Real Party: Apple Green & Fuschia Lakeside Wedding

I got married before I started this little blog. 

Since weddings are some of my favorite parties, I've been meaning to share some of the details with you.  I planned to share pictures the week of our anniversary...well that came and went, and morning sickness stopped me from getting my act together. 

This is turning into all-about-me week around here! ha! 

We were married at a small lakeside resort in Central California. 

Today I'm sharing the details from the ceremony.  (Come back for the reception pictures!)

The ceremony took place on a grassy patch near the lake.  The outdoor setting didn't require much in the way of decorations, but we added a few touches.

Flowers decorated the arch where we were married. 

And hung in galvanized buckets down the aisle. 

Candles hung in the front of the ceremony area. 

My niece and nephew handed out programs and fans to arriving guests. 

 My friend Lindsay and I made the programs (which matched the invitations we also made).

My Grandma made little tags to hang on the fans.  Glad we had these -- it was HOT that day!

I loved the flowers my girls and I carried! 

We settled on apple green dresses and my Grandma made the bridesmaids matching earrings. 

 I wore pink shoes! Loved them!

Our mini attendants were too cute.  My Grandma made the ring pillow.  We purchased a simple white flower girl dress and added a matching ribbon belt. 

My dad walked me down the aisle. :)

Married at last!

Check back soon for all the reception details...including the original centerpieces that I am still in love with to this day. 

Vendors

Photographer:Krystal Preciado

Bridesmaid dresses: J Crew

Flower girl dress: Target

Flowers: Kathy Campisi

Candle holder and flower buckets: Joann's Fabrics

Real Party: My Gender Reveal

I have a very exciting announcement! 

My husband and I are expecting our first child! We are beyond thrilled. 

Last week we shared the moment of discovering the sex of our baby with several friends. 

I mentioned recently the Gender Reveal party for my friend Lindsay.  Everyone had such a great time, that we decided to do it again! 

(Plus Lindsay really wanted the fun job of making the cake and being the first to hear the news.)

This time we had a backyard bbq.  Lindsay made us a gorgeous and delicious cake. 

(If you remember, the cake I made for her melted horribly in the car -- hers put mine to shame!) 

 (How beautiful is that cake?  Can you tell I was really excited? sheesh...) 

My husband and I did not a preference on the gender at all.  We said the entire time that we just wanted a healthy baby.  However, we were both convinced from the beginning that it was a boy.  Convinced.  We had a short list of boy's names already. We sometimes referred to the baby as "he".  At our ultrasound, the baby was very active, so I was picturing a high-energy little boy (like my husband was).  Everyone else guessed it was a boy too (except my Grandma, she knew better!)...So that explains our complete shock when I cut into the cake...

...and saw...

PINK FROSTING! 

Oh yes, its definitely a girl! 

Here's a little video. I love our expressions - priceless! 

What a fun, fun way to discover one of the biggest surprises of our lives! 

A little disclaimer: I want to seriously apologize for the slowing down of regular posts on this blog. I was terribly sick for most of my first trimester, and it was just too much for me to keep up my normal posting schedule. Happy to report I'm finally feeling better! And that there are lots of fun baby shower posts in the future here at Oh Baby! Shower Decor...the blog.  Thank you all so much for sticking with me! 

Welcome to the world Riley, Graham, and Evan! Can't wait to meet you all!

Birthday Cupcakes

My hubby's birthday was yesterday. 

We had a small bbq with some friends to celebrate.  

He's quite spoiled, as I made two cupcake flavors at his request:  Irish Car Bomb and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.  Yum and Yum! 

Irish Car Bomb cupcakes...based on this recipe. The only change I made was that mine were done in 20 minutes, while the recipe called for cooking for 25 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes...using the same recipe I used for this dessert table.  These are so quick and easy.

 Someone was busted trying to steal one! 

Happy Birthday Danny!

You can see goodies I've made my husband for his birthday in the past here. 

On another note, I've been knee-deep in baby shower projects over here lately. But I can't share anything until after the big day because the recipient of the shower reads this blog and I don't want to spoil her fun! But just know there are fun things in the works over here! 

Happy (late!) 4th of July!

Sorry for my absence last week. We escaped to Maui for awhile,  and took a true vacation -- from the computer and just about everything else in our lives. 

It was wonderful, and I promise I'll be back soon with fun new posts as my "island-time" officially comes to an end. 

Can't wait to see all the ideas I missed during my absence for the 4th.  Its not too early to start planning next year's party, right? :)