The Hensley Family: May 2011

As a little girl I always dreamed of what I would do when I grew up, I mean what kid doesn't? Little did I know that my life would turn out to be as wonderful as it is now. On August 7th 2010 I was blessed to be wed to my best friend and love of my life!Looking back at how this marriage came to happen it is so hard to believe that so many choices could have influenced wether or not this day happend. I went to Marshall for one year in 2006 to study music but quickly came to find out that I needed a smaller school so I moved home to go to the local College. Once home I decided to get a job, and thanks to my cousin Brittany, I was employed at the Ravenswood Pizza Hut. It was there that I met my now husband Brent! For awhile I was unsure if I had made the right decision leaving Marshall, but now I know I did!Brent proposed marriage to me on December 14th 2009 at the spot where we shared our first kiss (he does have a small romantic bone!) We quickly set a date for the following August and the preperations were soon started. My mother took me shopping for my gown along with my older sister Ashley. I have never been one for trying on clothes (especially dresses) so thankfully I fell in love with the third dress I tried on! As my family will tell you I have always been and still am a tom boy, so I was not too big on the dress thing but it was well worth it! The other awesome thing about my dress was that it fit me like a glove! No expensive alterations at all!Following the dress shopping it was time to properly announce our engagement and impending marriage by getting our pictures done. We had a fantastic photographer from A+ Photography! Not only did she do our pictures but she also did our invitations and our guest book! Not only did she do a fantastic job but she is a long time friend on my sister Cassi so we got a little bit of a discount!After we had the pictures taken I did what I do best, procrastinate! I quickly realized that I was slightly behind and really needed to get things done! We went and registered for my bridal shower which my sisters and best friend threw for me! As a side note to all those who are registering, do not give the scanner to the man! I ended up having to go back and remove tires, game consoles, and hunting supplies off of our list! The shower was so much fun! We had a slumber party the night before the shower with my sisters, cousins, and Laurce! That was so much fun, since we have all grown it had been years since we have all been together like that! The bridal shower was awesome and my friends and family were very generous! We got so many nice things to start our lives with!I finally got the invites out and started the planning on how I wanted my big day to be! Brent and I are avid hunters and outdoorsmen so we decided to make Camo the theme of our wedding! Go ahead, you know you want to call us rednecks! We then went to talk to the Preacher whom we settled on to marry us. Brent really wanted the Preacher that had married his entire family to marry us and since he did not have much say in anything else we agreed on him. It was a wonderful choice, our Preacher was very good and his Church was beautiful! Now all that was left was to get all the decorations and knick knacks for the big day!My sister Cassi came in about a week before the wedding and she came and took me shopping for everything I would need! That was so much fun for me! Since she lives clear in Oregon quality time with her is far and in between, I am so thankful for that day and for all my wonderful siblings! After hitting several stores we finally had everything we needed for my wedding! Oh I almost forgot one really fun memory during all this wedding planning! My sisters all got together and took me out to Charelston and out to eat as a last little get together with me as a single lady! I had so much fun with all of them and hope many more of those days come to be!My best friend and Maid of Honor Laurice came in the day before the wedding and helped us to decorate the Chapel and Reception hall and to be there for the rehearsal. I always told myself that I would never be a so called "bridezilla" but it turns out your nerves really do get the best of you! I would like to apologize to all those who helped to pull my wedding together if I got a little irritated! Although I was a nervous wreck the wedding turned out perfect! We have now been married for nine wonderful months and I could not be happier! Below I am going to post a few highlights from our big day! Enjoy!