Thursday, June 26, 2014

Genealogy gift: And this is my posterity...

What to give a grandparent for a birthday or Christmas?  That's always a tough one for me.  They don't want "things" but you always want to do something special for them.  For my grandfathers 75th birthday I thought of the perfect gift for him!  Family is so important to him, he sacrificed a lot to bring his children to the USA, help them gain an education and eventually they created some amazing lives for us as grandkids.  So we thought, let's show him how important our family is to us...

"And this is mine everlasting covenant, that when thy posterity shall embrace the truth, and look upward, then shall Zion look downward, and all the heavens shall shake with gladness, and the Earth shall tremble with JOY."
Genesis 9:22

We made this on photoshop, printed it as a 5x7 & mounted it on the back of the frame


Grandkids & Great Grandkids!
Easy but meaningful gift.  Take your own photo, print at costco, frame and voila...a crying grandpa :)


May Summer Wedding- This is the Place

Wedding of Griffin & Samantha May
Venue:  The Garden Place at This is The Place
Summer wedding details...


 We did a cupcake tower and served mini cupcakes on each table all through the night.  Instead of cutting the cake at the reception, they fed each other a cupcake...too cute!  They'll go quickly so plan on  more cupcakes than you think!





We took a bridesmaid dress and altered it to fit my 6 year old daughter.  She loved that she could look just like the big girls!






And they lived happily ever after... after an amazing celebration!

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails

Baby boy shower welcoming baby Luke!







DIY chocolate dipped oreo favors

Lucy's pink lemonade 1st birthday party!

Our sweet Lucy is 1!  To celebrate our tiny girl, we threw her a pink lemonade summer birthday BBQ.  Of course after all the details, her favorite part was the $1 crown that she adores and left on all night...



Her own little cake dressed up with chocolate flowers (design on wax paper, candy pearl in the center, let them dry and peel off!  Freeze them to add to cupcakes or other sweets later!)

Lemon cupcakes with pink straws!

Dip marshmallows in melted yellow chocolate candy.  Quick & easy treat that adds a cute touch to match any color theme party.  

Wrap utensils & napkins to look like little bows.  Use washi tape wrap the center.




Water bottles with a personalized label.






Dress up dollar store table toppers with a cute colorful wrapping paper that matches your party theme


Photos from birth-12 months!






Monday, June 16, 2014

Wedding details: Gold, taupe & ivory

The last few months have been exciting and crazy planning a dream wedding for our last sister getting married!  Her wedding was a gorgeous backyard wedding with details everywhere, mom definitely outdid herself and made this last wedding a magical one! What an amazing night as we celebrated 
Mr. & Mrs. Devan Baucom!

Beautiful Bridal by Busath Photography

























 These beautiful doves were released by the bride & groom!  Doves are a symbol of purity & love.  In ancient Greek and Roman times, white doves were given to the groom from the bride.  Several gorgeous birds were released and circled above the reception.



Photography by Maddie Sessions