Last weekend, under the huge Kansas sky and with the wind whipping at our faces, we watched as Trent’s beautiful sister was married to a wonderful man that is now and forever part of our crazy family. Sorry, buddy, that’s life! Lulu served as one of two flower girls (the other was new baby cousin Brooklyn!) and was so nervous to walk down the aisle by herself. I was so proud of her for sticking it out and making it not only down the aisle, but also standing in front of 200 people for the entire wedding. Lulu rules.
The first few days were spent turning the family farmhouse and yard into a beautiful wedding site. Trent’s other sister was married in the same spot a few years ago, so the family had some experience throwing a huge event at the house. Thursday and Friday were filled with people rushing around, putting up giant tents for the reception, delivering hay bales for the attendees to sit on, building an archway out of sticks and branches, putting together centerpieces and drinking gallons of iced tea. As always, I was marginally helpful due to a few crazy kiddos I had to keep an eye on. We also got to meet and hang out with baby Brooklyn for the first time, which was such a treat! I loved watching Lulu get to be the big cousin for once (all her other cousins are older) and fall so madly in love with the newest member of the family.
On Thursday all the girls got manicures and pedicures, which Lulu adored. Poor Grandpa was stuck watching the babes at home, and I think that was more exhausting than the wedding itself! That night Lulu and I went to a Ladies Cocktail Hour to celebrate the bride, where Lu basically spun around in the backyard for an hour and I drank wine. I’d call that a successful evening!
The rehearsal was the only time I even busted out my real camera, since Trent’s sister asked I take some shots for her. I’m glad I did, because I certainly didn’t think to do it on the wedding day (there was just too much going on to be lugging around that big ole’ camera).
The day of the wedding was hectic and crazy, but the bride was actually quite calm. Trent and I used our last wedding experience as a warning, and decided to have our babysitter come out and stay at the house, so we could enjoy the festivities without having to deal with a crazy toddler. This was probably the best decision we’ve ever made. She hung out with Tate until the reception, where he came out and showed off for everyone for 30 minutes, and then she put him to bed. She hung out inside in case he woke up and Trent, Lu and I were able to party down without worry. And when the time finally came for Lulu to head to bed, we sent her in and went back out to the party. Seriously. Best. Decision. Ever.
The ceremony was lovely and the reception was rockin’. The couple hired dueling piano players, who were a fun departure from the DJ or band that usually serve as wedding entertainment. We danced all night, and the bride even did a full rendition of the Thriller dance in her white gown. It was fairly epic. The best moment of the night for me was watching the first dance between the newly married couple, and seeing Lulu and her cousin slow dancing together in the garden behind them. Trent may have even teared up a little on that one.
After my style post last week on what to wear to the farm wedding, I totally took a 180 in the opposite direction. I brought four different dresses with me, knowing I’d have four events I’d have to dress up for. I ended up wearing only three of them, and leaving the other one in the closet. Here are the top two…mostly because they were the only ones where I remembered to have someone snap a photo!
This was our family “look” for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, which was seriously lovely. Yummy food, good wine and lots of fun people equals a pretty fab practice run. Here’s what we wore for our family night out:
The dress I chose was one I purchased during our trip to NYC a few weeks back. I love it, but I was a little afraid it would be a little too white for the wedding. And since the wedding day turned out to be the windiest day ever, I’m glad I went with this the day before, or I’d have flashed 200 people my undies. Not the kind of reception entertainment people were looking for!
Trent wore one of the “Mad Men” inspired shirts from Banana Republic along with some grey jeans. Lulu wore an adorable flowered number from H+M. Tate was sporting a gift from the bride, some cute plaid shorts and a navy polo from Target.
And now for the main event! Where this was literally the best picture we got…on my phone…yeah, I suck.
After much deliberation, I decided on this navy number from J. Crew, mostly due to the wind issue. This dress is twirly, but doesn’t fly up with a soft breeze, so it was the chosen one. Lulu’s flower girl dress was (I think, maybe) from Nordstrom, and Tate wore a shirt and tie from H+M. Trent wore a shirt from Dillards that he bought earlier that day because his only other white shirt was ruined by some crazy kids throwing food during the rehearsal dinner (shhh, it was totally Tate). He also wore some super-sharp brown/grey pants from Banana and a tie from Nordstrom Rack. He’s cute. I think I’ll keep him.
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[Photo of the chandelier inside the reception tent at this weekend’s farm wedding. Taken by the iPhone, edited in Snapseed and Instagram.]
The lovely folks over at BlogHer read my iPhoneography post from last week and liked it enough to put it on their homepage! I know, right?! Crazytown. The post is also featured in their BlogHer Tech section as a spotlighted post. Ch-ch-check it out!
Thanks to BlogHer for their support and to all of you for reading. You rule. Mwah!
[Ed Note: Yeah, I noticed they used some random pic of someone else under my post…which is strange since the post was on photography and had a ton of photos to choose from, but whatever, I’m going to let it slide, just this once.]
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Farm Wedding Wrap-Up
/1 Comment/in Family, Happiness, Photos /by MeganLast weekend, under the huge Kansas sky and with the wind whipping at our faces, we watched as Trent’s beautiful sister was married to a wonderful man that is now and forever part of our crazy family. Sorry, buddy, that’s life! Lulu served as one of two flower girls (the other was new baby cousin Brooklyn!) and was so nervous to walk down the aisle by herself. I was so proud of her for sticking it out and making it not only down the aisle, but also standing in front of 200 people for the entire wedding. Lulu rules.
The first few days were spent turning the family farmhouse and yard into a beautiful wedding site. Trent’s other sister was married in the same spot a few years ago, so the family had some experience throwing a huge event at the house. Thursday and Friday were filled with people rushing around, putting up giant tents for the reception, delivering hay bales for the attendees to sit on, building an archway out of sticks and branches, putting together centerpieces and drinking gallons of iced tea. As always, I was marginally helpful due to a few crazy kiddos I had to keep an eye on. We also got to meet and hang out with baby Brooklyn for the first time, which was such a treat! I loved watching Lulu get to be the big cousin for once (all her other cousins are older) and fall so madly in love with the newest member of the family.
On Thursday all the girls got manicures and pedicures, which Lulu adored. Poor Grandpa was stuck watching the babes at home, and I think that was more exhausting than the wedding itself! That night Lulu and I went to a Ladies Cocktail Hour to celebrate the bride, where Lu basically spun around in the backyard for an hour and I drank wine. I’d call that a successful evening!
The rehearsal was the only time I even busted out my real camera, since Trent’s sister asked I take some shots for her. I’m glad I did, because I certainly didn’t think to do it on the wedding day (there was just too much going on to be lugging around that big ole’ camera).
The day of the wedding was hectic and crazy, but the bride was actually quite calm. Trent and I used our last wedding experience as a warning, and decided to have our babysitter come out and stay at the house, so we could enjoy the festivities without having to deal with a crazy toddler. This was probably the best decision we’ve ever made. She hung out with Tate until the reception, where he came out and showed off for everyone for 30 minutes, and then she put him to bed. She hung out inside in case he woke up and Trent, Lu and I were able to party down without worry. And when the time finally came for Lulu to head to bed, we sent her in and went back out to the party. Seriously. Best. Decision. Ever.
The ceremony was lovely and the reception was rockin’. The couple hired dueling piano players, who were a fun departure from the DJ or band that usually serve as wedding entertainment. We danced all night, and the bride even did a full rendition of the Thriller dance in her white gown. It was fairly epic. The best moment of the night for me was watching the first dance between the newly married couple, and seeing Lulu and her cousin slow dancing together in the garden behind them. Trent may have even teared up a little on that one.
Mom Style: A Farm Wedding, The Finale
/1 Comment/in Style /by MeganAfter my style post last week on what to wear to the farm wedding, I totally took a 180 in the opposite direction. I brought four different dresses with me, knowing I’d have four events I’d have to dress up for. I ended up wearing only three of them, and leaving the other one in the closet. Here are the top two…mostly because they were the only ones where I remembered to have someone snap a photo!
This was our family “look” for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, which was seriously lovely. Yummy food, good wine and lots of fun people equals a pretty fab practice run. Here’s what we wore for our family night out:
The dress I chose was one I purchased during our trip to NYC a few weeks back. I love it, but I was a little afraid it would be a little too white for the wedding. And since the wedding day turned out to be the windiest day ever, I’m glad I went with this the day before, or I’d have flashed 200 people my undies. Not the kind of reception entertainment people were looking for!
Trent wore one of the “Mad Men” inspired shirts from Banana Republic along with some grey jeans. Lulu wore an adorable flowered number from H+M. Tate was sporting a gift from the bride, some cute plaid shorts and a navy polo from Target.
And now for the main event! Where this was literally the best picture we got…on my phone…yeah, I suck.
After much deliberation, I decided on this navy number from J. Crew, mostly due to the wind issue. This dress is twirly, but doesn’t fly up with a soft breeze, so it was the chosen one. Lulu’s flower girl dress was (I think, maybe) from Nordstrom, and Tate wore a shirt and tie from H+M. Trent wore a shirt from Dillards that he bought earlier that day because his only other white shirt was ruined by some crazy kids throwing food during the rehearsal dinner (shhh, it was totally Tate). He also wore some super-sharp brown/grey pants from Banana and a tie from Nordstrom Rack. He’s cute. I think I’ll keep him.
I’m Featured Over at BlogHer!
/0 Comments/in web /by MeganThe lovely folks over at BlogHer read my iPhoneography post from last week and liked it enough to put it on their homepage! I know, right?! Crazytown. The post is also featured in their BlogHer Tech section as a spotlighted post. Ch-ch-check it out!
Thanks to BlogHer for their support and to all of you for reading. You rule. Mwah!
[Ed Note: Yeah, I noticed they used some random pic of someone else under my post…which is strange since the post was on photography and had a ton of photos to choose from, but whatever, I’m going to let it slide, just this once.]