Life Lately: October 2015

Time has absolutely flown by these past few months since Christopher and I have been married.

I'm almost finished with my Senior Practicum semester of school (which means, God willing, I'll graduate on April 29, 2016!) and Chris has been staying busy on both ours and my dad's farms, as well as with calving season and C&J Farm (the trucking company he owns with my dad).

We've been having lots of long days & some long nights, but I keep reminding myself that it will all be worth it in the end. :)

Here are a few photos from what we've been up to lately!

We've had lots of friends get married in the month of October (every weekend except the last was spent at a wedding!)

This is from Misty & Jacob Porter's wedding, it was absolutely gorgeous-but I forgot to have a picture made until after dark so this one does it no justice!

On the second weekend in October, our sweet friends Chase & Mary Beth Miller got married.

We enjoyed getting to see some old friends at their reception & loved seeing the view at Oliver's Cove (formerly Patriot Riding Stables)

The third weekend of October, my sweet friend & college roomie Hannah Brown got hitched!

Her wedding was in Woodland (& I got to see our mutual friend who introduced us, Jasie!)

It was a sweet wedding and I loved getting to see my friend who was just in my wedding, get married at hers!

In between all of these weddings, Chris and my family found time to help me move the rest of my stuff out of my apartment in Jacksonville.

I had only been staying there occasionally in between classes, and now that I don't really have any big breaks between class I didn't need it anymore.

I have to say, I loved that apartment and I had lots of fun times there but I'm so glad that Christopher is the reason I moved home.

I guess this is cheating, because technically this was from this Friday which is in November.

But Chris and I drove up to Crossville, TN to the ZWT Ranch for their Fall sale.

We had a great time that wasn't diminished by the rain or cool temps.

The views were gorgeous, I could've stayed outside taking pictures all day.

We also went to the Alabama National Fair the last weekend in October, unfortunately it was raining and dark once we got there so we didn't get any pictures.

We saw Cole Swindell play (he's awesome by the way) and I have a few low-quality pictures from that, but they're on my phone still :)

Hope y'all enjoyed the update!

xoxo, Jordyn

#GoingToTheUpchurch

Today it occurred to me that lots of you might not read posts on my life+style blog The Southern Stylista so I realized I should probably post a wedding update over here!

On May 30, 2015 Christopher and I said, "I Do!" at South Wind Plantation in Wellington, Alabama surrounded by our friends and family.

I had so much fun getting ready with my girls, my sisters, and my mom-we laughed & made so many memories.

 

Every little touch that day was just beautiful, especially our flowers.

 

The day flew by, but the best part of it was marrying my very best friend.

He is truly my other-half & our day was full of memories that I wouldn't trade for anything.

I LOVE these family photos that Amy got, definitely frame worthy.

I mean, how cute is my fam?!

Our precious bridal party...

And one last kiss during our sparkler exit!

If you want to see our wedding highlight video, click right here, it was even more than I expected!

xoxo, 

jordyn

Old , New, Borrowed , Blue-Jordyn is Ready to Say "I Do!"

My final shower took place at our friend Angela Forbus' home, it is absolutely beautiful and of course the shower was no less than gorgeous!

My Mama and two sisters helped her host the shower and everything was wonderful.

I had such a good time getting to catch up with friends and family, I loved each and every one of my gifts, and I loved counting down the days to the wedding!

I'm going to share some of the pictures from that special day :)

 

Trystan did the chalk art for these two boards, they look so pretty!

 

Casey and Paige were so sweet to come and support me at all of my pre-wedding functions!

 

I loved getting to have my sweet friend Courtney at this shower!

 

So thankful to have this girl in my life!

Tess has been one of my "little sisters" for almost my entire life.

She has spent countless hours in the saddle with me & I'm so glad she gets to help serve at my wedding!

 

I loved seeing this sweet girl at my shower, Alayna is so precious & she keeps everyone around her smiling and laughing-which I need!

 

 Mrs. Debbie & Grandmama were able to come and celebrate at this shower with us!

 

Here is a picture of me with all of my precious hostesses!

 

Mother/Daughters picture!

 

And my gorgeous hostess who was kind enough to share her home and her talents with us for the afternoon :)

 

My sweet fiance' came and helped us load up all of the presents and get them home.

I got him to stop for a minute and take a picture with me :)

 

Family picture with my sweet fiance', we're only missing Adam and the kiddos!

We had such a great time and I got so many special and wonderful gifts.

Most importantly, I got to celebrate with all of the people who I love the most!

Be on the lookout for more wedding updates as we get closer & closer to the big day. . .

only 25 days until we say, "I Do!"

xoxo, 

jordyn

Wedding Shower: Lineville Baptist Church

I don't normally blog on Sunday's, but today it's Talledega race-day so Chris is watching the race (aka sleeping on the couch) so I thought I would take advantage of the peace and quiet ;)

I want to share with y'all the pictures of the gorgeous bridal shower that Mrs. Debbie, all of the fabulous hostesses, and Lineville Baptist Church as a whole gave for Christopher and I.

The entire shower was beautiful & we are so thankful to have friends, family, and church family that care so much for us and that help us celebrate this special, exciting time in our lives!

My sweet Mama & I

 

I was so thankful to have both Julie & Trystan at this shower with me!

 

Casey was able to come & support us on this fun day!

 

Of course my precious Maid of Honor, Paige was there :)

 

These two sweet girls, Sadie and Lindsey are in the youth group at LBC and I just love them like my own little sisters.

They're going to help serve at our wedding & I'm so thankful to have them as part of our big day!

 

 Gran was able to come to this shower & celebrate with us!

 

I am so blessed to have such a precious future mother-in-law!

 

Chris with Mrs. Debbie & Grandmama!

 

This is just a few of us gathered in the atrium around the gift tables, we had such a good time looking at all the presents, eating all the yummy food, and catching up with each other :)

Thanks to my sweet friend Stephanie for taking some of these pictures & helping us commemorate such a fun day!

Current countdown: 27 days & y'all, help me pray for good weather-I made the mistake of checking the long range forecast for the 30th and they're calling for thunderstorms!

xoxo, 

Jordyn

 

Bridal Luncheon

I've been horrible about updating this blog because this Spring semester really took it's toll on my time.

Then, whatever spare time I had leftover I spent working on my other blog, The Southern Stylista.

I am so blessed to have had such wonderful friends and family who have given me a bridal luncheon and two wedding showers!

Although I've been busy, I didn't want to skip the opportunity to share some photos and some of the things that we got at these showers with y'all & I certainly didn't want to miss the opportunity to thank all of these fabulous people for everything they've done for me.

Bridal Luncheon: Hosted by Paige & Tina Simpkins

This luncheon was so much fun & a great way to kick off the wedding festivities!

The food Paige served was SO good & we just had a great time with everyone getting to know everyone else!

 

Us girls getting ready for the old fashioned cake-pull that Paige put together.

Such a fun tradition!

 

 Doing the cake pull!

I got a compass, which apparently means I'm going to have a life filled with travel...

shhh, no one tell Christopher!

 

So thankful to have sweet Gloria Wesson by my side on my big day!

She has been one of my best friends for so long & she's always someone I can count on to make me smile :)

 My Matron of Honor, Paige is so precious to me!

Not only did she put together this gorgeous luncheon-but she is always there when I need to vent or when I need help doing random wedding stuff!

 

 

How lucky am I to have Casey Clark in my wedding, seriously?

She keeps me sane, is always willing to let me use her for her handwriting, and knows exactly what to say when I need a gossip sesh ;)

 

I never in a million years would've imagined that we would be getting married just a few weeks apart, but I'm so thankful that we both get to be apart of each others big days!

Love you to the moon & back, Katie Bain!

 

Gran and Grandma were able to join us for my luncheon and got to meet everyone else!

So thankful to have such wonderful ladies in my life, supporting me along the way.

 

These two are so special to me!

Grandmama and Mrs. Debbie aren't my in-laws or anything like that, they're just family.

I'm so blessed to have had them just take me in and treat me like an Upchurch from day one :)

 

 Sweet future Mama-in-Law

 

Trystan was unable to make it to my luncheon, but Julie and my Mama were able to come!

I don't have words for how thankful I am for all that they've done to make this wedding possible.

 

Mrs. Brenda, Alayna, Nean, and Mrs. Sandra were also able to join us & meet my family!

So thankful for them during such an exciting time :)

I was going to share pictures and stories from all three showers in one post...but I changed my mind when I realized how many pictures it was going to be!

I'll be updating soon with those other pictures & other updates!

xoxo, 

Jordyn

Engagement Picture Day

This past Saturday, Chris & I thought we weren't going to be able to take our engagement pictures because of all the rain that had happened on Friday night.

We woke up & headed to Lineville Baptist for breakfast with the RA & GA groups and for a morning full of building and racing Lego cars.

We had a blast, but I couldn't help but be a little bit disappointed!

Our photographer, Mrs. Amy Sullins of Amy-Cole Photography, emailed me and asked if we wanted to do the pictures...even though it was pretty cold & still damp outside.

I was torn & Chris didn't think we could get ready & get the horses ready in time...but we decided to try!

After lots of running around & lots of horse grooming we hit the road to South Wind Plantation!

I had never met Amy before, so I was a little worried...would we click? Would the pictures turn out okay?

I had nothing, I repeat nothing, to worry about because as soon as she got out of her car I felt as if we had been best friends for years!

Chris is notorious for not wanting to have his picture made, but she was so great at making him feel comfortable and even making him laugh!

It was the perfect day :)

Even when we had a few mishaps with the horses tack, she was super patient with us & for that I am so thankful.

& how adorable is her selfie with Willow & Wrangler?

She posted it to Facebook with the caption "I had a fun engagement shoot today at South Wind Plantation with these two love birds!" which definitely made me laugh!

Then she posted the real picture with Chris & I :)

We are so blessed to have a photographer that is so patient and kind

& I know we look forward to building a relationship with her!

It's definitely a God thing that she was referred to us because connections like that don't just randomly happen-there was way too much laughter during that session for people that have just met!

Only 123 days until I marry my best friend in the entire world!

xoxo, Jordyn

Wedding Update

It's been a short while since I last updated everyone on how the wedding plans are coming, but I'm happy to say that things are coming along quite well!

Since the last time, I've been back to South Wind with some more of my people to get ideas on decorating and how the actual day will work.

Julie/Trystan/Me/Mama/Mrs. Paula (Wedding Coordinator)/Mrs. Debbie/Mrs. Martha (Wedding Decorator)

I also got a picture with one of my most favorite people, Mrs. Ginger Watkins who is the owner of South Wind. Her husband Mr. Bobby & I will have to get a picture together at some point!

In November, I finally said, "Yes!" to the dress at the Quality Shoppe in Jacksonville, AL.

I was surprised because I absolutely fell in love with the first dress I tried on.

I tried on a few more after that, but none of the rest did it for me!

The Quality Shoppe ladies were so helpful & sweet, they really made me feel like I was part of their family!

I'm so thankful to say that I'm a Quality Shoppe bride!

A few weeks later, I brought almost all of my bridesmaids to the Quality Shoppe to pick out their bridesmaids dresses.

I've seen Say Yes To The Dress: Bridesmaids so I wasn't too sure what to expect.

I love all of my friends, but y'all know how girls are!

Luckily, I have been blessed with the most amazing group of girls, we all agreed on one dress that everyone loved & I'm pretty sure we decided in a record time.

After getting our dresses all picked out, we headed to Effina's in Jacksonville for the most delicious lunch ever. I'm serious, it was SO good.

((Disclaimer on these pictures...I'm wearing a Piko tunic that makes me appear to have gained about 4,000 pounds, but I swear I haven't!))

Paige is my Matron of Honor & I'm so thankful to have her standing by my side and helping me with all of the wedding details. I couldn't ask for a better friend to vent to and to just hang out with on Friday nights while our boys talk chickens!

Katie is one of my bridesmaids & she is one of my friends that I've gone through so much with!

We became friends during the short time that she was at Lineville & maintained our friendship through handwritten letters, phone calls, texts, etc. I'm so thankful to be a part of her wedding just two weeks before mine & I'm so grateful that she's going to be in mine!

Hannah is another bridesmaid & absolutely the best roommate. Jasie introduced us when they were roommates in Jacksonville and we've been good friends ever since. She's so sweet & always willing to listen. Plus, she's one of the most fun people to be around!

Courtney is so precious to me, when no one else understands what I'm trying to say-she speaks my language. Although we may not get to spend as much time together as we would like, our friendship always picks up right where we left off.

Casey is one of my oldest friends & I'm so glad that she is going to be one of my bridesmaids!

We've been with each other for so many adventures & I can't wait to see where these wedding adventures will take us. She's already been so helpful & I know I can count on her to help me with anything & everything!

Sweet Jasie is my bridal party's personal nurse.

Just kidding ;)

She's one of my best friends & always keeps me laughing.

It's rare to find a friend like her that is so driven, but also loves to have fun.

She keeps me light & happy, I know that will come in handy on the Big Day!

Gloria is missing from this group of pictures because she had to work on the day we went shopping, but I haven't forgotten about her!

She is almost like the "Mom" of me, always making sure that I'm okay & making sure I don't get lost at places like Alpha Psi ;)

I can't wait to see you so we can take a picture together & make it blog official!

It's so rare to find a group of girls that care about each other & me as much as these girls do.

Plus, Christopher loves each of them as much as I do which is also rare.

I can't believe that I have dates for my bridal showers which are all coming up in the next few months.

Chris and I are registered now at Dillard's & at Bed, Bath, and Beyond (& this week we'll be registered at Target as well!) and I think this week we're going to taste cake & book a florist.

I just have a few more things to check off the list before I'm fully prepared for the Big Day!

Also, our engagement pictures are this Saturday at South Wind with Mrs. Amy Sullins of Amy Cole Photography & I am SO excited to be able to trailer our horses up and include them in the session.

It's exciting & I cannot wait to see where the rest of this journey takes me!

Be on the lookout this week for a Christmas post!

xoxo, Jordyn