pretty little things

flashback

...a couple of my favorite shots from our wedding...

the mister's got a sneaky side glance going on

i'm pretty sure he's sick of all the posing

and ready to move on to cocktail hour

...which we missed by the way...

but we have some lovely images to show for it.

♥

sunset in the pasture

all images by emily merrill

♡

sparkles and sprigs

these shots were taken in the bridal suite before the ceremony

i worked with emily merill (see her wedding site here)

she was SO amazing to work with, the perfect energy amidst all the hubbub

she captured our day so perfectly, thank heavens!

it all went by so fast, i barely remember it

xo

horsing around

hooray i got the images back from the photographer.

i will share some of my favorites next week.

♥

place cards

i made flagged hearts as place cards for the guests at the wedding

i used heart shaped notecards from papersource

and cut flags from an ordinary manilla folder

i started by cutting a long wavy line along the length of the folder.

snipped the flags to length and notched out the ends.

i wrote the names with a superfine sharpie 

and used a glue stick to attach em.

xx

Aries and Knight Train

pat and i took some shots with these 2 beautiful horses

Aries and Knight Train ... they belong to my step mom sandy

and are 2 of five that currently live in the stables

...it was so much fun to have them as part of the wedding...

♡

sandy wrote up some information on them.

i thought i would be fun to share a little bit about their personalities :)

 

ARIES:

Aries is a buckskin Quarter Horse mare.  21 years old with energy to spare. 

She is the alpha mare in the group and has enormous heart and soul. 

She has a depth and understanding that is hard to explain

and is emotionally attached to her herd.  She loves to be photographed

and is the undisputable queen of the barn. 

She is ridden Western and English and has been in the family for 12 years.

 

KNIGHT TRAIN

KT, as he is fondly called, is a double registered Rocky Mountain and

Kentucky Mountain horse. He is large at 16 hands and recently turned 11. 

KT is the best "ride" of all the horses.  He is calm but exciting on the trail

and is part of an intelligent breed of horse.  He is without a doubt "in charge"

when all the horses are turned out together.  They acknowledge his leadership

and dominance and it is usually enforced by the flick of his ear. 

He is truly the "gentle leader".   He has been in our family for 8-1/2 years.

i made some floral garlands for them and they turned out gorgeous.

i will tell you more about em when i get the professional shots

back from the photographer....they looked stunning!

it was so special to have them as part of our day.

they were SO SO well behaved during photos.

i think they could feel the love :)

head table

 

setting up

setting sun

after dark

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hand in hand

...alongside the pasture...

our eyes were half closed in this one so i had to crop it,

but i still think it's beautiful

and i know there are plenty more where this came from.

i just have to be patient :)

me and sis

my sister aimee and me at dinner. 

you can see one of my heart shaped place cards in the corner.

they turned out super cute.

mister and missus

we were married in the pasture with a rose petal scattered aisle and

we had the most darling officiant. check out her cowboy boots :) love it!

anyways, a few people have asked about seeing photos.

so far, i only have a couple snapped by guests on their phone,

but i hope to have the professional images in the next couple of weeks.

here is one that a dear friend took as we walked out to cat stevens.

unfortunately since i was confined to my bridal suite after everything was set up

i was unable to shoot any of my own...so i am anxiously awaiting photos too:)

hopefully we can see more soon!

dancing with dad

i suppose it makes sense to finish out the day with another song.

my dad and i danced to this one.

i noticed a bunch of people singing along from their seats.

dad was also singing his own (slightly out of tune) rendition

i remember he would play this kind of stuff on

the guitar for us when we were growing up

it was tricky to dance to, but i loved it.

i think he did too.

if you want to sing out (recession)

...we walked out to cat stevens...

i had "if you want to sing out sing out" engraved on an ipod i gave to pat

years ago and he said this song always reminds him of me :)

plus we love love love harold and maude

they blasted it for the recession.

such a sweet note to begin our marriage on.

storybook love (procession)

perhaps i should have started at the beginning:)

this was our procession song and it worked out perfectly.

we had 3 sets of parents and 3 bridesmaids.

their walk time was about 1 minute and then

my dad and i walked for about a minute.

it's an acoustic version of the theme song from

The Princess Bride

so so pretty!

♡

over the rainbow (first dance)

as you might know, pat and i got engaged in maui.

they showed a bio of IZ on the plane ride

i was wracking my brain for the perfect song to share our first dance.

...when i remembered his most lovely rendition of over the rainbow...

we were introduced as Mr and Mrs and entered the reception

under the rainbow of ribbons, enjoyed dinner and a few toasts

and swayed to this gorgeous version of over the rainbow.

i have to say it was slightly awkward being gawked at by 100 of our

closest friends and family while we turned in circles on the dance floor,

but it is a moment we will never forget.

under the rainbow and over the moon

the wedding was nothing short of spectacular.

it's going to take me awhile to wrap my brain around all of it's fabulousness.

i can honestly say it was the best night of my life!

i snapped these pics during set up. i must have tied ribbons for 4 hours

but it was worth it!

i'll share some more images as i get my mits on them.

thank you for all of your congratulations and well wishes.

after a very trying couple months leading up to the big day,

i have to say that everything was absolute perfection.

more than i could have ever dreamed!

xo