Wedding Veil ~ Antique Italian Lace

I first heard of Emily Street through my friend Jessica McDougall. Elizabeth McDougall - sister in law to my creative and talented friend, Jessica, is the creator of Emily Street Veil's. I had the chance to sit down with Emily last Friday morning and discuss my vision for my wedding veil. She is SO talented and I love all the lace images that she sent me. I am most in love with the antique Italian lace that she picked up on a trip to Italy in 1999. This is the lace she is using to make my veil - I cannot wait to see the final product and hopefully pass this on to our daughter one day.

Cutest Bridal Shower Invites!

I am so excited for my upcoming bridal shower being hosted by three of my bridesmaids ~ Rebecca, Jennifer & Heather. I had to share the INCREDIBLE invite the was created by Heather! Oh how I love birds, the colors and that the directions are printed on a hand cut bird - oh so cute! We are so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing family & friends!

Make it: Smoked Salmon Fettucini

We were scheduled to celebrate my mom's birthday dinner tonight -  she is sick so we are postponing the grilled cheese and bloody mary dinner until next Sunday. I wanted to share a delicious and EASY recipe for a quick dinner!

1. Pick up a fresh fettucini noodle -  I bought ours at Tacoma Boys. 

2. Pick up a good smoked salmon - our came from my sister who is a commercial fisherman. I would normally buy smoked salmon at Metropolitan Market. I have found the best quality here. 

3. Cook fettucini and toss in a light butter mixed with fresh herbs - I used herbs from our garden.

4. Enjoy! 

Beautiful Wedding Garter

I found my garter on Etsy last week and it arrived yesterday and I love it!  I bought it from Rosebud Lips Etsy site -  I would defiantly recommend her site! We are getting so excited - only 35 days till the wedding.

Bella Puzzles is Creating Our Wedding Guestbook: Amor

I cannot tell you how excited I was to open Etsy's daily email today. It had the answer to solving our guestbook dilemma for the wedding - Bella Puzzles. We have been looking for a unique guestbook idea and had not found anything that we loved and represented us - until today! Adam and I love puzzles and this is the perfect fit as the guestbook for out wedding. Lara the owner has been amazing and I cannot wait to see her final creation! Below are some images from her Etsy site.

A Perfect Bridal Shower

My mom's best friends hosted my first bridal shower. It was hosted at the beautiful home of Al and Nancy Manning who live on Lake Steilacoom. It was the perfect sunny day to be surrounded by family (my sister flew home the week before as a surprise for my bachelorette party) close friends and bridesmaids. The menu was delicious and featured 2 quiches - one with fresh local crab caught by a family friend & a vegetable quiche. This was served with a yummy strawberry salad, whole grain baguette and a divine butter. After gifts we all loved the brownie dessert that was topped with a chocolate mint ice cream and dark chocolate candy. As guests left, the homeowner Nancy gave each guest the most amazing bridal shower favor that fit the them of our Mexican wedding perfectly! The gift included a bottle of Modelo Mexican beer with a umbrella straw, notecards with flip flops on them, a mini bottle of tabasco, melon gum, and chocolates. 

 fabulous bridal gift favors for all the guests

 Lyla, our flower girl 

 Laura, my lifelong friend was in charge of creating my rehearsal ribbon and bow bouquet 

 Little Delaney Warren

So happy!

One year ago today, Adam asked me to spend the rest of my life with him - I said yes. One month from tomorrow we return to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for our wedding!