good and bad.

I failed.
I was suppose to be a part of The Sketchbook Project and I failed.

I didn't finish.
I didn't send anything in.

It was just too hard. I learned about the project about the time I got engaged so the time I had to spend on it was used for planning my wedding. And I ending up not liking the theme I picked. At all.

I guess theses last 6 months could have been worse. It just sucks losing that money and having nothing to show for it.

Well, now I'm prepared.
I will try again (when I can money-wise).

On a completely different note, I got the CD with the photo booth pictures and let me tell you - they turned out great! (Win!) Here are some crowd favorites:

wolf pack.

One of the things I love most is a good wedding toast. Okay, I just now made that something I love but still...

This speech/toast was given by our friend Sean, you may recognize it. Half the audience was laughing because they knew the reference, some where laughing because its delivery was quite comical, and then there were those poor souls who had no idea what was going on. It was awesome.


"Hello… how bout that ride in? I guess that's why they call it the City of Roses, hahaha. You guys might not know this but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one man wolf pack. But when I met Spencer, I knew he... was one of my own. And my wolf pack, it grew by one. So there… there was two of us in the wolf pack. I was alone first in the pack and Spencer joined in later. And when Spencer introduced me to you guys I thought "wait a second, could it be?" And now I know for sure, I just added 3 more guys to my wolf pack. Five of us wolves, running around the forest together in Portland, looking for the Avalon and Voodoo. But my wolf pack is not a wolf pack of 5 now anymore. Now Spencer has left my wolf pack, of 5, and started his own wolf pack, of 2… with Heather. And now my wolf pack is missing a wolf. But I'm happy for my wolf pack brother and his wolf pack wife. Here's to Spencer and his new wolf pack of 2."

nuptials.

Photos courtesy of: Allie Valadez, Julie Valadez, Lyndon Way, Marilisa Justinani

two thousand and eleven.

Well, somehow it is a new year and therefore I've revamped the blog. Hope you likes ;)

First thing's first.

I.
am.
a.
married.
woman,

as of 1.1.11.

I married my best friend on the horribly cold day in little(ish) Gresham, OR. Still waiting for the legit photos, but for now I'll give you some teasers. (Yeah right, I'll just post some in another post.) That's a lot of post-ing...

Thumbprint guest book, origami peacocks, photo+mustache-on-a-stick= centerpieces!

Ceremony led by the ever-so-lovely Kevin Reed. Apparently we're 'quirky'. Is this a good thing?

Our lovely wedding party.

Best. Toast. Ever. Have you seen The Hangover? Well, it's that plus some personal additions. Purely awesome.

Despite getting a cold sore the week before, starting my period the DAY before, it was a pretty fantastic day. We had planned for 200 and had standing room only. It was crazy. We are so blessed.

onthemind.

(mostly wedding related) things i am obsessing over:

paper flowers.
yes, these are all paper. eeeeek!

tissue paper possibilities.

source

smilebooths. (aka new age photobooths)

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tulle. (is for tutu)

155 days!