Texas Antique Week

I am SO excited that I get to go to my first Texas Antique Week! I am picking up my mom and sister from the airport today and we are making a girls trip up to Round Top! In case you missed my post on why I am so excited to go to this antique/junktique paradise... let me fill you in:

There are some things in life that constitute a want; however, this is not one of them. I NEED to go to Texas Antique Week! Allow me to explain:

Antique week is a ginormous antique and junker extravaganza with all sorts of different shops and shows all going on in the general vicinity of Round Top, Texas! (Round Top is half way between Houston and Austin) Some of the surrounding towns that participate are Warrenton, Fayetteville, Carmine, Shelby and Burton! For a complete list of shows and details... AntiqueWeekend.com is a great place to find all the information you need.

Marburger Farm boasts a show with over 350 vendors from all over the country, on 43 acres with 10 huge tents and 12 historic buildings full of antique goodies and one-of-a-kind finds! Here are a few pictures I found around the internet... the pictures will take you back to their sources which will provide even more insight on this must-go event. :)

Roundtop.org

Cactuscreekdaily.com

Cactuscreekdaily.com

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Going Ga-Ga at the Goodwill.

First things first. Allow me to apologize for the quality pictures you are about to see. We only have one camera in our family and my husband took it today. What you are about to witness is the poor quality of a camera phone. But I lost my marbles at the Goodwill today and thought it would be inappropriate if I didn't share my loot for y'all to see. :) And no, I couldn't wait for the camera. Shall we?

Guess Shirt Dress.

Never you mind those wrinkles.

I love the Indiana Jones-ishness.

Or perhaps a preppy safari?

Forget I said preppy. I'm wearing this baby with boots!

Try to stop me.

Guess. I know!

Similar to this Guess dress:

Which is ON SALE at the Guess website for $89.99.

I purchased my similar Guess shirt dress for...

Drum roll please!

Price $3.35

NEXT!

A white slip to go under my Guess shirt dress.

Price $1.59

Braided belt to wear over shirt dress.

Price $1.59

Gap Shirt

This shirt fits like a glove. And it's practically brand new! I love it!

Price $3.35

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Wedding Week: Trash the Dress

The day after the wedding, we did a fun shoot aka "trash the dress".

It is pretty much summed up as artsy, fun and sometimes crazy pictures in your wedding dress... you'll see why.

Yes, we really did go in the Brazos River. I was relieved that my dress dry cleaned perfectly. Good as new... not that I will be wearing it again. ;)

About a month later, we were invited by our wedding photographers, White Haute Photography, to be models/subjects for different photographers doing a Trash the Dress shoot at the March Air Reserve Base Museum.

Where do I sign up?

We traveled back to California for the shoot and since we already had pictures of my wedding dress the day after, I decided to change it up.

I wore my grandmother's wedding dress. There was absolutely NO trashing of the dress here. I was always very close to my grandma until she passed away in 2005. I really wish she could have seen me get married; I would have loved to have her be a part of it. In a way, I felt like wearing her dress for this shoot let me be close to her again... if that makes sense. I know I will see her again in heaven one day, but it doesn't make me miss her any less in the meantime.

I absolutely loved her dress. I was shocked to see how similar it was to my own. The lace was almost identical, ivory with sweetheart neckline. Grandma and I must think alike. ;)

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Wedding Week: The Reception

I just married the love of my life. Now, it is time to celebrate!!

In the barn!!

Bridal party walking in...

Cowbells are a ringin'!

Mr. and Mrs. Farley!

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Wedding Week: The Ceremony

It is finally time for the wedding! I had the pleasure with working with both White Haute Photography and Eric Hegwer Photography...two amazing photographers. I've linked back to their sites according to their pictures.

I think the pictures tell a pretty accurate story... so I will keep my commentary down to a minimum.

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