It's Fall, Ya'll!

I'm not like your typical basic white girl who loves the fall. I don't like wearing boots and scarves, and I'm not pumpkin's biggest fan. However, it wasn't until I moved to Rexburg a couple years ago that I saw the leaves change for the first time, and that is beautiful. 

I don't love fall because it means that Rexburg is going to get really cold, but I do love that it means the holiday season is coming quickly, and holidays mean family and the pure love of Christ. I love that, so I don't hate fall all that much.

To celebrate the month of October, we decorated our home with some Halloween decorations, but nothing too fancy since I finally decorated our house to begin with. Ethan and I decided that we needed to bring some Halloween traditions into our lives starting with attending the pumpkin patch and carving pumpkins! 

My family went to the pumpkin patch every year growing up with all of our extended family, but Ethan hasn't been for like 15 years. We decided it would be best celebrated with some of our favorite people, the Nystroms!

California Surprise!

My sister, Katie, got married October 3rd and my parents were trying really hard to get me from Idaho to California for her wedding. Unfortunately, with school, work, and plane tickets being close to $500 for a weekend trip, it seemed like getting there wouldn't be possible. So we concluded that we just wouldn't be able to make it home this trip.

Honeymooners (Part III)

Every morning on the cruise, Ethan and I ordered breakfast in bed, free of charge! That's the biggest perk to a cruise: everything you need is paid for!

Honeymooners (Part II)

After our relaxing stay in the condo, Ethan and I drove to Long Beach where we left on our cruise to Catalina Island and Mexico. Neither one of us, nor our families, had ever been on a cruise before, so we had no idea what to expect. 

Honeymooners (Part I)

After the most perfect wedding, Ethan and I arrived at our condo for the weekend. Since it had a full kitchen and living room, it was fun to relax in a little apartment for a couple days before we left on our cruise. My mom called ahead and had it decorated with sparkling cider, chocolate covered strawberries and rose petals everywhere. It looked beautiful. I had to sneak a few pictures while Ethan was bring stuff up from the car. 

Bridals

As I said in the previous post, taking pictures ahead of the wedding was seriously the best idea ever. I know a lot of people do get the chance to walk down an aisle, so if you want that element of surprise, go for it! 

However, if you don't mind doing it ahead of time let me tell you...being able to have pictures taken before my wedding made things so much more easy-going. I wasn't in a rush, I had loads of time to get my hair and make up done, and we got to choose the weather and location! Take it from the queen of stress, it was well worth it. Plus, it saved us tons of time between the ceremony and reception. 

The First Look.

A week before our wedding, we decided to do a photo shoot in our wedding attire. This means that I was I okay with Ethan seeing me in my wedding dress before the ceremony. I was only okay with this for three reasons...