pretty finds for friday

How lovely is this wedding reception styling?  Seen on Weekend Carnival.

six months

Exactly six months from today I get to marry the man that makes me laugh the hardest and feel more love than seems possible. I can't wait mister!

weekend warriors

Way too worn out to edit all of the photos from the engagement party. We had so much fun and I am so glad we could do it in our own backyard. It was back to work today and a 12 hours workday is not the most pleasant way to start the school year. But I am optimistic about what this year has in store for both my students and I. Time to get my hands dirty with some art again.

Here is just a sneak peek of this past weekend's festivities. More tomorrow... if things slow down.

handmade wedding pt. 1

We have not yet done a whole lot of wedding planning but we have talked and talked and come up with ideas and pretty clear vision. It is very important to us that as much of this event be handmade and diy as possible, and with an incredible group of talented friends and family members it doesn't seem that it will be very hard to do. It is easy to feel loved when people around you are offering to make food, decorations, even your dress- I couldn't be luckier.

In a couple of weeks my sisters and friend are hosting our engagement party- a twilight picnic in our own backyard. Blankets, lanterns, candles, yard games and spiked lemonade are all on the agenda and I am really looking forward to it. The prep work for this is just a small taste of all the treasure hunting we will be doing over the next year for the big day.

I designed an invitation for the engagement party that we are sending out to friends and most likely this will be the style and colors I stick with for designing our wedding invites. I want to make sure it is sophisticated enough, however, so the real invite may be a little more refined.

rings and things.

Five years to the day- he asked, I said yes, of course.

Details to come.

precious

Congratulations to our dear friends Travis and Charlene on their engagement! I am so happy for them, they really complement one another so well. They have been engaged for a few months now but I just got my hands on these precious engagement shots by photographer Mary Gilmore. I can't wait to help Charlene with decorations for their peacock feather inspired wedding. And how beautiful is she? Congratulations guys, love you!