So happy together! My son Ty's wedding

Lauren & Tyler ~ Aug. 20th, 2013

A dip & a kiss in front of the beautiful
Rexburg, ID temple where they began their forever together!
Couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day!

but then was the outdoor reception at the beautiful Thomas E. Ricks gardens the following weekend & lets just say it went from hot & sunny to wind & rain with a full fledged "Tornado Warning" alert on our cell phones! No kidding!  I mean, Really, we live in Idaho, tornado's don't happen here, but that's the honest truth!    Luckily it stayed nice enough to get pictures of how it was SUPPOSED to look & luckily we had the gazebos we could move under, & luckily the tornado never took shape, but lets just say it was UNLIKE anything I had planned for, but Ty & Lauren thought  it was "magical" anyway, so I guess that's all that matters! :)  Thanks to the awesome team, BilliBilli Photography for the beautiful pics!

 

Vintage love! 

As the mother of Groom, one would not normally be involved in planning the reception, but since thats what I do, I was happy to be VERY involved which was so fun!  Don't worry, I was careful to work around the bride's wishes & together we came up with a fun, but romantic twist on a vintage theme!

Pearl~ filled Parfait cups & vintage vases with pearl strands & hand made coffee filter flowers atop white lace & Tiffany table toppers make for fun, unique centerpieces!

Although her colors were Tiffany blue, Buttercream yellow & white, we decided to add a touch of pink to the bouquet to make it really pop!

Closeup of the backdrop~  I used a gorgeous, swirly sheer material behind the windows with Buttercream material to drape, along with fresh Vendela Roses & Lambs Ear to dress up the shutters.

Vintage suitcases ready for the Exit!

A cool shot through the backdrop of the scene before the storm~ little did we know!

Tall vintagey pedestals hold bouquets of Vendela Roses, tufts of Lambs ear, yellow Stock, & Silver dollar Eucalyptus.  Romance was in the air! but so was a tornado warning :/  but they held their ground & stayed beautiful the whole night.

 

Ok, so this is funny, So after we got the pictures back, I'm laying in bed looking at them on my tablet, & I'm like, "oh, honey, isn't this the most beautiful font?  I just love it!  (I spent 5+ hours copying this font onto this old door, really!  call me a perfectionist, ya, it's not always a good trait)  & he's like "what's the name of it?"  & I'm like... "Before the Rain"  & before it could even leave my lips, it dawned on me & I FREAKED out!!!! he just busted up laughing & I'm like,"it's not funny!  I totally jinxed the whole thing!"  But just watching him I couldn't help but start giggling too!  Argh!  So, just a warning, don't use this font if you're planning an outdoor celebration!  Mother Nature has a heck of a sense of humor!

Still smiling despite the rain!  Sometime unexpected changes make for the most memorable memories!

The photo/kissing booth!  Unfortunately this didn't go as planned either, because we had to move it under the gazebo where for one thing the lighting wasn't good, & for another there wasn't much room, so people didn't use it like we had hoped, but at least we got the bride & groom in there!

I love these too love birds!