leah&kyle, bridals.

Kyle and I took bridals on Thursday before the wedding, after a long and busy and absolutely wonderful day at the temple. That experience in itself made September 2, 2010, one of the most incredible days of my life.

This was the first time we had seen each other, me in my custom Badgley gown and him in his new gray suit.

Photos included sweat dripping down our backs, sprinklers turning on us and a lot of smiling. My husband was such a trooper :)
I cannot express my gratitude and joy about having a father who is a professional photographer. Not only did this save my family a small fortune, but I think his work is wonderful. Truly, I could not have had a better photographer! He brought bottled water and snacks for us to munch on during breaks, coaxed smiles and poses out of us, and used his body to cover my dress when we were surrounded by sprinklers :)

The best part? Dad worked extra, extra hard to get photos proofed and printed for our reception on Saturday. We had beautiful 8.5x11 photos in our black matted frames around the reception, and as another wedding gift, Mom and Dad gave us two of our own black matted frames!

september 4, 2010.

it's pretty great that after all the
stressing, anxiety, worry and tears...

I can look back on September 4, 2010
and truly say
there isn't a thing I would change.



the happiest day of my life.

making a comeback.

So much to blog about. I've been a terrible blogger.

But, I am back to reality and with that, I am bringing back the blogs.

This month, I will blog about my wedding (with lots of photos!), my reception (photos!), our beautiful, amazing, wonderful Grand Cayman Island honeymoon (yes, photos!) and our lovely Utah reception (of course, some photos).

But for now, you can check out this pretty lady's blog about our Utah reception and my other dear friends' blog.

xoxo

the most important decision.

I am the happiest girl alive.

I am married to my best friend,

the man who is the love of my life.

This whole experience has been so surreal,

has brought me so much closer to God

and been such an incredible journey.

It has made me realize what is important, what is truly important in the eyes of God.

This is the whole reason we are here on the earth.

Not to get jobs, go to school or take trips.

The entire reason we are here is to get married, to raise a family, and return to our Heavenly Father.

This is the most important decision of my life,

and will continue to be the most important decision of my entire life.

I could not be happier, or feel more blessed,

to have such a selfless, wonderful man by my side for the rest of my life.

and it's really true...

being married really is the best :)

the rantings of a nearlywed.

I have a brief second,

one second,

to update a little about my life and share with anyone who reads this.

I AM GETTING MARRIED IN 23 DAYS!

I had my first dress fitting. the one I have always knew I would have, but never quite knew how it would feel. it felt like a lot of pins and a little bit of nervousness mixed with a lot of happiness that I was wearing my dream dress.

Now I know how it feels.

when I was trying on my dress, I realized how not-nervous I am about this whole getting-married thing.

I love Kyle with every single part of me, and I'm not even a little nervous about being married or getting married or anything. I'm not really nervous about how things will look or taste or what the weather will be like on September 4.

I'm ready.

last week I have titled "Invitation Week."

more like, "The Week Leah Finished The Biggest Design Project Of Her Life In The Middle Of Finals And Being Terribly Sick."

buuuuuut.

they turned out better than I could have ever, ever hoped.

(can I gush for a second? well, it's my blog, so I will):

I am SO happy with them!!!

it all came together right when I needed it to, and we (Kyle, me, 183rd ward) pulled it all together every night last week.

it might sound dumb, but I felt like this project reflected who I am, as a designer, and the kind of people Kyle & I are, so I put more energy into those invites than I even care to admit.

I am also moving this week, out of the apartment I have lived in for over a year. away from my roommates, some of my best friends. I'm getting ready to live with a BOY.

from here, I have lots of little things to do, but I feel like we have done all the really big things, like invites and buying dresses and suits and finding a venue.

I can totally handle that.

date to be saved.

yup,

we're getting married :)

be a dear & save the date for us, pretty please?

*also, I'm in need of addresses!*

what I love, from some of you

So, we all know I am not the avid blogger
(in my defense, I am taking 20 credits, working 7 days a week & planning a wedding!)

BUT
I am a constant blog-reader.
I sit at my nice pretty Mac for work, and during downtime, I am a frequent to many blogs.

SO
I decided I would share with my avid, consistent blogger-community my list of absolutely favorite blogs to read.

AND
I would love to hear your favorite blogs!

Etsy Wedding
etsywedding.blogspot
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm a bride-to-be. But I'm pretty confident any girl would love this blog. It's just so creative & girly!



Que Sera, Sera
sarahmaines.blogspot.com
My lovely roommate of three years has a beautiful blog with fabulous pictures, quotes & music. Love reading her posts!

jp creative
jpcreativedesign.blogspot


Such fun designs! I look forward to her posts about her recent freelance design work (which is amazing!) and growing baby :)


Justified by the Scriptures
justifiedbythescriptures.wordpress
Great things about this blog:
a. He posts daily, without fail. Always something to look forward to!
b. He relates his daily life experiences to the scriptures.
c. It is constantly motivating.
d. It is written by my talented fiance!
e. If you ever want to know about my life, just read his :)

Love, Actually
loveactually-blog.blogspot
Such a fun blog with an ongoing assortment of sweet love ideas...so many ways to say 'I love you!'


So, what are your favorite blogs to frequent?!