Eat, drink, & be MERRY!

As the sun was slipping behind the trees on June 15, 2013...

A treasured and beloved little sister wed her soul's complement.

The ceremony and ambiance really were perfect and 

everything felt like a celebration of Sarah and Rob.

It's hard to imagine (even now) that the little sugar bear that used to follow me around everywhere and draw pictures of me in her self portraits is now a grown up, married lady.  But hey, if they gotta fly the coop... send 'em out with a good ole time and a great party!

Warning: Picture heavy post, but boy... they are great pictures.

 The Happy Couple

So cute!

 Barn doors & moss letters.

 Personalized bridal party glasses with our dresses and names painted on them!

GOLD SHOES! (and cajun shrimp OPI)

 SISTERS!

 Gorgeous Bridesmaids

 Lots of laughter and only a few tears.

(Sister-in-law, Brother, Bride, Groom, ME, Sister)
Then we party!

 The Lowrie's!

Cheers to the happy couple!
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF BELISARIO PHOTOGRAPHY.

Bachelorettes & Blind Bears

Well, I am barely recovered from the last three days!  My weekend took off early on Friday with my sister's bachelorette party (the wedding is in 12 days!!!!) and we had such a blast. I planned the whole she-bang and I was super thrilled that it went so well! We had a Great Gatsby theme where everyone dressed up and it was so fabulous. The night started with a wine tasting led by one of my friends, followed by a lingerie shower, then to a fabulous restaurant in Memphis called the Majestic Grille.  Then we rented the room behind the bar at the Bind Bear, our local speakeasy, for cocktails and dancing.  If you're not familiar, it is a room with a two way mirror behind the bar so you can see everything that is going on in the bar from your own private room! SO FUN!

Cheers! I hope you had great weekends of your own, little chickens! See you soon :)

What day is it? Who... am I?

If you read the title in your best Zoolander voice, it is way way funny. Right? Right.  

Truth be told, I have spent the last 48 hours highly caffeinated, super tired, and deliriously happy. Lack of sleep due to good news and exciting plans! My little baby sister (Sarah) is engaged to be married! I am so excited for her and her future husband and their sweet future together. He's lucky we love him, too! (hey, Rob!)

Today, my alma mater, THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, plays St. Mary's at like 1:45pm! I forget how cray cray March madness can be! The whole town is cooking up excuses to leave work early as we speak. #gotigersgo

Despite my own personal wishes, I left the house this morning without my tiger blue. I guess I'm distracted by the fact that its supposed to get FREEZING tonight with a chance of snow.

Hey springtime, no body likes a tease.

Be sure to enter the group giveaway I am in with a bunch of lovely ladies.
You could win up to $330 in assorted gift cards to Etsy, Amazon, Target and Paypal! Sha-na-na! Do iiiiit. I hope to feel more like myself tomorrow after I get some much needed sleep and stop pinning wedding items. Yeah, right.

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What A Wonderful Weekend!

Inside of Tent

Groom's cake

more decor

 And the wedding is over! Hallelujah! 

Our lives return to semi-normal now, as we eat catering leftovers and mounds of cake. Not to mention the cases of wine leftover, (no complaints). It was beautiful and everyone had a lovely time.  Thanks to all of our guests and helpers and friends who came.  Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. Brandon McDuffie!