My bridal shower was this past weekend put on by my lovely bridesmaids! It was so much fun and they did a WONDERFUL job!

The cake was adorable, and Stephanie added the bling around the bottom...what a perfect addition to the perfect cake!

My first gift...look out Lonn!

Two of my girlfriends that I grew up with, Monica and Allison!

Me with my future mom and sister -in-law; love them!

Cake Table...so cute!

Beverage table....thank you Dana for bringing all your cute stuff!!

Two of Lonn's clients that are near and dear to both our hearts. We love you ladies!

During the shower, TJ had his son and Lonn took my two nephews (Caige 7, Cash, 5) to play for several hours. After the shower they all showed up...all the boys. It was so cute!

My two littlest nephews, Colt, 5 months and William, 8 months! Love those boys!

It was a busy and fun weekend! Below is a picture taken 6:30 Saturday morning. Why did Lonn choose the earliest tee time known to man for his first time on a golf course? To torture me. He knows I am all about pictures, pictures, pictures....of everything! I was so excited to get a picture of his first day playing 18 holes he purposely made me crawl out of bed that early to capture the moment! Ok, so he didn't choose the tee time to punish me, but it certainly seemed like an evil plot at the time....I did mention it was SATURDAY morning right...at 6:30? Just so we're clear. ;-) He went with his good friend Collins to Circle C and had a great time....said he only lost 10 balls. Definitely not bad for his first time on the course. Good job Babe!

Once Lonn returned from the course we headed straight out to watch my nephew play baseball and hang out with my mom for her birthday. We roasted marshmallows, climbed trees and skipped rocks at the lake. My nephew are so adorable and I love them dearly. I can't wait to see them all dressed up in tuxes at our wedding!

This is Cash (5 yrs old) climbing the tree...all by his self!

This is Uncle Lonn and Caige after Caige's baseball game. Aren't they the cutest?

Me and Caige right after the game. He recently caught his first pop fly and is hitting better and better off the pitching machine.

My most recently completed wedding project is my wedding banner/scroll. Instead of the traditional 'ring bearer pillow' for my nephews to carry, I opted for a banner. It took about two hours to complete. This was such a fun easy project, here's how I did it.
What I used:
22"x26" banner (I used material left over from my isle runner that I bought at Michael's)
Sharpie paint pens, various colors; fine and medium tip
ribbon
wooden dowel (36")
fabric glue

1. Begin with your design. I made each design and printed them as tiles then taped them together to create my template.

2. Next I Put my banner paper over this template and traced the design.
3. Once the design was on, I looked and thought it need a little more, so I added pink glitter to the L.
4. I then added my ribbon on each side. Using the fabric glue, I attached the ribbon to each side of the banner, leaving about 2" at the top and bottom so that I could fold it over later for a clean look.
5. Once it dried, I folded the top pieces of ribbon down over the dowel, measured and fastened with more fabric glue.

6. While that was drying I added a third piece of ribbon as the bottom border and let that dry.
7. Once all the ribbon was dried and attached, I folded the extra end pieces and glued in place.
All done!...except, I'll do something to finish off the dowel... probably wrap in ribbon or at the very least paint it. I keep looking at it thinking about what else I could add!

The Finished Banner

For our wedding gift to one another we decided to get each other golf clubs! Its something that we can do together for the rest of our lives...the gift that keeps on giving. We got them last week and have already been to the driving range twice and Lonn is at the driving range right now. I'm home working on wedding stuff and updating this blog. Lonn will be playing his first round of golf tomorrow morning (tee time 7:30 am!) with his good friend Collins. It is so cute to see him so excited about a new hobby. He got some golf shoes this afternoon, I'll post a pic when he gets back....and I just got a text, he'll be home soon with dinner...hungry!

It has been a little while since I updated our blog so here's what we've been doing! Mostly I've been putting my creativity to full-time work and diving into DIY wedding projects. Below are a few that are in the works.

First, I did a trial run with some flowers and vases. I'm planning on using gladiolas, just not sure how many...they are so beautiful! Don't they just put a smile on your face!?
This is a closeup of what I'm doing with the vases. I'm also going to be adding some 'bling' as soon as it arrives in the mail!!
Oh how I LOVE paper lanterns! These have arrived and I just want to hang them everywhere in my house! They make me feel like I'm floating... ;-p



These may be the find of the century! Custom candle labels! Although these suckers take some time to put on...at least for me...I'm learning that being a perfectionist takes too much time, and I'm slowly letting go of that.


This is something I am so proud of and worked on today. Its our aisle runner with a logo I designed...painstakingly designed! It turned out great and I'm excited to walk down it!

These are our table number cards, well the back of them anyway. The front will have the number but I thought this bow on the back set it off perfectly.
Last week I found a little time to put up these adorable wall decals to accent a wall in my dining room. You can't see well because of the glare, but there are rhinestones on the chandelier...too cute!


There is much more to show and tell, but its late and I'll have to save it for another day. Hope all is well with everyone out there. Goodnight!