Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts

Friday, March 21, 2014

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: {Bespoke Bride} Maureen + Nick

Eeeeeeek!!!! I always get SO excited when it's our first time being published on a blog we've never been published on before!! And that was no exception with Bespoke Bride!!! This blog is so adorable + features so many handmade, creative + alternative weddings that I just love it!!! Maureen and Nick's DIY handmade bird loving wedding was featured on the blog last Friday! This was one of my favorite weddings because every last detail was thought out so well and fit their theme perfectly. It was such a creative wedding that was personal and unique in every way. Be sure to check it out here on Bespoke Bride and for more from their wedding you can see the entire feature on our blog here. Also, congratulations to the happy couple on their recent wedding!!! 


{Photo Credits} Once Like a Spark

Monday, February 4, 2013

SIMPLY ENGAGED: Maureen + Nick

I love nothing more than a cute engagement session that something you + your lover enjoy doing together. And this e-session was maybe the cutest thing I've ever seen. Maureen + Nick love birds and so for their engagement session they went bird watching with Jade + Matthew Take Pictures. I am obsessed with how adorable these came out. And is it just me or is it really really awesome how foggy it is? I don't know what it is but I love it when the woods and marsh are foggy in Savannah. I think it is one of the most gorgeous things and gives it such a spooky eery + mysterious look that is so fascinating. Anyway, Maureen + Nick are probably going to have one of the coolest weddings ever, which will be at one of my favorite Savannah venues, The Roundhouse Railroad Museum. Their wedding is going to be playful, colorful, fun with some birds mixed in. Definitely will be an amazing wedding + I am so happy to be a part of their big day!!! Anyway, hope you enjoy these awesome pictures... although I apologize if you're like me and now seriously craving some ice cream... gosh darn.


Engaged:
October 14th, 2012

How + Where They Met:
Nick and I met in graduate school in South Florida. The very first time we met was quite awkward. It was at the orientation for first-year graduate students, and we briefly introduced ourselves and then looked around awkwardly as we avoided eye contact with each other. I thought, "What a weirdo." And he didn't think very much about me at all. It wasn't until about 5 months later that we really started to hang out as friends. Then a few months later, casual flirtations were exchanged. We had discovered our mutual love of anything pumpkin flavored, and we threw ourselves a pumpkin fest in early April of 2006 since we thought nobody should be restricted to pumpkin goodies only in the fall! And then a couple of weeks later, after a fun, late night pool party and shenanigans with friends at my apartment, Nick asked me out to dinner for the next night. So we went on our first date the next night, and I wasn't even certain it was a real date until about halfway through. =) From there, we haven't left each other's side. It was definitely not love at first sight, but it did turn out to be love. 

The Proposal:
We have now been together for almost 7 years. Nick and I actually took our first romantic weekend getaway to Savannah about 6 years ago for our 6 MONTH anniversary, which was on October 14. We had dinner at the Pink House. Little did we know that we would end up living in Savannah down the road. 

Six years later to the day, Nick took me to the Pink House again for dinner on October 14. After another lovely dinner, we sat on a bench right outside in Reynolds square. And then and there he professed his love for me and asked me to marry him. It was the perfect proposal! 

Why Savannah?
Little did Nick know that I secretly dreamed of marrying him in Savannah, figuring it would be a destination wedding. When we first visited over 6 years ago, we both thought it was such a great town with such beauty and history. And I knew it was where I wanted to marry him. And now it's perfect that we are living in Savannah where we'll have our dream wedding. 

Wedding Date:
October 12th, 2013

What are you looking forward to most on your wedding day?
We're looking forward to celebrating our love together with our closest family and friends. Nick and I have been known to throw great parties full of awesome music, good drinks, and great food! So our loved ones shouldn't expect anything less from us!

More About Them:
We share everything with each other -- we are each other's best friend. We have even developed a healthy obsession of a hobby together: birding (or what some may call bird-watching). We spend almost any free moment we have birding together and getting outdoors. We share in our excitements over what most people would think is weird, but we love it. But what makes it great is that we do it together. 




Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Birds, They're Like, So Hot Right Now!



Ever since Paris Hilton coined the phrase, "like, they're so hot" my friend and I have had an inside joke about birds and how "so hot they are right now". But on a serious note, the bird theme style is still very popular and seems to be everywhere! Even in my home I have pillows from Pier 1 Imports and SCAD's Working Class Studio that have birds on them. There are so many great ideas of how to incorporate birds into your baby or bridal shower like in image 3 by making adorable bird tags and attaching them to your Rice Krispie treat pops or cupcakes like in image 4 with the robins blue M&Ms. Or you could have a wedding at a Botanical Garden and create a bird theme for your tables and centerpieces. If you go onto etsy.com and type "birds" you will come up with 208,956 items and over 6,000 in weddings including the cake toppers in image 6!! I could create a collage with many more bird inspired ideas, but these 7 were the ones that caught my eye. I mean come on, in image 1 the "love birds" words are covered in bird seed, how cool is that!? Even Zooey Deschanel loves birds and had beautifully crafted letterpress invitations made for her wedding with birds on them. Although in the movie Failure to Launch I always laugh when I think about Zooey's character, Kit who almost bought a large gun to shoot a mockingbird that keeps her up all night. Such a funny movie! So, if you are planning a baby or bridal shower, wedding, or special event and you need help creating your bird theme, give me a ring. I CAN HELP!! : ) I'm obsessed with Srabble, Birds, and Button themes. Well anything retro, vintage, or rustic chic with a contemporary flair.
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