Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Back to Charleston...

I feel like I was just there... and yet I'll be on my way again tomorrow for my B.A.C.H.E.L.O.R.E.T.T.E weekend! I can't even begin to explain my excitement! It is a very rare thing that adults get to have sleepovers anyway, but I get to spend the whole weekend with my girls and I am S-T-O-K-E-D! I mentioned to Kyle last night that I didn't want to hurt his feelings, but I doubt I'll miss him much this weekend... good news is- its mutual. I'll be in Charleston, and he will be in Savannah with the guys! How exciting is that!?!?!? I feel like a little girl! eeeek!!!!

The best part (scary part) is that I don't really know anything that is going to happen this weekend! Now, I have been warned, but I'm still not even 25% sure that I know what to expect... My LOH lives and breathes to plan events and I just so happen to be the perfect guinea pig for her. I'm sure there will be plenty of body parts, lacy things, beverages, and other embarrassing paraphernalia involved in this "Celebration Surprise" weekend!  Ah, I cannot wait!!!!

I still have lots of things to do before I head out tomorrow, but I honestly can't stop thinking about how much fun we are going to have!!! Wahoo!!!!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Bridal Portraits: Take Two .... and three

Earlier this year I did a bridal portrait session with my good friend Jennie. She was visiting from LA so we decided to get some pictures while she was here. She did an amazing job and I was throughly impressed. Jennie is a great friend of mine who has agreed to come here to shoot our wedding, along with our other photographer, Sarah Whitesides. So I planned to do one session with Jennie, and one with Sarah.

When trying to plan my bridal session with Sarah, I had a really good idea! I decided to have my second bridal portrait session in Charleston SC. The reason why this is such a good idea is two-fold. On the one side, who could think of a better setting for bridal portraits? The whole town is a photo op! Then on the other hand I knew I would be spending the whole weekend in one of my favorite places on the planet!  Best idea ever, right?

Mom and I got to Charleston around 9:00 Friday night and decided to take it easy and get some rest before the big day on Saturday. Our photographer (who traveled with us) stopped by our room for a bit to check out my dress and chat and then we were in bed before we knew it. We woke up the next morning to a B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L sunny day with not one cloud in sight. We had a great brunch with some friends, got our nails done, and did a little shopping before we had to start getting ready for the shoot.

I headed into the salon around 3:00 and was all ready by 5 ish. I have to say, seeing everything all put together just about took my breath away. I haven't had everything on all at once yet with my dress, hair, veil, shoes, jewelry, etc... let me just say that I had a moment.

We headed outside about 5:30 to start our shoot and of course... it started raining. OUT OF NOWHERE!!!!  Perfect. Sarah and I spent the next hour and a half ducking into buildings, hiding under awnings, dodging mud puddles, and huddling under an umbrella. It was quite the opposite of what one would consider to be a lovely occasion. Of course this is just par for the course with someone like myself.

You can imagine my surprise to find that Sarah had actually gotten some really cool shots from the day... but we both agreed to give it another go on Sunday to see if we would have better luck. After all, we were still in Charleston and we both knew we weren't making another trip out. So, we made the best of an otherwise awful  not so fun situation, had dinner, hung out downtown (after it conveniently stopped raining), and got some rest before doing it all over again.

We got up on Sunday to another seemingly beautiful morning, had breakfast and headed out for the salon... again. It took a little longer to get ready this time because I didn't have a scheduled appointment for Sunday. My awesome hairdresser was so kind to squeeze me in! I got all ready to venture out... again... and this time the weather was PERFECT! Not too hot, bright, and beautiful! We got some really great shots and I cannot wait to see them!!!!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Pumpkins, latte's, and pies, oh my!

It's almost that time...my absolute favorite time of year. Fall is right around the corner. Mmm... I'm feeling warm and fuzzy just thinking about it. It makes me so happy to see the leaves changing, to feel the cool breeze on my  face, and to smell the crisp autumn aroma in the air... there isn't anything quite like it.

No wonder why I picked October for our wedding month, right? It's the best month! There's just something about it that makes me feel right at home. However, I have to be careful too because that is also the time for soups, and pies, and all kinds of delicious goodies that like to stick right around my hips for the winter! ;) (and we thought only animals store food for the cold months.)

Either way, I couldn't be any more excited. I just get to add one more thing to look forward to every year, and it just so happens to be one of the most important events of my entire life! How awesome is that?

Let's discuss the list of things that are coming up right around the corner:
Charleston Bridal Shoot
Bachelorette weekend
WEDDING
HONEYMOON
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas

Are you catching my drift?

Carolina snuggie, fuzzy socks, and snowflake pajamas... here I come!