C & L's Wedding Slideshow and a few details

I know that I have mentioned my husband a lot in my blog, but I have never really discussed my wedding at all. I am a newlywed-54 days today to be exact, and so far it's been wonderful. It's not easy, but I really love being married. It always helps when you have a great hubby though. :)

Like I've said in past posts, I kind of fell into blogging by using Google and inputting words that I thought were key in planning my wedding, like, elegant, preppy and posh. And from there I have come across blogs that I love to read pretty much every work day-shh, don't tell my boss. :) So, since a lot of my favorite blogs have been posting their wedding pictures (that are all gorgeous) I thought that I would do the same. Now, I was a little nervous about putting my picture up, but the pictures are on my photographers website too, so too late!! :)

I have to brag a minute about my fantastic photographer, Laura Stone. She is not your run of the mill photographer. She is such a wonderful person, and being in PR, I really love working with people who truly deserves my business, and there is no doubt that she does. It was such a relief to find a photographer that I could trust to capture the images that I wanted. It was one less thing that I needed to worry about on my wedding day! I just adore her.

I asked my hubby randomly after we first got engaged if he wanted to wear a kilt (half kidding, half serious) and he said yes! So we went for it. Down to every last detail-but don't worry he DID have something on under his kilt. (I know phew, I wouldn't want to see those pictures either) Since my hubby and all of the groomsmen were wearing kilts, I did everything else really simple, which really is my taste anyway. Bridesmaids in classic black, carrying variating shapes and sizes of ivory and blush colored roses. The ribbon was black watch to match the groom and grooms men's kilts. Same went for all of the flower arrangements-ivory hydrangeas, roses and stock. My pew markers where thistles (the flower of Scotland) and a white roses with Black Watch ribbon. Oh, I loved it all.

So below is my slide show of our wedding day. Laura took a ton of traditional pictures as well, but these images are meant to tell the story of our big day. And I definitely think that we accomplished that.

http://www.artstarphotography.com/Slideshows/Laura_Chip/index.html

And for more information on Laura Stone visit her website at www.artstarphotography.com

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week. Phew, that was a lot of blabbing. If you made it to the end of this post, Grey's tonight, I can't wait! Take care, LSL

Wanted: Birthday Present Suggestions for my Mum

Tomorrow is my Mum's birthday, and I can't decide what to get her! She loves Talbots, but I have given her a gift card there for years now! Anyone have any suggestions? My Mum is the woman who things that that has everything. After opening every gift, she says, "Oh, I love this bowl, you shouldn't have done that, I already have hundreds of bowls!" Just an example.

A little background, my Mum is a teacher, social butterfly, great wife and mother.....but I still haven't found anything. I'd love some ideas from you all! Thank you!

If I had a Million Dollars

Last week, my hubby and I watched a T.V. special on TLC profiling 4 different families around the U.S. that have won the lottery and how they spent their winnings. This got me thinking; why couldn't that be us? So on a whim, I stopped by the gas station on my way home last night to pick up our tickets. I completely overanalyzed, of course. It took me almost 10 minutes to chose my numbers, much to the annoyance of the guys behind the counter. In return, I promised that if I won, I would buy them anything (within reason) that they wanted. I figured it was good karma, and they deserved it! I passed them my credit card, and AFTER I had taken all of that time to pick my numbers, they only accept cash! But the sweet guys behind the counter donated their 2 dollars to pay for my lottery ticket. They said that they really believed that I would buy them a car if I won. I sure had them fooled! Kidding, of course.

After dinner my hubby and I took our dogs for a walk around the neighborhood. It was such a beautiful night in Georgia! And of course, our conversation turned into, "If I won the lottery, I would......" I was so impressed with my hubby, he said that if we won the lottery he would open a fund in each of our neices and nephews names. Then he wanted to buy my parents a retirement house in the mountains. So sweet. There are a few things that I would want to get, like a new car, nice purse (that's an investment, :) and a bigger house, but overall, I wouldn't really change my lifestyle too much. However, it would give me the freedom to do the things that have always wanted to do: travel, volunteer and give back to my family and friends.

Beware-this post contains A LOT of cheese....

Blogging is a new thing for me. And I have so enjoyed the time that I have spent the past few months becoming acquainted with my computer for more than just work. Blogging has given me the opportunity to reflect on what's been important to me, and finding great people that have similar interests! I have been so blessed to have a great family and friends, but sometimes its nice to have an outlet for the girly things-like my wedding, clothes and such. Just wanted to get that off of my chest and to say thanks to all of the inspirational bloggers out there!

Tonight, my hubby and I are going out for dinner with one of my closest girlfriends and her hubby. We have been girlfriends since the 6th grade, and T is one of those people that you feel like a better person having had her in your life. Growing up, T has always been a larger than life type person, with the most amazing confidence. She always had the most fantastic wardrobe and accessories, all of the girls at school were jealous of her. Now, that's definitely not why I have been friends with her for all of these years (it didn't hurt of course, haha). We always had great friendship chemistry-I could learn from her, and she could learn from me. Being the Sex and the City addicts that we were and still are, we always joked in college that we were the real life Carrie and Charlotte.

Life with T in it has been so exciting, and it's definitely heightened now that she is 2 weeks away from having a baby girl! I can't wait to meet her. It feels like just yesterday we were making up dances, having sleep overs, and now we're married and having babies? It's amazing how quickly time passes. But the great thing is, some things never change. As long as T's in my life, I know it will always be fun.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, and stays warm!

An Almost Denim Debacle

My sweet hubby bought me a pair of jeans yesterday. I worked at the GAP for nearly 4 years, so I have more pairs of Long and Leans than I know what to do with, but it's always really nice to have a few new pairs of jeans. One of my girlfriends swears by her sevens, and she looks amazing in them, so I have always wanted to give them a try. While shopping for sunglasses over the weekend, I tried on those jeans for almost an hour. And none of them would fit over my hips! It was pretty heartbreaking.....those sevens are tight! Oh, and are they long! I was breaking a sweat getting into those. I was getting quietly and pathetically emotional in the dressing room, when my hubby threw a few pairs over the top to me. And they fit!!!! It was quite a relief. And again, after working at the GAP for so long and getting such a great discount, it's really hard to pay full price for denim. But my hubby told me I was worth it, and got them for me as a gift. The color is just what I wanted. They are the Bootcut in the London wash.

Does anyone have any favorite brands or stores that they would recommend getting jeans ? I'd love to have a variety of different pairs, and it would be very nice to have a narrowed down list of where to go. And thanks to everyone for their posts recently, I loved reading them. :)

I can see!

For years I have been sporting cheap quality sunglasses that I pick up at either Walmart or a gas station for many reasons. First and foremost because, well I'm too cheap to spend over 30 bucks on them, and second because I could never find the right shape, size, frame, color, etc. Just thinking about all of my options made me stressed out. I truly knew nothing about sunglasses. So after nearly crashing my beloved Jetta into another car yesterday after staring directly into the sun, I knew it was time to take the plunge. After a few stops in the jean, shoe and of course bridal department in Macy's to check out my china :), my hubby and I made our way to find my perfect pair of sunglasses. That poor, poor sales associate. He had no idea what he was getting into. I must have tried on EVERY PAIR that they had in stock. After each pair, I said something along the lines of, "Is this too Kirsten Dunst?" "Do I look like an Olsen twin?" or "I don't think I'm a Top Gun type of gal..." And then I found a pair. They're comfortable, polarized (which still really means nothing to me, but my hubby the outdoorsman says that's a very good thing) and tortouise shell which was one of the things that I knew I wanted. They're made by Maui Jim in the Lagoon style. Now onto finding the perfect pair of jeans......

Mrs. LSL's Cookbook

Being a newly wed, I am still adjusting to making dinner for my hubby every night. I always sit back and wonder, what did I do before? While I was in college, I had 2 roommates so we would make dinner together most of the week or go out for a girls dinner. But now, in the "real world" as everyone keeps referring to it, we don't have the time or the money to go out to dinner as much as I used to. I have been looking everywhere for a great recipe book to hold all of the recipes that I come across and I haven't found anything that I really like. So, I have decided that instead of hanging them on my fridge with a magnet, I am going to create my recipe book! It's going to start out looking really amateur using a plain white binder and dividers, but I'll get fancy eventually. I am dividing them up into sections: 1. Dinner 2. Side Dishes 3. Desserts 4. Party Dishes And.....I can't decide on a 5th divider. Any suggestions??? Or any recipes that anyone can suggest?