Wedding Planning

Wedding Planning Status

The wedding planning is really coming along. Before this weekend we already had our preacher, wedding party, ceremony and reception venues, photographer, videographer, band, ceremony music, and hair dresser booked!! The invitations have been picked out and I am waiting on the proof to come in any day. 

I found my shoes while I was shopping in New York and I think the Badgley Mischka  shoes I chose are perfect for me. They are navy and will be my SOMETHING BLUE. Bella Couture  called to let me know my dress came in last week and I am looking forward to picking it up in Mt. Laurel on Saturday!

 My Shoes

The Bridesmaids' Cards

Mom picked out the two songs for the ceremony and Chad and I think they are perfect!! The songs that will be part of the ceremony are “You Raise Me Up” and “Shine on Us”. I have always said I would love for Mr. Doug to sing at my wedding one day and I am very thankful he agreed! 

My mom also helped with our engagement announcement and it went into the local newspaper today. It was so weird to see our names on the engagement announcement.

This weekend we knocked another item off our WEDDING TO-DO LIST. My mom met me in Prattville on Saturday morning and we got the flowers and linens booked! We are using Dana’s Floral Design and could not be more excited about how smoothly our meeting with Jackie went! She was able to fill all our requests and we can’t wait to see what she does with the décor for the church and the country club. 

Here is a sneak peak of my bouquet and one of our choices for the reception venue doors (many thanks to Pinterest).

The main things left on the list are: cake person for the bride and groom cakes, makeup artist, marriage license, and wedding bands. As for the HONEYMOON, it is BOOKED! Chad booked the honeymoon back in September and I will not find out the destination until the day after our wedding! All I know now is that we are going somewhere tropical, I need my passport, and we are flying out of Atlanta. I love surprises and can’t wait to find out where we will be going!  

Meanwhile, the countdown continues and we have 

69 

days to go!

Weekend Recap - boots

My Week in Recap:

A co-worker of mine got his MBA and one of our managers threw a dinner party at his house. I could write an entire post on the décor in his house alone, but instead I’ll just post a picture of one of my favorite rooms in the house.

Remainder of the Weekend: Lunch with Morgan, the driving range at Ross Bridge, New Year’s Eve (the movie), and dinner at Wings to celebrate the start of Restaurant Week in Birmingham. Restaurant Week in Birmingham is a ten-day event featuring some of the city's top locally owned and operated restaurants. 

Picture from Ross Bridge in Hoover

What I am most excited about: The new boots I ordered!! Yes, I know it is August and that I live in Alabama. As soon as I saw these boots, I couldn’t resist. Besides time flies and it will be Fall soon (I can justify almost any clothing related purchase).

 

I hope everyone had a great weekend! 

 

 

Pinteresting Wednesday - Closets

Have you ever heard anyone say, "My closet is too big!"? 
I haven't either!


Today I am linking up with The Vintage Apple for the 6th week in a row for another Oh, How PINTERESTing Wednesday! 

My theme for this week  = CLOSETS

  Here are a few of my favorite closets from Pinterest.

I'll start with my absolute favorite!

Source: goo.gl via Lauren on Pinterest

Give a girl the correct footwear...

Source: houzz.com via Lauren on Pinterest

Never have I ever... 
Seriously, a two-story closet?
 This one is a little extreme even for me.

Source: houzz.com via Brielle on Pinterest

An ironing board in the closet? Genius.

Source: houzz.com via Debbie on Pinterest

I'm speechless.

Source: sweetydesign.com via Rosemary on Pinterest

This one has Martha Stewart written all over it! 


 

Source: maiedae.blogspot.com via Abby on Pinterest

This last pin is not a closet, but I felt like it went with the theme and I just couldn't leave it out of the post.

Source: boozebagbettygoestorehab.blogspot.com via Lauren on Pinterest

Clearly no one actually uses these closets. If they did, they would never look this clean.

Memorial Day Weekend

I love a 3 day weekend! I spent Saturday by the pool reading a book and the latest US Weekly. 

Sunday morning Chad and I headed to Atlanta to meet my two best friends from college and their boyfriends for the Braves game on Sunday night. The game did not start until 8 PM so our first stop = Atlantic Station. I live near The Summit in Birmingham which (like Atlantic Station) is an outdoor mall. The Summit is great, but it does not have an H&M or a Dillard’s. Gianni Bini makes some really great shoes and the only department store that carries the brand is Dillard’s. I found 2 super cute pairs of shoes. Since neither pair was available in a 7 ½, I decided to try on some 5-6 inch Jessica Simpson heels for fun.

Give a girl the correct shoes and she can conquer the world (or possibly break her neck/ankle). 

I'd never buy shoes that tall (I stop at 4 inch heels), but I believe Kate Spade said it best when she said -

"Playing dress up begins at age 5 and never truly ends." -Kate Spade

Chad and I are both auditors which requires some travel, but every Tuesday is "Yogurt Tuesday" when we are both in Birmingham. We have eaten at every soft serve yogurt location in town. After we saw Yogli Mogli in Atlantic Station, we knew we had to try it.

After shopping and yogurt we headed to the Embassy Suites to check-in and get ready for dinner. Adam, Lacey, Jason, Amy, Chad and I all met at Taco Mac in the CNN center for pre-game food and drinks.

All 6 of us at Taco Mac

One of the very first dates Chad and I ever went on was to Atlanta to see the Braves play at Turner Field!! That was two years ago and we have decided to go to at least one game a year. This game was the first time we ever sat in the 755 Club.

 Amy, me, Lacey, and Andrea at the game.

 The group - Jason, Amy, me, Chad, Lacey, and Adam

Turner Field

A little bit about Turner Field -- 

Turner Field was originally built for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Before Turner Field, the Braves played in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. When Atlanta was chosen to host the 1996 Olympic Games, the city did not want to build a stadium for a one-time purpose. The city decided to build a stadium for the Olympics that could later be converted to a baseball stadium. In April of 1997, over 50,000 fans attended the Braves first game at Turner Field and watched the Braves beat the Cubs!

View from our seats


The Braves did not beat the Washington Nationals on Sunday night, but it was so much fun catching up and spending time with my friends!! The 8 PM game was a good choice because the weather was perfect! 

And of course Chad managed to order the biggest hotdog I've ever seen in my entire life.

On Memorial Day, Chad and I ran through the Olympic Park area before leaving Atlanta.

 

It was a great Memorial Day Weekend and I am so thankful for all the men and women that gave their lives fighting for our Country!

"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." – Joseph Campbell