phew!! my wedding season is officially over!

The month of June is over which means my "wedding season" has officially wrapped. The past two weeks have been very busy for me and I feel like every day was filled with at least one (if not more) responsibilities that was wedding related. Instead of writing a list like I usually do, I kept it all in my head which led to little sleep which to caffeine overdose which eventually leads to anxiety (at least for me). So lesson learned - lists are your friend, Rachel!! In the midst of the chaos I enjoyed every minute of it (for the most part). I enjoyed visiting with friends from out of town and getting to spend some quality time with my favorite munchkins. My best friend Lauren came to the hotel to do everyone's make up and she did a beautiful job (like always). Everyone looked beautiful especially the bride! I did one of the bridesmaids updo and I did my own. With help from one of the bridesmaids I was able to work with my dress malfunction (I hope I never to buy another dress from a certain inexpensive bridal chain again). I'm so happy for my friends and so excited for their future together!! 

ps: In the midst of all this wedding hoopla one of my best friends (more like my seeeeeester) got engaged!! So stinkin' excited and happy for her!! 

sucked up every moment I could with my favorite little Abbey

the day i consumed at least 5 red bulls 

these kiddos were a huge help when i was preparing one of the rehersal dinner appetizers 

 

one wedding down

Phew! One wedding down, one more to go. I hear stories about women who are in several weddings over the course of "wedding season" and I have no idea how they do it. My mother's wedding took the place the other weekend. I loved the dress she chose and I'm so happy she's happy. It's also pretty awesome she got to return to Europe for her honeymoon and is having a wonderful time. 

I did learn that you can plan the heck out of something and something will go wrong and they did. My beautiful bridesmaids dress had an altering issue and I had to find something else (very quickly and I hated the dress). Scary organ music + toddlers don't mix. I already knew Charlie wouldn't sit for 30 minutes. So I decided I'd be the one to hang out with him and run around with him while the ceremony was going on and my mom had one of her friends fill in as maid of honor. There were several other issues that kept popping up as the night went on but by the end of the night, who cares? All that matters is she had a wonderful day, she looked beautiful and she was surrounded by the ones she loved.    

I quickly put together a "case of emergency" bride kit for her 

cutest ring bearer ever! 

and what's the best part of this union? I got three sisters! Pretty great deal if you ask me :)

prepping, planning and packing

tangerine sorbet champagne floats
(pretty sure with a different sorbet we could substitute the champagne with sparkling cider) 

I'm starting to have anixety thinking about everything that needs to happen within the next five months. It's also that time of year that kinda gets to me. Ever have a time of year that does that to you? Thankfully CaddyShack is on as I write this. C'mon Chevy Chase, Bill Murray (he was my first celebrity crush ever. don't judge! i was like 4!) and Rodney Dangerfield in one movie? 

Okay lets get back on track here... Today was a weird and busy day. I had to go back to The Grove to try on more dresses. I'm starting to really not like that place and that's the nicest way I can say that. The labor intensive part of the wedding process is starting to happen. One of my best friends recently got engaged and asked me to create her save the dates and wedding invites and be in her wedding. I'm really blessed to be having all these amazing opportunities to get creative. I'm also in the midst of going through this place and getting rid of a lot. Why? A lot of positive things are happening and eventually (aka soon) will be moving out of this place. Recently my little fam celebrated papa's birthday and very soon it will be this mama's turn to celebrate her last birthday in her twenties. We won't discuss it that much that right now because i'll start to freak out and get nauseated (don't ask). There's also a bunch of other little important things (dinners, doctor's appointments, etc.) that makes me wish there were more than 24 hours in a day! 

The prepping for this weekend's craft workshop/get together is almost done. I have the craft ideas picked out and ready to go but it's the food and beverages that have me stumped. Especially since some of us can drink and some of us can't. Last time I did this was around Halloween and it was easy to keep up with the Halloween theme. This time I'm thinking something light yet yummy (like fruit and cheese). I'm sharing a few ideas that I found to be yummy. Thank you, Pinterest AND thank you to anyone who reads this and doesn't judge me for babbling :)  

ps: I also switched up my current favorite blogs on the side. Please check them out :)

a pretty presentation of fruit and cheese

fruit and cheese dunkers

wedding inspiration

I'm a "planner" & a "do it yourself'er" so naturally I took on the task of planning my mother's upcoming nuptials. Here are a few images I found recently that I'm using as inspiration.

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