Life lately

If you've been hanging around my blog lately, then you already know that life lately has had a lot to do with my best friend Ashley's wedding. Considering today's photos are all wedding pics, this blog post clearly reinforces that.

But honestly, nothing else too exciting has been going on lately. Just working some track meets, getting in lots of workout time and maybe throw in a date or two here and there. Yeah, I said. There have actually been some dates. Who knows, maybe you guys will get to meet him one day....we'll see!

Also, I think I would be terribly amiss to not saying anything about the tragedy at the Boston marathon yesterday. As a runner myself, this attack definitely hits close to home. I have ran several races, including one marathon (though def not Boston, I am so not that fast) and the thought of someone bombing the finish line and hurting innocent participants and their loved ones who were cheering them on pretty much breaks my heart.

I know there have been several other recent tragic events that have had more casualties than this one did, but like I said, I guess I can just identify with this incident more. My hope is that the city of Boston and our country will come out of this stronger and more united than before. Something tells me we will.

Design project: Ashley's wedding programs

photo: Matt Morgan

I feel like I have been talking about my best friend Ashley's wedding for months now. Well, that's probably because I have! But there was just so much surrounding that big day that it was kind of hard not to. Now that the wedding has come and gone (it was yesterday!) I wanted to share the programs I designed.

You might remember her invitations I posted here. Well, we wanted to keep the same design elements and of course color scheme. But Ashley also wanted them to be simple, so we did just a front and back on a half page of cardstock. The result is a classic (aka very "Ashley") wedding program. I was definitely pleased with the way they turned out and I think the bride was, too!

What to wear: Rehearsal dinner

Oh. My. Goodness. I am not even believing Ashley's wedding weekend is actually here. Bananas! But it is,
and I am looking forward to a very fun-filled wedding activity type of weekend. It will so great to finally
have all of our framily back together again.

Considering that I did a "fashion show" from dresses out of Cassidy's closet last night looking for the perfect
dress for the rehearsal dinner tomorrow night, I figured I'd just do a little "what to wear" post on that very
topic today.

While I am a firm believer in sticking with a fun, short flirty dress for said occasion (which is obviously what
I borrowed from Cass last night) I also included a few longer dress lengths and even one pant suit in the lineup.
Cause you know, we all have different styles!

Happy friday yall! Hope your weekend is filled with as much love as mine is about to be! :)

Design project: Ashley's wedding invitations

Oh happy day! One of my very best friends in the whole world is getting married and I was honored to design her wedding invitations. As you can see from the photos of us above, we have been there to cheer each other on through a LOT of adventures (and a lot of hairstyles! oh wait, maybe that's just me). But I am thinking this will be the greatest adventure yet that I get to be there to support Ashley and "cheer her on" during.

I think the best description of Ashley comes from Nick, her fiance, who said she is the "perfect blend of a little bit dorky with a whole lotta class." Oh man, couldn't have said it better myself! So naturally, Ashley and I would create an invitation design that would put these words on paper. Ok, well, we used a lot less of the "dork" and more of the "class." But we did at least let the RSVP postcards have a little bit of playfulness to them.

Below are the final designs that we created and I couldn't have been more pleased. This is definitely one of my favorite designs to date!

(ps....dates & names have been changed to protect the innocent)

And now, here's to Nick and Ashley as they get ready to dance their way through the rest of the journey that God has planned for them!