Paper

I have been having such a fun experience coming up with my and Kevin's Save the Date cards. That's probably because I've been working with a gal by the name of Katie Jensen. She is so creative and has done an incredible job of taking my scatterbrain ideas and creating something so beautiful but most importantly... something that is a reflection of me and Kevin. Here are a few sample invites that she has done which I love...

Videographer

My apologies for my serious lack of posts... but it's been a crazy two weeks (I'll share more details on that soon!) Anyway, Kevin and I have recently made some progress on the wedding planning front. We hired a husband/wife videographer team that is awesome! They were recommended to us by Kevin's cousin, Aly, and after seeing the videos they made from her and Sam's big day - I was sold! They're called MoHo Creative and they're videos will make you cry over a complete strangers wedding (that Laura and Ben video was adorable!) I can't wait to see what they come up with for me and Kevin.

Date Night!

On Saturday night Kevin arranged for an incredible date night in Coronado. He is seriously the best.
On a side note, I don't think I can stress enough to you how beautiful Coronado is... ahh... I would love to live there.
Anyway, we took a water taxi from downtown and it dropped us off right next to the restaurant we ate at. I think I could get used to that mode of transportation on a regular basis.

The views at our restaurant were amazing and we were able to watch the sunset against the city... (pictures below are from our table at dinner)

And then if the night couldn't get any more romantic a fireworks display started!

It was so much fun!!!! I can't wait to go back!

Wild Animal Park

On Saturday we spent the day at San Diego Zoo's Safari - Wild Animal Park

We went on a tour of the park and were able to feed and pet the giraffe's and rhino's

This next picture made me laugh out loud when I saw it... I love how Kevin is just holding his hands behind his back posing for the picture while I was being harassed by the giraffe! The giraffe found my food and kept on nudging me to get it - keep in mind their head weighs about a hundred pounds and was HUGE.  Kevin had no idea this was going on.

We also were able to get some great shots with the rhino's...

Here's a great one of my engagement ring getting up-close and personal with the rhino...

I also just have to throw this one in here too because Kevin and I laughed about it on and off all day...

It's a child in a monkey harness/leash in the parking lot of the zoo

San Diego!

I'm back from my first trip to California and I have SO much to write about. We took a ton of pictures so I don't think squeezing the whole trip into one entry would do it justice.
I'll start with Friday - my first whole day there.
Kevin is staying right downtown in San Diego so we took a short drive over the bridge to Coronado. It couldn't be more beautiful over there. We ate lunch outside at the Hotel del Coronado. It was a gorgeous day out and the views were unbelievable! A little added bonus was that while we ate outside we watched all of the different Navy aircrafts fly overhead as they were going into land at the Navy base on the island. It was awesome to get to see the helicopter that Kevin will be flying in action.

Later that night we took a walk over to the gas-lamp district and ate at a Mexican Restaurant called La Fiesta. It was fun to sit outside and enjoy the famous Mexican food in downtown San Diego.

Something Blue...

Ooooo... imagine these as your 'something blue'?

Or... these!

Made famous here...

San Diego Beaches

I'm taking my first trip to San Diego this weekend! I'm so excited!!! I can't wait to try out the beaches in California.
Any other recommendations for fun things to do while I'm there???

p.s. These pictures are from the 4th of July in Pensacola. We had taken a longgg walk on the beach - how romantic?! haha :)

Ring Bearer

While browsing one of my fav blogs... I stumbled upon these beautiful pillows for ring bearers. You can find more on the designer's Etsy page here!

After seeing these... I think I'm going to have to put little Brady (my nephew) to work at my wedding!

Bridesmaid Dresses

I've been doing a lot of research lately on bridesmaid dresses... and I have really fallen in love with Simple Silhouettes. They offer a great variety of styles, colors, and fabrics - and the dresses are beautifully made.
You can visit their NYC location by appointment only... so I paid them a visit with 2 of my bridesmaids on Thursday and tried on several different styles. It was so much fun because they only accept 1 bride and her guests at a time so we had full reign of the place. They really made it such a fun and personal experience.

Here's a picture of the studio and one of the amazingly colorful racks of dresses

 Here's a rack of bridal gowns - perfect for a beach/destination wedding!