Casey & Jen's Video Sneak Peek

Hi all! Every once in awhile I get the honor to be both a guest and do the flowers for a wedding. My good friend Jen was married to Casey back in October. I was intimately involved in all the styling of this wedding, along with the fab Bre from Joyful Weddings & Events, and the beautiful bride herself.

It was an amazing wedding and I was so blessed to be a part of it. I have to say, this group of vendors was THE BEST! One vendor in particular was Modern 8 Films. Be sure to check out their blog post to watch a short video of the wedding day. It will be well worth your 16 minutes. I welled up all over again seeing my dear friends exchange vows and getting to hear Casey's amazing speech for the 2nd time.


All I can say is I wish I had known about these guys when I got married....dang! What a wonderful keepsake. Check out a few more pictures and a funny story about these two here and here! Let me know what you think of the video!

Newport Beach Wedding

Back in August, I had the opportunity to do Amanda & Stefan's wedding in Newport Beach. What a fun wedding to be a part of! There were so many lovely details that the bride put together with the help of the fabulous Bre from Joyful Weddings & Events.

These beautiful pictures are brought to you by Brynn Alyson Photography. Check her work out here. Don't miss that amazing cake by Sweet & Saucy Shop. Enjoy the pictures!















Congrats Amanda & Stefan! It was a pleasure to be a part of your wonderful day!

DIY Butterfly shadow box

Happy January 2012! We have been busy bees over here while we've been on vacation. I recently did this quick craft for fun and I love the way it turned out. Trust me, it's super easy, quick, and doesn't cost very much (depending on how much you have at home already).

What you need is a shadow box (Michael's or Aaron Brothers are good places. I got mine at Michael's 50% off), a butterfly hole punch (mine is Martha Stewart from Michael's, again, 50% off with a coupon), and scrapbook paper. I bought a few different kinds, as I wasn't sure which combo I'd like the best.


The shadow box came with adhesive velcro, so that made the project even easier. It is also great because I can re-use in the future without any damage to it (i.e. glue).

Wah-lah! Here is the finished project!

More pictures to come soon, as Drew's room has SO many new fun things! Stay tuned...

My favorite Christmas photos

We had such a wonderful Christmas together as a family. I got a new camera for Christmas and had so much fun taking tons of pictures. I thought I'd share some of my favorites with you.


This is my new favorite picture....just love my babies.

This was the best family pic we could get with Santa.

Drew did not like him at all. Because my children look so much like their dad, this was validation that my genes are in there too. I hated Santa.

Here Micah and I made our first gingerbread house together. He was so excited. It has been super dry out here lately...his hair is proof!


Here's Drew on Christmas day.
I always love wrapping Christmas presents. I'm mad at myself for not taking pictures of all the other ones, but here are two for my parents.

I hope you all had a lovely holiday. We are enjoying being home with the kids and hanging out together as a family!

Merry Christmas!

Micah's Big Boy Birthday Bash!

We recently celebrated Micah's 3rd Birthday by having a letter "B" themed party. Micah actually turned 3 on December 19th, but have learned to celebrate earlier in the month to make it easier on ourselves and our friend's calendars! So, here we go, it was the B-Birthday to the 3rd power.

I take themes pretty literally, so that meant my color scheme was blues, blacks, browns, and beige. I'm sure no one noticed, but I just couldn't deviate! I had this "balloon chandelier" hanging over our kitchen island where all the food was. I put a marble in each balloon to keep them hanging down. I used brown and white Divine Twine to hang then from the ceiling.

My Cricut really came in handy at this party. I used it for all the words on the wall as well as for the hanging "B's" I used everywhere. Once you get going, you really can't believe how many kid things start with the letter B. It really is a perfect theme for a 2-4 year old.


There's the birthday boy taking a break from all the bouncing!

Here is Drew still trying to figure out why all these people are in her house again!

Here is what we did for the lunch menu!

Here's the spread...anyone notice my Missoni bowls? :)

Micah and his best-bud Malcolm eating some lunch.

And we can't forget the desserts! Yum. I made everything but the birthday cake. That was provided by the fabulous girls over at Cake here in San Diego. I froze the leftovers (Banana Truffle) to enjoy at a later date!







You know that every party I always label the guest bathroom. For Micah's camp out party, it was the outhouse and for Drew's kitty cat party it was the litterbox. Couldn't resist this year again!

Whew, what a busy month it has been so far! Micah's party was so much fun...only bummer is of course, we didn't get a shot of him blowing out his candles or a family picture. Oh well, it was a very successful day none-the-less!

If you've missed any of Micah's previous parties, check them out!
1st birthday - Camp Out Style here
2nd birthday - Surf's Up here