{Giveaway Winner}

Thank you to everyone who entered my CSN Stores giveaway!

 

 

The randomly chosen winner is…

 

 

 

The adorable Meg of Life of Meg!!

 

Congratulations, lady! Email me or comment with your email address and I’ll get you your gift certificate!

 

Thanks again to everyone who entered! Be on the lookout for another giveaway coming up soon!

{Giveaway}

As a way to celebrate almost being done with my recaps (only one more to go!) and my birthday being this Sunday, I have a great giveaway opportunity! And be sure to keep reading – I have more exciting things in store in the near future. :)

 

I think most of you know that my husband and I own a cute little home. With spring right around the corner – finally! – we’ve been talking a lot about what we’ll do with the landscaping. I moved into our house after our wedding last June, so this will be our first ‘real’ spring and summer in our home where we can focus on its curb appeal. One of the things we’ve been looking into is outdoor lighting. It makes such a huge difference for a really reasonable price!

 

 

Today I’m giving away a $50 gift certificate to any of CSN Stores 200+ online stores! The gift certificate can be used on any item, but will not cover shipping costs. Also, this giveaway is only open to US or Canada residents.

 

To enter:

 

You must be a follower of this blog.

Each entry should be a separate comment.

 

• Leave a comment telling me what you’d use the gift certificate for.
• Tweet about the giveaway and include a link this post and @les852 somewhere in the tweet. Comment with the link to your tweet.
• Become a follower or let me know you’re already a follower of my post-wedding blog.
• Blog about the giveaway and send me a link to the post in a comment.

 

The giveaway will end Saturday, March 19th at midnight CST. I’ll post the winner the following Monday! Best of luck!

You Make My Dreams Come True: Reception Details

Since I’m nearing the end of my recaps, I decided to include a post about all of the reception details before finishing recapping the reception. I was SO happy with how all of the details I’d worked so hard on came together. I’ve updated my DIY Projects page (you can find it right under my header) with pictures and links to the tutorials, so be sure to check it out!

{Our Favors}

 

{Hurricane Vases/Candle Holders & Cake Stands}

{Tulle Pomanders Centerpieces}

{Kids’ Table}

{Damask Table Squares}

{Family Wedding Photo Display}

{Luminaries}

{Chair Signs}

{Coasters}

{Tulle Wreaths}

{Toasting Glasses}

{Various Other Details}

And here are a few views of the room as a whole. These are some of my favorite pictures of the whole day. It feels so good to look at the photos that encompass everything I’d dreamed of, wished for, and worked toward. Love.

*All photos in this post taken by either Brandi of Lola Jo Photo Design or Becky of Stamp of Life Photography*

Need to catch up?

 

We started on Thursday.

We decorated Friday morning.

We rehearsed.

We got pretty!

I put on my dress. 

We had our first look!

The guys had their turn.

The girls stole the show. 

We got some fun bridal party pictures. 

We took bride & groom portraits.

We took care of the formal portraits.

We took pictures with the kiddos.

We spent time hanging out waiting for the ceremony to start.

The grandparents and parents were seated.

It was finally time for the processional.

A step back to the playing of the slideshow.

The ceremony started. (Part 1)

The ceremony continued. (Part 2)

The ceremony ended. (Part 3)

We had a little fun with our recessional. 

I shared our ceremony details. 

We made our grand exit.

And then made our grand entrance!

We listened to touching toasts.

Then it was time to cut the cake.

We had our first dance!

We danced with our parents.

We did our bouquet and garter toss.

And the dollar dance!

Then it was finally party time!
Our sneaky bridal party decorated our getaway car.