Wedding Wednesday: Asking My Bride Tribe

As soon as I became engaged I knew who I wanted to ask to stand with me as part of my "Bride Tribe" and I started thinking of a cute way to  ask them. Pinterest and google had so many cute ideas to use for inspiration. When I think "wedding" I think champagne and cake. So I made custom etched champagne flutes with my girls' names on them, which I put with a mini bottle of champagne in a pretty silver wooden box. Then I added a crumbled layer cake in a mason jar to go with it. 

The cake was so easy to make. I literally made boxed cake and then crumbled it and added layers of pink buttercream icing. So tasty and the perfect sweet treat!

My wooden boxes I bought at Michaels and just spray painted them with silver. 

They turned out so well. I added some tissue paper, a custom card from Etsy, the custom champagne flute, and the mini bottle of champage.

I'm so excited continue to share our wedding planning process. There is so much to look forward to!

Beach Escape

This past weekend we took a nice day trip to the beach for a little R&R day trip. We live a little over an hour from the nearest beach but we still don't seem to make it there very often. And there is nothing better than kicking back in the sand with a book and watching the waves.

How I Prepared for the Bar Exam: A Guide to Bar Prep

If you are reading this post you are likely graduating law school and planning to take the bar exam soon, so let's start this off with a quick CONGRATULATIONS to you! After three years of law school it's time to kick back and enjoy study like you have never studied before. So here is how I prepared for the bar exam and some tips and advice.

Officially an Esquire!

That time I tried on a wedding dress

 Now that Steph's wedding is over I can finally post this and cross it off my bucket list. When we went to look a bridal gowns a funny thing happened....I ended up trying on a wedding gown. Now, before you go rolling your eyes thinking geez what an example of an overly eager maid of honor stay with me. I tried it on at my sister's request! She couldn't make her mind up between two absolutely gorgeous bridal gowns and she wanted to compare them while they were both on someone. So I stepped in to help her out, and in the process got to wear a pretty snazzy get up!

She ended up going with the one I had one because she liked the back more. 

Cruise Recap: Island Adventure - Cozumel, Mexico

Today's post is the finale in my Cruise Recap series. If you missed any of them you can read about the ship we were on and our days in Haiti, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica. The final island was Cozumel, Mexico and this one may have been my favorite of all of them.

Cruise Recap: Island Adventure - Cayman Island

Today's post is the a follow up to the Cruise Recap series and will talk about our day in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. You can read more about the ship and stuff, our day in Jamaica, or our day in Haiti in my prior posts.

Cruise Recap: Island Adventure - Falmouth, Jamaica

Today's post is another followup to my Cruise Recap series talking about specific places we visited. You can also read about the ship or our day in Haiti. Today we're on to Falmouth, Jamaica! 

Cruise Recap: Our Haitian Adventure

Today's post is a follow up to my Cruise Recap post about my post-bar, anniversary, and birthday celebration vacation. We cruised to the Western Caribbean for seven days and visited Labadee, Haiti, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Falmouth, Jamaica, and Cozumel, Mexico. The islands were AMAZING and I got so many incredible photos that I can't even share them all (but I want to!). This post is just for the time we spent in Labadee, Haiti.

Cruise Recap: The Ship and Stuff

After the bar exam in July, my boyfriend and I went on a 7 day cruise to the Western Caribbean to celebrate us turning 25 years old, our 5 year anniversary, my law school graduation, and of course the bar exam being over. I wanted to just do a couple of posts talking about how the cruise was and share some photos we took throughout the week! If you're interested in cruising or just want to see how the trip was, stay tuned!

Sister's Bridal Shower

Hi everyone, I'm back for the moment! I hope you're all having a great June. I have been studying for the exam as you know but because my sister is tying the knot in September I had to split some time preparing for her bridal shower. This post is a quick loooooong recap of the Bridal Shower so keep reading if you're interested in some festive photos and bridal shower ideas.

My Brother is a High School Graduate!

Yay! I love when I get to celebrate my siblings and this past weekend my brother graduated high school so it was very special day for him. I'm glad to take a break from bar prep and have a great day with him. Congratulations to him!