Hello to my lovely readers, This post is going to be more personal than usual, so if that isn’t your thing, feel free to click away and read some tutorials. I’ll even link to some of my favorites to make it easier for you: DIY Green Tea Scrub Homemade Glass Cleaner Kitchen Organization DIY Halloween…
DIY Custom Wood Signs
Everyone knows that weddings are expensive! I experienced this first hand when planning my wedding for last October. You really have to save money anywhere you can. You know I love crafting and saving money-so I got to work. I really wanted to have some rustic looking custom wood signs around the venue. I decided…
DIY Page a Day Calendar Save the Dates
Lars and I just sent out our save the dates this week. I think they turned out just adorable! If you haven’t already seen our engagement photos, they came out fabulous thanks to Beale and Wittig Photography. I pretty much credit them for how cute the save the dates are, because they’re all about the photo….
Happy Hedgiedays!
I couldn’t resist taking these adorable holiday themed pictures of Falafel. Now that I feel like I’m starting to get the basics of this photography thing… I had to show off her cuteness. So please enjoy the world’s most adorable (and festive) hedgehog! Who’s that hiding there in the ornaments? It’s Falafel! (Check out her…
Our Engagement Photos
So I know I haven’t posted much about the wedding. Lots of planning is in the works, but not many cute DIY projects or anything that I like to post about. Well, that might change in the coming months. But for now, I wanted to share our engagement photos. We had so much fun working…
Secret Identity: Sammie Virella
One of the things that I’ve learned in my life is that everyone has a struggle you wouldn’t know about from meeting them. Every person is going through their day, battling something that no one else knows about. And that is their secret identity. I’ve talked on this blog several times about my own “secret…
How to Book Your Dream Wedding Venue
We have booked our wedding at the number one rated wedding venue in Chicago. How did we get a prime date in the venue’s busiest season with only a little more than a year’s notice? Let me tell you. The best way to book your dream venue is to pick the venue BEFORE you pick your wedding…
An exciting announcement…
I’ve just gotten home this week from traveling for two weeks in Scandanavia. It was an amazing trip. Lots of things happened! My sister turned 26 and we had a scavenger hunt for her, which was awesome. I tried wild boar and reindeer. I saw some incredible places and tasted amazing food and learned how to…