Ready for her Groom.

{Please note that photos are property of Mike D}

In keeping with my Thankfulness series, I thought I would continue sharing the wedding

photos from England as I didn't actually get as far as the day D&Z committed their lives to one another.

There were so many things to be Thankful of as I watched my little sister get ready to leave and join her groom.

Thankful//for being chosen to be my Sister's Maid of Honor.

Thankful//for D's unconditional love for my sister.

Thankful//for their commitment to each other and the demonstration that is of the love of Christ.

Thankful//that they will be able to experience the blessing of marriage.

Thankful//for her beautiful sisters-in-law to spend the day with.

My highlight of the morning was seeing Z open a letter and gift from D which he sent over to the house. What a precious moment to be able to witness. The love they have for each other is so sweet. She opened the bracelet and we found a way to turn it into an anklet for her to wear discreetly for the rest of the day.

Thankful//for a guy able to be silly with my sister and wear Batman cuff links with his Tux.

Thankful//for silly girly movies to keep the mood light while getting ready.

"So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. 

But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

The man said, 

"This is now bone of my bones 

and flesh of my flesh; 

she shall be called 'woman, ' 

for she was taken out of man."

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." 

{Genesis 2:20-24}

Much Love,

L

Details of the Bridal Shower.

Over the next few days, I thought I would share with you guys what had me so busy these past two weeks.

Remember the Bridal Shower ideas I shared here.

Well here is how they turned out...... 

I didn't have my nice camera with me during the shower as I was busy organizing things, but here are some pictures to give you an idea of the decorations. 

The first shows the pompoms made out of tissue paper, my amazing mom helped me with these.

I think they look amazing and are pretty easy. Definitely want to use these again if I plan another party. 

I didn't get a picture of the cupcake style lights, they did work although we had to tape them all together to get them to stay on the lights.

This was a fun game we played where the guests had to guess whether the happy couple were dating, engaged or just met in the pictures.

It was quite a hard game, I will admit.

Of course we did the toilet paper brides. 

Don't they look lovely? 

So many of the ladies brought such wonderful advice to share with my sister about marriage.

I was so thankful for such a wonderful group of ladies who were then willing to pray over my sister as she prepared for her upcoming marriage.

She has married into such a godly family full of wonderful women, her sister-in-laws are the sweetest ladies.

Praying that they are having a wonderful start to married life as they return from their honeymoon today.

What advice would you give a soon-to-be Bride?

Much Love,

L

Bridal Shower Planning & Tutorial.

My sister is the first person I have ever been Maid of Honor for.

So I am totally loving these few weeks before heading across the Atlantic 

mainly because I have been able to plan her Bridal Shower.
Here are some ideas so far:
(I know she doesn't read my blog....if you do happen to be on here sister STOP READING)

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I went to party city and picked up some cupcake holders like these so that we can make a garland of flowers with fairy lights.
(Totally appropriate for indoor or outdoor depending on the weather, its England after all!)

And these pompoms will be in pink & silver.

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I picked up some other fun things like a sash for her to wear and a Banner.
(I debated making a bunting but decided there were enough things to DIY)
I'm super excited to see all these things made up once we get there.
I will totally try and take some pictures of the finished product for you guys.



I also wanted to share a tutorial for the craft we will be doing together at the shower.



My sister has lately been into crafts so my mom & I decided we would add that as an activity to do as there won't be any gift opening. 
(partially because bringing gifts to a shower in England is not a tradition there and also cause they are moving to the States so we are asking everyone to have them shipped instead)



So.......

{I apologize for the bad lighting, this is due to the fact that our humble abode is currently a basement}


Materials Needed:
~ 2 earring pieces ~
~ 6 jump rings (I used 4mm) ~
~ 6 head pins (I used different lengths from a variety pack) ~
~ 1 larger pearl bead & 2 smaller ~
~ Jewellery making tool (I used A's Leatherman, but flat pliers would work) ~

Start by making a chain with your 3 jump rings (for one earring) and connect them to your earring piece using your tool.

Place the larger pearl bead on a long headpin and using the tool, bend it back to form a loop which ends back at the pearl.
(You may also want to loop the headpin through the last jump ring in the chain you made in the previous step, before you close it completely) 

Repeat the same process with the two smaller pearls, attaching them both to the first jump ring in your chain instead of the last. 

And repeat the entire process to make your second earring. 

And there you have a simple craft and a beautiful pair of drop pearl earrings.

Of course you can totally personalise these by adding more pearls to different jump rings 

and using different sized beads. And even make them longer by making a longer chain of rings.

Oh and just fyi, I bought all the supplies for $15 from Michaels (not the Leatherman though).

Happy Crafting!!

And if anyone tries to make these, I totally want to see your creation.

Much Love,

L

'Two Hearts In Love' Thursdays. [Color Palette: Blue & Orange]

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Hey beautiful ladies,  I assume no guys read these posts (But hey to you if you do).

So I took a week off last week from the wedding planning series, hope no-one minded too much.

I have been trying to be consistent in these posts just in case anyone is finding them really helpful.

I hope that is the case.

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Its been a few weeks since I did a color palette, so I thought I would use today to add another one.

These are two colors I would have never put together, but they are simply stunning!! 

I love hearing what colors people have chosen when they are planning a wedding.

Its almost wedding season (summer) for us....we have at least four we are attending this year. We are going to have to miss out on several as they dont fit with travel plans. 

A&I are also going to be in the wedding party of one this summer too.

My beautiful sister is getting married.....not till Sept though =)

So anyway.....

hope you find inspiration in the pins.

Even if these aren't your colors, remember ideas are totally transferrable to other colors.

Much Love,

L

P.S. Great Tip: Make sure you get a swatch of the exact shade you are using (maybe from somewhere like David's Bridal) and match everything to the exact shade, or you might end up with a lot of different shades.

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'Two Hearts In Love' Thursdays. [Grey & Red]

When planning a wedding one of the first decisions you will probably make is your wedding colors.

They may depend on what season you are planning on getting married in, especially if you are limited by the color of flowers you want or if you want seasonal colors.

This is a big decision.  Especially if it will dictate many decisions.

Check out a bunch of color combinations & even try those which you aren't sure go together.

I'm sure you will find colors which you love.

I didn't think too much about our colors, I went with pink as noone else married recently had used that color. I also read a scene in a favorite book of mine of a description of a wedding and fell in love with it. You may find inspiration in the strangest place.

Without further babbling...I decided to stop every few weeks and show a color palette for ideas.

This week is:

Grey & Red

Loving these two colors together.

Not sure? How about these to pursuade you.

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Of course, it helps to use photos of inspiration and see the colors you want to use. Any idea can be converted into different colors. 

So hopefully there's something in these inspirations for everyone. 

Even if you are not using grey&red.

Anyone used these combinations or plan to? What do you guys think of colored wedding dresses? 

I'm personally not a fan when they aren't white =)

Much Love,

L