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patterns own my soul. love me some repetition.

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i'm loving

one fall trend i can't seem to get enough of is blazers. i've picked up quite a few lately and i'm loving how versatile they are. on install days when i have to/get to wear jeans i can throw on a blazer over my tshirt and look nice enough for a client meeting.

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21 dates of summer: movie

just a reminder to movie goers and penny pinchers... matinees cost less. choosing an early show time allowed us to cut our date cost in half. well it would have if we hadn't then spent it on popcorn and an icee :)

decor 1 {wedding details}

both KJB and I are close to our families and it was important to us to recognize that the success of our relationship and marriage would be modeled after our parents and grandparents. so one of my favorite things at the wedding reception was a cute little display of our affection for their marriages.

the display was set up directly across from the entrance to the reception site, so it was one of the first things you saw walking in. the banner reads "How Forever Feels" which is special to us for two reasons; first, it's a Kenny Chesney song we both love and second, it's a great way to express what marriage should feel like.

i encourage you if you are wedding planning to incorporate something so personal into your decor. our parents and grandparents loved this, and the guests loved seeing the old photos. our parents wedding photos are on the second row and grandparents on the third.

barn ladders fit the rustic decor for our site and reception style, but you could use anything you want. (this would look nice between trees or tent posts at an outdoor reception.) my fabric triangles were brown tweed in three shades and my letters i actually printed in gray and cut out by hand - definitely look for stickers because this took forever. since i had some other glitter in other decor, i covered  mini clothes pins with gold glitter. the photos I enlarged to the largest size i could without pixelating them- which you can see wasn't very big. these are around 4" x 6" prints.

did you incorporate family photos into your wedding decor? or will you do it when the time comes? how will you recreate this to fit your decor style?

Influence Meet & Greet

i'm super duper excited because in just a few short weeks i'll be experiencing a life-changing adventure. while the Influence Conference doesn't claim that, i have a strong suspicion it will. don't know about the conference? just check this link here to find our more & get yo-self a ticket. i just know that God will be working in wondrous ways that weekend for so many and i can't wait to be apart of it!

someone had the genius idea to have a meet & greet link-up to get to know each other before the event. so, i'm going to quit my rambling here and start introducing myself...

hi, i'm courtney.

3 get-to-know-me things:
1/  i try really, really hard to stay focused but if you put something sparkly, lacey, frilly, shiny, or ruffly in front of me i'll be in la-la land for at least 15 minutes.

2/  camping is one of my favorite things to do in late summer/early fall. in fact, if it weren't for the conference, i would probably be camping that weekend.
3/  ET is hands down the creepiest movie EVER made. EVER.

2 things I’m looking forward to about the conference:
1/  SHOPPING at the sashes market!!!! (another fact: i may be addicted to shopping)
2/  learning what God has in store for me and this little bloggy

1 thing I can’t leave home without:
1/  i suppose i'll have to join the masses on this one and say my phone (although a close tie would be my watch, sunglasses, and a lip product)

hurry up October, i'm ready for this!



ps: who's with me on the ET thing?!

21 dates of summer: the fair

that lego display... isn't that the BOMB.COM? right?! funniest part is that this little kid came up beside me and said, "DANG! that's a lot of legos. who the heck has the free time to build this?" exactly, kid. then we got a kick butt caricature portrait done. it's pretty awesome. then KJB wanted to get buddy bands, so we did :)

mini art

today i'm inspired by concept models built by architects... so much time and passion goes into creating these little guys. they truly are works of art.

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