custom order- sherri's bridal party

a few months ago sherri emailed me with some ideas she wanted for bridesmaid necklaces. their dresses were a gorgeous dark grey and she was looking for something simple, yet elegant. we decided to go with the francesca necklace, which features four rolled blossoms and is accented with a pearl beaded chain. i created two grey, ivory, and pale blush necklaces to coordinate with her color palette. i am in love with how they turned out for her big day.

two years ago..

two years ago today.. i married my best friend. 

our wedding- the little details

b and i are quickly approaching our two year anniversary. below are a few of my favorite little details from our wedding.

we got married in door county, wisconsin. we planned our wedding to be in the fall because door county is absolutely beautiful in the fall with the trees changing. the ceremony was performed by b's best friend growing up, who was recently ordained. it happened to be his first wedding, which was an honor for all three of us. we are even lucky enough to be members of his church in milwaukee, since he was placed at a church a few minutes away from us.

i found our unity candle online, i loved being able to coordinate our flowers with it.

my father's family originated from norway and i wanted to make sure something norwegian was incorporated something i was wearing.

my beautiful dress, which i wish i could wear everyday (not really, sweats are more comfortable :-) )

i made the programs myself.. couldn't justify dropping a few hundred dollars to get them done professionally. we also did our invitations, which i don't have a picture of.

we lucked out by finding a reception hall that recently opened, it used to be an old firehouse and had plenty of character still left in it.

we got a personalized pumpkin done before the wedding at michael's (i think it was only 10-15 dollars). it's nice to bring out every year around halloween.

one of my favorite parts of our wedding was the candy bar. most of the candy was bought from walmart and the dishes were mainly bought from tj-maxx.

our cake.. it didn't turn out the way we had planned, but it still tasted delicious. whoever came up with the idea of saving the top layer of cake for your one year anniversary must not have had a good sense of taste, because b will eat just about any type of cake, but we ended up throwing it out and buying something fresh.

the heart dishes were for everyone to take home a few pieces of candy. i got them and michael's and the stickers were done at home on our printer. they also were the place cards for the dinner tables.

our champagne glasses matched my pearl jewelry, i found them at macy's.

lastly, my mom put together this random b for the reception hall. i wasn't a big fan of it at first, but it fit in well.

i'm saving the pictures of b, our wedding party, family and myself for another post. hope you enjoyed the small glimpse.

sister, sister.. a may wedding

a few weeks ago i had the honor of standing up in my dear friend, clare's wedding. i met clare through b, and we instantly hit it off. we share a love for chicago, shopping, and frozen yogurt. clare and i are both only children; so we both know what it's like not having any siblings. clare and david (who also is my lovely brother-in-law) hit it off at our wedding. before we knew it, they were engaged and recently got married. they are one of my favorite couples ever and it's awesome having a close friend part of the family now.

all pictures are compliments of craig john (http://www.craigjohn.com)

getting ready. i //hate// smiling for pictures that only involve myself. coping method: smile ridiculously.

clare's shoes and bouquet were absolutely gorgeous.

her ring is also gorgeous, so unique and fancy cut- good job david!

here i come. b is the best man (first guy on the left in case you didn't know!)

baby sephra was wearing a custom lovely poppy headband, which matched her adorable dress.

the weather was gorgeous, a tad bit chilly- but a lot warmer than our wedding.

i love, love, love this picture. good 'ol lake michigan at it's finest.

b and i spent most of the night dancing with roman, our nephew. he's quite the dancer.

congrats david and clare. we are so happy for you both!!