Yummy Fall Round Up

Pumpkin Hazelnut S'mores

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Apple Pie Cookies

Pumpkin and Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwiches

Candy Corn Marshmellow Pops

These sweet treats have my mouth watering!! Do you have a favorite dessert you whip up for fall??

Details...part 2

I hope you are tired of my wedding already!  I know I threw a lot of details your way yesterday, but like I said I am a very detail-oriented person :)....so here goes part 2....

If you know me, you know I have a HUGE sweet tooth. So not only did I have a Bride's Cake, I also needed a Groom's Cake to satisfy my love for chocolate and a pie bar...just for fun, and because it was Fall! I think the Groom's Cake turned out to be my favorite....our precious dog was carved out of chocolate...can you see her? I also loved that it looked like a tree stump...the platter we used was even an actual tree stump!!

The home where we had our reception has a long circular driveway where chandeliers were hung from trees to light the way. I have so many favorite details from the day, but this one is close to the top of the list. It truly made a statement to the entrance of our wedding reception!

Gifts were collected on the porch in this vintage goat cart for a fun twist.

I had never been to a wedding with a photo booth but had seen it on multiple blogs and just had to have one at ours! It was SO MUCH FUN!!! We had props for guests to get silly with and a chalkboard so that they could write a message to us.

If money were no object, I would have loved to have had vintage china for dinner plates and dessert plates, but I restrained myself and used them just for the bride's cake. My parents collected random china patterns from various antique stores. It was so fun to see all the different designs!

Since every detail was hugely important to me, I wanted to have some fun transportation for the day.  A trolley transported the wedding party from the church to the reception....don't you just love the cute sign I made?? After much searching I found the perfect getaway car...a 1929 Model A Ford. It was perfect!! And for the  grand finale...drum roll please... 

I surprised my husband and our guests with fireworks when we pulled out of the driveway, and I have to say it was pretty awesome!!! So, that is the close to my most favorite day that turned into something truly better than any fairytale I could have imagined!

 

Details....part 1

 I've always paid attention to details, so when it came to planning my wedding I spent countless hours mulling over the tiniest of details. I mean, come on, it was my wedding day.....I wanted it to be perfect!! So, here are a few of my favorite details in no particular order....

The food table became a focal point at our reception. We used lace linens from my grandparents and antiques my parents have collected over the years to make a show stopping display. I wanted to incorporate a menu somehow, so we found gorgeous vintage frames and put the name of the different dishes in each one. And we topped it all off with hanging lanterns to set the perfect glow!

 I loved that our bar wrapped around a gorgeous oak tree in the center of the lawn where all the festivities were taking place. Do you notice the fabulous flower baskets mounted to the tree? The bar wouldn't be complete without our 2 specialty drinks, my favorite and of course the hubs favorite too. Oh and we had to have koozies with our wedding monogram!

I am obsessed with mercury glass so we collected vintage vases and votive candles to decorate the tables.

I love this old church pew so much that I had to incorporate it into the venue. It made the perfect seating area for guests to relax and give their dancing feet a break.

I saw this idea on a wedding blog and just had to put my spin on it. I took old photos and new photos and turned them into Polaroids to keep with my vintage theme.

 

We set up a guest book table on the walkway to the entrance of the home on our reception site. We used a cookbook as our guest book because we both love to cook, especially together. I loved the arbor our florist created over the entrance to the home.

Stayed tuned for part 2 tomorrow......

Images via Studio A Photography

The Ceremony...

I was just thinking yesterday about how this time last year I was full of anticipation for my wedding. To do lists were getting longer and longer, showers and parties were in full swing, and work was crazy stressful. As hectic as that time was, I would go back to it in a heartbeat. I have so many "favorites" from our wedding day, but the ceremony definitely takes the top spot on my list. I specifically remember every detail...I know that sounds crazy right? But, I didn't want to forget one single moment!  So here comes the barrage of images....

I wanted lots of candles so my florist lined the steps to the church with candles and greenery....

Yep...more candles all across the front of the church (and in the windows)....

And here we are as Mr. and Mrs. headed to the Reception!

 
Images via Studio A Photography

The Invitation....

 

I absolutely loved my wedding invitation. As you can see I definitely went the traditional route, but what I love is that I had the invitation designed by a local calligrapher to make it unique to my groom and me. Every loop and swirl was thought about in detail and it came out beautifully. I wanted to add a little something special to the invitation so instead of the typical tissue that accompanies an invitation like this, we used vellum that had a gorgeous cross designed by our calligrapher in the middle. It is kind of hard to show that in a photograph, so you will just have to take my word for it that it was pretty fabulous! Also, the cross appeared on the stamp on the outside of the envelope. I have a few leftover and love to use them for special letters I mail.

 Image via Studio A Photography
 

It is about time....

 

If you have been reading my blog for awhile now you probably gave up hope of me ever posting pictures from my wedding or either you forgot altogether that I got married last November! It is about time I share some pictures, right?!! For those of you who don't know, I started working for Celebrate magazine in March and was asked by the Editor if I would share my wedding with our readers. Um, hello, YES I would LOVE to share MY wedding!!!!! So, our fall issue just came out complete with my wedding pictures and the story of our big day written by yours truly. Now, that was a challenge! How do you fit everything you have to say about the greatest day ever in just a few short pages??? I managed to squeeze a lot of it in, but figured I could go into more details here on my blog. So, stay tuned for more!!

Images via Studio A Photography

Summer Dessert

If you are a long time reader of my blog you know I have the ultimate sweet tooth...mainly for decadent chocolate desserts. So, you can imagine my surprise when I found myself craving these popsicles! I think it must be the Prosecco that has me intrigued. What I do know is that this has got to be a great way to cool down on a very hot summer day!

 
Image via Southern Living