second hand furniture and dandelions

first up my little darlin' and a dandelion!

corbin and i wanted to get out of the house today so we decided to go to stone mountaint for a hike. we park the car and the clouds opened up, dang it for trying to plan something! i thought for a second and i decided we would ride up to roaring gap and stop at the run in for some pizza and ice cream. so sure enough that plan was successful. we got our pizza and ice cream and dined at the picnic table and people watched (one of my favorite things to do) and i am only 26, oh well! so on our way back down the mountain i stopped in at twice new furniture & home accents in the big city of THURMOND, corbins favorite place. you know those super cool places to find super cool finds and deals where you can really drive a hard bargain? yeah yeah you got me...i love antique stores and i often purchase things for mine and shannons future home! so exciting! so now that i have rambled and you know i drive a hard bargain and i love to go antique-ing enjoy this nice little find that stole my heart before i even stepped in the doors. it had literally just been dropped off and hadn't even been cleaned. all the gals that work there are sweet as apple pie and this chair that was 20.00 when i walked in and i purchased it for 10.00 

this pretty piece took a nice little ride to my house

      

 

i will have it reupholstered! it needs a little attention. i m thinking something close to the original seat. i also need to check in to this and make sure it isn't worth some money before i alter it! wonder if i could take it to antiques road show?

 

i can see a bride or a little toddler sitting in this chair, can you?

 

here are the bridesmaids

the dresses have been chosen (by the bridesmaids) i gave them 8 dresses to choose from and let them have at it while i chose the color. i loved the dresses on them and i love all these girls. first up is a picture of me and my bestest nicole on her big day! i can't wait until it is my turn. aint she purdy? check out the dessy group. alfred sung has amazing dresses!

my matron of honor nicole collins

here is my cousin marilyn, the sweetest cousin ever. she is a light weight so we will have to keep an eye on her at the reception! i love her...

bridesmaid numero uno marilyn atwood and on april 16th she will become marilyn oakes!

and here we all are minus nicole and marilyn. i cannot wait for the wedding, i do not want to wish time away but i am so excited. they are all going to be so pretty!

and bridesmaids numero tres, quatro and cinco...did i spell those numbers right?

diana caudill, heather praet and jacquelyn karpiel!

hair and makeup NOW gown LATER

props to LRT  (lindsey ragen thorne) and kristin vining they made me purdy! so below are little peeks of my bridals! i done some extreme cropping to keep my dress a secret! hint: the pretty ruffle thingy around my neck is a bolero (not part of my dress)  4th picture down check out those falsies! i would also like to thank colene for letting me browse through her home which is literally a treasure trove! love her to pieces!

babys breath and sunset

if you have heard it one time you have heard it 1,000 times! i love baby's breath Love Love Love it! it is so airy, fluffy, white and just plain beautiful! most importantly it isn't that expensive. so i had an idea and after googling images i finally gave up, and sketched out what i had a vision of and below is the image i have! i know it looks simple but i love simple.

so these tall vases will be filled with high quality H2o "sorry had a waterboy moment" with floating candles at the top, they will be so pretty now if i could only find high quality floating candles...suggestions?

sunset at lake junaluska is beautiful and i am so excited for everyone who will be joining us! this will be a beautiful day and everyone please pray for good weather. the farmers almanac is pretty accurate and it predicts nice weather! when shannon comes home we are making it a point to go here and stroll the whole lake, picnic for lunch and maybe we will go zipping again! today corbin asked me when shannon was coming home and i replied by saying soon, then i thought to myself in a sad mood "not soon enough" i am so ready for him to be home!

cherry blossoms and a wedding

friday evening mom and i headed to tennessee for a weekend not only to get away but to be with a dear friend of mine on her wedding day! lila was a beautiful bride and below are some images from her and tommys' special day. it was a beautiful day a little windy but beautiful! i shot my first wedding this weekend and with prayers for guidance in my life and to live and feel as if i am doing what i am meant to do MAYBE this is the start to a good thing! enjoy these pics!

so i start this post with these two cuties! brennan, ambers son and mason, lilas son! pure handsomeNESS, is that a word?

so i was able to con my mom in to taking some pictures of us, she acts so nervous to hold my camera! i give her props, my mom rocks!

 on the way home i had to stop by lake junaluska where shannon and i will be tying the knot on october 1st! i think i have a slight obsession with this place in general!

loving the sweet little ducks, warning do not get close to the geese they will flog you which will make you run like a little baby, trust me!

i love cherry blossoms so much! love love love them, too bad they won't be blooming in october!

 back to lilas big day! here is just a detail shot from saturday! while she was getting her face all purdy, which she is beautiful anyway, i stole her ring for a playful shot!

look how gorgeous! love her to pieces!

moments after tommy and lila said i do and tommy with his amazing parents! they really are some great people, lila is so lucky!

 mrs amber and lila, two lovely gals and friends of mine! here is brennan and mason loving on lila! get this amber, lila and i went to school together. amber and i gave birth on the same day in the same hospital! corbin and brennans birth times are merely minutes apart, not sure exactly what time he was born but amber and i had a wheel chair meeting in the hospital when we became mommys!

 and here is lila and her precious as a jewel mother! i could hug and squeeze on her all day! she is cavity causing sweet!