so in love...

i love picnics. i don't have them nearly enough, and i think if i had this little gem i would have one every day! wouldn't you?!

{via gardenchic}

how cute are those teeny tiny salt and pepper shakers???

that is all.

i'm back...

holy moly, i have spent way to much time in airplanes lately. don't get me wrong, i love to travel. but i hate flying. which kind of gets in the way of the whole traveling thing... i have been on 12 airplanes in 3 weeks, gross! i even had to use an airsick bag once... sorry for the tmi. so let me give you a rundown of my traveling adventures...

my first trip was to Vegas, which i have already mentioned. vegas was a lot of this...

and a lot of this...

with these loverly ladies...

after vegas i had a few day to recover before jonathan and i headed to tulsa for 2 wedding showers, and LOTS of wedding planning. unfortunately i was really bad at taking pictures during that trip, so I will have to show you once my momma sends me some of them. It was a blast. I really wasn't expecting anyone to throw us a shower and I certainly wasn't going to ask for one, but i have amazing friends and family and they treated us so well. Wedding festivities put everyone in such a great mood, and it made me all warm and fuzzy inside to be able to share it with all (well, most) of the people I love. Plus you get lots of cool stuff!

I spent a full week in Tulsa, and then it was back to Seattle for 48 whole hours before I hopped on a plane for Mexico to be in my best friend's (pictured below) wedding!

Jonathan was unable to attend because of work, so i was forced to stay in an ocean front suit all by my lonesome... awe, don't you feel so sorry for me, haha! here is a picture of my view...

here is the loverly bride and groom pre-knot-tying.

and after a beautiful beach ceremony, we were ready to get down!

we also spent a lot of time on the beach... day and night... it was pleasant.

And now I am home sweet home, and the next time I get on an airplane is when Jonathan and I head back to Tulsa to get married! AHHH! But until then I have so so so much to do. The invitations will be put in the mail tomorrow, i know so last minute. So don't worry, it's not that I didn't invite you, I'm just super behind on everything. Sorry! Luckily I live in a place where beautiful flowers are readily accessible, and today I bought peonies to keep me sane.... ommmm....

Alrighty folks, that's all she wrote for now! bisous!

xoxoxo

look who got the scanner to work...

so here are some pictures from my first try with my Holga TLR. For some reason most of them turned out pretty blurry, but every holga is different. I just need to learn her ways...

Outside the Ace Hotel in Portland...

And the rest are pictures from the Tulip Festival! I took 4 rolls of film there, but I wont force you to look at them all. Here are a few favorites. I really like the black splatter that got on some of them. I'm pretty sure it's not from the camera, but most likely some camera tech guys messed up. but i like it!

random old bus hidden in the back of the tulip fields...

and thats all for now... maybe i will post some pictures form vegas soon... after some heavy editing of course :)

bisous!

xoxoxo

viva las vegas...

well, it's here! me and my bridesmaids (minus my underage sister/MOH...sad...) are headed to las vegas for the weekend! I know it is a little early for a bachelorette party, but it is not easy to get your closest girlfriend's schedules to line-up... I am so so so excited to see these girls! It has been way too long, but these are the type of friends that we all just pick up where we left off. It's sure to be good good times... yippeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

it's the final countdown...

2 months to go!!! Let the count down commence!!!!

Honestly, I can't believe it is coming up so fast. When we got engaged we had practically an entire year until the wedding, and now two months?? Where does the time go? And for those of you that know me well, you know that I am just a bit of a procrastinator, so it is officially panic mode. It's going to be ok though. I workbest under pressure. Just like a diamond, right?

Anywho, I came across this invitation suite today and I just had to share it. I love the colors, the calligraphy, the die-cut, everything. I think that if there was one thing I could be better at, it would be calligraphy. It sounds kind of lame, but so does knitting, and I love knitting. I have the hobbies of an 89 year old woman...

{via MaeMae Paperie}

Oh, and the invitations are coming along nicely ever since I found this font:

I was totally stuck in a rut before I found this. I hated everything I was making, and just couldn't get the "feel" right. I really like this font in these colors. They make me think of a spring picnic, which is kind of what our wedding will be like.

In other wedding news, my mom is awesome! She is doing all of the leg work forme back in Oklahoma, since obviously I can't be there all the time. She has become an ebay expert/addict, and is truly the one responsible for making this wedding a reality. This is the latest project she is attempting to tackle:

{via ruffledblog}

Aren't they loverly?! I love how the bright green moss looks against the pure white of the milkglass. Thanks momma, you're the bestest!

bisous!

xoxoxo

ps

blogspot is freaking out on me, and the formatting is all messed up. please forgive the random double-spacing and font change. thanks!

daydreamin'...

i have been having all sorts of dreams about the upcoming wedding. some at night while i sleep, some during the day at work, while i drive, when i work out, right before i go to sleep, right when i wake up, and i assume you are getting the point :). not all of them are good though. i have even had a few of those dreams when it's like your late for a final, but in my case i'm late/ not prepared for the wedding. it makes me all sweaty..... but most of the time i just get these flashes or snapshots of what i imagine that day to look like, or a surge of emotions just thinking about walking down the aisle or having our first dance. i get goose bumps just typing it... AHHHH, i can't wait!!!

so for this post i am going to try and give you a little peak inside my head. don't be scared... it's a happy place. these pictures are my attempts to portray all of my wedding daydreams... enjoy!

my shout out to Don and Betty Draper. I love this picture, but i assure you, our marriage will be NOTHING like theirs...

{via amctv.com}

and here is my shout out to Blair and Chuck. yes, it's true. my guilty pleasure (well, one of them) is Gossip Girl.

and one more shout out!

{via youtube.com}

i love 500 days of summer, and i love that jonathan loves it. this was his favorite scene from the movie. he said he like that scene because it showed perfectly how it felt when he was falling in love with me. that "floating on cloud 9" sorta of thing. awww, he loves me. and hall and oats.

ok, i know that was a lot to handle. but maybe now you understand why i am SOOOOOO excited to marry the love of my life, and to do it surrounded by all of my favorite people. it's gonna be awesome.

bisous!

xoxoxo

{PS all images were found via weheartit.com unless otherwise noted}

spring, where are you?!

rain rain go away, please! Seattle is having very winter-like weather at the moment, and i am NOT happy about it. Especially after just getting back from sunny san diego a couple of days ago.

Jonathan and I took a trip to San Diego, and met up with his parents for the week. Usually we all go there for the Oceanside 70.3 tri-athalon that jonathan and his dad do, but unfortunately this year it sold out too fast and they weren't able to participate. So instead we got a relaxing week beachside! we shopped, and ate, and ate, and shopped. so after a week of 80 degree weather i am so so SO ready for warmer weather. but, i suppose for now i will make due with these loverly spring-like beauties...

i am in love with these rifle paper co invitations! anna bond (the genius behind it all) hand stitched all the flowers and then embellished with some paint. after making the prototype she scanned them in the computer and printed out the rest. i love how you get the hand made feel without having to actually do all the work :)

{via rifle paper co}

and this! oh my! a loverly easter day engagement shoot. how perfect for this special weekend! the colors, and that little bunny make my heart hop.... get it? hop. like bunny.

{via greenweddingshoes.com}

twigs and honey have been a go-to shop for me for a while now. they make absolutely beautiful hair and body adornments for women, and it never even occurred to me that they could do the same thing for men. and then i saw these puppies... i love them. they would look so good with the grey suits that jonathan and his groomsmen have picked out, and then after the wedding i get to borrow it!

{via twigs and honey}

these shoes=spring. i wanna wear sandals!!!

{via roxy.com}

bravo anthropologie. you never cease to amaze me, or drain me of all of my money. this skirt manages to satisfy my need for spring, and my current Mad Men obsession. (i know i am a little late for the Mad Men train, but I just started watching it and i loooooove it. excluding the whole inferiority of women thing...)

{via anthropologie}

ok, well thats enough wishful thinking for one evening. i need to start preparing for our annual Easter lunch tomorrow with all of our Oklahoma orphan friends. Happy Easter everyone!!!

bisous!

xoxoxo