Nick and I officially asked Elsie to be our flower girl! She will be SO SO SO cute! I can't wait to see her in her dress! Tiffany picked out this dress yesterday - LOVE IT! Elsie is definitely one of the cutest babies EVER!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Elsie's Dress: )
Nick and I officially asked Elsie to be our flower girl! She will be SO SO SO cute! I can't wait to see her in her dress! Tiffany picked out this dress yesterday - LOVE IT! Elsie is definitely one of the cutest babies EVER! 
Thank you!
Yesterday, Nick and I went to KC for a wedding shower for one of Nick's groomsmen, Jamie. His wedding is two weeks before our wedding! We stopped by Mom and Dad's on the way to the shower, and they took some "thank you" pictures for us! I am thinking about making them into postcards to send out as thank you notes after our two upcoming showers. I have some postcard stamps to use up before postage increases...again!
Here are some of the shots (Nick likes the first one we took!):
Here are some of the shots (Nick likes the first one we took!):
Ha ha ha: )
Running toward the wedding...
Only about seven weeks until the wedding! Nick and I were talking this weekend, and we realized that we are busy almost every weekend until the wedding! We have wedding showers of our own, other weddings to attend, and races to run!
A few weeks ago, I ran the Brew-to-Brew with Sarah, Steve, and some of their friends. It was SO much fun - despite the weather! Sarah is awesome, and she took the time to write about the day! Check out Sarah's AWESOME Blog for more pictures and details!
Our group at the finish!
Today I ran the Kansas Half Marathon! I ran it two years ago...and swore I would never do it again! Ha ha: ) I ran just a few minutes faster than I did the first time, and I finished in around 2:09. The weather was BRUTLE at the end as we ran up the LONGEST hill ever to finish line! Now I can't stop eating - ha ha: )
Nick greeted me at the end: )
Malinda ran her first half-marathon today! I randomly saw her at the starting line, and then I was happy to see her at the finish! Congrats, Malinda!
A few weeks ago, I ran the Brew-to-Brew with Sarah, Steve, and some of their friends. It was SO much fun - despite the weather! Sarah is awesome, and she took the time to write about the day! Check out Sarah's AWESOME Blog for more pictures and details!
Me finishing about 9 miles - yes, my hands are in the air!
It was SO cold! The weather was NOT nice!
Our group at the finish!
Nick greeted me at the end: )
Malinda ran her first half-marathon today! I randomly saw her at the starting line, and then I was happy to see her at the finish! Congrats, Malinda!Today is Claire's 22nd birthday, so Nick and I met Claire, Mom, Dad, and Grandpa for Papa Keno's - YUM! Then, she opened presents and we ate fruit pizza! So fun! Happy birthday, Claire!
Next up...the Run for Erica and the Dog Jog...and maybe some wedding prep, too: )
Sunday, April 12, 2009
wedding site!
I spent the majority of my evening fixing up our wedding site: www.ewedding.com/sites/nickpluslauren - complete with some ten-year-old pictures!
Nick's Graduation - May 1999
Winter Formal - December '99
Salt Lake City - March 2000Friday, April 3, 2009
running with Cal
The weather has been TERRIBLE lately for running outside: ( I am training for a half-marathon, and I have been forced to run inside much more than I would have liked! Today was beautiful, so I was able to actually run my five miles outside!
I carried all my school bags outside to my car, and then I ran home. Once I reached home, I picked up Callie, and we ran back to school with me: ) She was SO cute!
When we reached home, I wanted Nick to take some pictures because Callie looked pretty today. Here she is...
I carried all my school bags outside to my car, and then I ran home. Once I reached home, I picked up Callie, and we ran back to school with me: ) She was SO cute!
When we reached home, I wanted Nick to take some pictures because Callie looked pretty today. Here she is...
LJW article!
I forgot to post our article that was in the LJWorld a couple weeks ago...
Lauren Wilkinson has been crunching numbers since last summer.
She’s compared dresses, flowers, food, transportation and photography. You name it, she’s crunched it.
For Wilkinson, an English teacher at Free State High School, throwing a cost-effective wedding never has been more important than now — especially with the shifting economy.
“I was surprised at the cost of things and how quickly the different elements of a wedding add up,” Wilkinson says. “There are things I had never thought of.”
Like coffee, for example.
“It was an additional $1.50 charge if you want coffee included in the drinks,” says Wilkinson, who is planning a June wedding. “We were able to cut some costs there.”
Wilkinson isn’t the only future bride who is cutting costs wherever she can.
Photographer Stu Nowlin has noticed that brides are becoming more conscious of their budgets.
“When someone calls in, I ask them what they want,” says Nowlin, owner of Stu Nowlin Imaging, 4609 Harvard Road. “I try to work with their budget as much as I can.”
Even Heidi Yoder, floral designer at Bittersweet Floral and Design, 1407 Mass., has noticed a slight change in her customers.
“It seems like a lot of them are being more aware,” she says. “We try to encourage them to do a lot of reusing.”
Yoder says purchasing decorations that serve double purposes can be an effective means of cost reduction.
Some decorations that brides might consider cutting back on are flowers.
“We encourage brides not to cut back on their bouquet,” Sharon Reynolds, president of Owens Flower Shop, 846 Ind., says. “They can cut back on bridesmaid bouquets.”
Despite the plummeting economy, Reynolds says she isn’t worried about business.
“I really think that business is going to be there,” she says. “They want it to be something special.”
Instead of eliminating flowers or photographs entirely, Nowlin says brides might just cut back on the quantity of items they purchase.
“What I try to do is address their concerns,” he says.
Still, Nowlin says he can name one item no bride wants to cut back on — the dress.
“The fairy princess ideal is so strong in America,” he says. “It’s going to be the last thing to go.”
Wilkinson wouldn’t argue with that logic.
“I know people personally who have put their weddings on credit cards,” she says. “They find a way to have what they want.”
However, Wilkinson and her fiancé, Nick Adams, are being more realistic about their options.
“I’ve spent a lot of time comparing prices,” she says. “That’s the luxury of being engaged for a long time.”
Lauren Wilkinson has been crunching numbers since last summer.
She’s compared dresses, flowers, food, transportation and photography. You name it, she’s crunched it.
For Wilkinson, an English teacher at Free State High School, throwing a cost-effective wedding never has been more important than now — especially with the shifting economy.
“I was surprised at the cost of things and how quickly the different elements of a wedding add up,” Wilkinson says. “There are things I had never thought of.”
Like coffee, for example.
“It was an additional $1.50 charge if you want coffee included in the drinks,” says Wilkinson, who is planning a June wedding. “We were able to cut some costs there.”
Wilkinson isn’t the only future bride who is cutting costs wherever she can.
Photographer Stu Nowlin has noticed that brides are becoming more conscious of their budgets.
“When someone calls in, I ask them what they want,” says Nowlin, owner of Stu Nowlin Imaging, 4609 Harvard Road. “I try to work with their budget as much as I can.”
Even Heidi Yoder, floral designer at Bittersweet Floral and Design, 1407 Mass., has noticed a slight change in her customers.
“It seems like a lot of them are being more aware,” she says. “We try to encourage them to do a lot of reusing.”
Yoder says purchasing decorations that serve double purposes can be an effective means of cost reduction.
Some decorations that brides might consider cutting back on are flowers.
“We encourage brides not to cut back on their bouquet,” Sharon Reynolds, president of Owens Flower Shop, 846 Ind., says. “They can cut back on bridesmaid bouquets.”
Despite the plummeting economy, Reynolds says she isn’t worried about business.
“I really think that business is going to be there,” she says. “They want it to be something special.”
Instead of eliminating flowers or photographs entirely, Nowlin says brides might just cut back on the quantity of items they purchase.
“What I try to do is address their concerns,” he says.
Still, Nowlin says he can name one item no bride wants to cut back on — the dress.
“The fairy princess ideal is so strong in America,” he says. “It’s going to be the last thing to go.”
Wilkinson wouldn’t argue with that logic.
“I know people personally who have put their weddings on credit cards,” she says. “They find a way to have what they want.”
However, Wilkinson and her fiancé, Nick Adams, are being more realistic about their options.
“I’ve spent a lot of time comparing prices,” she says. “That’s the luxury of being engaged for a long time.”
Thursday, April 2, 2009
centerpieces
I wish I had more updates, but I have been moving pretty slow since spring break: ( Mom has been an invitation-making machine! The invites should be ready to send out next week! That means that I have to hurry up and finish our wedding site - yikes! Suddenly everything seems to be happening so fast!
We still need to try cutting corks for the centerpieces. I found a DIY guide. It seems pretty simple, and I like the way it looks. We'll need...hmmm...4 (2 for pictures and 2 for wine lists) X 20ish (20 tables) corks = 80ish. That isn't too bad! I should check to see if Dad has an exacto knife!
Hopefully I will have more updates this weekend...
We still need to try cutting corks for the centerpieces. I found a DIY guide. It seems pretty simple, and I like the way it looks. We'll need...hmmm...4 (2 for pictures and 2 for wine lists) X 20ish (20 tables) corks = 80ish. That isn't too bad! I should check to see if Dad has an exacto knife!
Hopefully I will have more updates this weekend...
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