Found on Decor8

...a room identical to the one we spent our honeymoon in (Vinalhaven, ME)

Livs Lyst

I guess I should say nearly identical. Ours was a tad bit smaller, and didn't have a bookshelf on the side. Other than that, perfect.

Happy 1st anniversary to us!

Wow, I can't believe it's been a year since we got married. It seems like only yesterday I was picking up flowers, greeting visiting family members, and enjoying what was the best weekend of my life! Paul and I are headed to Sonoma for a relaxing weekend away. Here's a few of my favorite shots from the day...




photos by rich miller

Wedding inspiration

It's too bad I already got married...because I would have totally used this wedding as serious inspiration!



from d*s

Best Present

Paul got "us" something this Valentine's Day - he got our marriage certificate framed. Yay! It looks so good hung up on the wall....and I love walking by and seeing the names of folks who were a part of our special day. Pretty awesome, if I say so myself...

Sunflowers

Again, Project Wedding has posted an inspiration board that's directly from my wedding. How is that possible??

Photo credits:

Top row: Erin Hearts Court, Meg Smith, via Hostess with the Mostess, Thayer Allyson Gowdy
Middle row: Jose Villa, Orchard Cove Photography, via Melissa’s Smitten, Allison C.
Bottom row: In Full Bloom Florals, Bear Flag Farm, via {frolic!}

the countdown is REALLY on now

In just 2 short weeks, we'll be up in Groveland preparing for everyone's visit (and our wedding of course!) We just have the small details left - flowers, weedwacking, etc. Nothing we can't bust out in a weekend :) I'm getting so excited, and anxious all at the same time. The wedding hasn't even happened yet but I feel like we should be on our honeymoon already. Only 1 more week left of work and then it's off to Groveland!

daily inspiration....

featured on Style me Pretty
photo by Allyson Magda

New favorite...

...place for free fonts. TONS. At Font Freak dot com!

Grantham

Flowerchild

Tattoo Ink

Gearing up

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty stoked about getting all these engagement/wedding presents! While I jump and clap my hands with joy, Paul groans because it's yet another cardboard box in our living room. Whatever! Once we got this one (an AWESOME Kelty double sleeping bag from REI) we had to test it out in the living room. It definitely passed inspection....

The dress

I had my final dress fitting last week, and it will be ready for pick up on the 6th of August. YAY! Obviously I can't post any of my dress pictures, but let's just say that I am completely and utterly in love with it! I'm not sure if ya'll know, but I got my dress at this amazing vintage bridal shop called Recapture in Oakland (who was recently highlighted in A Practical Wedding). Robin (the owner) helped me find one that looked great on me (despite it being a size 4ish)...which was where Eva, the seamstress came in. Eva worked some SERIOUS wonders on the dress (because hey, I'm no size 4!) It looks AMAZING on me, and it fits my personality (and our wedding) perfectly.

I can't wait to wear it in less than 5 weeks! :)

5 weeks to go!

I just realized I haven't posted in a few weeks, which means I've been really, really busy! Since my last post, I've been up to my ears with random stuff, including a week long work trip to Tubac, AZ (see chicken photo), wedding prep (i.e groomsmen outfits, flower girl baskets, and dress fittings), quality family time (i.e. bro's engagement party, art/wine fest with Jean & Eddie, and dinner with Marie and Cadence), and my favorite ladies birthday parties (Jenny = 28 and Erin's dirty 30 party in Bodega). Whew!

...and now it's back to Tubac for another week for work. When I get back, it'll be exactly 1 month 'til our nuptials. Still have the license and rings to get, but otherwise we're looking pretty good!

Table signs....done!

Vintage Yosemite postcards, popsicle sticks, rocks, moss, and a little bit of hot glue. The pics don't do justice, so you'll have to wait and see at the wedding!

Cake stands

Homemade cake stands! I found this awesome idea on one of the many wedding blogs I subscribe to - it's a cake stand made out of a thrifted vintage plate and cup (or bowl). This was the first one I made just using a little bit of glass glue. I think it turned out pretty well, and I only spent $3 on the whole thing! Since we're having many pies at the wedding, I want them to be displayed in a fun way, kinda like this:

(photo by Amanda Kraft Photography)

shower pics

I was WONDERFULLY surprised by my bridal shower that was thrown by my friends Jenny and Marcelle, and my mom and Aunt Janine. The theme was "crafts", and the ladies went all out (including a scrapbook made by everyone there, and craft gifts!). I got so many awesome crafty/food inspired gifts (including my very own sewing machine, yay!) It by far exceeded my expectations, and I'm so honored to have a great set of friends and family. Enough about that, here's a slideshow of the party!

The crafting continues...

The s'mores bags I made for our favors. Makes me wanna go camping!

Happy weekend!

Even though I had a short week at work this week, I'm SO ready for the weekend to be here! I have been looking forward to this weekend for a while - it's my surprise bridal shower. Yay! I have NO idea what is happening - I just know I have to be ready at 1pm for a mystery person to pick me up and take me to the mystery party spot, where I will be joined by mystery friends. Jenny, Monk, and my mom have done a pretty great job at keeping it all a secret. In addition to that, Paul is home this weekend and we're going to the Alameda Antique fair to search for miscellaneous wedding stuff. It will be a treasure hunt, for sure, but I've heard it's a great place to find fun stuff. Monday will be here before I know it, but until then, happy weekend!
(photo from Our Labor of Love)

Engagement sesh

Here are some of our pics. I think they turned out GREAT! Thanks so much, Rich, for coming up to the ranch and making it happen!

Memorial Day wedding prep

Practicing our poses
Paul, George (Paul's brother) and I spent our Memorial Day weekend up at Red Tail Ranch (aka my mom's house/where the wedding will be). On Saturday, the boys dug holes and worked on some plumbing stuff while my mom and I picked wildflowers and counted the number of vases I've been collecting (about 30 so far!) Sunday was another work day - Paul and I shoveled rocks for a while, trying to create a pathway in the backyard. Paul jokes that my mom's favorite form of landscaping is using rocks - and that it better not be mine! All in all it was a very fun and productive weekend (even though I came home with wicked bad allergies and poison oak). Ahh...well!

The ceremony site

Some vases

We did take a break and went on a horseback ride...

E session inspiration

This is what I'm hoping our engagement photos will look like. We're taking them next week at the Ranch. Maybe with a little less seriousness and more laughter. I just like the grass and her cowboy boots :)




Photos by Danielle Fletcher. She does amazing work!

A few shots...

...of John and Angi's wedding this weekend. I realized after the fact that I took, like, zero pictures. At least I got a few of the beautiful decor. Ang did such a great job decorating!