Vegas in Pictures

 We took a trip to Vegas last week with some friends.

It was relaxing and fun and nerdy and boozy and a perfect old person Vegas vacation.

Here are some pics.

At the aquarium thingy in Cesar's

It's impossible to get Arlen to make a normal face.

This is how Arlen takes pics of us.  You can tell who he likes the best.

Mike found the mother load at Yardhouse.

Weirdos.

Arlen's first time at Yardhouse.

I look bored, but I'm really enjoying my Grow A Pair drink

That's a lotta beer lady.

We were on our way to the car when we found this patio...so we had to order drinks.

Me and some booze.

Pimm's!

Boobs.

Those are some manly men.

Can you spot the nerds?

They really do love each other.

Hash House A Go Go eggs benedict w/ red pepper hollandaise.  YUM.

Grapefruit Mimosa

Best photo bomb ever.

It's a requirement if you visit us, we make you sit on our patio with wine and fire.

Ceremony Details

The first time we saw our ceremony site we knew we'd barely need any decorations.

Just a few party poms, the girl's bright yellow dresses, and our bouquets was all it took.

It turned out simple, pretty, and a little modern.

Just like me right?

The ceremony location, cobblestone patio surrounded by flowers and trees.  Love.

Our In Memory of Table

My bouquet. This picture doesn't nearly do it justice.

Bridesmaid's bouquets

Mom flower rings instead of corsages

Our poms

The Ceremony

After getting ready, taking 1,000 pictures, getting stressed out by taking pictures, seeing Mike for the first time, watching my parents be awesome seeing each other for the first time in years, and seeing a friend wearing a beer backpack, it was time to relax.

We had a little break of time in between picture taking and our ceremony which turned out to be a God-send.

We drank some champagne, danced, and kicked off our shoes.

After this, I felt the most relaxed I had all day and was ready to get married!

Our ceremony was officiated by one of our best friends, John.

He's someone I love like a brother, whose approval I constantly seek, and who I look at as an example of a man and husband.

He didn't tell us a word of what would be said at our ceremony.

All we knew was that he gave us a survey beforehand asking questions such as our favorite memories and nicknames for each other.

And from that and his experience and thoughts came a beautiful ceremony.

I posted it on here before and I still read it over and over.

I still can't believe I cried.

I'm no crier.

But he got me.

I could go on all day about our ceremony, it was the best part of the day and while I barely remember our reception, our ceremony is definitely an ingrained memory.

Instead of rambling, I'll just list some of my favorite moments from our ceremony:

The sweet look on my dad's face in all the pictures.

Getting to the end of the aisle and picking a bug off John's face in front of everyone.

Mike taking my hand when I started to cry; one of the top 5 most romantic moments in my life.

John whispering a line to us that no one else could hear.

John officiating using his iPad, I hadn't seen that done before and it was so him.

John mentioning my sister in the ceremony because he knows how important she is in my life.

Not being able to get Mike's ring on because his knuckle is so huge.

Walking back down the aisle to Bruno Mars and hearing my cousin Jason yell, "It's Bruno Mars!"

The end of the aisle dip and kiss.

Us walking away and not knowing where we were going and having to turn around in front of everyone.

What a happy moment in my life, what a lucky girl I am.

Dancing the stress away.

The girls & I right before walking down the aisle

My dad & I right before the ceremony

The boys on their way up the aisle led by John.

Vanessa 

Kristin

Laura

My dad and I

The beginning of the ceremony

Weepy bride

My mom looked beautiful.

Dad and Monica looking lovely

Trying to get the damn ring on.

The Big Kiss

What We Wore - Wedding Edition

I'm one of only two brides I know whose groom may have cared more about what they were wearing than I did.

We're lucky though because both of our grooms looked amazing.

I love everything I wore on my wedding day.

I just wish I had done one last fitting so the top fit better.

I'm probably the only one staring at the fit in every picture though.

Except now you're going to.

Forget I said that.

Dress:  Melissa Sweet, Paris

I didn't buy it in Paris, the dress is named Paris.

How fancy would that have been?!

I love it because it's kind of weird (giant boob flower) and the back is fluffy and gorgeous. 

And it was super comfy.

And no wedding boob...that was Mike's only dress rule. 

He's a prude.

Hair Piece:  Etsy, Amie Noel Designs

I kept it and plan to attach it to a plain cardigan.  

I'm not a veil kind of girl so this was perfect for me.

Garter:  Mamie + James (gift, love you Candra!)

I want to put this in a shadow box on my wall.  

Is that weird?

Suit:  Macy's

Shirt:  Proper Cloth

You can actually buy this very shirt in Mike's proportions on Proper Cloth and Mike gets credit for it.

Know anyone that skinny?

Me neither.

Tie and Pocket Square:  Etsy, Tux & Tulle

My Shoes:  Zappos

Mike's Socks:  Express

Awkward Foot Positions:  My idea

Pasty Complexion:  From my dad

My favorite picture from the day and it shows perfectly the beautiful back of my dress, Mike's socks and my caboose.

Mike said nothing about wedding caboose.

Getting Ready

 I went to a beautiful wedding recently.

It was eclectic and relaxed and perfect.

I loved it.

Going to or looking at weddings always  makes me think of my own.

I can't believe it has already been six months.

(For our six month anniversary, I got Mike a book that I later found out he's been reading on the crapper. Good sign or bad sign?)

I started going back through my own wedding pictures and remembering moments from the day.

I decided to take an idea from a blog I love Twenty-Something and show more details from the different parts of my big day.

The first one is getting ready.

We had so much fun hanging out at the beautiful on-site spa, getting ready, taking silly pictures, and of course enjoying some champagne.

I look like a hobo, but whatevs, I was comfy!

My hair and makeup inspiration.  That I changed my mind about a week before the wedding.  Like you do.

Vanessa took like 20 minutes to get ready.  She's amazing.

The girls pre-glam having some champagne

K-Furg getting perty.

The schedule!

No makeup yet...I tucked that curly hair in ASAP.

Getting poofed.

Kristin's curly loveliness.

The gorgeous spa.

Getting zipped in by my mom and sister.

Kristin putting on my something borrowed, a pearl necklace that Mike's late father gave to her for their wedding.

Mike getting ready in our room.  So handsome!

This is how boys get ready. Brush hair, put on suit, drink.

What I Wore To Work Today

Happy Tuesday!

Full disclosure, I just typed Happy Friday and had to delete Friday and type Tuesday.

It made me sad.

I'm ready for this week to be over.

This is what I wore to work today.

Top:  Forever 21

Shoes:  Nine West Outlet

Necklace: gifted, thrift shop

Skirt:  Gap Outlet

Belt:  Banana Republic Outlet

My favorite part of this outfit is the fact that the skirt is entirely too big for me.

This is how it actually fits:

This is how I wore it belted and high waisted:

I felt very innovative.

Also, I should probably just buy clothes that fit.