because he's too cute

Chihuly Nights at Cheekwood.

if you live in nashville and haven't been...you have a week!  you really should go!

less than 5 months

I'm pretty sure I've been to the post office everyday for the past week.  whew!  hopefully next week I can show you what's kept me busy buying stamps and addressing envelopes instead of filling the internet with crafts and blogs.  Sorry.

Yesterday marked the 5 month mark until the wedding.  We're still moving along and crossing off things little by little on the 'ol checklist. (This past weekend my future father-in-law asked if I had methods of organizing stuff for the wedding.  If only he knew.  Apparently my OCD planning personality and control issues aren't as prevalent as I fear.) By checklist, I mean 1 of the 8 and I have at least 3 spreadsheets...there could be more.  My notebook continues to grow.  You would think it would get smaller the more decisions I make...alas, bigger.

Speaking of wedding...if you haven't seen any of our engagement pictures by the fabulous Mary Rosenbaum then I encourage to check out her blog or the slideshow.  She did a great job!

In other news...I'm going to mention something I rarely talk about...weight loss.  I never tried to lose weight. I've always been somewhat of a runner and it's seemed to keep me in a good place health-wise.  Until now.  For the first time I'm trying to get serious about eating healthy and shaping up...and it is not fun.  I'm not going to lie.  I don't recommend it.  BUT if you need to get healthy OR if you met this boy who has made you the happiest you've ever been and in the meantime you've put on a few pounds and have a wedding coming up...then it's a reasonable goal to have.  So...I got a food buddy and we hold each other accountable to what we eat.  We are using http://www.loseit.com/ and it's been pretty helpful.   We'll see how this goes...

I promise to be back tomorrow with much more exciting things!

sneak peak: whitehurst family

I like to take pictures.  I wish I took better pictures.  I'm grateful for friends who put up with my learning and actually let me "practice" on them.

Jonathan and Courtney were Josh's friends.  I was really nervous about meeting his friends when we first started dating but after bonding over billy joel and MANY back and forth emails about crafts...the whitehurst family is no longer just "josh's friends" but mine as well!  Courtney and Jonathan will be having their second son, Cason, around Christmas. This is a very exciting time for all of them.  I was thankful for the opportunity to learn some new camera tricks and photograph this BEAUTIFUL family!  Here are just a few of my favorites...

I LOVE fall pictures.  cody is just too cute. and seriously, can I please look as great as courtney does when I'm pregnant?!

more to come...

a winter coat

who doesn't love a pretty coat?!  A good one can not only bring warmth, but also sophistication and poise.  I love winter coats.  I have a black one (I got it to wear for my Mary Poppins Halloween costume 4 years ago and it's still kickin'), a brown one, and a cream one.  The cream one I've had for almost 6 years.  Needless to say it's seen better days. 

As I was browsing through all my wedding blogs that I read I saw Lara Casey, of Southern Weddings Magazine, looking fabulous in a yummy cream peacoat.  I stopped caring about the NYC bridal show and cared more about that coat.  It was so cute, not too heavy, practical, fashionable, and wonderful. See what I mean?

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swoon.

So...I asked her where she got it.  Dillards.  Go figure!  Way to go Jessica Simpson!

and now I know where I'll be headed on my lunch break :)

ps. Josh was upset because yesterday's post had nothing about him.  neither does this one.  So...to make him happy...I'll leave you with this...

wedding weekend

On Saturday...this super cute couple got married!!!!

I've known Jamie for a super long time!  and was more than excited for her and tony to get married.  They asked me to help organize some stuff for the wedding day.  It was an honor to help make this day special for the two of them!  (and any time I get to hang out with her family is a great day for me...seriously...the.nicest.family.  I feel like her cousins are my cousins!!)  I was a bit pre-occupied to take as many pictures I would like (being all "backstage" was a great way to get me in gear for my wedding!), but here are few shots I got of the wedding party and the happy couple!

kids in weddings...always entertaining!

the bride and groom!

I loved her candelabras!  So pretty!

Congrats Tony and Jamie!  Loved being a part of your special day!

more of the mantle

I finally remembered to bring the bird vase I told you about in this post over to josh's!

and it has a pretty home on the mantle!!!

and just for more fall fun...here is what I think will be the final version of my Fall Front Porch...for now :)