Posin'

 I can't tell you how much I adore these two photos.

They were taken while the bride & groom were off getting their pictures taken!

Love these girls!

 

 

& I guess the guys aren't too bad either ... ;)

Vegas Bachelorette Prep

I'm going to cheat here because I only wish these pictures were taken during the bachelorette party. But maybe it's even better that these are before & after the WEDDING. No joke. We pulled it off. Managed to get a picture of the bride & all the bridesmaids looking fab pre-wedding & then again on the morning after. Enjoy.

 

 

 

Here is the bride's cute little lacy tank - "sexy little wifey" (so maybe she can actually wear it more than once!) & I made the veil with a little tulle, some ribbon, & a hair clip.

One of the bridesmaid's moms lives in Vegas. HOW HANDY for us! So I shipped down a box of goodies for her to set up in our hotel room before we got there. Napkins, cups, balloons, crape paper, the "CHEERS BITCHES" sign, etc. 

 

 

 

I made Katie a "Las Vegas Bachelorette Survival Kit" & gave it to her when we met up in the airport.

 

Since I'm all about the details ... the kit included "Rally & Recovery Pills."

 

 

During her lingerie shower we played a quick game of "Drink If ..." It was a good way to get the party started!

After opening each gift she had to guess who had given it to her! She guessed mine first thing. Guess we do know each other pretty darn well!

I also saw this cute idea of making stir sticks by using a skewer & sparkly puff (these pictures are just proof I need to work on my photography!)

 

 

My favorite part is probably these cookies. They are each made out of a heart shaped cookie cutter. As per usual, I always have these ideas that never quite work out how I have planned. I intended them to get to Vegas & packed them safely in a shirt box wrapped with bubble wrap. Then as I was checking my bag at the airport I was accidentally 10 pounds over & had to start emptying my bag into the other girls' carry-ons. The first thing to go were these bad boys! Oh well.

 Happy bachelorette weekend to my dear friend Katie!

Vegas Style Bachelorette Party Invitatons

When one of your best friends is getting married ... it calls for a celebration beyond all celebrations (especially if it's been a long time in coming!).

 

It was decided from Day 1, or honestly maybe even sooner, that we would be taking the party to the fabulous Las Vegas.

Every party starts out with an idea & then ... the invitations!

For this party the theme was a given - VEGAS. But I really wanted to narrow it down to some colors. I picked the glitz & glamorous black, gold, & teal!

(the pink was really only used in the invitations as an accent because the bride is not a fan of pink).

 

 

I printed out the front of the invites & mounted them onto a gold/shimmery pre-made card.

 

 

 

Each inside had a bra & panties with the bride's size (for her lingerie shower) as well as an insert of the itinerary with details so girls would have an idea what we were doing & more importantly, what to pack!

 

 

 

I'm in. love. with these black envelopes & gold addresses. (Secret: they are actually leftover from my brother's high school graduation announcements. It's nice to know some hoarding pays off. Ha!)

 

 

Now I couldn't leave the bride out! I made her her very own invitation but with pictures of outfits she needed to pack. I think she hated the suspense. Oh well! ;)

 

Now I'd be lying if I said I didn't put these together with a glass of moscato. Cheers!

Mr. & Mrs. Unger's Wedding Signs

This past weekend I had the pleasure of celebrating with one of my best friends as her & her fiancé took the plunge and became Mr. & Mrs. I couldn't be more happy for the two of them. They were simply made for each other. Katie & Jake, your day was flawless & perfectly you!

 

You might recognize this first one from a previous post - Weddin' Sign Makin'. How fun that the same sign could be used in two uniquely different weddings.

 

 

 

I love the meaning behind this sign. It has never been more evident than at the Conner/Unger wedding where both families truly molded into one (officially).

 

 

 

 

Katie put together this abso-freakin-lutely adorable Lemonade Bar. Finished with paper straws, mason jars, yellow ribbons, and fresh flowers - oh! & lemonade.

 

 

 

This was made from an old cupboard door. I painted the frame a creamy white & the interior part with chalkboard paint. I didn't like the way the chalk looked unfinished so instead we used a calligraphy paint pen & made this sign permanent. I think it looks way more elegant which is what they were going for at the reception.

 (I'll save you all my photo booth pictures & instead leave you with just the sign!)

 

 

 

 

These next few sings were something new & different for me. I'm by no means a graphic designer but I do LOVE gorgeous fonts & lettering. (I don't have any pictures of the finished products but below are a few screenshots of the works in progress).

 

 

 

 

 

I am excited to see the photographer's version of some of these photos & I hope he caught some of the details that Katie & Jake worked so hard to pull off! I might update my pictures later. I was a little busy with Maid of Honor duties! ;) 

 

K&J - YOU'RE MARRIED!!!!! cheers to you! Love you both!

Not Diggin' It

Truth be told ... I thought this whole "gardening" thing would be a whole lot easier!

Throw the seeds in the dirt, a little sun, a little water, wah-lah! never spend money on veggies again. Right!?

 

... wrong.

 

 

This would be a cucumber, zucchini, OR maybe even a squash growing out of my tomato plant. Funny enough, ALL of my tomato plants have a mysterious something growing out of them. I took all my starts that I thought were "duds" (aka nothing had yet sprouted) & used them for my tomato starts. Well, low and behold ... the assortment of unsprouted seeds just needed a little more time before they wanted to make their debut.

 

 

 

I thought the peas were doing fabulous ... up until they all dried out. I think I managed to pick one or two before the whole crop (that's what you call it, right!?) died. Apparently they don't like hot, dry weather.

Umm ... are those worms growing out of my onions!? Yuck!



 

 

SO, imagine my surprise when I get home from a little weekend vacation and find in my little garden this HUGE zucchini (oh & uh, excuse the beer can ... I just needed a universal size reference!)

 

 

Maybe like in life, good things happen when you don't force them.

Weddin' Sign Makin'

Two great friends of mine, Steph & Chance, recently tied the knot! 

 

It was a perfect sunny afternoon for the couple to commit the rest of their lives to one another and celebrate with their family and friends.

 

 

Their head-of-the-table Mr. & Mrs. signs -

 

 

 

Of course we had to have a sign that matched their wedding invitations! -

FOOD, BOOZE, & BAD DANCE MOVES

 

I used a dark walnut stain so the white lettering would show up better for their direction signs -

Almost There, Forever Starts Here, & McDaniel Vignery Wedding

 

 

 

On the "our love story starts here" sign I wanted something a little softer so for that I used an oak stain -
 

 

 

 

& who doesn't love a good dessert table!? -

Sweet as it is!

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. & Mrs. McDaniel,

I wish you the happiest of days together!

Thank you for your friendship & letting me be a part of the beginning of your forever.