Halloween 2009!

Pete and I love to dress up for Halloween and have had some good couple costumes over the years. This year Pete was a box of Franzia, and I was a sorority girl -
(because as a former sorority girl I can attest that we were the only ones drinking Franzia!)

My Best Friend's Wedding (Part 1)

The year of weddings for our friends has officially begun, and it started off with Matt + Meara's amazing wedding weekend in Florida!

Here are some highlights:
Danielle, mom + me at the welcome cookout!
Rehearsal

Erica, Mags + Me at the Rehearsal dinner

the bridesmaids with the BEAUTIFUL bride

groomsmen with Matt
The ceremony

the happy couple!

time to dance!

favorite picture of the whole weekend...
checkout me + pete getting down in the background :)

Beautiful bouquets!

While i have a general idea of the colors i want to use for the wedding flowers -
i have no idea what flowers to pick!
These are a few I've found so far that i like ... which is your favorite?

Go nuts...

A picture of Lucy in her squirrel Halloween costume ...
we might make her wear it everyday until Halloween :)

Wilco!

Wilco TONIGHT at the Wexner Center
Tickets still available.
I hope they play this song!

Art Fusion 2009.

Last weekend was the 2nd Annual Art Fusion party at the Columbus Museum of Art

The party was a HUGE success + it was the most fun I've had in a long time
Here are a few pictures from the event:

Twigs & Honey

I'll be wearing a veil during the ceremony, but want to swap it out for something fun during the reception and Twigs & Honey makes exactly what I'm looking for!

Aren't they beautiful?
I want the first one.

Wedding music...

We were on the fence about having a band vs DJ for our wedding, but finally decided to go with a band and are SO excited to have booked Conspiracy!

Wedding Earrings...

Which pair do you like better?

Option #1

Option #2

Fiesta!

A few weeks ago we had a Fiesta couples shower for Matt + Meara ... here are some pictures of the wonderful party!

The soon-to-be newlyweds!

The yummy homemade icecream sandwichesThe bridesmaids!Matt taking a swing at the pinata... seconds before the head went flying off!


I'm getting very excited for there October wedding in Florida!

I heart Kate Spade.

She just ALWAYS gets it right. Here's what I wish I was wearing this fall...

Must have item of the week:

New 1969 Jeans from the Gap.

A few pictures of what we've been up to lately...

OUR NEW HOUSE!

Backyard...

Danielle's 29th Birthday Party...
birthday girl posing by the ice luge :)

Dad trying out the ice lugeend of the night = total debauchery
Danielle's Birthday Dinner

Danielle, Mom + Me!

Martin's visit from Singapore!

Me + Danielle @ Dewey's Pizza

What a wonderful summer it has been and there is still a month left :)

beautiful bridesmaids (part 1)

Generally speaking i think bridesmaid dresses are ugly -
so i am determined to find something that all of my wonderful bridesmaids will like.
I'm realistic enough to know that none of them will ever wear the dress again,
but i want them to at least feel beautiful on that day.
At the moment i am loving different styles (and colors!) of Vineyard dresses.
What do you think??

Wedding Shoes.

I adore ballet flats + when i saw these shoes at J.Crew (on super-sale!) I knew they were perfect for the big day!

Wedding Planning part 1 - Reception Hall

We set a date!
We will be married October 16th, 2010.
At first I wasn't thrilled about waiting that long, but we had our hearts set on having our reception at the Columbus Museum of Art and its under renovation until next September -
The cool part is we will be the first wedding in the new museum!
(Picture from Tina + Bob's wedding)

Etsy Wedding Blog.

The Etsy Wedding blog is full of wonderful wedding ideas
wouldn't these make the cutest groomsman gifts?!

Coco before Chanel.

I can't even tell you how excited i am to see this movie!

We're getting married.

It's been 10 days since he proposed and it still doesn't seem real -

I get to marry the man of my dreams + my best friend.
I am one very lucky girl.

p.s. Happy Belated 4th of July
(picture from last year's festivities)