94 Days!

We have only 94 days to go!!!  I can't believe how quickly this time has gone. In the next three months I will have three showers and my bachelorette party. I am so excited for all of them but it's finally sinking in that this is all going to come to an end. This past year since our engagement has been one of the best. From our engagement parties to just spending time with our families and talking about the wedding- I'm just not ready for it to be over yet! Not only has this year reinforced how lucky I am to be a part of such a wonderful family but I know that I am marrying into another caring, thoughtful, and wonderful family. Read and I are so blessed to have so many loving people in our lives and are so excited to share our wedding day with them all. 

There are a few things left to do. We need to finish up what we are buying for out of town bags, order table numbers, order rehearsal dinner guest book, attend our cake tasting, final dress fitting, and planning our playlist with the band. 

Oh and order the pug attire :). They're going to be pretty darn cute if you ask me! 

Hydrangea Dog Collar

Seersucker Dog Collar

Ok...let's be honest. A tad over priced for something they will probably wear once....BUT...we are only getting married once so they better look cute!

We just finalized the menu and some of the things we are having look something like this!

Mini Veal Sliders

Shrimptini Station

Ahi Tuna on a Wonton Skin

Miniature Crab Cakes

Crusted Lamb Chops

And soooooo much more. I'm so excited to try everything since I've tried to stick to a diet these last few months before the wedding. But what I am most excited about is our signature cocktail. I won't say exactly what it is but it looks something like this!

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My First Post in a LONG Time!!!

Ok!! So I haven't posted in a long, long time! We are officially less than a 100 days until the wedding and we are starting to wrap everything up! I can't believe it! 

We finally chose our chairs and linens. Silver chairs and white textured tablecloths. Our room looks different than this but you get the idea. We will be having pink, green and white flowers on the tables so that will add a pop of color. 

I won't give away our exact flowers but they were inspired by something like this. Without the fake buds added in. 

We decided to go with a pink uplighting in our venue since we would like romantic lighting as opposed to bright, white lighting. We will most likely choose something a little less pink than this- but this is our venue. 

Here are a few updates for now! More tomorrow!

Jersey George!

This is my first post in a long time. Between grad school, travelling and the holidays, life has been crazy.  Sadly, our black pug Jersey George was diagnosed with a terminal brain disease right before Thanksgiving. He has been doing well so far on his medications and we hope he will continue to do so.  Here are some black pug things and pictures in honor of my JG!

Free Hugs Cards

Cards

Pug Mug

Retro Print

Christmas Stocking

Wish List

How I would love to buy/or receive (!!!) these items!!!

Runway Lapel Coat

Broken Blocks Shift

Starshine Bolero

Silk Blouse

Cashmere Dress

Viv Pumps

Shailene Dress

Centerpieces

I've been talking with a florist about what I would like for our centerpieces. I originally wanted all hydrangeas but she made a very good point. They are such thirsty flowers that she suggests putting them with other long lasting flowers. Now I need to figure out what other flowers I want to incorporate. I don't want anything too colorful since we are having light pink table cloths. Here are a few ideas I have found. 

We are using silver mint julep cups to hold the flowers. 

Fall Finds

Well it definitely feels like fall here in Columbus! The leaves are changing and the weather has been chilly. I love decorating my house for fall and Halloween. I have more decorations for this time of the year than any other. I'm looking forward to putting everything up this week before we have guests visit. If I had more space I would love to buy more festive fall decorations! 

The B&B we stayed at last weekend had tons of these velvet pumpkins all over the house. I loved them!

Velvet Pumpkins

I LOVE this wreath! But I have two problems....no one would see it and I have no where to store it! Maybe when we buy a house!

Autumn Wreath

These are not decorative but they look delicious. There's nothing better than salted caramel!

Fleur de Sel Caramels

How adorable are these preppy fall wreaths? 

Felt Wreaths

This would be so cute on the door to my classroom. Maybe next year with my new last name :)

Fall Door Decor

Pottery Barn always has the best home decor. 

Pottery Barn

Our Night at the B & B!

After a long Saturday completing our Pre Cana for the church I thought I would take Read on a surprise night away. I took him to The Orchard House in Granville, Ohio. It was our first experience at a B & B together and we had the best time. The house was so beautiful-I wanted all of the fabulous antiques the owners had found. Our room was titled The Walden Room. It was spotless and so comfortable.  I loved everything from the curtains to the wallpaper to the antique desk. 

This is where we hung out, drank hot chocolate, ate homemade chocolate chip cookies and read the newspaper. Bliss.

This was the beautiful dining room where we had wine and cheese hour with the other wonderful guests staying at the house. 

All pictures were taken from The Orchard House Website

These are a few photos we took ourselves. 

We were able to take our wine out back and visit with all of the animals. They had many more than we took photos of but it was FREEZING for the beginning of October! They had llamas, dogs, ducks, a potbellied pig and more. They were all so funny...especially the pig lovingly named Bacon :). 

This guy was in the front next to the house. He ran right over say hello. I must say he was a tad annoyed he ran all the way over and we didn't have anything to feed him. 

They had an adorable breakfast nook next to the dining room with individual tables. I really liked the other couples that were staying at the house. But after spending the night before with them at a local pub it was nice to eat our breakfast alone. The breakfast was amazing! Apple pancake and the BEST bacon I have ever eaten in my life!!! It tasted like a cross between bacon and candy. Delicious!!

The house is only a short ride to downtown Granville where we had dinner. I wish we would have arrived at the house earlier so we could have taken advantage of the shops downtown. If anyone finds themselves in Granville, I highly recommend The Orchard House!