Wedding Guest Book

Summertime = weddings and weddings = decisions...a lot of them.  Here is a fun idea for a different kind of guest book for any type of wedding.  I am incredibly indecisive in every area of my life and it took my forever to commit to this idea for our wedding book, but I am so happy we did.  It has made a perfect addition to our living room wall too!

I ordered this letter from UncleJohnsCabin on Etsy.  It is very well made and looks great in person...lots of paint colors to choose from too!

  

Friday Crush: Pillows

My last birthday present from Hubs finally arrived...so surprised and totally worth the wait! AND it matches!!

I REALLY need to get a better camera...the colors are so much prettier in real life...oh well.

You can get the same one here at Pottery Barn.

Pretty Planners

It's Teacher Appreciation Week and y'all, teachers need some love!  

May Designs is my obsession this week.  They make fabulous completely customizable planners and note cards.  You can customize what it looks like on the outside AND what type of pages you want on the inside.  There are so many patterns and colors to choose from and they're all amazing.  They even have "bump diaries" for all the expectant mommies out there!  The only reason I haven't ordered one yet is because I simply cannot make up my mind on which pattern I want.  

I am one of those people who like to physically write down everything.  I hate my iPhone calendar...it's little and not colorful or pretty.  I am a list maker, to the max.  And my favorite part about having a pretty planner to write in, is color coding everything in my calendar.  Totally normal, I know.

These are a fun, cute, personal gift for anyone (especially teachers!) on any occasion.  And just maybe someone will surprise me with a gift card to get one!

This is an example I made on the May Designs website.

Photo Books

Ok, most people know that I am obsessed with pictures.  I am obsessed with making memories and capturing them.  Pictures are simply the best. thing. ever.

My problem is the amount of pictures I take...A LOT.  Which makes it nearly impossible to decide which ones to get printed.  Oh, then frame and display them?  Please.  The anxiety.  I can't even think about it.  And this happens after a 3 hour dinner with friends.  Can you imagine me going through almost 1,000 wedding pictures trying to decide which ones should go on display?!  Insanity.  

Solution: Photo Books!  A way to display every amazing moment without having to put a picture frame on every surface of your house.  I did mine on Shutterfly, which is where I do all of my photo related stuff.  I love the quality and selection they have on everything!  So, armed with a Christmas gift card and a 50% off promotion they had going on, I finally sat down to make a wedding photo book.  

After a grueling week of decision after decision...seriously, why are there 812 different colors/patterns for a page background??...my photo book arrived last week!  IT IS STUNNING.  I love it!  

Everyone should make a photo book!  You can completely customize your own or they can generate one for you using all of your pictures.  However, if you go the custom route and you're like me (an anal perfectionist) it can be quite time consuming, but definitely worth it!   I mean, who doesn't love showing their pictures to everyone that walks in the door all of their friends & family!