderful food! Good times were had by all and we look forward to seeing everyone again on Labor Day!! This is a picture of Bradley and I in the garden......
Added by Tiffany on Thu, Jul 1st 2010
Our guest bedroom.....
For whatever reason, I decided that the guest bedroom should be the first room that I would begin to decorate. Bear in mind that this decision was made several months ago, and my brain was still fried from all of the wedding planning. Anyways, we inherited a black iron bed from Bradley's family and I just happened to find this really pretty black floral fabric that I really liked. Since I found this fabric first, I somehow decided that this is where I should begin my decorating journey. We now have all of the bed linens back from the seamstress, and the drapes have also been completed. The only thing that isn't done is the side table. Bradley's mother and I found this really fun checked fabric (see the two reddish pillows) and I want to also have a tablecloth made out of the same fabric to go on the other side of the bed (in the corner of the room). It took me a little while to find a decorator table to cover with the fabric that would fit in the space, but I just recently located one and am now ready to have the cloth made. I think that the reddish color will lighten the room up a bit. We also haven't painted and don't have anything on the walls, so keep an open mind when you look at this. Here is what is in there so far.....
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jun 21st 2010
June 21, 2010
Our kitchen...
So, I finally got our china cabinet cleaned out and filled with our Juliska dishes. The one problem with buying an antique is that they can be quite dirty and it takes a lot of work to get them to look nice. After many dust rags and cans of Pledge, we were able to get the cabinet looking pretty darn good! I didn't have any plate racks, so I had to make due with the serving pieces that we currently own. Also, I didn't know how much weight that I could put on the shelves, so I didn't put much stuff on the first two rows. Here is a picture of the final product......
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jun 21st 2010
June 16, 2010
Our kitchen...
Bradley's youngest brother, Logan, came down to Albany to help us pick up our antique china cabinet that we purchased the other day. Bradley and Logan were luckily able to fit it in the back of Logan's SUV and get it to our house safely. It is currently empty because we haven't cleaned it yet. I was so excited that I decided to go ahead and take a picture of it anyway. I can't wait to get all of our Juliska dishes and cookbooks in it!!! I will post another picture when it is entirely finished.
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Jun 16th 2010
June 14, 2010
Our office.....
Anybody who knows me well knows that I have a love for great paper. Stationary, Christmas cards, cute little enclosure cards.....I love it all! Well, I was at Hobby Lobby the other day and found this cute little framed bulletin board for half off. I thought that it would be a great way to hang some of my keepsakes, while keeping everything looking neat. Right now it has a lot of the signage from our own wedding up, but I can't wait to fill it with Christmas cards during the Holidays!!!!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jun 14th 2010
June 11, 2010
Our house.....
I also wanted to show how well our new painting looks with the fabric that is going to be converted into our drapes and couch pillows. The brick geometrical print on the left is presently being made into drapes (I can't wait until I get them!!!). Our couch is ivory (it is behind the painting), so were are going to have pillows with the same geometrical print in the back, with smaller pillows in the front out of the floral fabric that is shown on the right. I went and purchased some green fringe to add to the floral pillow, but it had to be ordered because the shop didn't have enough. We are supposed to be getting it at the beginning of next week. Once it arrives, Bradley's mother, Lillie Ann, and I are going to go to the decorating shop to have the pillows made. Bradley's mother is a decorator and has shown me how much fun custom decoration can be!!! I have had the best time picking out fabrics for all of the rooms. The only problem is that it takes longer to get everything finished, but, you get to have it exactly how you want.....yay! I will definitely be posting a picture of the finished product once it gets completed......
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jun 14th 2010
June 9, 2010
So, Bradley and I have been looking for a china cabinet forever. We decided to get up on Saturday morning and take a look at the Sasser Flea Market and Antique Mall. For those of you who have never been to Sasser, Georgia, it is only about one mile wide and is in the middle of nowhere. However, there are tons of little antique shops all on this one street (basically the only street in the town) that have a TON of great stuff. There is also the Sasser Flea Market and Antique Mall that I HIGHLY recommend going to. The drawback is that there is no air conditioning, but if you are willing to go and sustain the heat, there are some WONDERFUL deals to be found. We picked up a beautiful antique china cabinet and extra chest of drawers for super cheap. We were able to fit the drawers in the car, but, Bradley and his brother are going to pick up the cabinet today. I am so excited to finally have more storage for all of my beloved Juliska dishes in the kitchen! As we were about to leave, we also saw this great painting that matches the colors of our living room (or our future colors....our living room isn't done yet)! I was so excited that we picked it up too. Above is a picture of the painting (the color in the picture is a bit off, but you get the idea). It hasn't been hung yet, so you might have to use your imagination a little bit. I will take a picture of the china cabinet tonight, once it gets here....Yay!!!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jun 14th 2010
June 7, 2010
Bayou Restaurant @ Lake Chehaw
This is a picture of us with Tiffany's parents when they came and visited last week. We had such a nice time with them and were able to take them to our favorite local restaurant, Bayou. It is located directly on Lake Chehaw and has great food and wonderful live music. We like to sit out on the patio and enjoy good food and conversation while overlooking the water. We had our favorite server, Shelly, take this picture for us to remember the occasion.
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Sun, Jun 13th 2010
Jekyll Island
This was another picture from last weekend that I really liked. It is from our visit to Jekyll Island where we went and saw the Jekyll Island Club. Bradley and I absolutely love old buildings, so we took this picture right before it started raining. We are also a big fan of old oak trees, so we can't wait to plan a vacation here sometime in the future!!!
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Jun 13th 2010
June 4-6, 2010
St. Simons Island, Georgia
Last weekend, we went to St. Simons Island, Georgia for our good friends Dino and Katie's wedding weekend. We had such a great time and Tiffany has already posted all of the pictures on her Facebook page. We were able to travel around the island, look at antique stores and even grab some yummy lunch at the King & Prince Hotel. We also had a chance to visit Jekyll Island and go through the famous Jekyll Island Club. We had such a great time and thought that Dino and Katie could throw one heck of a party!! Tiffany's parents came to visit us the day we got back and we will post the pictures very soon. Have a great day everyone!!!
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Sat, Jun 12th 2010
Ft. Walton Beach, Florida
I figured that I would also post a picture of Bradley and I from the beach.....so much fun!! :o)
Added on Thu, Jun 3rd 2010
Last Friday, Bradley and I headed to Americus, Georgia to watch Logan (Bradley's youngest brother) graduate from high school. It was a very nice ceremony and we were so proud that he was an honor graduate!! Afterwards, we headed on down to meet up with the gang in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. We go every Memorial Day weekend with all of our college friends to catch up. Many of the people are now either engaged, married, or married with children, so we don't get to see them as often as we would like. Fun times were had by all and we look forward to hanging out with everyone during the upcoming football season. Here is a picture of Logan and I from the graduation ceremony...
Added by Tiffany on Thu, Jun 3rd 2010
We have had the best weekend! We are finally getting things unpacked enough to where it looks like we have a house and are getting ready to go to the beach. We were able to purchase some black urns for our front porch (thank you Heather!) and bought some yellow and white flowers to put in them. Since we both went to Ga Tech, we thought that the colors would be fun.....GO JACKETS! :o) Anyways, this is Tiffany's last weekend teaching at Westfield and we are going to go to Southland Acadamy on Friday for Logan's graduation (Bradley's youngest brother). Right after the graduation dinner, we will be leaving for the beach to catch up with all of our college friends. We haven't seen most of them since the wedding, so we are looking forward to catching up with everybody. Bradley was the chef this evening and made some yummy watermelon salsa and grilled lime shrimp. This menu got us even more excited about our trip to Fort Walton/Destin next weekend. Check back later for more posts.....have a great week everyone!!! :o)
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Sun, May 23rd 2010
3/2/2010
Asheville, NC
I love this picture of Tiffy. She looks so happy especially since it was taken early in the morning! We had a wonderful trip to the Biltmore, and I am lucky to have shared it with such a fun and beautiful new wife!!
Added by Bradley on Sun, May 16th 2010
Added on Tue, May 4th 2010
This was a picture that Miss Brenda (from 410 Productions) took of us while we were having our fun sunglasses picture taken overlooking the Tennessee River (we gave all of the Bridesmaids sunglasses to remember the occasion!). There is a great full on shot of this that the photographer took that can be seen in our wedding slideshow (see the link on the left).
Added on Tue, May 4th 2010
If anyone is looking for a great DJ, then I stronly suggest Brenda and Gene Lovin from 410 productions. They were so wonderful and even take pictures at the event and convert them into a slideshow for you free of charge as an additional service. This was a picture of my beautiful bridesmaids at the country club that they took for me.
Added on Tue, May 4th 2010
We went to Atlanta this past weekend to meet up with my parents and go shopping for my birthday. My parents also gave me lots of fun birthday money, and instead of buying several small things, I decided to combine everything and get one fun thing................A NEW BURBERRY HANDBAG....YAY!!!! I am so excited because Burberry is my favorite! I got one from my parents when I graduated from Tech, but haven't had anything from there since. We met the nicest man named Don who works there, and I strongly encourage people to go talk to him because he is extremely nice. Yay for new purses!
Added on Tue, May 4th 2010
My birthday cake, flowers and card from my super cute hubby! He's a keeper! :o)
Added on Tue, May 4th 2010
Last Thursday was the official end of my twenties. I must say, however, that my 30th birthday was wonderful! I started off the day to surprise flowers and a beautiful handmade card from my wonderful hubby. My kids at school wrote lots of sweet messages on my board and even brought me tons of snacks and a birthday cake. When I got home, Bradley took me to "The Catch," which is this super nice seafood restaurant in Albany. I came home and he had also made me a birthday cake that was so cute! I opened up my gifts and found a beach chair for our trip at the end of this month, along with lots of shopping money for our trip to Atlanta this weekend. I am excited to go and get something fun in ATL.....Yay!
Added by Tiffany on Tue, May 4th 2010
Our backyard....
My parents just recently came and visited for the first time since we were married. They brought us a housewarming gift and told us to hang it so I could be remined of home. I opened it up and it was a "See Rock City" bird house (which I have wanted for several years now). I was so excited!! Bradley immediately started putting it together and it is now hanging up in one of our trees. It is so nice to be reminded of home!!!
Added by Tiffany on Tue, May 4th 2010
Tiffany & Bradley's Closet
Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a huge shoe fetish. I currently own around 60 pairs of shoes, and I am always looking to expand my collection. Well, I have never had enough room to set them all out, so they were all over my room. My husband is a bit of a neat freak (but still precious!) and doesn't like shoes to be everywhere. Well, a couple of months ago he asked me what I wanted for the wedding. I told him that I would love to have a custom made shoe rack so they could all be organized. After my first week of work, I came home to this. What a great hubby!!!
Added by Tiffany on Tue, May 4th 2010
So, remember when I wrote a couple of months ago about how we purchased a home on a pecan orchard and how I needed to learn how to make pecan pie? Well, our friends Matt and Maryanne apparently had been keeping up with our blog before the big day. They came over to our house recently and gave us our wedding present (which was wrapped super cutely by the way). Anyways, we go to open it up and it was the ADORABLE red pie dish that we had registered for at Williams Sonoma, along with all of the ingredients to make PECAN PIE!! It was one of the most thoughtful gifts that I had ever received!! I was so excited about it that I took a picture and decided to share it with you all. We love you guys and can't wait to have you over for some yummy pie! Thanks again!!! :o)
Added by Tiffany on Tue, May 4th 2010
I posted a link of the slideshow that the photographer made of our wedding day. It was really fun, because he is actually a photo journalist who followed us both around all day. This way, you can see what all sorts of fun stuff we did! All you have to do is go to the "Photographer Slideshow and Picture Link" page (found on the left side of this page above "Our Engagement Blog") and then click on the link. Don't forget to also take a look at all 500 pictures that were taken from that day, along with pictures of the rehearsal dinner. Happy picture looking!
Added by Tiffany on Tue, May 4th 2010
I took this picture right before the wedding started. I thought that it was super cute of the girls! :o)
Added on Mon, May 3rd 2010
I thought that it was cute that Ava wanted to be like her "Aunt Tippanie...."
Added by Tiffany on Mon, May 3rd 2010
So, those of you who came to the wedding remember how huge my dress was. It had so many layers, that I couldn't sit down in a normal chair without wrinkling it. My feet were tired after pictures, so I decided to plop down in the floor of the rectory before the ceremony began. People thought that this was funny, so they started taking some pictures....
Added by Tiffany on Mon, May 3rd 2010
So, it has been TWO MONTHS since our wedding!!! I am so sorry that it has taken so long to get this up, but moving has been a huge ordeal. I ended my job as an engineer with Alstom in Chattanooga on April 1, 2010 (April Fools Day of all days). I drove directly from Alstom to South Georgia on that Thursday to start my new life with Bradley. Lillie Ann (Bradley's mother) and I went fabric shopping for our new home on Friday, and I started my new job on Monday. I should have taken some time off, but I have had fun with my new job. I am actually teaching Algebra 1 and 2 at The Westfield School in Perry, Georgia. It is actually an hour and fifteen minutes away from our house, but I feel very fortunate to have a job at all in these tough economic times. Bradley and I were living apart our first month of marriage, and figured out very quickly that it was no fun at all. Since my move, we have been able to unpack most of my stuff (I didn't realize how much I had) and set up our house a little bit. It all takes some time, but it is gradually coming about. I figured that since I haven't written in a while, I should post some fun pictures of the wedding. Here it goes.....
Added by Tiffany on Mon, May 3rd 2010
Take a look at the menus.....
Love how all of my signage matches......
Added on Tue, Feb 23rd 2010
I came home today and got a package from the awesome Chocolate Butterbean! I opened it up, and it was my menus and guest book cards. Joni did such a fabulous job, and she even wrapped them up in Tiffany Blue.....HOW CUTE IS THAT?!? I was so excited, that I had to take a picture!
Added on Tue, Feb 23rd 2010
Kristin (my wonderful Bridesmaid) and I had a girls day and had SO MUCH FUN!!! She went with me to have my final dress fitting (after alterations) and learned how to work the crazy bustle that has been installed into my dress. We then went out to eat at J. Alexanders, followed by fun-filled make-up shopping at Chanel with my good friend Erica. We got all sorts of fun make-up for the wedding day, and I got some sassy lip gloss for the honeymoon! :o) This is a picture of us at dinner......So excited for Saturday!
Added on Tue, Feb 23rd 2010
I really don't like guest books because I feel that people will never look at them after their wedding. Since I am a huge scrapbook person, I thought that it would be fun to instead have a "guest book card" where people could write us a little note for us to keep and put in our wedding scrapbook. I had Joni make us some guest book cards (that of course match the rest of our signage for the wedding) in the standard 4"x6" picture size, so they would fit into an album. Make sure to stop by the guest book table and write us a line or two. We will enjoy reading all of the notes on our honeymoon! :o)
Added on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
I am hosting a fun little breakfast for all of my bridesmaids on the morning of the wedding. I went and saw the wonderful girls of Cynthia Howell (awesome stationary store in Chattanooga that is owned and managed by some fellow Junior League girls). If you haven't noticed, I like everything to match, hence the colors.... :o)
Added on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
Joni created a really cool looking monogram on the inside of our programs. It has the T and the B (from Tiffany and Bradley of course!) intertwined and it looks really awesome. Here is a close-up.....
Added on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
I must say, Joni made me the most BEAUTIFUL programs ever (even though I am biased)!!! They are actually little booklets with all kind of important wedding information. It has the traditional bridal party, order of the wedding, music selection stuff, but it also has fun facts including how Bradley and I met, reception information and the link to our photographer's website to look at a slideshow of the whole day's festivities. Make sure you get one on your way in to the wedding because they are STUNNING!
Added on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
I just realized that I never put up our wedding colors. They are:
Added on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
My mentor at work and his wife, Dale and Sara, called me on Friday morning and asked if it would be okay to take me to lunch. I accepted, of course, and we went to one of my favorite restaurants in town, Mount Vernon. We had such a wonderful time and they gave me the coolest cooking/dish set. Now I need to learn how to make creme brulee! :o) YAY!
Added on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
After many visits to the White Table (the linen company that we are using...check out their website because they are AWESOME!), we finally picked out the table covers and decorations. We are using the champagne/taupe color for the table cloths and ivory chair covers with chocolate brown satin sashes. The napkins are also brown, and the ivory/brown/blue menus will be placed on top. There will be clear glass cylinders in the center, filled with hydrangea arrangements (we used fake flowers here, so you will have to use your imagination for what it will look like with the real flowers in it). We will have 10 chairs around the table on the actual day, but here is a pic of a mock table with only two chairs......
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
Lenox Mall.... Atlanta, Georgia
Mom and I went to Atlanta on Saturday to meet the wonderful Joni of Chocolate Butterbean (and AXO sorority sis) to pick up all of my fun wedding stuff. She has made all of the signage for the wedding, including the programs, menus, guestbook cards and the signs for the guest book and favor tables. She has also made us a BEAUTIFUL 3'X4' wooden sign that she hand painted to put up at the reception. The cool thing about it is that it matches our programs and can be hung in our house after the wedding. Mom and I had so much fun meeting up with her and having some yummy lunch. Make sure to check out her website at www.chocolatebutterbean.com!!!
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Feb 21st 2010
Since many of the bridesmaids are from out of town, I am throwing a breakfast for them the morning of the wedding. Mom and I stopped by to check on the menu, and I managed to take a picture of the outside of the building. We are having it at the historic Stone Fort Inn, which is located on 10th Street. In case you haven't noticed, Bradley and I are very in to old, historic buildings. Take a look at their website, b/c the inside is AWESOME! Tori, Jessica, Alana and I will all be staying there the night before the wedding and we have two suites reserved for the next morning to get ready in. I AM SO EXCITED.....yay!
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Feb 14th 2010
Added on Sun, Feb 14th 2010
Saturday, my parents and I went down to the church to get some decorating ideas. The church is so pretty on it's own that I feel that too much decorating would take away from the natural beauty of the sanctuary. The decorations will be very minor, but I thought that you would like to still have a look.....
Added on Sun, Feb 14th 2010
This is the view that we will have at the cocktail reception of the Tennessee River. Although it was freezing outside, I went out and took a picture of the beautiful view......
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Feb 14th 2010
So this is the 3rd time this winter that it has snowed.....AHHHH!!! Although the snow would take pretty pictures, I am pretty sure that all of us girls that are going to be in strapless dresses are going to freeze to death the day of the wedding. I am going to try and be positive though and still hope for good weather on the 27th. Saturday, my parents and I made the trip to the country club and finalized everything for the reception. We are going to have a crowd of 220 folks and should have plenty of room to get around the ballroom. Here are a few pics of the club with lots of snow on the ground......
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Feb 14th 2010
I must admit that there is nothing more fun in life than having your favorite store (Revival) call you and tell you that you have a present waiting on you. SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!! Thanks Kathryn and Jerry. You both made my day! :o)
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Feb 10th 2010
Today was the final fitting of my dress. I am VERY excited about it and can't wait to wear it. I am obviously not going to show you a picture, so this is all that you guys get!!!!! :o)
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Feb 10th 2010
Bradley and I have been getting presents like crazy lately, however, this one wins the award so far for cutest card/gift. Lee and Craig are Bradley's fraternity brothers (Kappa Sig) and Lauren is Lee's wonderful wife. I was an Alpha Chi in college (AXO) and the wedding guest list mainly includes former Georgia Tech AXOs and Kappa Sigs. Well, this was the card that came with the gift. I was kind of confused by the whole "mixer" reference (because fraternity/sorority parties at Tech were called mixers) until I opened up the gift and inside was a KitchenAid hand MIXER......HAHAHA!!! It was such a cute idea that I just had to take a picture and show it to you all. Great job you guys and thank you again! :o)
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Feb 10th 2010
Bradley had to drive up from Albany this weekend so we could do our required couples counseling for my church. It was 61 degrees when he left Albany, and he had to leave the warm weather to come up to FREEZING Chattanooga! It was snowing so hard on Friday that we were told to leave early from work and it still took me TWO HOURS to drive 11 miles home!! No fun! Anyways, Bradley got here safely and the weather made pretty pictures. We took a picture of the snow on Saturday, after a lot of it was already gone. BRRR!!!
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Jan 31st 2010
As of right now, every single response card that we have received has been a "yes"......YAY! We are so excited that so many people are coming from out of town to see us get married. The club can only seat 200 people for a seated lunch, so if too many people accept, then we may have to have heavy appetizers and do more of a standing/cocktail table type of thing. Might not be the ideal situation, but we would have a lot more room to dance and have fun!! Either way we will know better as soon as we get all of the responses in. The hotel block is already being filled quickly, so if it does, please give me a call so we can add more rooms. Only 30 days away................
Added by Tiffany on Thu, Jan 28th 2010
So, this was a delightful detail about the Bachelorette Party that I forgot to mention. Jessica, my awesome MOH, was my roommate in college. We sort of had a tradition during finals week where we would go to Chick-fillet and get a platter of chicken nuggets. We would then keep them in our room and they would be our yummy snack for while we studied. This tradition continued through MANY finals weeks and keep in mind that this was years ago (she and I are both 29 now). Anyhoo, we had not spoken about this tradition in years and when I arrived for my party, there on the table was a huge platter of Chick-fillet nuggets. She wanted to do it as a surprise to bring back fun memories from college. I thought that this was SO COOL that I decided to post a picture and tell you guys about it. YAY FOR JESSICA! :o)
Added by Tiffany on Thu, Jan 28th 2010
Those of you who know me well know that I have a HUGE shoe fetish. Â I have waited to find the perfect shoes for my dress, and I finally found them. Â I wanted to get something that I would wear again, so I decided against any sort of "bridal" type of shoe. Â I am also pretty tall, so I didn't want anything with too high of a heel. Â These are the perfect gold strappy sandals that go with the top portion of my dress(no you don't get to see a picture of my dress!). Â I am even more excited that they are fairly comfortable and are easy to walk in. Â Yay!
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Jan 24th 2010
I finally got the call from Monica's that all of my Bridesmaid's dresses are in. Â My roomie went and got hers and was nice enough to hold it up for a picture. They are long satin gowns and the back has an ivory bow that matches my dress. Â I have seen them on the girls and they are going to look absolutely beautiful. Â Yay!
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Jan 24th 2010
Albany,Ga
People keep asking Bradley and I about our pecan trees, so I decided to post a fun picture of our backyard. Â I am really not kidding when I say that we live on an orchard!! Â Pecan pie anyone??? Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
Bradley and I are SUPER excited to announce that we will be having the famous "Ramblin' Reck" car at our wedding. As all of you Tech fans know, this is the car that Georgia Tech is famous for that leads the football team out on the field for each game. We weren't sure if we could get it since we are getting married in Tennessee, however, it did help that Bradley and I are both Tech alumni. Also, it was VERY helpful that Bradley was the Reck Club president in college. We are going to get all of our guests who went to Georgia Tech to take a picture together with Bradley and I, and we are going to send it in to the Tech Alumni Magazine. This is also the car that we will be leaving in. YAY!!!!!!!!
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
I was super excited to find out that the stained glass windows were done by Tiffany and Company......I guess that it was meant to be! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
Not sure why the person was not standing in the center of the room when they took this picture, but you get the idea...... Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
Chattanooga,Tn
I am so excited about the wedding and being able to be married in my gorgeous church! Â It is on the National Register for Historic Places and was built in the 1800's. Â The sanctuary is huge, so we won't even come close to filling it up. Â All of our music for the ceremony will be done on the pipe organ and is going to sound AMAZING! Â Here are a couple of pics of the church that I have found online.....
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
When Jessica came and stayed with me last weekend, she brought us presents.....YAY! Â I thought that they were wrapped so pretty, so I took a picture. Â I am so lucky to have such great friends! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
This is a picture of my cousin, Tracie, taping the caution tape to me. Â It was so cold outside, that we all had to have jackets. Â However, Tracie wanted to put the tape on me anyways. Â She told me that she was doing it out of love! Â LOL!!!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
So sorry that it has taken me a week to post this, but it is getting to be crunch time. Â We had SUCH a great time at my party, however, it did happen to be 16 DEGREES outside with snow on the ground!!! Â This did limit our clothing choices, but it didn't limit the amount of fun that we all had. Â We started out at Kristin's house and had a lingerie shower. Â We then all went down to Big River Grille and met up with a bunch of people from work. Â Jessica did such a great job organizing and even had fun games for us to play! Â Here are a few pics from the night....
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Jan 18th 2010
I just received my Bachelorette Party invitation in the mail, and they are PRECIOUS! Â I think that my MOH, Jessica, did an AWESOME job with picking them out. Â Fun times ahead ladies!! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Jan 6th 2010
Bradley and I picked out Ava and Elaine's flower girl dresses last weekend. Â They are SO cute and they will have little sashes that match the "Big Girl" Bridesmaid's dresses. Â The buttons on the back of them match my dress, and we all will have a nice long bow in the back. Â I don't want to spoil the surprise too much, but here is a quick pic that we took in the hallway.....
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Jan 6th 2010
Chattanooga, Tn
Early this morning, Bradley and I went down to Panera Bread Company and wrote our shower thank-you notes while having breakfast and drinking coffee. Â We had a really good time and actually made quite the good team. Â We are super excited for it to be 2010 because the wedding is quickly approaching......YAY!
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Sat, Jan 2nd 2010
Bradley,Drew and I cooked dinner at our house on the night of New Years Eve, while watching  "The Hangover."  For anyone who hasn't seen this movie, it is one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen!!  We then went out and rang in the New Year at "The Crow Bar."  Lots of fun times!  :o)
Added by Tiffany on Sat, Jan 2nd 2010
We forgot to take the camera cord to Albany, so here is another picture from our wonderful Christmas together! Â
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Sat, Jan 2nd 2010
December 28,2009
Here is a picture of Tiffany at the Albany Fun Park......
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Sat, Jan 2nd 2010
Christmas 2009
Element Coffee Shop - Albany, Georgia
After spending Christmas Eve and Christmas day in Chattanooga with Tiffany's family, we traveled to Athens, GA to spend time with Bradley's family. From Athens, we made the long trip to Albany, GA. The first night in Albany, Tiffany's parents visited and we had a birthday party for her mom. We have played putt-putt golf, eaten good food, and worked around the new house. We also made a day trip to Thomasville, where we shopped, went site-seeing, and visited Pebble Hill Plantation. Tiffany went to coffee with Joni (sorority sister and owner of the wonderful Chocolate Butterbean) to finalize our wedding programs and signage. Â We are waiting for our good friend Drew Weeks (who is also a groomsman in our wedding) to arrive in town to celebrate the new year later tonight. Â We will post pictures from our Christmas when we get back to Chattanooga. Â HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Added by Tiffany & Bradley on Thu, Dec 31st 2009
Americus,Georgia
While we were in South Georgia, we decided to stop by Mary Baldwin, which is the cute little store that we are registered at in Americus. Â We went in the back and saw that our place setting of dishes was on display for all of the town to see. Â It is fun because you can figure out who all is getting married and what their dishes look like. Â I was so excited that I asked the manager if I could take a picture (yes, I am a dork!!!)! Â Apparently, many people in South Georgia are now aware of our engagement by seeing our dishes. Â YAY!!!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Dec 21st 2009
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Last Monday, I had the unique opportunity of watching Georgia Tech play UT Chattanooga in basketball. Â It was very interesting, because I have a degree from both schools. Â It was really fun because I got to cheer the entire game (since I am a fan of both teams) and both schools have gold as their main color! Â Very convenient!!! Â I hate to admit it, but I was really pulling for Tech b/c I spent four years of my life cheering for them while being a member of the Ga Tech dance team. Â However, I did go to grad school at UTC, so I clapped for them also. Â Tech ended up winning big, but I had a great time hanging out with my father. Â Above is a picture with my Dad that my "Uncle Dale" took for us. Â Thanks Dale for the awesome seats!!!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Dec 21st 2009
December 19,2009
Tiffany's House
Last Saturday, I had the wonderful opportunity of hosting my immediate family's Christmas celebration. Â It was the first time that I had been around my brother and sister in a long time, and it was so cute to watch all of my little nieces!! Â Above is a picture of Bradley and I with my adorable little niece, Ava. Â She is so precious and is also our Flower Girl for the wedding. Â This is one of my favorite pictures of the evening! Enjoy!
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Dec 21st 2009
This weekend, my parents and I made the road trip down to South Georgia for my Christmas shower. Â I had never met most of the women before, but they were so nice and welcoming!!! Â Mom and I had a wonderful time, while Dad got to stay at the Winn household and watch sports. Â After the shower, Bradley took my parents on their first visit to Americus,Georgia. Â We spent most of the day shopping and then came home for a fabulous home cooked meal by Mrs. Winn. Â We had such a great time and I can't wait to add the pictures to my wedding scrapbook! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Dec 13th 2009
So, since I wrote about the snow in my last entry, Â I thought that ya'll might actually like to see it.....enjoy! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Tue, Dec 8th 2009
Yesterday I woke up to the wonderful surprise of snow on the ground. Â It was so pretty, but it only lasted a couple of hours until it melted. Â I still was able to take a pretty picture to remember the morning. Â Rebecca and her mother threw Bradley and I a shower at 11am, and all of the snow on the trees made the drive there magical!!! Â We had such a wonderful time and I took some really pretty pictures. Â Thanks so much you guys!!! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Dec 6th 2009
I would just like to say that it is SO MUCH FUN to come home and have this sitting on your doorstep.....YAHOO!!!!! Â Thank you Merlita for sending us our awesome cake platter from Williams Sonoma!!!
Added by Tiffany on Thu, Dec 3rd 2009
I must admit that it is so much fun to have wedding showers. Â I feel bad that people are going out of their way to throw Bradley and I wonderful wedding parties, but we are very appreciative!! Â We have had so much fun and love all of our presents. Â Above is a picture of the BEAUTIFUL Simon Pearce vase that Kristin,Autumn and Robin got us from Revival. Â I was shocked when I opened up my package and saw my gorgeous new vase. Â I can't wait to put it out in our new dining room....YAY!! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Dec 2nd 2009
Albany,Ga
I hope that everyone had as good of a Thanksgiving as we did! Â I left my work at 9:30am on Wednesday and got through Atlanta just in time to miss all of the Holiday traffic. Â I met Bradley in Albany after he was finished golfing and he took me to visit our brand new house......YAY!! Â I LOVE it so much and am so happy that we bought it. Â We actually live on a pecan orchard and own about 13 pecan trees. Â I guess that I quickly need to learn how to cook things with pecans in them! Â :o) Â Bradley and his mother are coming to Chattanooga this weekend for our last shower in Tennessee. Â I am so excited and can't wait to post the pics! Â
Added by Tiffany on Wed, Dec 2nd 2009
As of about 2:30 pm, Bradley and I are official home owners! Â YAY!!!! Â I am super excited and can't wait to go and visit. Â It is a brand new house that they finished building only about a week ago, so I haven't seen the finished product yet. Â I am not sure how the paint color is going to work (that we picked out over the phone), but hopefully it will be okay. Â I can't wait to post the pics when I go and visit. Â YAHOO!!
Added by Tiffany on Fri, Nov 6th 2009
So, I went to Atlanta for the day on Saturday to meet up with one of my sorority sisters, Joni Harrison Lay.  She was always VERY creative and artistic and has actually started up a printing/letterpress/design company called "Chocolate Butterbean."  I looked at her portfolio and am having her make some stuff for the wedding.  We met up at Panera Bread Company for some yummy lunch and to talk about design ideas for the programs, menus and signage for the wedding.  She had some wonderful ideas and I can't wait to see the design concepts that she will come up with.  Check out her website at www.chocolatebutterbean.com.  Well worth the visit!  :o)
Added by Tiffany on Mon, Oct 12th 2009
Tori and Jessica spent hours over at Monica's, but finally found a dress that is BEAUTIFUL! � It was very difficult because my Maid of Honor is about 5'1" and my cousin is 6'3".....finding a dress that would look great on everybody was challenging, but it all paid off in the end! � They are champagne long satin gowns with an ivory sash that ties around into a bow in the back. � We actually liked the chocolate brown dresses better, but I couldn't stand having brown dresses standing next to black tuxedos. � I know that many people do it, but I just couldn't get past the clashing colors!!! � :o) � Bill Levkoff is the designer and I highly recommend him to anyone needing a formal gown. �
Added by Tiffany on Thu, Sep 24th 2009
Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Â Things are crazy right now, but very exciting! Â I have a dress and my invitations, now I just have to work on the bridesmaids dresses. Â My Maid of Honor is coming from Savannah tonight, so we are going to go looking tomorrow. Â Hopefully I will be able to snap some pictures from all the fun. Â We are also meeting up with some of the other bridesmaids to see about dates for showers. Â Will let everyone know when I have more details!!!
Added by Tiffany on Tue, Sep 15th 2009
See the "Engagement Party" tab for more details.....
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Jul 5th 2009
So, we finally have the invitations and save the dates ordered. Â One of my friends from work has been nice enough to volunteer to help me address the save the date cards, so they will hopefully be going out in late July/early August. Â I have been trying to get everyone's addresses from facebook, but just in case, please leave me your addresses under the guest book link so I don't leave anyone out. Â Thank you!!! Â :o)
Added by Tiffany on Sun, Jun 28th 2009
So, I finally got our website up and running. Â Please stay tuned for more pictures and details as the big day comes closer. Â Â
Added by Tiffany on Sat, Jun 27th 2009