photography | a september wedding

On September 13, one of my best friends got married!!! My sister and I were two of her bridesmaids, which was a lot of fun! The day started early and ended late... but a lot of really fun memories were made. I am so happy that Brittney found someone that is so great for her and her son, Jordan. They are the cutest family and I was very honored to be a part of their special day! I just love looking back at these photos...

Waiting in front of the church...

These pictures are so cute, I can hardly stand 'em...  :)

Bridesmaids in cowboy boots!!!

Such a fun day & night of celebrating!!!

photography | colorado hiking

On Memorial Day, my family and I went hiking around the "Garden of the gods" in Colorado Springs, CO. This is always a favorite place to go, because it is beautiful and only an hour from where I live. I love playing tourist in my home state! "Garden of the gods" is such a unique park, because of the many different rock formations and because it is a free park! The man who owned the property agreed to give it to the city in the early 1900s as long as it would be a free public park. I think that is such a wonderful and rare thing these days. If you are ever in the area this is something to check out.

Beautiful Pikes Peak, with a little bit of snow... the view just doesn't get better than this, if you ask me! 

This was such a prefect day!! After a long winter, I needed a day of being out in nature and sunshine!

Now I am so excited for summer time adventures with my favorite people!

memorial day weekend, part one

It may not be official, but I feel like summer has arrived!!

I am wearing shorts and sitting outside, as I type this. Flowers are everywhere. I watch baseball almost everyday. Summer plans are being made. Yay Vacation!!! And, this morning I hung my sheets on the clothes line to dry in the fresh air and sunshine... There are so many things to love about summer time! 

I had a full and lovely Memorial Day weekend. Lots of  sweet memories were made! On Sunday afternoon, I went to a wedding shower for a friend of mine. It was a perfect backyard bridal shower celebrating a beautiful bride-to-be. 

I am really happy for her and so excited for her wedding in September! 

So, here are a few photos from my friend's shower (part one of my holiday weekend)...

For the shower, I used some of my vintage doilies & hankies to decorate the tables. It is simple, but I thought it gave the tables a little something special, in addition to the flowers. 

And there was a candy bar (!!!!!) which the maid-of-honor put together! I loved how she decorated it with lights and bandannas. It was such a fun and cute wedding shower! :)