...in about three hours Linc and I are headed to the airport and will be leaving for Chicago. His cousin Sara (who announced her engagement at the same place Linc and I got engaged five years earlier) is getting married tomorrow! This will be my first time in the Windy City and I hope I packed enough layers!! The weather report was only a little cooler than Ga and I have some super cute Lilly dresses to wear to the rehearsal and ceremony.
While we're gone our dog trainer Bill is going to teach Westin some agility tricks! He's going to set up a course in our backyard and show him how to do the tunnel and pyramid! I told Bill to take lots of pictures and I will make sure to post them if he does!
Linc and I are celebrating our third anniversary while we're in Chicago so I have next weeks post ready to go- the last installment of Weddings Wednesday! I hope you'll check it out!! Have a great weekend!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Weddings Wednesday III
Back for another installment of Weddings Wednesday! You can see week one and week two by clicking the links as well as a special cake addition post! This time I'll be sharing pictures of our cocktail reception. Linc and I chose to spend this time by ourselves back in the clubhouse while guests enjoyed some great food and music out on the veranda. It was the perfect evening for drinks and getting to know each other!
Headed upstairs to the clubhouse after formal photos!
Guests relaxing outside on the porch.
Yummy food!!
Signing our marriage license!
The favor table- monogrammed beach candles.
Headed upstairs to the clubhouse after formal photos!
Guests relaxing outside on the porch.
Yummy food!!
Signing our marriage license!
The favor table- monogrammed beach candles.The countdown to our third anniversary continues!
I'll be back with Wedding Wednesdays
Part IV: The Reception next week!
I'll be back with Wedding Wednesdays
Part IV: The Reception next week!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
A Summer to Remember
Friday was our last day of school with the kids and I am so excited to be "finished." We still have three more days of post planning where I will move classrooms and get organized for next year but it will be pretty low key and easy. I did not have big plans for vacation until recently when my very amazing and wonderful 
husband surprised me with the trip of a lifetime! We will be spending two weeks in July traveling around Greece!
We have been working on our itinerary this weekend and have set up some really cool stops! We will start on the island of Crete, then take a ferry to Santorini, and then another ferry to Athens to finish up our trip before heading back home.
I am so excited to be going- mainly because I have never traveled outside the US before and am anxious to see the world! We went and signed up to get our passports on Thursday and they are being shipped to us in a few weeks. We have been talking about doing a big trip for years now and I am so glad we have the time and resources to do this. If anyone has advice for things to do or see while we are in Greece feel free to comment or email me!
husband surprised me with the trip of a lifetime! We will be spending two weeks in July traveling around Greece!We have been working on our itinerary this weekend and have set up some really cool stops! We will start on the island of Crete, then take a ferry to Santorini, and then another ferry to Athens to finish up our trip before heading back home.
I am so excited to be going- mainly because I have never traveled outside the US before and am anxious to see the world! We went and signed up to get our passports on Thursday and they are being shipped to us in a few weeks. We have been talking about doing a big trip for years now and I am so glad we have the time and resources to do this. If anyone has advice for things to do or see while we are in Greece feel free to comment or email me!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Let Them Eat Cake
I received a few emails and comments about the cake at our wedding and since it was so gorgeous (and delicious) I thought it should get it's own post! Here are a few more pictures of our beach themed creation to go along with the Weddings Wednesday post!
Seeing Stacy's creation for the first time!
The cake was three layers, alternating between a
vanilla butter cake with butter cream icing
and chocolate cake filled with strawberries and chocolate ganache!
There were white chocolate sea shells painted with edible gold dust.
Cutting into the cake for the first time.
Hanna was very excited!
I think one of the best parts about a wedding is picking out all the food! The cake was no exception and it tasted just as good as it looked. Lady Fingers even mailed us a fresh cake on our one year anniversary so we didn't have to deal with year old freezer burn!
Seeing Stacy's creation for the first time!She sprinkled the table with brown sugar to make it look like sand!
The cake was three layers, alternating between avanilla butter cake with butter cream icing
and chocolate cake filled with strawberries and chocolate ganache!
There were white chocolate sea shells painted with edible gold dust.
Cutting into the cake for the first time. Hanna was very excited!
I think one of the best parts about a wedding is picking out all the food! The cake was no exception and it tasted just as good as it looked. Lady Fingers even mailed us a fresh cake on our one year anniversary so we didn't have to deal with year old freezer burn!
Weddings Wednesday II
Welcome to part two of Weddings Wednesday! If you missed part one, go back and look at some of the photos leading up to the wedding! I'm spending the last few weeks counting down to our anniversary reminiscing about our wedding day. Today I will be sharing some pictures of our ceremony!
Originally we were going to get married on the driving range because the golfers would still be out playing the course, but thankfully the club closed early for the day and we got to set up right in front of the clubhouse! The weather was amazing, the sun was shining, the breeze kept us cool, and everything went according to plan. I know people say that no wedding goes off without a hitch, but I think mine was as close to perfect as one could hope to get! So without further ado, I present the ceremony photos!
When Linc saw me come down the stairs everyone heard him say "Wow!"
My dad walking me down the clubhouse's grand staircase!
Guests were given white parasols to shade them from the afternoon sun!
The breeze kept us all nice and cool on that warm June afternoon.
Dr. Giffen gave us his blessing and I became the luckiest girl on earth!
I had to wipe off a bit of lipstick after that first kiss ;)
Married at last!
Originally we were going to get married on the driving range because the golfers would still be out playing the course, but thankfully the club closed early for the day and we got to set up right in front of the clubhouse! The weather was amazing, the sun was shining, the breeze kept us cool, and everything went according to plan. I know people say that no wedding goes off without a hitch, but I think mine was as close to perfect as one could hope to get! So without further ado, I present the ceremony photos!
When Linc saw me come down the stairs everyone heard him say "Wow!"
My dad walking me down the clubhouse's grand staircase!
Guests were given white parasols to shade them from the afternoon sun!
The breeze kept us all nice and cool on that warm June afternoon.
Dr. Giffen gave us his blessing and I became the luckiest girl on earth!
I had to wipe off a bit of lipstick after that first kiss ;)
Married at last!Stay tuned next week for
Weddings Wednesday III: The Cocktail Hour!
Weddings Wednesday III: The Cocktail Hour!
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