Wedding, Rehearsal

{meagan, becky, pam, adrienne, anna, libby, lauren, lindsey}

We kicked off the wedding weekend with the rehearsal! My flower girls were able to start their love affair with my friends (I mean, look how excited they were!), we rehearsed, rehearsed again, then called it a success. 

{marshall, shelly}

{lauren, marshall}

{libby loving on me}

{lexie}

{dad}

{lien, thuan}

{it was hot.}

{aww.}

{pam, adrienne, meagan, becky}

{stephen, dad}

Showering

The last weekend of August my aunt Shelly hosted a lovely shower for me at the Chocolate Angel Tearoom in Plano! Growing up, I was blessed to be surrounded by such amazing women most of whom were able to come and celebrate.

{mom, carol, me, linda, diane}

{lacy, vona, me, brooke}

{sisters!}

{me, becky, lorri}

{carolyn, susan, mom, shelly, me}

{nancy, mom}

{i LOVE our flatware!}

Luck in Love

Though I didn't plan on taking a three month break, the wedding, not surprisingly, won out over regular posting but I am back, married, and ready to go! To get back into the swing of things, I thought I would jump back and post all of the wedding events that I missed covering here on this little blog of ours so first up, our couples' shower.

My lovely girlfriends hosted a green Irish themed wedding shower for us in honor of our honeymoon to Ireland. It was so much fun! We had BBQ and beer; dessert was a delicious cake, that we are still talking about, and a green themed candy bar! I'll let the pictures do the talking.

{green themed candy bar}

{beautiful hostesses - missed you Becky!}

Huynh proposed to me at the Alamo Drafthouse which then later on in the year, very sadly, closed. My brother-in-law and sister ended up tracking down two chairs from the theater and gave them to us as our gift! 

{ti, jamil, xinh}

{phu, chau, ti, ty, duc, tom}

{brothers}

{in-laws}

{soon to be newlyweds!}

{mom and dad}

{pam, jason, jeremy, meagan}

{luck in love}

{love!}

Showering This Weekend!

{tag team tompkins}

Five wonderful women (and subsquently their husbands or soon-to-bes) are hosting us a green themed stock-the-bar shower complete with alcoholic cupcakes and BBQ. I am so excited!! Let's hope things don't get too crazy.

Lately

{first bowl of pho at Nom Nom!}

Y'all. I have been so freakin' busy. Work has been crazy busy with this Hazop filling my days and wedding plans and recipe testing filling my nights (granted those are the best kind of problems!). Since I missed recapping the weekend - you get an almost full week of recap done via pictures. 

Lucky you.

{guys attempting eNOMous challenge}

{dinner wine pairing with fun label}

{obo squash straight from our garden}

{brussel sprouts}

{roasted chicken}

{breakfast}

{wedding gifts on our doorstep!}

Weekend, recap

{honeymoon scrapbook stickers}

I had such a lovely kitchen shower held in The Woodlands this weekend! While my iPhone pics do not do it justice, we had delicious looking (and tasting) cookies coupled alongside some bubbly champagne. With the invitations, each guest received a blank recipe card to fill out and return to me which I filed away in my new recipe box - a wonderful gift from my sister - and then, to top it off, my nieces decorated my "throne" in which I sat to open up all of the lovely gifts we received from such wonderful women (I seriously could not be more blessed)!! Such a wonderful day!

{my new monogram}

{future homemaker in the making}

I love us, too

{sugar coated sentiment}

Huynh and I have a running list of all that has to be done in the month of August - I've become excellent at doing the "buy this" and "buy that" to-dos but the actual execution? Not so much. This weekend, however, that will change, so, here's to doing! Enjoy your weekend.

Bachelorette Party Survival Kit

Knowing that us girls may need a little help to get us through the next morning after a night of frequent toasting, I put together these bachelorette party survival kits which I handed out before the big girl's night got underway. No bigger than the palm of your hand, I can say with upmost certainty that mine was used up before 9am on Sunday (and that's being generous). But honestly, how cute is that ultra-mini pack of orbit gum?