I'm a Miss and a Mrs.

Lovelies,
I deeply apologize. I ran off and got married and then disappeared. I have a zillion excuses but I'm not even going to start...I'm just going to jump back in.

Here are some way overdue pictures.

The day was beautiful and so much fun. I woke up early, went and picked up my groom and we were on our way. It just occured to me the night before that we should stop by the local florist to get some flowers - so we did. They ladies there wrapped a little bouquet up for me and were excited about our big day. We met the photographer at the church a little early, took some pics and then our parents arrived. We talked and joked around with the pastor a bit and then he did the ceremony. It was beautiful. I cried, we exchanged rings and we were married. The pastor did a lovely job under the circumstances and is the same pastor who will do the ceremony in May - a nice point. Afterwards, we all went out to lunch at the hotel we're having the reception in May (nice touch) and then Nick and I escaped to a hotel. We giggled a lot and told every stranger we could that we just got married. We went out to eat and got many "congratulations" and some wine and dessert bought for us, and then we spent the night in a hotel in the neighboring suburb.

It was so much fun.

All photos by Cheryl Neuharth Photography

minneSNOWta

It's snowing like a mo-fo here in Minnesota.
I'm sitting at my desk at work, eating chicken noodle soup and watching the cars try to see where they're going on the entrance ramp right outside my window. it just started snowing 30 minutes ago, and already, I can hardly see the stop light/intersection that's a mere 1/2 block away. We're supposed to get 6-8 inches. Oye. This really disrupts my day in my ways...1. my car is currently sitting in the non-covered part of the parking lot. but I'm too lazy and warm inside to go move it. 2. I have to work at my part time job tonight. So even if i wanted to leave the office early - it does me no good because hell if I want to drive home with this and then drive back to this area for my 2nd job. 3. working tonight (retail at the local mall) is going to blow because it'll be so boring because nobody will be at the mall due to the weather. 4. of course, dealing with driving and the dumb drivers on the road. Needless to say, I'm thrilled.

(the view from here)

The interesting thing is - I'm sitting here looking at all my wedding blogs, researching, etc...and I keep thinking. And I want a winter wedding in minnesota WHY!?!?! I've always wanted a winter wedding - that's why! I don't want the Christmas-y kind, just a pretty - fresh snow - white fur wrap - lots of candles - romantic kind. Sure, there are plenty of obstacles...weather, driving, out of town guests, etc, etc...but it's just what I've always wanted.

And it seems pretty possible even now. DB knows this is what I prefer - I've never been the spring/summertime bride type and he also knows that I want the engagement around the 10 month mark. So, say we get engaged in March or April - that puts me right at the winter wedding season! But this...this snow storm...is scaring me!!

first shot at an inspiration board

k-so I'm not really sure if I did this well enough...but here's my first go. I'm going for a classy, winter style. Silver? blue? champagne? lots of white, definitely. Lots of candles and I like the crystal look. Not sure about this obviously...but here's my first go!