sister's wedding weekend

my older sister got married this past weekend 

and it was a blast.

she was stunning

the ceremony was beautiful

and the reception was sooo much fun!

congrats, kate!

a one year anniversary.

how has it already been a year?

it feels like just yesterday we were wandering around barcelona

getting butterflies when i said "my husband"

and now we've been married for an entire year.

this past year has been the most incredible

most terrifying

most perfect year of my life.

sometimes i just can't believe how lucky i am.

it's nice to love someone with your entire soul

and have them love you right back

just as much.

thank you bennett

for the past 365 days

and the years before that

and the years and years and years ahead of us.

i'm excited for what this next year will bring us.

party

best party of my life.

can't believe it was almost a year ago...

reasons why i'm going to miss nashville

#5

driving by the beautiful place where we got married

6 months

6 months ago today

i stood next to my father behind two large wooden doors.

i heard the piano begin

i took a deep breath

and the doors opened.

there

at the end of the aisle

stood my sweet bennett.

i barely remember anything.

not the people

not the photographer

not the temperature of the chapel.

all i remember is the way the music sounded in my ears

the way the sunlight poured through the windows

and the way it felt to lock eyes with him

knowing he was my husband

and my best friend

and he would love me

and keep me safe

till death do us part.

i remember choking through my vows

and the way it felt to finally kiss my husband.

i remember walking back down the aisle

hand in hand

and being led to a room 

so we could have a few minutes to ourselves.

but most of all

i remember that door shutting behind us 

and how the tears streamed down our cheeks

and we were so incredibly happy

words cannot even explain it.

these past 6 months have been the most challenging

and the most rewarding months of my life.

we have grown closer than i knew possible.

some days i love him so much

that it hurts.

it honest to goodness hurts.

i can't imagine my life without him.

happy 6 months

my love.

thank you for absolutely everything.

wedding cake toppers

i made the cake toppers for our wedding
and i painted them to look like us!

they were so much fun to make...

so i've been thinking about selling them!

not ours of course,

but using photos of couples 

to make personalized cake toppers!

what do you think?

wedding video

here's our little wedding video
thanks to ryan bernal!
it makes me tear up every time...

Jenny + Bennett from Ryan Bernal Films on Vimeo.

2 months ago...

2 months ago today i made the best decision of my life
and married my best friend.

marriage is something else, let me tell ya.
it's hard.
and you have to work at it.
but by golly,
it is worth everything.
i would swim across an ocean for this boy.
i'm talking shark infested waters with jelly fish.
blindfolded.

it's an adventure
because sometimes it's scary.
but mostly it's fun
and beautiful
and even better than you ever could have imagined.

i have never been so happy in my life.

wedding feature

look! another feature about our wedding!

wedding blog

our little wedding was featured on a little wedding blog today!
so cool!

details

photos by austin gros

and they lived happily ever after

all photos by the amazing austin gros

oh me oh my

this weekend i am getting married.

i will be a wife in 5 days.

5 teeny tiny days.

the flowers have been ordered

the cake and desserts have been decided

my wedding hair has been practiced

and i am happy.

so happy.

i thought by this point i would be freaking out

but i am not.

i am calm.

my computer crashed this morning

and there are supposed to be thunderstorms all day sunday

but somehow i don't care.

i am blessed

and excited

and i can't stop smiling

and i am so, so in love.

so here's to my wedding day.

may it be full of beautiful moments

happiness

and love.

i will be back to blogging after my honeymoon.

have a wonderful couple of weeks, everyone.

(pretty peony picture from here)

why haven't i been blogging?

well,

in the next 21 days i have to:

write a unit plan for my final art education assignment

finish my final sculpture assignment and photo assignment

decide on music for the reception and finalize ceremony music

order flowers at the wholesale florist

finish ALL wedding decorations

find bridesmaids gifts

and bennett's gift

make favors

decide on desserts

pick up our marriage certificate

switch over to bennett's bank

sign up for a credit card

move out of my house

pack for the honeymoon

practice dancing

stop biting my fingernails

oh, and about a million other things.

but,

before i know it,

my wedding day will be here

and i will be the happiest girl in the whole world.

come on may 22nd!

hurry up and get here!

bachelorette party

tonight is my bachelorette/lingerie party

and i am SO excited.

i'm going out to dinner with a bunch of my good friends

and then we're playing games and going downtown

for some good ol' honky tonk nashville fun

.....this could get interesting

p.s. MY WEDDING IS A MONTH FROM TODAY! ONE MONTH!

a break-in-your-wedding-shoes party

my best friend/roommate threw a break-in-your-wedding-shoes party

for me and our friend becca who is getting married in june.

all i have to say is that this should be a party every bride has before the wedding!

we invited our bridesmaids who were in town and everyone brought 2 things:

1) their wedding shoes

2) a bottle of wine

we snacked on delicious hor dourves and drank wine and played games

and had SO much fun.

i feel like she should win an award for coming up with this idea!

the brides!

first game: a cake walk!

becca and her bridesmaids

me and my bridesmaids (most of them)

last 2 photos taken by steph.

2 more months...

only 2 more months until the best day of my life.

I AM FREAKING OUT!

wedding invitations!

as soon as bennett and i started planning our wedding

we knew that we wanted almost everything handmade

as far as paper goods, decorations, etc.

so when it came time to make our invitations

there was no question as to whether i would make them or not.

i spent hours drawing out the invites and we are thrilled with the outcome!

we just feel that they are so personal and so us.

see for yourself!

cover page

close-up of cover page

main invitation

map and registry information

rsvp postcard

wedding shoes!

i got my wedding shoes the other day

and i am IN LOVE with them!

steve madden never lets me down...

4 more months...

i cannot believe that we have been engaged for over a year already

and now we only have 4 more months until we are finally husband and wife!

i seriously can't wait to marry this guy...