Save the Date

It's Official...A Wedding in Conway!

I know some of you were really worried about the Chapel reservation! Well it is official, we have now booked Greene Chapel on the Hendrix campus and we are rolling along with our plans! We decided to have the reception off site and we chose a neat little event center in Conway called the Old Gin. Here are some pics!

Here is a view from the front, the "Old Gin" is a cotton gin from the early 1900's.

A view of the main hall.

The fireplace in the main hall.

The cocktail room off the main hall.

We really appreciated the historical significance of the Old Gin, here is the summary of the history from the Old Gin website.....

The Old Gin History

In 1907, two brothers, Joe and Amos Enderlin, started in the cotton gin business in Conway on the corner of Prairie and Chestunt Streets. This partnership continued until 1929 when Joe Enderlin and son-n-law Charlie Seiter bought the Otis Moore gin on Markham. In 1949, the Purina Company replaced the Otis Moore gin with the structure that stands today. Henry and Paul Enderlin purchased Mr. Seiter's interest in 1953 and renamed it Enderlin Brother's Gin.

Many of the cotton gins in Faulkner County closed in the 1940's as a result of the growing profitability of soybean and cattle, but the Enderlin Brother's Gin continued to remain operational. After the 1972 cotton crop was ginned, the plant closed and the machinery was sold. It was at this location on Markham Street that the last bale of cotton in Faulkner County was ginned closing an important era in this area's agricultural history.

The Old Gin still stands today, a reminder of yesterday and the time cotton was king. The memories of those days remain alive in the hearts and minds of many of the citizens of Faulkner County.

Pictures of the Hendrix Chapel and grounds!!!

Grounds in front of Greene Chapel

Greene Chapel (outside view)

Greene Chapel (inside view)

Wedding Plans are coming along!!

Hi Friends and Family!!!

We have chosen a location! Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Hendrix is my alma mater! I am so excited to be getting married at a place so near and dear to my heart! I truly think it is one of the most beautiful sites for a wedding and I have imagined myself being married there since I was on campus as a student! Lee and I visited the campus earlier this year and he was taken with the beauty of the location as well!

We are already penciled in for our date, but because it is a college and their students are a priority, the do not let us secure the date until six months before the wedding. I am holding my breath and anxiously awaiting the six month mark! (Don't worry, we have a back up plan if this falls through =)

Keep your fingers crossed for us and we will keep you posted!

With love,
Michelle

One more engagement picture I had to share!

Of course we started making phone calls right after we got off the mountain; but our first stop was my Granny's house where we met up with my mom and my sister to show them my beautiful new engagement ring. This picture is from there....it is hard to see the ring in the photos, but take my word for it, it is gorgeous and I love it!!!

Save the Date!!!

It is almost exactly one year until our Wedding Day!

Yes, it is true we have picked a date!
Saturday, April 19th, 2008

It is a long way out and a lot of people have been asking....why? Here's the answer!

I love the idea of a spring wedding and Lee asked me to marry him in February...a little too late for a spring wedding this year. So in my style, we are already planning the big event and looking forward to sharing it with all of our loved ones!

Tune in again, we will continue to post wedding plans here as they develop!!!

Love,
Michelle & Lee

Big News From Arkansas

On February 17, 2007, Lee and I took a hike down to Yellow Rock at Devil's Den State Park in Northwest Arkansas. It was a beautiful clear sky and very COLD! We bundled up, stopped by the Ozark Mountain Smoke House and picked up some sandwiches and we were on our way!


Here is a beautiful view of from the top of Yellow Rock! We had lunch overlooking this beautiful view!

This is me after Lee revealed his intentions for this hiking trip!

This is us enjoying the moment!