Archives for 2012

I’ve been going through wedding pictures, trying to put together a wedding album of all of my favorites. 

Here are a couple of outtakes. 

They perfectly captured the time Brooke stepped on the back of my dress and thought she ripped it… too funny!

Happy Sunday!

Britt

It’s the most wonderful time of year for SHOES! 

We found our favorite looks for a fraction of the price!

Looking back on photos of my wedding day has been so much fun! 

I thought I would share a couple of the wedding reception details on the blog.

We were lucky enough to have our reception in the Garff’s backyard, which many people remember as Tanner Gardens in Salt Lake City. 

It is green, lush, private and beautiful. 

They were so gracious in letting us use the space. 

I wanted a classic theme, so I chose to use a lot of navy and white stripes for the details. 

My friend Rachel did the flowers and all I told her was I wanted them to be bright and unique. 

I was so happy with the way they turned out!

 I did try my hand at a couple of DIY projects for the wedding. I made all of the white “poofballs” in the picture below with coffee filters, styrafoam balls and hot glue.

My mom was a gem and sewed the ruffled tablecloth. I loved the texture of the fabric and knew I wanted to include it somehow!

Now I just want to go back and party all over again!

Thanks for letting me share such sweet memories 🙂

– Britt

I had the amazing opportunity to interview someone I have long admired, Stephanie Nielson.
She recently wrote her first book, “Heaven is Here”.
It chronicles her experience recovering after being burned on nearly 80% of her body in a plane crash.
My eyes started glistening more than once…If you want to be truly inspired, I would highly recommend reading it.
If you want to watch the interview, you can go here.

I can’t believe it has almost been a month since the big day!

We absolutely loved our photographer CEEBEE, she did a great job and got the look we were hoping for. 

I was up in the air about getting my makeup professionally done, but in the end decided I wanted to look like myself in the photos, so I did it myself.

Shannon at I’m Beautiful did my hair. She is the bomb.

For our groomal session, we made a last minute decision to go up Emigration Canyon.

As far as bridal fashion goes, I found my dress at Gateway Bridal. 

It was a size 24, strapless, and I didn’t like the top half… so I found a great alteration shop and they basically rebuilt the entire dress!

I got my shoes from Shabby Apple, you can find them here.

 I married a J.Crew model 🙂 Sam found his suit at Express. He also got it tailored so it fit him just perfectly! He bought his tie at J.Crew and shoes at ALDO.

This was by far my favorite moment during the groomal session. I am so happy we decided to do a first look. It was so fun to see the look on Sam’s face when he saw me.

Before Britt’s wedding we wanted to brighten up our smiles. We decided to test out two different whitening systems. I tried Zoom Whitening while Britt did Crest Whitestrips. I went to Dr. Pessoa at Draper Smiles for the Zoom treatment. I highly recommend it! They have a beautiful office and you get to watch a movie through some cool high tech goggles. The entire treatment took 45 minutes, so I did not even get half way through my movie. It whitens the entire tooth from inside out, so even people with braces can get Zoom and get a white smile!

Britt tried Crest Whitestrips. This is a 10 day process where you apply thin, filmy strips to your teeth for 30 minutes at a time. If anything it is a little bit of a hassle to find the time to do this everyday. However, the Crest Whitestrips can make your teeth one shade brighter and are much cheaper. You can watch the segment here. 

Crest Whitestrips $30 Available at any grocery store.

Zoom Whitening $150

Dr. Pessoa

Draper Smiles

949 Pioneer Road  Draper, UT 84020

(801) 571-6541