Say Yes to the Dress!

In all the chaos of Black Friday shopping this year (and yes, I was one of the hundreds freezing outside of Target at 5:30 am) I got one of the most key elements to my up-coming wedding: the dress!

Click on the hyperlink to see a sneak preview. Obviously I couldn't put pictures of me in it on here in case Mr. Snyder happened to get a glimpse. But nonetheless, I have a dress, and it is hanging safely in a closet at my grandma's house.

Next task to conquer: outfitting the bridesmaids!

Wedding Photography: The Ups and Downs

Man, I am such a horrible blogger. Ah well! I don't really have much to write about, which may be the reason for my lack of posts. However, there is one thing that I am quite excited about and that is my newest wedding arrangement: photographer!

I must say that at the beginning of this week, I couldn't have imagined blogging about a triumph in the wedding photographer department. I felt like Goldilocks trying out the three bears' beds: "This one's too expensive," "This one won't do a deposit," "This one has cheesy editing," etc. However, I am no longer in despair!

Why you ask? Because I have a truly amazing friend named Brenda Ahearn who has agreed to do our pictures. Not only is she an amazing friend, but one of the most talented photographers I know. Her style is exactly what I want for my pictures: candid, intimate, and outside of the box. Three cheers for Brenda! Thanks for making my week!

Love

Photos by Andrea Burnett

My First Costume Ball

Tonight Dusty and I attended the ONE Costume Ball and Silent Auction benefit at our university. The tickets cost $5 and everyone was supposed to bring a can/cans of food for a local food pantry. All the proceeds went to an organization who helps children in Africa afford to be able to go to school. It being for a good cause, Dusty and I decided to go. We dressed up as Burger King and Dairy Queen and got honorable mention for "best couples costume." Take a look below at some highlights of the night:

Classy-ville

Upon driving past the movie theater here in good old Campbellsville tonight, we were all amazed at the grammatical proficiency of their sign. Take a gander below:

A Conversation Piece

A few months back I made mention to my grandma that I wanted some bamboo for around the house. Not a lot, just a few stalks that would grow through the winter, giving me green in my life when I had none.

I walked into my grandparent's house tonight and the first thing I saw was this vase, along with two other similar ones, sitting on their coffee table. My mouth agape, I looked at my grandma with that questioning look that only the most confounded could give. She bunched her shoulders up and said in the cutest old lady voice, "Aren't they cute? I picked them up at a yard sale for only a quarter! I got one for all three of the girls!" (That being myself and my two female cousins!)

She proceeded to tear off two stalks of her own bamboo plant and put them in my new vase. She said everyone needs a conversation piece in their home and this was her way of giving me one! It now sits proudly on top of the spindled ledge in my house.

Priceless...

Vellum Paper is my Friend

Last post for the day, I promise. This weekend I also got a head start on some chair decorations for the wedding ceremony. These cute little jars are wrapped in pink vellum paper and different patterns of brown ribbons. Using a larger brown ribbon for the handle, these jars will hang on the outer chair of every row going down the aisle, holding flowers. Or maybe candles...I can't decide!