there were two things i was certain of when i got engaged
the guy i was going to marry
and that there would be mason jars at my wedding
lots of them
everything else seemed to fall into place
around all the mason jars of course
...and then came baby...



Thursday, December 15, 2011

red + white: holiday bouquet experimenting



please excuse the amateur photography, but i did some experimentin' with holiday bouquets recently and came up with the above. i posted here last year about giving something like this a go this year and...voila!

i was able to find all of these flowers at good ol' trader joe's at a super reasonable price. most florists would charge at least $30, but i was able to put it together for $15. holler!

i'm not loving it in the blue vase and have been on the hunt for some vintage bubble milk glass to complete the look, a la this collection.

apologies for the lack of posts lately. 'tis the season!! more to come soon. happy holidaze.



Monday, December 5, 2011

spotlight on kelly + john: real wedding

hello friends! today we're heading to the frisco bay, napa to be exact, to showcase kelly & john's stunning wedding. these two blondes are beyond photogenic as you'll see in the amazing shots captured by shanni weilert of what shanni saw. this wedding is the perfect blend of rustic + modern with shades of grey and wonderful hints of sunshine yellow. the durham ranch provided glorious backdrops for some of the most fantastic wedding photos i've seen in awhile. all brides look gorgeous on their wedding day, but this little lady looks like a model. seriously, look at the shot with the veil in front of her face. vogue. and don't even get me started on their bridal party. the flowy bridesmaid dresses are to die and the chuck taylors on the groomsmen are the bee's knees. enough talk, it's time to let the images do the talking. they say love is in the details. if that's true, this day is overflowing. enjoy!


john proposed last december at my parent's house in tahoe. it was an incredibly snowy weekend and i kinda knew something was up when he insisted we take the scary drive up there by ourselves. he was acting super weird on saturday asking all types of deep questions and i was starting to think he was going to break up with me! instead, he was stressing out about how to propose since his master plan of doing it on the hike we do every time we're up there wasn't going to work because we were snowed in. last minute he found a string in my mom's laundry room and tied it around our dog's neck. it really was a perfect proposal. (gag).







i found durham ranch on style me pretty. i was cruising through the site looking for locations in napa and fell in love with the place. i always knew i wanted to get married in a barn and in napa and john just wanted something that was architecturally unique (because he is an architect). durham ranch had both. it was the second place we looked at and right away we knew this was the place we were supposed to get married.




perfect mr & mrs bench that i would love in my home




there are so many favorite parts of the day! it really does go by so fast! john and i made a point to sneak away by ourselves for 10 minutes and soak it all in. we sat up on the lawn looking over the whole place just in awe of the amount of people that were there to support and love us. all of our favorite people in one place. you really do feel like the luckiest person in the world that day!

framer






my best friend melissa gave me the best advice right before i walked down the aisle. she pulled me aside and said "soak in every second because this will never happen again. just remember it is just you and john up there." that little piece of advice helped me so much because i was so nervous! especially because john and i decided to write out own vows which i knew would be difficult for me to get through!

another thing i would say is you have to remember to stay true to who you guys are as a couple. everybody has different taste and as long as you love your wedding that is all that matters. you cannot please everyone!

and lastly, boring but very practical. have a large tupperware that you keep all the important items in: marriage license, wedding bands, wedding jewelry. having all that important stuff in one place saved the day for us!!

muchas muchas gracias to kelly and john for sharing their absolutely amazing wedding day with us. you guys are the best. much love.

vendors:

photographer: shanni weilert
wedding planner: rosemary special events
venue manager & caterer: paula leduc

Thursday, December 1, 2011

musical daydream: today's jam


in december drinking horchata...

in honor of today being the first of december, i'll be playing this jam on our way to "baby & me" gym class. the hubs & i saw these guys at radio city when i was in my first trimester during the "i'm pregnant but nobody knows yet phase." we were bopping around like a bunch of fools, but it was such a great time. happy listening!

oh & here's a sneak peak at the gorgeous real wedding we've got coming up: