After Ryan proposed on October 3, 2009, he surprised me by having both of our families waiting for us to enjoy dinner on a private dock at one of our favorite restaurants. It was that evening where I first got a little glimpse into how my father would handle our upcoming wedding. On the night…
Wedding Recap: Flowers
Nothing too formal. Nothing too “together.” Nothing that looked stiff and modern. Something romantic. Something ethereal. Something timeless. That’s what I envisioned for our wedding flowers. When I discussed the colors I wanted for our wedding with Ryan, I told him I saw a wedding full of creamy whites, soft yellows, ivory and champagne. He…
Wedding Recap: Behind the Door
Before our wedding day a wonderful blog reader, Holly, commented with a story about how she and her husband-to-be shared special moment before they walked down the aisle together. In her words: “I just got married three months ago…My husband and I didn’t want to see each other before the wedding, but there was a…
Wedding Recap: Bridesmaids
My bridesmaid total came to six. Six incredible women. Four friends since elementary school. One sorority sister and roommate from college. One sister. We had such a great time together throughout our wedding weekend, laughing and reminiscing about fun times we shared in the past, and wondering how the time went by so quickly that…
Wedding Recap: Getting Ready
Last night after receiving a disk of images from our wedding from our photographer in the mail, all I wanted to do was blog, blog, blog about our special day. I’ve been waiting for the pictures for five weeks (not long by wedding photography standards) and have SO much I’ve been longing to share with…
The Tree is Up!
It looks like the cold weather decided to stick around through the work day. That meant only one thing for Little Miss Sadie …It was pink fleece-wearin’ weather! After seeing her feeble little body shivering in our backyard this afternoon, Ryan and I bundled her up this evening before braving the cold. Sadie is surprisingly…