Lauren and Brent's Blog

Slackers…

laurenandbrent — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:14:02 +0000

Woooo have we’ve been slacking on this blog! So here is our update in a nutshell. I promise I’ll go into more detail later. We’re married, Brent has a pilot slot in the Navy as an Officer (Go Brent, Go Brent!), we’re moving, the house is for sale, and we are both currently on summer vacation…a.k.a. quit our jobs! Busy, busy! I have a ton of packing to do and I’ll try to blog again before we move. Cross your fingers!

Here is a picture of us camping on South Manitou Island. :)

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Hanson!

laurenandbrent — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:33:18 +0000

We’re married! We couldn’t have asked for a better wedding. The weather was beautiful, the details were finalized and guests came from near and far…very far. The ceremony was everything I hoped it would be. We cried, laughed, made memories and cherished every moment. I tear up just thinking about it!

And then there was the reception! I’m going to leave that topic for a separate post because there are just WAY too many things to cover. Until next time….

xoxo

Lauren HANSON

We’re Famous…again!

laurenandbrent — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:38:19 +0000

As many of you know I work for a floral and event design company in downtown Grand Rapids. I love my job and I love the people I work with even more! I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to showing everyone our hard work and months of planning. I wanted the ceremony and reception to reflect our personalities and Modern Day has been more than willing to make that happen. 10 days to go!

Please head over to their blog and check out the most recent post… Modern Day Floral’s Blog

Updates, updates, updates!

laurenandbrent — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:57:45 +0000

Hello All! I’ve been awful about blogging the past few months but I promise we’ve been super busy with wedding plans, work and parties. Yup it’s was bachelorette/bachelor party season around here! My wonderful bridesmaids hosted a great Grand Rapids dinner, games and drinks night with a TON of my friends. Lets just say, we had a blast. The end!

Thank you bridesmaids! Love you girls!

Brent and the guys just wrapped up his Bachelor Party weekend. They grilled out, drank beer, played hockey, drank beer, golfed, drank beer, went downtown….and drank a little more. I’m sorry to report but, there are no pictures of their weekend. Well maybe not that sorry

I feel like I can’t say it enough these days but thank you, thank you, thank you for everything! We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!

2 Month Mark!

laurenandbrent — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:22:09 +0000

Here we are at the 2 month mark and I’m so excited. Dresses are in, the guys’ suits are being picked up and altered…kinda (cough cough boys!), finishing touches are being added to our menu and the invites are days away from being sent.

Brent and I really wanted something beautiful and different for our save-the-dates and invites so that’s why we went with a local wooden invitation company. After seeing the final (and if I may say so, awesome) invitations in person I knew my not-so-great handwriting would not do them justice and that’s where Jennifer came in! Jennifer is the proud owner of Graceful Expressions and she is fantastic…plain and simple! Seriously, she has been a joy to work with, even with our colds and stint of the flu she’s quick to email back, willing to meet in person and is great at what she does, not to mention her new little baby is adorable! Okay enough chatting…check out her work!

Pretty cool huh?! Just wait till you see them in person! Friendly reminder… RSVP ASAP, we all know I have the Hughes planning gene in me

Staying busy

laurenandbrent — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:21:44 +0000

I haven’t been very good about updating this but today I have a little down time so I thought I would share what’s going on in our lives. Wedding plans are coming together. I asked Brent the other night, ” So…what else do we need to do?” He just looked at me like, “How the heck should I know?!?!” Thankfully we have had a lot of help along the way from our wonderful families and friends. Speaking of wonderful family, my Aunt Sarah and Aunt Polly…Grandma Hughes too, are hosting a bridal shower for me tomorrow. I wish I could tell you more but they’ve hidden all the details from me. Take that back, they’ve hidden everything from me. I’m excited to see what the day holds but I’m also very excited to see my downstate family…ahhh I heart family time.

In other exciting news, Brent has finished the upstairs bathroom floor! SCORE! We have been working on finishing the trim in the upstairs and the next (giant) task is installing hardwood stairs. Wish us luck and remember the door is always open if you’re interested in helping

Little love…

laurenandbrent — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00:28 +0000

Thank you Gwyneth Page for the always fabulous posts.

xoxo

Lauren

Dessert :)

laurenandbrent — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:07:06 +0000

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I had a wonderful day filled with a great morning service at Immanuel Lutheran, brunch with Brent at the Omelet Shoppe (thanks mom and dad), a quick walk…then nap with Quincy, a perfect Valentines Day gift from Brent (you’ll see it at the wedding!) and to top it off an evening of Olympic pairs figure skating!

I thought I would share a wedding detail, at Lynz’s request As most of you may know already we are having a variety of appetizers throughout the night. In the theme of a collection of cuisine we wanted to have a spread of desserts.

We’ll have a small cake for cutting and pictures. Any suggestions on saving the top or not?

All images courtesy of Amy Atlas Events

Brent’s special request- cheesecake bites. Yummy! My special request- cinnamon honey sticks from Grandpa Hughes. I say bring on the sweets, the more the merrier. 90 days to go people!

The Honeymoon

laurenandbrent — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:51:49 +0000

I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about this sooner, it’s one of my favorite parts of the planning process so far! Brent and I have decided to honeymoon in Maui, Hawaii! With the help, a lot of help, from Joy from Classic Travel. Joy has been a lifesaver and if you are planning a trip….say to Grand Rapids May 15th… Joy is able to help with any travel needs.

OK, more about Hawaii! We are leaving Monday morning and staying on the Kanapaulli coast for 9 beautiful days. We are renting a car and plan to do a little sightseeing of the island but mostly laying on the beach and relaxing and yes, a round of golf for Brent. {happy sigh}

We have also created a registry for our honeymoon. A honeymoon registry is an up-and-coming trend to the wedding world and might be a little foreign to guests so I’ll help you with a little explanation. Basically a Honeyfund allows guests to purchase gifts that will be enjoyed on the honeymoon. From surfing lessons, to cocktails on the beach, to breakfast in bed each little detail of the honeymoon can be purchased. The honeyfund allows couples to travel off on their honeymoon without a care in the world. No more planning or budgeting…just relaxing. Like I said before….{happy sigh}

Houghton Bridal Shower

laurenandbrent — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:24:17 +0000

Over Christmas break Sue, Ann and Betty hosted a bridal shower for me. I have to admit it was a little strange visiting with my high school friends and realizing I was getting married in less than 6 months. Strange or not I had a great time and Sue, Betty and Ann were wonderful hostesses and made a delicious spread of food. Speaking of food, when Sue mailed the invites she included a recipe card for the guest to fill out and I must say it was a wonderful idea! I received so many tasty ideas and fabulous kitchen supplies so now I don’t have any excuses to not cook. … Brent too! I’m so thankful so many of my friends and family could attend and very excited to see everyone again in May!

Brent also had a “shower.” The boys went out to dinner and then wandered to the KBC for a beverage or two. The “shower” continued the next morning with a trip to the KBC warehouse to fill cans and replenish the inventory they consumed the night before.

Thank you again! Brent and I couldn’t ask for better friends and family! We are truly blessed.