i was going to attempt in making this a 'wedding wednesday' post, however, its not really wedding related, except for that whole guy im going to marry thing :)

last night CL and i went to the austin monthly bachelor issue party (we get invited to all sorts of fun stuff since i write for the magazine!) anyways, it was super fun, and we saw a bunch of people we hadn't seen in a while, and the free (grey goose) drinks are always appreciated! 

(via austin monthly)

because it was the bachelor issue (remember brad womack of the bachelor fame? he was once a cover boy for the bachelor issue!), there were a TON of single women there and a handful of guys. while we were doing our mandatory 'lets get the feel of the room lap' it became overly apparent what the deal was. girls in skin tight, short dresses, completely over done up for this cocktail party. they were on the prowl. we were literally in the middle of a meat market. 

before we left, i ran to the bathroom and on the way out overheard three guys talking.. it went something like this "you mingling?" "yea, man this is awesome. im swarmed with 4-6 girls at a time" "this is awesome" "her family is in old gas money" "i dont know how im going to juggle all of this". i was literally digusted.

i know im lucky.

i don't envy those pretty, skinny girls for anything. i have a man that loves me, puts up with my crap, supports us, and comes to parties like this for me. i am so thankful that i dont have to swim in that dating pool. i am however sad that the 'man' market is so bad. there are a lot of beautiful, smart, successful women out there that want to be loved and can't find it. it truly breaks my heart.

we went to dinner afterwards and we just sat there and chatted about how lucky we were and i and made sure CL knew I really appreciated him. i am so very lucky that he came into my life and that we will be starting a life together (getting married, no babies yet!) next may. i can't wait to marry him and call him my husband!

wedding wednesday!

i cannot even being to tell you how excited i am about our wedding! not that i wasn't before, but now that things are getting booked, and such, it's becoming that much more real!

i have to share with you all our photographer

Jake Holt!

 (click that to go to his blog.. you can get to his site from there!)

he was just published in Brides Magazine, and Elle! (he's also been published in The Knot Magazine, Tribeza, D Magazine, Daily Candy & Style Me Pretty!)

(Jake Holt Photography, via  www.losangelesweddingphotographerblog.com)

(Jake Holt Photography, via  www.losangelesweddingphotographerblog.com)

CL and I are pretty stoked that he was available to shoot our wedding, and since we signed that contract have been dreaming up possible engagement shoot possibilities! I literally can't wait (well yes i can, its currently 1000 degrees outside!) to start this whole process!

(Jake Holt Photography, via  www.losangelesweddingphotographerblog.com)

I snagged this off his blog.. this is where we are having our ceremony!

we also got Annie Ray for our photobooth, which i am pretty freaking excited about too!

(Annie Ray, via http://annieray.net/photobooth.php)

I may be blonde, but this was too funny.

as i was perusing the card aisle at target this morning after my dentist appointment, i saw this in a card, and i was giggling for 10 minutes after i read it! i had to share!

(via google images)

'A blonde walks into a curtain store and tells the woman working behind the counter that she needs some blue curtains the size of a computer screen for her computer. The woman  replies, 'But computers don't have curtains!" 

The blonde replies back, " HELLO I have WINDOWS!"

kirbi's baby shower!

two weeks ago (yes, i am that behind!) i hosted colby's sister, kirbi's baby shower! it was ladybug themed, and everything turned out so cute! here are some pics!

wedding wednesday!

it's been a while since i've updated anyone on our wedding plans, partially because we didn't have any for a while and well surprise! we have wedding plans now!!

we have a date!

and a venue!

and a wedding party!

and a wedding coordinator!

and a photographer! (well almost, just need to sign the contract!)

and a photobooth! (well almost, just need to sign the contract!)

and a rehearsal dinner venue!

and a guest list!

and a officiant!

and registries!

and a website! (its not live yet, we are still waiting on one straggler bridesmaid, and to  finish our registry 110% !)

and a graphic designer working on our custom logo!

i almost have the bridesmaids dresses piced out, and i've looked at dresses, and found one that could be the ONE, but im waiting til october to make the final decision! we have an overall feel for what the wedding is going to look like, vintage, romantic, with a dash of modern! think lots of candles, light colors, and a bold pattern!

i am SO excited that it's all coming together slowly! the date and venue was seriously the hardest part, but now everything seems to be falling into place!