a mid-summer's day wedding

In celebration of my anniversary week I am also sharing some of the cute details that made our wedding "us".

My wonderful mother-in-law Debbie made these beautiful heart shaped cookies as gifts for the guests.  There were also bride cookies, complete with a pearl necklace. 

Our centerpieces were assorted bright pink flowers in vases with cut limes. 

The cake was nothing short of amazing, this was also made by my mother-in-law. She is so talented and I am so lucky she is teaching me all her tricks. Including this one: the cake was fake. Well most of it anyways. She used styrofoam for the middle layers. You can ice the "fake cake" weeks in advance and serve sheet cake - no one will know the difference. We did use real cake on the bottom so we had something to cut into. 

We had to include some Disney details, considering we got engaged at Disneyland. We decided to name each of the tables instead of using the traditional numbers. We had names like "The Magic Kingdom", "AdventureLand", "FantasyLand", and "ToonTown". This was our way to personalize the day, without committing to an actual theme. 

My hair was pulled back in a soft updo and adorned with an orchid. 

The bridesmaids' bouquets were bright pink with green flower accents. I didn't know much about flowers back then (and still don't), but I knew the color scheme I wanted. I let our florists (who were also friends) just run with it and I could not have been happier. 

I hope you enjoyed some of the details of my wedding. Thanks for stopping by!

{all photos were taken by Flux Photography}

Four Years Ago Today...

I was a blushing bride.

And blushing I was indeed. I'm not one for being the center of attention. I would much rather be making a fuss about someone else. Truth be told, I was nervous to be the focus of an entire day. Weeks before my wedding just the thought of hundreds of eyes staring at my every move made my stomach tie itself in knots.

But the amazing thing was, all of those nerves disappeared about a week before the big day. God transformed me into a completely peace-filled woman. It was like my heart beat slowed just enough for me to take deep breaths in and out, soaking up every moment of those last days of being a "fiancee", all in preparation for my biggest role to date - wife.

In celebration of my four year anniversary, I thought I'd share some photos of our day. If you haven't noticed, I don't post photos of myself very often. Well, this will make up for that.


We chose a warm hot summer day to exchange vows in front of family and friends and officially begin our lives together. Our ceremony was in a garden area of a golf course. It was surrounded by hedges and tall trees - it felt so private.

I love gazebos and loved the natural wood look of this one. 

We were so blessed to have our closest friends and family stand by our side that day, supporting us every step of the way then... and now.

We were a very lively, goofy bunch.

We had amazingly talented photographers (who are also friends) that made us feel like we belonged in a magazine shoot. 

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This last picture basically sums of our relationship. 

laughing. 

always laughing. 

Love, here's to countless more years of laughter.

{all photos in this post were taken by the talented team of Flux Photography}