Week 18 and a reminder for me

 

Here we are in week 18 and I cannot believe how fast time is flying now.  When I was 6 weeks pregnant, I remember feeling like this was going to last forever, and now I cannot believe how fast it's all coming.  

I've gotten so many sweet comments and compliments for my pregnancy pictures I've been doing.  I love being creative, and I absolutely adore trying to do something different from the norm.  However, today I was reminded just how unoriginal I actually am!  

I did a Google image search of bell peppers for the weekly update I send to our family.  One of the pictures that came up was this one from THIS BLOG:

I mean, I thought my pictures were pretty cute, but this girl just blew me away!  You must click on the link to her blog to see all of her fruit and veggie pregnancy pictures.  Just too cute, I tell you!

Now just for fun, I'm sharing one of my favorite images from Pinterest today.  If you're not on Pinterest, you're insane and you must head over there as fast as your fingers can carry you and sign up.  It's wonderful inspiration for absolutely anything you want to be inspired by. 

Here's my Pinterest love of the day:

What a great idea, huh?!  I might do this with all of my crayons and craft markers as well...

Check it out here

Change of plans...

Is it too late to get married in South Africa?

Vince was born and raised there, but I've never been.  

I just found this photographer-and now I want to get married there.

I mean..oh..my...gah.  The dress...

Be still my heart...

Ok come on-these people know style...and how to have a good time.

Oh...and this wedding?!?

Seriously?!?!

Never in my wildest dreams could I ever be this cool.

Breathtaking.  

Now don't get me wrong, I love love LOVE our venue....

I'm just sayin...

RUN to this blog.  It's amazing.

Wedding deliciousness...

While browsing the blogs this morning I came across this wedding featured on Snippet and Ink...and I LOVE IT!

I am in love with this bouquet... 

And these...I love the green wheat...

Also, our flower girl dresses are here!  They are EVERYTHING I hoped they would be and more.  I will take a picture of Sophia (little girl I nanny) in hers tomorrow.  SO CUTE!

Something else I'm super excited about are the ring bowls.  I know everyone has seen these from here, 

My mom is fantastically creative and works with clay. When I showed them to her she said she thought she could make them.  Once she started making our ring bowl she realized how cute it was going to be- and now she's making enough of them for us to use as favors at our wedding.  

I'm so excited!  We are going to put a sweet phrase along with them to explain what they are.  

Thats all for now!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!

All is quite in weddingville...

I heard it happens....

The lull between frantically booking vendors and planning details-and the actual wedding. 

It's true.  I'm in it now.  And I am B-O-R-E-D.  

We are almost 6 months away from our wedding.  

And there is nothing to do.

Which makes this girl sad. 

Here are a few details I'm excited about including in our reception...

Flip flop basket (cuter basket) with something cute like "kick off your heels and dance"

Pashmina basket with something like, "snuggle up and stay warm"

This one is super cute.

I need a new hobby.  Or I need to start planning other peoples weddings.  I love it way too much for my own good.  And I'm already sad for the planning to be over.  

I'm a freak.

Very cool new tool...

So, I was just browsing around EAD, and I came across a contest that I DESPERATELY want to win!  It is for a Laura Hooper personalized map.  I have been in love with these maps and was going to have my very talented Uncle recreate one for me.  However, if I win this contest, he won't have to.

Anyway, when I read that I would have a better chance of winning if I created a wedding map through Project Wedding, I thought I might as well.  I'm so glad I did!  This map is awesome, and I already added it to our website for guests to view.  I'm worried about folks getting lost up there in the mountains, so this will hopefully help out a lot.

I am also very happy to report that we have chosen our invitations!  I found them on etsy through her, and I fell in love immediately.  I received the sample I ordered, and it is everything I hoped it would be (and the price is incredible also!).  Check her out-

Here is the original:

Here is our version.  We are still going to tweak the wording, but notice how she added a bird to the tree for me?  Cute, huh??  I love love love it! (sorry for the crappy lighting and iPhone shot)

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.  Vince and I are keeping the kids until Wednesday (my bosses went to Vail on Saturday morning) so we are in full parent mode, and it's exhausting but fun!

Reception Inspiration Board

This is so much fun.  I promise this is the last one!

 

From top left to right: 

1)Kids crayon letters, cool shot, cake topper, cake, tie tree, cool shot.

2)thank you sign, cool shot, champagne, popcorn bar, mason jar pictures, pashminas.

3) hair piece, flip flops, getaway sign, flower girls, photobooth

Ceremony Board

Ok, so after playing around with Picasa a little more, I have made a ceremony and reception board.

(yes, I'm well aware of the fact that I am a dork.)

SO-

I love this ceremony board.  

 

From top left to right--

Bridesmaids bouquets, guys socks, bride holding vows, our ceremony spot

Bridesmaid look, shot of groom, sweet kiss, invitation idea

My bouquet, my boots (maybe), my hair, ceremony decor

Bridesmaid look, bouts, save the dates, dress shot

What do you think?!?

Look what I made!!

I just learned how to make an inspiration board!  

These images are all things that we are actually doing for our wedding.  I'm so excited!

(If any of these are your image, please let me know so I can give you credit.  I started collecting them before I began blogging!)

UPDATE: I made this using Picasa 3 for Mac.  It was so easy to do, but I cannot figure out how to make it larger, or how to make it bigger if you click on it...I'm working on it though!

Two new loves...

This blog:

And this blog

Both blogs have inspired me to start begging Vince for this camera for my birthday (May 5th)

His only comment: "it's going to be hard to fit that in your purse."

true.  so true.

But I need it.  I need it to take pictures like this:

Hot Ring Shots...

Oh I just love ring shots.  I know they are so trendy, but I cannot get enough of them!  

Here are a few I have saved in my wedding favorites...

This one is my new favorite...

GORGEOUS!!!

M.I.A.

Hello my sweet friends.  Oh how I have been missing you so!  I have been so busy and consumed with thoughts that I have not had the time or the words to sit down and blog.  However, I am getting so tired of looking at my last post, I just decided to suck it up and put something new up!  

I am-of course-trapped in a fantasy world as I finish the Twilight series.  I am almost finished with Breaking Dawn, and then I pray that my life and my thoughts will go back to normal!  All I can think of are these books when I'm in the midst of them.

Here are some pictures that are making me happy right now...

I am in love with everything about this picture below.  The peonies, her hair, her dress, the monogram on her bouquet.  So beautiful.  I have no idea where it's from!

I am addicted to this photo.  The ring is similar to mine (well, the one I will be getting in a few weeks, according to Vince)

I came across this awesome picture taken from a farm wedding here in Georgia.  The bride is from here. 

I want to do the s'mores bag so badly!

Ok, I have never felt as strongly about an invitation as I do this one.  I love everything about it.  I think sweet Heather over at We Met in a Bar will have to make something similar for us!

Sorry I'm not more talkative tonight darlings, I'm so overwhelmed with my research paper, getting engaged soon, losing weight, and other things.  I promise to be back to normal soon!

Things going on with me...

This has been such a crazy week!  I have been (for the first time in my life) incredibly diligent with my workouts and eating super healthy.  Let me tell you something friends-it is WORTH IT!  I feel amazzzzzzzzzzzzzing.  I pop out of bed in the morning.  I skip up stairs, and I'm not hungry!  I eat when I feel hungry, but my body isn't craving crap anymore.  I feel so good, and I'm so motivated after my 3 pound loss this week.  I can't wait until next Wednesday and I hope to see some more numbers drop!

-My favorite low point meal this week?  Chicken breasts in the crockpot covered in salsa and then served with black beans, cilantro, cumin and a little fat free sour cream.  DELICIOUS!

So other than totally changing my lifestyle-I have been working on my research paper that I need to graduate with my bachelors.  It's a long story, but I have been out of college for 2 years and only had one class to finish in order to graduate.  I had almost given up on ever doing it, but with a push from my parents and Vince, I reenrolled, and I'm almost finished!  I'm doing my research on stay at home mothers and their happiness with their life.  I might be asking you readers to help me so stay tuned....

I have ALSO been working with the oh-so-wonderful Heather over at we met in a bar.  She is making our save the dates for us, and I am so excited with what she has come up with already.  If anyone is in the market for invitations-she is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G to work with.  

My mom and I finalized our guest list last night, and I feel really good about it.  We were fairly cut throat about who we wanted to be there.  I am confident that we will succeed in our desire to be surrounded by our closest family and friends.  Not strangers.

Now I leave you with some images that have made me SO happy this week:

These necklaces for my bridesmaids:

The idea of having a "tie tree" where guys can hang their ties at the reception.  The sign will read, "fellas, loosen up that tie and RELAX!"

This image from tying the knot.  She has totally sold me on the idea of matching socks for the boys.

This image again from tying the knot.  I just adore it.

And this just makes me smile.  (not sure where I found it)

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, LOVELIES!