doughnuts

now that enough time has passed i can tell the story of the wedding doughnuts without crying. for our wedding reception we were supposed to have glazed doughnuts. my mom thought it would be cool if a little turquoise food coloring was added to the glaze. The morning of our reception the store we ordered our doughnuts from called and said that the turquoise wasn't showing up in the glaze and asked if i would like the doughnuts frosted instead. i said NO. david and my dad went to pick up the doughnuts later that day, just before the reception and came home with these bad boys. throughout the entire planning of the wedding i was very laid back but when i saw these i lost it; i wanted so badly to take them back but with just a few hours before the reception there was no way to find enough glazed doughnuts to replace the frosted ones. i refused to put them out but our schmear looked so incomplete without them so i had no choice. if anything, they were a great conversation piece.

pre-wedding festivities: part II

my lovely sister-in-laws through a lovely bridal shower for me the night before the wedding complete with fun+embarrassing games, socializing and delicious food!

married!

i'm back!!!!
and as a married woman!
hold your horses--more coming soon!
k.

check this out:

i sure have a talented sister. she put together this amazingly perfect guest book for the wedding!
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p.s. we are in single digits folks!!! just 9 days until THE day.

sneak peak

wedding sneak peak...working on getting all the final details put together

let the countdown begin

today is an exciting day: exactly one month to go!

cake inspiration

i'm still trying to find the perfect cake. i'm not a 4 of 5 tier type of girl. i'm thinking something simple but that can still make a statement. know of any good places to look?

on wedding planning

when my mommy and daddy came to visit a few weeks ago we went wedding dress shopping. actually...that is WHY they came to visit. this isn't a picture of the dress, i can't show you that and ruin all the fun, but i do love this picture from that day.

wedding planning has been:

fun&exciting + stressful&overwhelming

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there are days where i think it would be fun to become a wedding consultant and do this my whole life, and then there are days where i wish i could run away to a tropical island and not think at all of the word w-e-d-d-i-n-g

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i feel very blessed because dave has been very helpful. he has been very involved in the wedding planning and helps keep me, the procrastination queen, on track. i am one lucky girl.

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throughout this process i have learned a lot of things:

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break things down and make lists!

when you look at everything you have to do before the big day it can be so overwhelming, but if you make lists of things you need to accomplish and break it down to work on one thing at a time it makes it a lot easier!

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don't be afraid to ask for help and don't be afraid to graciously ask people to back off

one thing that i have noticed is that EVERYONE likes to give ideas and input, it seems like a lot of people want to relive their own wedding vicariously through me and make up for things they didn't have. while a lot of the time the input can be very helpful, it can also be overwhelming. i have learned that it is important to be honest and open with people so i can keep the wedding mine and daves. not mine and daves and my co-workers and cousins and old high school acquaintances'. i have also learned that people love to help when you ask them.

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remember the reason for the wedding

while it can be frustrating when he doesn't think the bridesmaids dresses are quite as cute as i do and i can't find the exact color of ribbon i had in mind, in the long run those things aren't really going to matter. ten, twenty, fifty years from now we probably won't even remember those things. the wedding is really just about me and him and that is all that really matters.

engagement photos

here are some of my favorite engagement photos! my friend, steve chugg, is the photographer.

sneak peek

we got our engagement pictures this week...here is a sneak peek!