Scruffy

You might have noticed that in our engagement pictures, the fiance opted for the scruffy look as seen here:
photo via: nicole green
I, personally, am a fan of the scruff.

But, the wedding is inching closer and what is a groom to do on the big day!? I suppose I always assumed that he would sport a fresh-shaven look....until I saw this picture:

photo via: ben chrisman

Nevermind how cute the picture is, that is obvious.

What do we think about the Groom's scruff? Vote. Comment.

Perhaps the fiance will chip in on this...

Reception Flow

Friends,
I need your help in determining the flow of our reception.

Picture via jennifer skog
Here is our working timeline so far:

5:30 cocktail hour begins in the lobby outside the ballroom
6:15 guests are allowed into the ballroom and are asked to be seated
6:30 introduction of bridal party
6:35 first dance of the bride & groom
6:40 first course is served to guests
6:45 toasts by the best man and maid of honor
7ish main course is served
7:30 short tribute to Daddy/ mother-son dance
7:45 cake is cut and bride & groom thank guests
dance floor open for remainder of evening. dreaded bouquet and garter toss follow at some point.

What do you think?!
In reality, this moment at the reception is all that matters:

jasmine star

Chicago: Bachelorette Party

Just a little warning to the city of Chicago.

Saturday is the night of my bachelorette party.
A face like this might make an appearance:



This face= good times surrounded by great friends. and perhaps a beer. or two. Mommy tends to attempt to cut me off after two beverages so we'll just leave it at that.
So beware and don't say I didn't warn you.

And if any of my bloggity friends are going to be in Chicago for the weekend and want to meet up out on the town in a non-creepy-i-only-know-you-through-your-blog sort-of way, drop a comment and we shall see if we can make it happen.

Our Engagement Pictures

Our photographer Nicole posted our engagement pictures last night. When she e-mailed me, I called Chris so that we could look at them together. We are both still in awe.

Have a look for yourself here.

Our favorite:

or maybe this one

Who are we kidding....we love them all. And there are so many more images that aren't posted on her blog...pretty sure they are just as beautiful and we cannot wait to see them.

All amazing images via Nicole Green

Bridal Bouquet Sample

My florist was so worried about disappointing me after I shed a tear while in her presence that she made me a sample of my bridal bouquet for free. It is magnificent.
We are going with an all white bouquet of spider mums and little "button" mums with a couple of white dahlias. It's going to be the prettiest bouquet e-v-e-r.

Bridesmaid Bouquet Samples

When I told you that the sample of the bridesmaid bouquet that I picked up on Friday couldn't have been more breathtaking, I wasn't kidding.
Please excuse the poor image from my cell phone.
The raspberry isn't EXACTLY as dark as I would like it, but it's certainly better than the colors (like orange) that appeared in the first bouquet I picked up.
We can breathe easy now.

Gas Station, Auto Parts, or the Back of a Pickup

I follow a few photographer's blogs....ok more like about 25 photographers....at least.

One of my favorites is the travis hoehne. You might remember him as the photographer behind this post and beautiful/unusual picture from a "vintage" gas station:

My friends, he has done it again. A new favorite:

And a teaser from a wedding that will be blogged in the near future:
Love the tree, love the car, love the grassy/dirt ground, love the attire, love, love, love.
If you haven't checked out his work yet, do so here!
all pictures in this post via: travis hoehne