My brother is getting married soon. In just one month and two weeks, he will be standing at the front of a church in a grey suit awaiting his beautiful bride. I couldn't be happier for him and his wedding day. He honestly chose such a wonderful woman to claim as his wife. I am going on three years of marriage. I've seen the ups and the downs. As my brother prepares for one of the biggest days of his life, I wanted to write him this letter. Before Your Wedding Day: A Letter to My Brother To my little brother, Logan, I am really surprised how quickly this special day of yours is approaching. Continue Reading
Questions for Couples: The Best Gift for Couples
My brother and his fiancé are getting married in just a couple months, and my youngest cousin just recently got engaged. Wedding bells are ringing in our family! I recently went home to visit my family, and I couldn't wait to see my youngest cousin to hear all the details of her proposal, see her ring in person, and give her a little gift. As soon as I found out Morgan was engaged, I bought her a greeting card and bridal magazine. Who doesn't love to look at all those wedding dresses? There was something else, though, that I really wanted to give her. A Book Full of Questions for Continue Reading
Wedding Vow Art
My husband and I wrote our own vows for our wedding. It was something I really wanted to do, and I think we are both so glad that we did it. I love that they were written from the heart and very personal. We wrote our vows separately and didn't hear each other's until our wedding ceremony. It made it even more special! After our wedding, I knew I wanted to create something with our wedding vows to display in our home. I wanted to be reminded of those vows often. I also loved our wedding photos. We had a great photographer, and I figured I could display our wedding vows using our wedding Continue Reading
Purple and Grey Bridal Shower Ideas
Like I told you last week, I got to plan and host my first bridal shower a couple weeks ago. It was really fun deciding how I wanted to decorate. I went with a purple and grey bridal shower theme -- the bride's favorite color is purple. And so is mine! I loved how it turned out. This post contains affiliate links. View my disclosure policy here. We did a Bridal Brunch complete with breakfast foods! Our menu consisted of sausage links, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, fruit kabobs with dip, hash brown casserole, chicken salad sandwiches, cheese cubes, and muffins. We also had Continue Reading
Three Fun Bridal Shower Games
I recently hosted a bridal shower for a beautiful woman who I have been friends with since second grade. I'm honored to get to be her matron of honor, and I was really excited to plan her shower. I will be posting about the details of the party in the next couple weeks. For now, though, I wanted to share about the games we played. These were three games that were easy to plan and get materials for. Everyone seemed to really enjoy them, and I love that they were all about the bride and her groom. Game #1 How Well Do You Know the Bride? Each guest received a piece a paper with 10 Continue Reading
The Ultimate List of Country Wedding Songs
Our wedding was almost two years ago. Since then, we've been to several weddings and danced at several receptions. We've heard a lot of wedding music, and often times I find myself thinking, "We should have played this at our wedding!" I loved our wedding and our reception. One of the things I would change, though, is adding more awesome music to the list I gave our DJ to play. With all the planning that goes into a wedding, sometimes you just might forget a really good song! To help those who are in the midst of the busy, fun, and sometimes stressful stage of planning the day they will Continue Reading
Wedding Gift Ideas
Are the save-the-dates hanging on your refrigerator? Have the invitations been coming in the mail? Wedding season is just around the corner, which means it may be time for you to send in your RSVP and buy your wedding gift. I love getting couples a great wedding gift. It's so fun shopping for cute things to give them as they start this marriage journey. I think gifts are becoming a top love language for me! Or maybe I just love shopping, who knows! Here are some great wedding gift ideas for all those lovely bride and groom couples. Gift Ideas for the Bride & Groom 1. Continue Reading
Bachelorette Party Ideas
I always meant to write a post sharing about my bachelorette party, but I just never got around to it for some reason. Now, eight months later I'm finally going to tell you all about it! My maid of honor Aubrey planned my bachelorette party, and I had a fantastic time. She decorated, made food, planned games, bought gifts, and even made something very special for me with the help of my friends. The best part about my party was it didn't include anyone getting drunk. I really wanted to celebrate my singleness in a clean, fun way. No bars, no clubs, no dirty decorations -- that's just not Continue Reading
Bride & Groom Gifts (For Each Other)
Recently, it has become popular for the bride and groom to get each other gifts on their wedding day. Some like this idea and others don't bother. Travis and I wanted to get in on this tradition. (Or maybe it was just me! Is it so bad that I love presents?) Gifts from the Bride & Groom to Each Other I have been working on Travis' gift for a long time. For years. Since before I even knew Travis. And it cost me probably $10. Who said a romantic gift has to be expensive? So let me explain. When I was in high school, I bought a journal, and I began writing in that journal to my future Continue Reading
The Best Part of My Wedding
There was one main part of my wedding that made it so special and so beautiful -- and no, I'm not talking about the white dress. My Wedding: How We Included Prayer One of the things I loved most about my wedding was how it was wrapped in prayer. Including God in our wedding planning, wedding day, and marriage was so important to me. I loved how so many people helped me include Him. Before we began decorating the day before the wedding, everyone came together to pray in a circle. We prayed for the day to go smoothly, the next day to go smoothly, and for our marriage to be blessed. Continue Reading
Our Wedding Photos
I know I've shared so much about our wedding already, but I wanted to share with you some of our all-time favorite photos. Our photographer did a fantastic job. We both love these photos so much! Wedding Photos Which was your favorite? *All photos were taken by Jaclyn Day Photography. Continue Reading
Our Engagement Photos
Even though this is a few months old, I wanted to post a blog with some of our favorite engagement photos. I've shared my sorrows in this blog, but here is a post where I share lots of joy and love. (And not much text!) *All of these photos were taken by Jaclyn Day Photography. Engagement Photos Because of OPSEC, I'm not posting the photos we took with Travis in his uniform. But, I had to include our favorite one so I just blurred out our last name. Continue Reading