What I read in 2013

As you (may or may not) know, one of the things on my 30 before 30 list is to make a list of (at least) 30 books, and read them. I really didn't think this was a very easy task for me, and I didn't believe in myself enough to get it done. I hadn't read in YEARS, truly, and with Fern and online classes I just thought- no way.. totally unattainable.
However, I really made it a priority, and (with a little help from audio books) I'm so ecstatic to share with you, the list of books I've gone through this past year since making my list:

(all photos are mine unless otherwise stated at the bottom of this post)

1.Wildwood by Colin Meloy
2. Under Wildwood by Colin Meloy
These books are wonderful children's novels written by my main man himself, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists. His awesome wife, Carson Ellis does all of the incredible illustrations. You may have seen her work before in some of Lemony Snicket's books. 

3. The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Steadman
One of my favorite books I've read this year. I mean, do NOT read this book without a box of tissues in hand, but seriously. wow. I love a book that makes you question what you think you believe. This book will rip your heart out. I love it. 

4. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
One of the most beautifully written books I've ever read. Narrated by death, the descriptions and details in the book are almost other worldly. I'm anxious to see if the movie (coming out soon) will do any justice at all to the book, or just make me really angry. 

5. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
I love Aimee Bender. I have several books on my list by her that I have yet to get to. All in all, this was a great book. One thing I just couldn't get passed, though... Chocolate Frosting on Lemon Cake! It came really close to ruining the whole book for me. I'm glad I didn't put it down when I came across the chocolate frosting, near the beginning of the book, because Aimee is such a great writer, I was able to overcome this terrible clash of flavors and read on. Sorry if chocolate frosting on lemon cake is your favorite. I'll try not to let that get in the way of our friendship. 

6. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
A bit ghostly, but not creepy. More of a mystery story. I really enjoyed reading this one. I really enjoy reading everything, though. I'm a terrible critic. 

7. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Love. love. love love love ... love love love. I hear there's a flower dictionary you can get to go along with this book. Which is on my wishlist. It made me so interested in flowers and their meanings. read this book, and read it now. 

8. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
It's no secret that Sarah is my favorite author. I've read and own all of her other books. This one was probably my least favorite of the group, but still a cute little read. Sarah can really do no wrong. I recommend ALL of her books. Go get the collection. (There's a new one coming out in February! hooray! You'll see it on the list next year.) They've all got such sweet southern characters and so much charm, with just a hint of magic. but not harry potter magic.... for like.. fantastical magic. Just read them, you'll know what I mean. 

9. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
This is the same author who wrote "The Time Travelers Wife" (LOVED IT). But this book is NOTHING like The Time Travelers Wife. I still enjoyed it, it just wasn't what I thought it would be. I was warned it would be pretty creepy, and it was.. but it was one of those books that doesn't creep you out until after you're done reading it and you're awake at night thinking about the details of the finished book you just read. Then you're like.. "gahh.. wahaaat? geeezz. omg." you know?

10. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I have never cried harder in my life than the way I cried reading this book....
Do you get what I'm telling you? 
No real life event in my entire life, has affected my emotions the way this piece of teen fiction has.
It. was. WONDERFUL. 
(again, they're making a movie of this book, that will probably ruin it for me, and that bratty girl that played in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" is playing the main character's part which I hate so much, but I read a review from John Green saying he loves her playing Hazel, so I guess I'll give it a chance, but my expectations are low.) 


So, I get that those "reviews" tell you pretty much nothing about the actual books, and only about how they made me feel... but that's surely enough to go on, right? I'm not a book critic. What do you want from me?

Have you guys read any of these? What did you think?


Photos credit (via Instagram): 
The Book Thief - @petaldew
The Language of Flowers- @katetatem
The Sugar Queen- @kristineghia
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake- @_fahh_

Hello Tillie

You guys.
I'm so excited to introduce you to my beautiful, wonderful, magnificent, friend Tillie.
You may remember Tillie from this previous post I did about Paleo.
Here's the story behind how I know this wonderful human being:
You may recall that years ago, I lived in New Zealand. Tillie the Great is from the equally great country of New Zealand. You would THINK that would be how we became friends. You're right, in a round about way- but not as obviously as you would think. Tillie didn't live in my city, but we had some of the same friends. You know the way social networking works. We knew of each other and may have met a few times, but we got close over a year after I moved back to the states, when Tillie, and her friend Rosie, were doing a drive through tour across the states. They stopped in to stay with Tristan and I, and the rest is history. Instant friends. I couldn't resist her charms. This lady is so giving, so inspiring, and has such a vision of beauty. I haven't SEEN my sweet friend since she left on her way to continue her stateside road trip, but we've kept very close ever since. I've loved keeping up with her (new since I last saw her) Paleo diet, her new love and their VERY NEW great adventure of moving to Australia together, and just the genuine joy her daily happenings bring via her blog.

You're actually, probably familiar with Tillie's design work without even knowing it. Tillie created my Moons & Junes logo, designed my wedding invitations, and also designed the "thank you" postcards we're working on to send to everybody who contributed to our wedding in one way or another.
To say the least- I really like this girl's style.

So many of you are wonderful friends I've met through this blogging community. That's the main reason I'm excited to share Tillie with you. I just know that you'll love her as much as I do, and I know that most of you are in this for the relationship building part. Let me just give you a freebee- this girl is gold. I encourage all of you to hop on over to her part of the blogging universe and drop a little hello!

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Fern's Christmas

holy. moley. 

I am SO EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS! So, This year we went with the "want/need/wear/read" theme. I like this theme because, not only does it create a variety of gifts (not just toys), but I feel like in the future she won't be so inclined to expect sooo much for Christmas. I feel like so many children have this feeling of entitlement, and Christmas is the time to get what I want. I just want her to know that we give her gifts because we love her, not because she's earned them, and also that Christmas isn't JUST for getting stuff. 

With that said, I still totally got her more than 4 things. Let's review shall we? 

Want: Biggie sweatshirt by PassiveJuiceMotel (also a "wear", but T and I really wanted it. So therefore, it qualifies as want. 

Need: Navy polka dot lunchbox by Old Navy (we're growing out of the diaper bag ::tear::)

Wear: Oasis Mocs by Faas, and mustard tribal headband by Baby Jules Boutique

Read: Lawrence: a hedgehog who wanted to fly byMaryanne Wainman illustrated by Jess Koehn , Anna Karenina: a fashion primer by Baby Lit

are you dying, right now? 

I can't wait for Christmas!! 

Snow Globe DIY: Cheap and Easy.

Dare I post two DIY's in a row? Well, if we're being real (and we always are) I am not very organized this time of year, so yeah man. We're doin it!
If you (like me) wait until the last minute to get your kids teachers gifts, or more specifically, you forget until the night before the last day of school that you need to get your kid's teachers a gift: This is the DIY for you.
quick, cheap, easy.

my favorite words.

oh, and add adorable in there too. That's a good one.

For this DIY you'll need:

-Jars with lids that screw on securely- (you can get fancy and go to Hobby Lobby to choose from their huge variety of jars (no canning lids, they'll leak.) OR. Baby food jars are the tops. Cheap, and you may have them in your house already. The jars I used were leftovers from our wedding. We have so many jars.
-Photos- You can zip down to CVS or Walgreens to print some off for super cheap, if you don't already have some you'd like to use. You can even connect to facebook to snag some off of there, or directly from your phone via their photo kiosks. The size of your photo will depend on the size of your jar. You'll need 2 photos per jar. Mine were wallet sized, and I still trimmed them a bit.
-Glitter- I used white confetti glitter, but hey, it's your snowglobe- go crazy.
-Glycerine- I read that you can also get this in any drugstore pharmacy section. Well, not at the CVS I went to, so I opted out of the glycerine. It's purpose is to make the glitter float down a little slower.
-Water- from the tap is dandy.
-Packing Tape- for waterproofing your photos.


Here's what you'll do:

1. You're going to use two photos per jar. They'll be connected in a circle. You'll just need to measure to see if you'll need to trim them a bit. You want to make sure they'll fit in your jar.

2. Using your clear packing tape, "waterproof" your photos by covering both front and back. Then Trim the sides.

3. Connect your photos (with clear [packing] tape) so that they make a ring, photo side out. (this is so no matter which way you turn your snowglobe you'll see that snazzy little photo

4. Pour glitter in jar. Just Enough to fill the bottom, plus a shake more. You don't want to over-do it.

5. Put your photo ring in the jar upside down.

6. Fill the jar halfway with water.

7. If you're using glycerine, add about a cap full

8. Fill the jar the rest of the way.

9. Close the lid tightly and shake it a few times to make sure there's no leaking.

10. turn your jar upside down, and VIOALA! your very own snowglobe!


** You may need to settle the glitter a bit, it tends to stick to the photo initially.
*** You may also want to spray paint the jar lid. I sprayed mine gold, because how could I not? This is a fancy little touch, but not totally neccesary. I also wrote Fern's name and the year on the top of the lid for keepsake purposes.


let me know if you have any questions about this DIY, I'm not very good at giving instructions. I'd be happy to explain further or add more photos if my ramblings only make sense in my own head.

Also, I'd love for you to let me know if you end up making one of these beauties! I' really wanna see!

DIY Christmas Ornaments

Every year, much like our October 1st tradition, we have a December 1st tradition. It's to go and buy one new ornament each for our Christmas tree. This year, instead of our usual shopping trip, since we're on this crazy saving budget- We're making our own ornaments.
All you need for this easy DIY is:
* clear glass (we opted for plastic) globe ornaments (you can find these almost anywhere. I bought a box of 4 at hobby lobby)
* whatever you have in your house to fill it with. (whatever you can find to fill them or wrap them in! The whole point is working with what you have as to not spend too much. We're all budget friendly here.

Here are a few special ornaments we made this year:

For these ornaments I used:

1. felt! Just scallops and scallops of felt. easy peasy. Overlapped, and tied off at the top with a sweet little bit of twine. I found these sweet little gold leaf sequins I bought months ago for another project, and snuck them in for just a fleck of gold. You know, I love my gold.

2. Dried flowers! I took some of the dried flowers from my wedding bouquet, and snipped a few. It's the perfect way to commemorate our first year as a married couple! You could add a wine cork from your wedding, lace, anything that will fit inside to make it special.

3. yarn. pretty self explanitory.

4. glitter! I'm considering buying a white paint pen to write on this one, and the last. You could write anything about the holidays. "joy", "merry & bright", "2013",  "glad tidings" are a few little phrases I'm considering. I haven't quite made my mind up yet.

woodsy baby

Hi friends, just popping by to let you in on a little exciting news! This little sweetie of a woodland mobile is in my shoppe now! Hooray! I've been teasing my IG friends with this mobile for nearly a year, saying that it was "coming to the shoppe soon". Honestly, it was never put in the shop because I didn't have photos of it until recently. well ta da! here it is!

These little trees are very fragile. Because of their fragile nature, I'm selling them ala carte. What does that mean, you ask? It means that with your order, you'll receive the trees and the strings that attach them to the base of the mobile, so that I can ship them in a padded envelope for safety. (it also costs less for you, because shipping is less this way.) However, that also means, that some assembly is required. But! it also means, you get to be creative as well! As you can see, I used an embroidery hoop for my base, you can do the same or get creative and gather some branches, some wire.. whatever you choose! The fun part for me is seeing how you choose to hang them. :)


You can get this sweet little mobile here in my shop.


(I also make the little tipi you see in the bottom photo. Currently only locally, but if you have any ideas of how to ship 6-8 ft poles cross country, please let me know! more importantly- WHAT to ship them in.)

Christmas Wishlist

Holy Moley, ya'll. Christmas is knocking at our door! My main squeeze, went Black Friday shopping with me, and bought me a kitchenaid mixer! I've been wanting.. no no, NEEDING one of these puppies for like.. 5 years. Probably longer, but I didn't even know i needed it at that point. He got me one! I've already used it. What's a girl to do?

My Christmas wishes have been completed. But is a girl ever really done shopping? So, just for funsies, I've put together a couple of boards, for my Christmas wishes, and for Fern's. This post will replace my usual "Etsy Favorites" post, I've been doing.

Follow Shayla Cornett's board Fern's Christmas Wishes on Pinterest.
Follow Shayla Cornett's board Christmas wishes on Pinterest.

You can follow all of my boards on Pinterest if you'd like. Not to brag, but I've got pretty good taste ;)

anybody else have Pinterest boards dedicated to Christmas wishes? I know you do, share them with me! I might want to snag some of your goods for my own board! ;)

Life Lately:

Hi readers! I hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I took it upon myself to just leave the blog be for the holidays and spend time with my family. Now that things are settling back down (for a couple of weeks, anyway) I'm back to blogging! I've got lots on the books for you that I'm really excited about. Like, introducing you to new friends, some reading material, a great Christmas DIY, and more!  I'm sure there's more. I have a list- so I won't forget.

For now, have a peek at some of the treasures I have from my blog break. If you keep up with me on instagram, you may have seen some of these.

1. Smelling the beautiful flowers at cuppies. she always gets REALLY into smelling flowers.
2. Visiting "Aunt Mac" at the Bricktown events center | 3. Thanksgiving with siblings and cousins
4. Marek "Aunt Mac", herself and all of her beautiful pillows at Deluxe.  | 5. Don't download the app that turns your photos into "santa". It will haunt your dreams for nights to come.
6. My sweet husband took my grandpa to the Thunder game last Friday. So sweet! love these men!
7. Currently we MUST watch our shows with every doll available. | 8. Tristan's grandmother, Fern and I at my brother-in-law's wedding!


It's been such a great week! Wow, looking back through all of these photos, we've seen so many loved ones and celebrated so much. I love it!

I hope your Thanksgiving was fantastic and you got to spend it with all of your favorite people as well!



P.S. I'm so honored to be able to mark of #25 of my 30 before 30 list. Meg of Rivers and Roads posted an interview about my shoppe yesterday! You can go read it here!

The Night Nights: an album of lullabies

My friend, and fellow Okie blogger, Claire of My Devising, and her sweet family are trying to release a LOVELY album of lullabies. I mean. I want this for Fern, but let's get real, I'm probably going to fall asleep to it as well.
Here's the thing, to actually get their album recorded and released, they need you to back them up! I just pleadged $25.00 to pre-order a signed album. You can give anywhere between $5.00 and $1,500.
*To help back the Night Nights, and pre-order your lullabies head on over to their Kickstarter page.
*You can also find the Night Nights on facebook, where you can keep up with sneak peeks of more songs you'll find on your lullaby album.
* Visit Claire's blog post to get a track list

**If the Night Night's do not reach their total goal, your money will come right back to you. It's all or nothing. They need to reach their goal by Friday to record their album. Spread the word!


For you locals: There will be an album release show at Cuppies & Joe December 21st. Come out and help us support these ladies. <3 Make sure and grab some coffee before the show so they don't sing you to sleep with their incredible lullabies.

What She Wore: toddler style

While posting photos of Fern on IG, a friend of mine commented and recommended that I start a style segment of the blog dedicated to Fern. What a good idea. I don't know how many times I've said that I wish almost all of her clothes.. no.. 100% of her clothes were in my size. So here we are! Our first "What she wore: toddler style" segment of the blog! I thought: what better outfit to start out with, than the very outfit she wore in the photo this idea came about in.  Too many prepositions in that sentence, but I'm not even going to try to correct it. You get the gist. 

Top: Baby GAP || Skinny Jeans: Target || Fox Flats: Old Navy

How bad do you want those fox shoes? right? 

I dress vicariously through my toddler. 

Dear mom friends,

I dedicate this beautiful video to you. You are so loved and appreciated.

Post by Sun Gazing.

Fern + Finn: buy discounted name brand children's clothes

My sweet friend Taryn and I have joined forces and have created an IG account selling our children's gently loved clothes, as well as some never before worn items we've found along the way. Fern + Finn will be posting name brand clothes, for both boys and girls,  for your discounted buying pleasures.
You can shop with us on instagram here: @FernandFinn 

NOTE: a big sale is coming up this weekend (Saturday 1pm) with a variety of clothes, many that still have the tags on! Join us, won't you? Visit our sale announcement on IG to find out how you can get 10% off your purchase!

Links Lately:

I've never done a post like this before, but lately I feel like I've been "sharing" a million videos and articles on my personal facebook page, and I'd love to share it all with you, but in a less annoying "pop up on your newsfeed every 5 seconds" kind of way. So, here's a list of some things I've been loving lately:

This post featuring a toddler and his naptime buddy. (pictured above)

This list of things everyone should start making time for again.

This video of a man who saved over 600 children from Nazis and made me ugly cry. 

These wonderful marriage tips for WIVES.

This great list of Childhood Friend perks, as told by the HP crew.

This video of Jimmy Kimmel's 2014 edition of "I told my kids I ate their Halloween candy" 

This amazing time lapse video  and these before and after photos of why women have a ridiculous standard of beauty. 

This sweet video of a baby's reaction to his mother singing, which also made me ugly cry. 

... I ugly cry a lot... what can I say? 

Epic Stitching Giveaway!

 

Hey friends! Today I wanted to tell you about Epic Stitching; a sweet little etsy shop that sells handmade Kumihimo jewelry and cross stitched pieces. Kumihimo is a Japanese Samurai braiding technique, and Mel has it down pat! These bracelets remind me of the friendship bracelets we use to buy for each other when I lived in New Zealand, so they're kind of a sentimental item for me. I decided it would be sort of a sweet idea to get one for myself, my husband (still not use to saying that), and Fern! We got them in the mail, and immediately I was in love. I haven't taken mine off.

Epic Stitching has a variety of colors and sizes. (we kept ours neutral. I like soft tones that can match anything) You could order a bracelet for anyone you know. Mel also has the option to add a clasp to your bracelets if you don't like the traditional knot. I prefer the knot, but Tristan prefers the clasp. She also encourages custom orders, so if you see a bracelet you like, but wish it were in different colors, just ask!

Sweet Mel is so generous! She's decided to host a giveaway for her store! Here is the info:

Giveaway! $25.00 store credit to Epic Stitching Etsy

|| open to International readers

|| custom orders welcome

|| Giveaway ends at midnight on Sunday, November 17th.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Life Lately: busy schedules and more change.

Hi friends! I feel a little bit guilty, as all of my posts as of lately have been about giveaways and sponsors and events and lists and pretty things. Although those are all TERRIFIC, and obviously, I wouldn't post them if I didn't love them, I've just been pretty preoccupied and haven't been able to be very present, on a personal level, for you. Our family is going through a lot of changes at the moment. Not only have we gotten married, and moved out of our room mates' house;  I've also recently put my car up for sale, and put in my notice at Cuppies. It's such a bittersweet thing. I've loved loved LOVED working at Cuppies & Joe for the past (nearly) 3 years. The owners of this beautiful cupcake and coffee shop are like family. They're such wonderful examples of the type of business person I want to be, as well as the type of mother, daughter, encourager, and hostess I want to be. These people, along with all of my co-workers have just adopted me as family since the day I started, and continue to do that with every new employee they hire. They've taken such good care of me and blessed our family with so many things; from flat tire fixes to celebrations, they've been there for it all. I'm so sad to not be part of the Cuppies employees, but I'm so happy that I'll always be part of the Cuppies family.

That's the bitter part, now for the sweet part.

Tristan and I have been talking about what I'd like to pursue as a career, and although making coffee is absolutely something I love (and will continue to consume on a daily basis), I have other dreams that will allow me to better provide for my family. After the holiday season, I'll be working towards getting my real estate license. This is something I've always been very interested it, I just never knew where to start. Somehow the stars have aligned and everything is falling into place. God has placed some great women in my life who are taking me under their wings, and letting me learn under them. Which is exactly what I needed.  This career choice will not only provide for my family better financially, but also on a personal level. This will allow me to make my own schedules, and I'll still be able to stay with Fern during the day, and be with my family at night. It's been a very hard year since I went back to work. My schedule is almost exactly opposite of T's.

If you could just say a little prayer for our family, or send happy thoughts, good vibes, Buddha belly rubs, or pennies in wishing wells.. whatever it is that you find helpful... We'd really appreciate it. I'm excited, but so nervous about getting into something I don't know much about. Starting something new after being in a very comfortable position for the last 3 years.

My friend Tillie said something to me the other day that struck me as quite funny. She said "For someone who dislikes change, you handle it so lovely." It actually hadn't occured to me until she said that how much change we've actually gone through this past year. Just our living situation alone. We've had 4 different addresses in the past 12 months. I don't know how much more I can handle, but I have a feeling we're not quite near the end yet. :)
What's that old country song? "The only thing that stays the same is that everything changes".. ("everything chay-ay-ay-nges")

Here's to a more consistent (at least) lifestyle.

The Great Christmas Exchange!

It's the last week to sign up for  The Great Christmas Exchange hosted by Samantha (Elah Tree) and Elizabeth (Oak & Oats)! I didn't want you to miss out. This may sound familiar to you. If it does, it may be because you've seen the button on my sidebar to the left, or maybe you remember it from when Samantha mentioned it in her awesome post about DIY christmas ornaments.  Well if you haven't checked it out yet, you need to get on the ball you scrooge! :)
The 18th of November is the last day you can sign up!

The Details!

WHAT is it: 

 The Great Christmas Exchange is an opportunity to meet new bloggers, readers, and friends; get to know them and give a gift!

WHO can participate: 

Everyone! This is not a closed exchanged! Anyone can participate. Bloggers, readers, your mom, your sister, you name it, you're in! This exchange is also open internationally. Participants will be matched within their own country. *When making assignments we will put bloggers and non-bloggers together.

WHEN: 

11/18: Make sure to sign up by November 18th! The exchange will close on that day.

11/25: The girls will email your assignment/partner to you on November 25th. If you have not received your assignment by 11/26 email Samantha or Elizabeth. Get to Shopping!
12/16: You have three weeks to shop and get you package in the mail. Make sure to ship by December 16th.
1/7: Enjoy your Christmas Break! Elizabeth and Samantha will have a link up ready on January 7th. 

Bloggers link up your exchange!

HOW (much) :

Let's keep the gifts around $20.
If you are feeling overly generous than go for it, but please don't expect anyone to go over $20. 

Sign up by clicking this link and have lots of fun!

who's planning on signing up? I already have! 

Keeping track...

If you know anything about me at all, you probably know that I can't function without order. When it comes to planning, and dates, and specifics- I am your girl. I will always have no less than three notebooks in my purse dedicated to keeping specific things in order. Those notebooks will always be:

|| Day Planner- for keeping track of my appointments, birthdays, and work schedule. 

|| Budget Planner- for keeping track of bills, savings, and spending. 

|| Lined notebook- dedicated to my many many lists. (ie: grocery lists, shopping lists, christmas lists, monday-friday to do lists, etc etc) 

Don't even get me started on the notebooks I keep at home. 

Today, I wanted to show off my Day Planner for 2014. I order this specific day planner from Frankie Magazine every year around September when it's available for pre-order. They sell out so fast and Frankie is an australian company so you're hard pressed to find the magazines, much less these babies in a store. I always enjoy their simple and beautiful layouts. Every year it's different. Here are a few details of 2014.

Included, but not pictured are also little "to do" lists that are pre-cut for easy tearing, a page for listing birthdays, a couple of sweet postcards, fun floral stickers and more. Always a treat, Frankie. Always a treat.

Now to find a budgeting notebook for 2014. I'm taking recommendations if anyone has any?

Frankie Magazine also has wall calendars and a variety of recipe books, design books, and coffee table books avalable. I own several of their recipe books. I'm working on the entire collection. You can find all of their goodies on their shop page, and I highly recommend that you do.

This post is not a sponsored post. All opinions and photos are my own. 

joined together, forever.

Here are some sweet photos from our wedding. I'm basically re-posting these photos from our wedding photographer's blog because I haven't received our CD with all of our photos on it, and I'm much too impatient to wait for it to come. I've already waited THIS long to share them. I find that very impressive.

Our wedding was perfect. It was at my grandparents house in the country, where I grew up. It was a romantic evening wedding. Just a tad of chill in the air. The sun sat as we said our vows and afterwards we went into the pasture and celebrated with all of our loved ones with campfire, dancing, and libations to warm us. We wanted our entire wedding to have a very community feel. We set the tables up in a large circle(ish) shape so we could all enjoy one another and the dance floor was in the center. For dinner, I asked everyone to bring a dish of any sort. We had such a fantastic turnout. It couldn't have gone better. I'm so thankful The Hibben's were there to capture it all. 

I didn't snag all of the photos from the photographers blog, but I snagged many of them. So if you'd like to go see a few more you can head here.