wedding: photo booth fun!

Do photo booths take you back to trolling the mall as an awkward jr. high kid?? 

Do you love it?!?

This was one of the most fun parts of our wedding! JPL Entertainment did an excellent job. The props were hilarious. The booth was open and huge, so big groups got pics together. They created a personalized photo strip for us, AND I got digital copies along with hard copies of each strip!

Needless to say, the photo booth was poppin' the whole night, but I'll let you judge for yourself :)

If you're considering doing a photo booth at your wedding/event, DO IT! Ours was packed the entire night and the pictures are priceless :)

Honeymoon in St. Lucia

Hellooo!! We are back and semi-settled in, so it's time for an update!

The hubs is working nights (aka sleeping days) so kittens and I are trying our best to be very quiet so he can get some quality shut-eye (not super easy in our tiny apartment). Ben helped me bake muffins this morning.

Banks was more concerned about when they'd actually be ready to eat :)

Anyway, before we talk honeymoon, I have to say that the wedding was perfect. Thanks to many family members and friends that helped set up the reception area and the chapel in our time crunch! It looked gorgeous--but I'll share more about that later when I have pictures to prove it! :)

Okay, honeymoon. St. Lucia. Wow.

I mean, this place is straight out of a magazine.

Seriously?? Yep. Picture via the new iPhone panoramic feature! We spent many hours of each day soaking up the sun and this gorgeous view.

I could  talk forever, but how about a picture dump and a few comments along the way?

Our resort, Jalousie Plantation, was over-the-top amazing!!

Hanging on our private patio :)

We loved our villa!

The food was delish!

Sugar beach was amazing!! That's Rhett in the ocean--we snorkeled every day right off our beach!

They had a movie night on the beach one night :) We sat in bean bag chairs and watched Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a little drizzly, hence the umbrella.

We visited the active volcano.

And did the sulfur mud bath. The volcano creates natural hot springs!

Leisurely kayak trip in our bay :)

We hiked the Gros Piton--that would be this guy:

It kicked our butts, but we made it to the top (with a few bumps along the way..)

Half way up--we're hurting!

At the top :) Not ready for the long trip down...

Elias, our guide, hiked it barefoot!

If you're going to St. Lucia, this hike is really cool, but not for the faint of heart! Do it at your own risk ;)

My coconut lady with my rings :) I love her!

Waterfall at the botanical gardens.

The local church :)

Dinner on our last night. We were so sad to leave!

We loved our time on St. Lucia and can't wait to go back!

Wedding updates to come!

Bridesmaids packet printable & oversized confetti

Hello, hello! Happy Friday!

We are leaving tomorrow morning for a girls getaway weekend/bachelorette party :) If you haven't checked, the wedding is 15 days away!!! WHAT? We are so ready.
Also, we found out that some of our engagement pictures are going to be featured in the David Gardners Jewelers magazine!! We absolutely loved working with them and couldn't be happier with our rings :)

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Anyway, I sent my bridesmaids a fun info packet a while back and just realized I never posted about them! These were so fun and easy to do.

The downloadable PDF is at the bottom. I left it mostly blank so you can fill in your own info, and I included a blank one at the end. The font I used is sunshine in my soul which you can download from dafont! 

I'd been in contact with my girls, but it's always nice to have a paper copy to refer back. I made the template in powerpoint and printed it on heavy cardstock. I also made the oversized confetti using tissue paper and a shape puncher from Hobby Lobby. This is so easy and cheap! A great way to spice up a party, package, etc.

The envelopes are 5X5 velum and I love how you can see the confetti through it! I cut the cardstock to fit once they were printed, and voila! Cute bridesmaids packets that you can send through regular mail!

Follow this link to download your own!

Bridesmaids packet printable!

I may or may not be obsessed with confetti right now.
How stinkin' cute is this?!?

:)

scarf swap!

Seriously, how fun is a blogger scarf swap?! Meredith is so awesome for hosting, and my partner, Miss Jama Lee, is the best. She sent me this gorgeous scarf from Loft, which happens to be the same one Meredith got! 

It's still pretty stifling here--maybe if I wear it, Texas will take a hint??

Thanks, Jama and Meredith!

favorite things: office attire

I'm not a morning person. My body is slowly adjusting, but there's just something about waking up when it's still dark outside that really rubs me the wrong way.

But take heart, a cute outfit and a cup of coffee are just the right combo to chase my morning blues away. :) 
I'm going to do a series of "favorite things" posts about my current business casual loves. I'll try my best to post about items I actually own, but since I'm a bargain shopper, that's not always possible--it'll be a mix.

1. Color blocked pencil skirts. I love skirts from The Limited because many of them are made from the yoga pants material, so they're cute and comfortable.
I have this one.

And I have one similar to this, but the stripes are navy and hot pink. Love!

2. These shoes required absolutely NO break-in time, and they go with nearly everything (and they're on sale!!).

3. Navy and orange is one of my favorite color combos for the office. Bright but not overwhelming. (this is not me)

Happy weekend! Today's my 9/80, so we went to the courthouse and got our marriage license this morning! T-22 days until the wedding!!