The past few days (or weeks, or months?) have been super busy, as Sasha has officially moved into The Manor! We didn’t stop moving from Friday after work until Sunday night – packing boxes, moving bags, unloading – buying more and more and more stuff! It’s never ending (but I love it). On Sunday, Sasha’s cousin brought his kids over, as did his best friend. These three cuties made the whole day! I’ll take pictures of the house this weekend – when the Maxwell couches finally arrive.
1. okay, it wasn’t this weekend, but i played with pierson on my birthday (last monday). he’s perfect || 2. one of our good friend’s (amanda) dad plays every year at the rodeo cook-off, so me + bryan + mck went – so much fun || 3. buying even more decor – like the lauren conrad coffee table book. she’s perfect || 4. the emmerson table from west elm got delivered! i’m in love || 5. sasha’s aunt + uncle dropped by to say hi – little did they know, i’d put them to work! i had to borrow tools from sasha’s cousin – got to see lazar’s cute face! || 6. i built a coffee table + assembled our three bookshelves from crate & barrel. so much space to decorate!
images via weheartit.com // handwriting via vmac + cheese
My engagement/wedding photographer, Ryan Ray, is so talented. Looking at his blog makes me very excited about the coming months. I am actually obsessed with the festive holiday shoot he did that was featured on Style Me Pretty. The event stylist, Angel, may be the sweetest person I’ve ever emailed with in my entire life. The colors of the shoot are vivid, the food looks amazing (I want those Brussels sprouts!), and I need that dining table! I did my own acorn decorating project earlier this season and ended up with sore hands. They look much better au natural than covered in gold glitter!
Photography: Ryan Ray Photography / Design + Styling: Love & Splendor / Floral Design: Camilla Svensson Burns Couture Floral and Event Design / Catering: Trumpet Vine Catering / Cake + Desserts: Enjoy Cupcakes / Stationery + Calligraphy: Julie Song Ink / Tabletop Rentals: Casa de Perrin / Furniture Rentals: Found Vintage Rentals / Film Processing: Indie Film Lab
It’s true – this really has been my favorite year of my life. Every year, I make a Shutterfly book to document the travels and memorable occasions of the year, and after finishing this year’s album, I truly cannot stop grinning. I spent the last 365 days living with my best friend, traveling around the world, going to four weddings, seeing the birth of two close friends’ babies, finding a new church home, getting a promotion at work, being given a new home to decorate, and having two proposals in my family (mine and my older sister’s). I’m blessed with amazing friends and family, all of who make every day happy.
Click here to view my 2012 in pictures.
It includes travel to Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, Illinois, Colorado, Oregon, California, DC, Florida, Antigua, New York, Turkey, Greece and France. Lots of amazing memories. Happy New Year to you!