Wedding Wednesday!

Good Morning lovely ladies... and I suppose gentlemen, if there are any of you reading this.

 

I haven't posted a Wedding Wednesday in a few weeks. To be quite honest, every time I've opened my checklist and/or wedding spreadsheet, I've just gotten this really overwhelmed feeling, and exit out of each within a minute. The days and months are passing by so quickly. I feel like we're running out of time, and there is so much left to do. Elopement keeps looking better and better. I wish I could just hire a wedding planner to do it all. If only it were that simple.

 

This week, we have accomplished a few things... Deposits have been made for our DJ, Photographer, and the Details Company. Our March date is now secure and we're locked into a contract with each vendor; which was a huge sigh of relief. After making those deposits, I felt some of the weight on my shoulders melt away, and started browsing whimsical/boho styled weddings. I may or may not have spent a few hours looking through 104 pages of wedding dresses. I have an idea of what I'm looking for, but definitely opened to trying on anything. The dress talk will be saved for an entirely different post though.

 

Today, I want to talk hairstyles. Updo's, side braids, or down and simple? I was pretty set on what I wanted about a month after K's proposal. Nothing fancy, just a simple messy braid running down my shoulder.  

 

This being my absolute favorite of all, but with a little less volume.

 

.... and a couple of other's I've found along the way.

 

 

 

Once again, Pinterest is clouding my judgment and making me second guess myself. Go figure. I've never been a fan of updo's. I personally just don't care for them. Never really have... until I came across this one on Pinterest. This is the only updo I've found and could actually see myself wearing for our wedding.

 

 

Here are a couple of other simple messy hairstyles I've found and really love too...

 

 

 

 

So, the million dollar question being... Shall I stick with the messy side braid that I've loved from the very beginning, a braided updo, or a wavy yet messy free flowing style? There's such a variety of styles to choose from. I love them all.

 

At least this is one decision I don't have to make until a month prior to the wedding when I go into the salon for my trail run. Yippee for one less stressor at this moment in time.

 

Until next time...Happy Hump Day!



Big Girl Room Ideas

  Kaylee is fast approaching the ripe old age of seven. Seven years old! When I look at her, I just stare, amazed, and think to myself, where have the past seven years gone to? As we rode home from dinner with family last night, she laid her head in my lap and fell asleep to my fingers running back and forth through her hair, and I savored every second of that car ride home. She's growing up, getting bigger and older, more independent. I know these moments are fleeting, passing by much too quickly right before my very eyes. I need to grasp them, hold on to each and every moment with everything I have. No matter how much I despise and want to stop it, time cannot be stopped. Such a wicked thing, time is. Though regardless of age, my baby she will always be.

With all of that said, turning seven means we’ve officially hit “big girl” status. Thus, the time has come to make the transition from Toddler Bedroom to a Big Girl Bedroom. Kaylee has informed me that she would like to have a light blue (like the sky – her words) and purple (not dark but light – she says).

Got it. Warm colors. Nothing crazy and drastic. Okay, I can totally work with this.

So, I’ve been searching the web for aqua/baby blue and lavender big girl rooms, and surprisingly I’ve come across quite a few ideas, thanks to Google. I thought I’d share with you all what I’ve found to be very age appropriate and really like so far.
This first room is definitely at the top of my favorites list. You can view all room details over at Centsational Girl Blog.

 

 

 This next one is a bit brighter, but I just fell in love with the wall gallery above the bed. I could pull some great inspiration from this one; add more lavender as opposed to so much pink to go with her request. This room was found courtesy of Ginny Phillips Photography .

 

 

The array of colors in this next big girl room, I love. It has everything combined into one room. More pink than the other colors, but we could absolutely work around that. Check out The Lily Pad Cottage for more photos.

 

 

 

This aqua butterfly room is coming in second place on my list of favorites. Although it doesn't have the lavender, it does however, have butterflies. So maybe, just maybe Kaylee could be swayed with keeping the little tad bits of pink for the butterflies? Anything is possible. I'm just truly loving the indie/boho vibe of this room! 

My Little Love Bird has more photos of this darling little room along with a video of the room install.

 

 

I love different things about each room, and have without a doubt pulled an abundance of inspiration from each. I'm stoked to share these rooms with Kaylee and get her input. After all, it is her room, so she should have some say in it.

I will be sure to post before and after pictures in the future.

Sending a very Happy Mother's Day to all of you fabulous Mom's in blog land. Relax, enjoy it, and savor every moment of the day with your child(ren).

Have a lovely weekend. 


Wedding Wednesday!

Flower Girls: (noun) Quite possibly the cutest and sweetest roles taking part in the wedding ceremony.

 

K and I are including his four precious little nieces in our wedding. Flower girls are the cutest to me; I always love watching them walk down the aisle and toss their little flower petals, making their way to wedding party. So sweet. I love that K has such a big family, and that we're including each girl in our special day. I've always envisioned a handful of flower girls walking down the aisle before myself.

 

 Each one of these sweet girls hold a special place in my heart. I introduce to you, our Flower Girls!

 

Allie and Averie

 

Aubrey Jo

 

Arabella

We've got our girls; now we just have to find the dresses. I had envisioned something with a vintage/boho vibe, definitely lace, combined with a pair of ballerina flats, and flower crown. I just love this woodsy look.

 

Photo Source: Tea Princess

 

Photo Source: Ruffled

 

I've voiced my opinion previously on the whole cowgirl boots in a wedding debacle... BUT since running across this picture on Pinterest a couple of months ago, I'm now envisioning cowgirl boots for the flower girls. This dress has to be the most adorable thing I've ever seen. Swoon.

 

Photo Source: Tea Princess

 

So, I of course am now at a crossroad. Do I go with the country chic, or boho chic? Everyone who knows me, knows I've never really been "country". So me having a rustic style wedding, and getting married in a barn (a very nice barn I might add), has been a bit of a shock. Luckily we don't have to purchase the flower girl dresses right this moment, so this decision has a little bit of time for me to make a choice.

 

What will it be?

 

Happy Hump Day loves.

Wedding Wednesday!

Today's Wedding Wednesday will focus on a boho inspired engagement photo session.

Last fall, I stumbled upon this adorable little blog, Pillow Thought, and have been following along since.  I've always had this idea of how I wanted to style our engagement pictures, but had yet to come across a similar styled photo shoot. That is until Lindsey blogged her family pictures... which just so happened to be the day before K popped the question! Talk about perfect timing at its best, or this little thing I like to call fate. I really do believe there's a reason I stumbled upon her blog, and I'm so happy I did. 

For our engagement pictures, I will be pulling some inspiration from Lindsey's boho family pictures. She was so creative in the use of details; she really had a vision, and ran with it. I love the fact that hers are family pictures because we plan to have Kaylee  with us in some of our engagement pictures.

Here are a few of my favorites from their session; ones that I've pulled some inspiration from for our engagement session...

 

I've been looking for bell sleeve dresses, and have had a little bit of luck at finding some. Our engagement pictures aren't until the fall, sometime between September and October. Therefore, I still have time for finding the perfect dress. I think I will have better luck after summer. Meanwhile, this is my favorite of the few I have found.

 

Stacked bracelets are a must. I have to confess, the accessorizing part is going to be the most fun buying. The options are endless for bohemian jewelry.

 

If you haven't guessed, I'm beyond excited for our engagement pictures this fall. Thank goodness I have ample time for planning. I'm going to need it due to all of the details going into this photo shoot. It's going to be well worth the months of planning I have ahead. The pictures are going to be so much fun, and I can't wait to see what great memories our photographer captures.

 

I would love for you to share any boho styled pictures that you may have. Happy Wednesday friends, and I will leave you with a few more inspirational boho pictures that I've found and love... Enjoy.