Wedding Snapshots

Wow-I wouldn't change a thing about our Wedding celebration...and more importantly, we're MARRIED!!!

We had an awesome time at the beach with an incredible beach house {a posh 4-floor house with an elevator}. It ended up being a family vacation too which was a plus.

We had an intimate ceremony on the sand...

And I 'DIY'ed the florals, and the ranunculus were beautiful...

Baby M behaved famously. Once we got to the aisle, my dad was able to hold his hand and he proudly marched to the altar.

Look how excited he was!

My brother officiated, which was really cool and meant a lot to Hubby too.

And we timed everything well, because as soon as the sun was setting, that marked the start of the Reception...

Family, close friends, good food and drink...what more could one want?

And my little boogie boy danced the night away too...

Now I'm a MRS...

Baby M has a DADDY....

Oh and did I mention, we're expecting?

Yeah, it's been a whirlwind over here!

Snapshots

I know I've touted Two Sisters Photography many times before {HERE}, {HERE}, {HERE}, {HERE}, and then most recently {HERE}, but since his is our very last week to be enagaged, I thought I'd share some of my favorites from our last session.

Of course we can hardly wait for our photos this upcoming weekend too!

Love so Desires

Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. ~Song of Songs

I have some incredible news to share...

Scott and I are ENGAGED!

We went to Oklahoma this past weekend to see my parents and he popped the question Saturday morning.

Of course, I had on my PJs, no makeup, and hadn't even brushed my teeth yet...and it was still absolutely PERFECT!

Check out that *BLING*

My parents and sister had already seen the ring and certainly knew of the proposal, but I jumped on the phone to make the round of calls to everyone to share the news.

And then that afternoon we jumped in the pool...I couldn't help but flash my left hand. Even if it was only Scott and BeeBee out there.

Check out my hunky fiance!

And yes, the gratuitous ring flashing...

I've never been more certain of anything else in my life. Scott is the One. Baby M and I are so very blessed to have found him.

I'm excited to share our wedding plans as we prepare for our celebrationS {yep, that's plural} and especially as we prepare for our marriage and family together. I'll try and keep things posted but things may slightly lag {what's new, huh?}.

Madly in love,

Gypsy Soul

Shhh, the Quiet Book

Well, I told myself I was gonna do it {at the end of March}...and today, I finally finished it: Baby M's "My Colors" Quiet Book

I found the tutorial for the Quiet Book {HERE} on the Everyday Celebrations blog and ordered the pre-cut iron-on letters from her Etsy shop {HERE}

I'd recommend, anytime you try out a tutorial, you should probably pay attention to the actual instructions rather than look at the pictures and try to "wing" it. While I didn't necessarily have a disaster, I did orient my pages all flush right...not thinking about how they would be sewn back-to-back. First I gathered all my scrap remnants and organized them rainbow style =) Then I took 6 sheets of white felt a cut them in half {makes 12 pages total}. Then I arranged each of the page layouts before sewing.
I didn't use a ruler, nor did I pin the scraps to the felt so many of the pages are wonky...I like to pretend I meant to do this on purpose. I call it "child-like" creativity.


Then after I realized I shouldn't have oriented every page flush right, I arranged the page order and then sewed the 12 sheets back to make 6 pages back-to-back.
To bind the pages as a book, I used 2 metal brads for each page. The Everyday book has 1 really cool ribbon rainbow poof on the top left of the book, but I decided to go a little less frou-frou and just used 1 ribbon per hole to bind the book.

Whew!

This was fairly labor-intensive, but likely because Mason was awake for 2/3 of the production. He likes to push the pedal on my sewing machine. It's a good thing I'm quicker at turning the machine off before he reaches it each time!

Here's the inside pages of the book:

Back of the book:

Whew! I'm tired now. Life's been a bit upside-down lately but it's all good! I am slowly catching up on my blog reading & posting {I've missed almost an entire month!}.

Oh and remember the Sweet Baby Treats craft post {HERE and also HERE}, well check out Cristi's {of Charm Home} supercute Baby Cakes {HERE}. And you should definitely check out her blog in its entirety {HERE}, she's a darling Atlanta designer with a penchant for a sort of Southern modern traditional style...love it!

Well Baby M is already asleep, but I can't wait for tomorrow when he can try out his Quiet Book at Church. Let's just see if he actually stays quiet though...

Snowflakes That Stay On My Nose and Eyelashes

There are a few of my favorite things:

1. Driving down the highway of life...on the way to Happy: There are a number of "unknowns" for the future, but I am absolutely certain there are only good things in store for Baby M and I.

Jeremiah 29:11

2. Quirky trophy head: This goofy guy would be great for Baby M's "big-boy" room...particularly if I go the western route. I'll keep him bookmarked {HERE}

3. Subway Tiles: They are a classic, on my dream kitchen wishlist. *sigh*

4. Dyson Vacuum: This was a birthday/Mother's Day gift for myself {pre-5/7!}. And I have to say that my Dyson definitely SUCKS in the good sort of way!
5. Baby Flashcards: Baby M is on a developmental fast-track. I actually found these flashcards a while back at Anthropologie though and love the cool artwork on each card.

6. Anna Spiro's Absolutely Beautiful Things Blog {HERE}

7. Baby M: Of course!