• boyfriend is in AFRICA!!!

    my incredible boyfriend, john, is on his first trip to Kenya this week.  he works for compassion international and travels to churches, concerts and confrences to help get precious children all over the world sponsored.  among other things, the purpose of his trip is to get a first hand experience of the kind of work that compassion does in the lives of these kids and their families who live in the poorest of the poor areas around the world. the most exciting aspect (at least to me) is that john gets to meet the little girl, judith, that he has been sponsoring for over 2 years now. last week john…

  • mandy + ian — surprise wedding!

    mandy and ian decided to take the stress-free route to getting married — by going to the courthouse! (p.s. after all the weddings i have seen and been involved with, i’m beginning to think this really might be the way to go!) in lieu of a formal wedding, they announced their marriage via the courthouse and then invited their closest family and friends to their house in atlanta for a celebration dinner on saturday night. what the guests didn’t know was that mandy and ian were planning a surprise ceremony in order to share the experience of getting married with all those who are closest to them. everyone was shocked! …

  • coolest wedding ring ever

    i thought it looked cool to begin with….and THEN i saw what it can do! designed by Jungyun Yoon. these are super original and pricing for a pair of sterling silver rings is extremely reasonable! the 14k gold pair on the other hand…i guess the price of gold really is rising! thanks to something blue wedding events and their blog for the great find! hannahelaine