weekend wishes & a sneak peek

after a crazy week weather-wise, i'm looking forward to a weekend with warmer temperatures.  i am NOT ready for winter, and mother nature's little gift of snow earlier this week was not well received over here! makes me want to curl up & go to sleep until spring is here.

this weekend is filled with fun & exciting things that i have been looking forward to! this afternoon shawn & i are heading to cityhall to make it OFFICIAL.... the name change that is! sort of bittersweet.. but i have been signing my new name since the day we said " i do" ;)

afterwards we plan to stroll along, do a little shopping, and grab some dinner.  my brother's band is performing in the city tonight also, and i can't wait to see them!  it will be a perfect little date afternoon/night.

other weekend plans include : an afternoon date with my mom.  catching up with some college friends. updating some home decor.  and probably looking at our wedding photos for the 25th time ... :)

what are you looking forward to this weekend??

xo


ps - a little sneak peek!

photos by the amazing george weiss III

find him here, here, or here

5 days to go!

one week from today, shawn and i will be starting off our honeymoon!  i cannot wait to be in aruba, but at the same time, there are so many things happening before that.  i can hardly believe, that about 15 months ago, shawn had just proposed and the planning was just starting.  time has truly flown by! i think i will miss the wedding planning process, but at the same time, i am excited & ready to become a wife and start our married life together.

this week, shawn and i both are only working monday & tuesday.  then we have lots of errands and last minute details to take care it, rehearsal on thursday, wedding on friday, family continued celebration on saturday, and honeymoon on sunday! so excited!!

xo

wedding preview: wedding perfume

some time ago, while perusing my wedding blogs, i came across a couple whose two week destination wedding celebration was like a dream.  there were several things that i noted in my mind to someday use for my own wedding celebration.  one was a wedding perfume.  the bride & groom, together, selected a scent to wear for those two weeks, and to pull out for anniversaries and special occasions.  i thought to myself, what an awesome idea! it took me a while to find my "wedding perfume" but after many sniff tests, shawn & i found one that we both LOVED for me.  we chose tocca graciella & if you haven't smelled it before, it is sweet & romantic; which is exactly what i wanted!

photo via

are you a graciella girl?

xo

invitation reveal

i'm back!! it has been a little while, but there has been soooo much going on here.  first of all, computer problems which have prevented me from being able to blog! but that is all settled now thanks to our new macbook pro...love!  and then this little thing came along called A NEW JOB! i feel so blessed and so lucky that this kind of dream job landed in my lap!

and so, considering this is wedding wednesday, and my invitations have all been sent out, here is a look at my invitation suite!

 front (above) & back (below)

the reply card and accommodations were tucked under the twine in the back of the invitation.  i couldn't be happier with how they turned out.  it was truly a labor of love! i enjoyed every second of the process: choosing the paper, the colors, the different shades of gray, the twine to wrap it all up.  it was just so fun!

beautiful invitations

when the wedding planning process commenced (after a month of engagement enjoying/non wedding talk/pre-planning) i was super excited to start coming up with ideas for the invites. i love the idea that an invitation sets the tone for how your wedding will be perceived by your guests.  it was important to me that our wedding invitations allowed our personalities to show through, as well as our style, wedding colors, and a few personal touches.

we met with our invitation creator, robyn, back in november & immediately knew that she got it. she knew what we were trying to accomplish.  she came up with three drafts of invitation suites complete with complimenting save the dates.  after a few tweaks, we were all settled on what our invites were going to look like!

here are a few of the images we showed as our inspiration invitations!

i think robyn was able to blend all of these beautiful inspirations into our perfect wedding invitation!
i can't wait to send them out in about 5 months!! til then, i would love to share our save the date...

all inspiration invitations via pinterest.
if you are interested in using robyn for invitations, you can find more info here.

xo,

10 months!

10 months from today til we say I DO! lately, my wedding thoughts have been on bridesmaid dresses, wedding jewelery, wedding shoes, and honeymoonin'! so, instead of rambling on, i'll show you know a sneak peek of what i have been thinking of with the earrings!


without giving too much away regarding THE dress, i am thinking of foregoing a necklace, and wearing bigger earrings.  here are some of my favorites!

via nordstrom

xo,