I’m still playing catch up from being in New Orleans and the massive amounts of hurricanes I drank there… but wanted to start the series of bachelorette posts with what we expected beforehand: D: “I told Ryan I was going to get blackout drunk in NOLA, and he suddenly got all concerned and said, “Well,…
Category: Wedding
Ladies in Waiting
This post celebrates both my fabulous friends and my first successful DIY wedding project! Thanks to the help of DIY design studio Zazzle and free, customizable “will you be my bridesmaid?” artwork from Wedding Chicks, I was able to create lovely high-quality notecards (in Gator orange & blue!) for each of my five bridesmaids for…
The Best Laid Plans…
Planning a wedding in another town, even if that town happens to be the one you grew up in, has posed some challenges. After our early August engagement, I thought we had plenty of time before a fall wedding more than a year away. And then four months passed. And the amount of actual, concrete…
Holiday Hijinx
When you’re in a relationship with someone that has a demanding job, you quickly learn the difference between wants and needs. For example, I want to spend the holidays with both MBH, my family and our friends, and tackle all our wedding planning in one fell swoop during the visit. I need food, water, and…
A New Life Together
Part of what spurred me to begin blogging was some big life news. During our most recent vacation together, MBH arranged for a quiet dinner, just the two of us, at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. Little did I know there was a surprise waiting at the end of it for me! And so, as…
Kate Has Thoughts 