1 year later:

Nick & Danni from Chaz Curry on Vimeo

September 25th! It's been a year. I can't believe it! We got our wedding video from my good friend Chaz yesterday. You may think a year was a long time to wait but I honestly hadn't even thought to get in contact with Chaz sooner, the year passed by so unbelievably fast. Nick said it feels like only a month, haha. Nick & I were talking about how we didn't even mind waiting to get our video because by the time we did get around to asking Chaz, it was something exciting and that we got to look forward to. We got experience that day all over again, through a different perspective. I loved seeing all our friends and family on camera. I can't wait for you to see it. Thank you Chaz for such an amazing video. We loved it.

A whole year. Maybe you've been on this journey with us since the proposal. Maybe you've just joined in. But thanks for sharing in these moments with us. I love when friends would come up to us at craft shows and comment about Nick's proposal. So sweet ;)

Nick said that he heard the 1st year of marriage was the hardest and if that's the case, then marriage is going to be awesome because this 1st year was pretty great. Our love is built on a solid and firm foundation in Christ. Though conflicts and trials may come, our love cannot be shaken because it's found in Someone greater. I see Christ's love reflected through Nicholas all the time, and isn't that how it should be? I am so humbled that God blessed me with someone like him, my mom & brother say all the time how 'lucky' I am ;) Even as I type this at 6:30 in the morning, he is getting ready to help me at another show today... When I have shows on the weekends, we say he works 7 days a week, but that is my husband. Life is good. I continually acknowledge how good the Lord is to us, I can't complain about anything. We have a great love, and our health. What more do we need?

Happy Sunday!

(& happy anniversary to my Nicholas, I hope we have a million more miles to go)

The Wedding Post:

The wedding photos are here! Hope you enjoy what you see..

Lots more photos can be seen on design*sponge today,
head over there when you get a chance!

All photos by: Christian Cruz & Hope Feathers!

Isn't my husband cute? I mean, seriously smokin' handsome!

September 25th, 2010 was our day. It started off at my mom's house, where we both got ready. It happened to be one of the hottest days of the year or something, it was crazy hot but I don't think I could tell because, well, I was getting married ;)

I love these 2 perspectives of Nick & I.

We then headed off to the park. We chose the park because it was the place we went on our first date. Oh, and September 25th was our 5th year anniversary of dating.

This was the welcome table. We had fans, buttons, & programs to give away. We also had a polaroid guest book. I'm super bummed, no one got a picture of it but it was cool. I'll share it with you another time.

We decided to do a picnic basket lunch, we had to get a ton of picnic baskets together! It was fun to go on the 'hunt' for them and exciting when we'd find one at a thrift store or at the flea market.

Since we had the wedding at a park, there was no seating or lighting when it got dark. We wanted to get married at sunset though. So we decided we'd switch around the schedule and have the reception first, then have the ceremony. We really liked the idea. It ended up flowing pretty well. Guests arrived and shared a picnic basket lunch. Having the schedule in reverse really seemed like it built up the anticipation of the ceremony too.

My favorite part in planning was getting to pick all the decorations for the wedding. I went to antique markets for months and it was a blast being able to buy awesome things for the wedding. We also rented vintage furniture from Jeni at Found! She has such a wonderful collection of vintage pieces. She's amazing to work with and so sweet, I totally recommend her if you have an event.

My favorite decor pieces were probably these brass frame stands
and telescope magnifying glass stands.




You may remember the engagement ring that nick made me.
We put it out on display, along with the wood block he started with.


I love this little lounge area they set up.
We also had a little photo wall that my dad built for us which fit perfectly.


We went with simple silver wedding bands from etsy.



Ruby arranged all the flowers and made all the lace decorations.
She's oh-so-talented and I was blessed to have her around that day.


Nick & I lounging before the ceremony.



(just got this photo today, photo by our videographer: chaz curry)


So I had to change before the ceremony - Linda & Ruby
built me a lovely fabric tent to change in. They're the best!
Oh, and the dress is vintage and borrowed from Ruby.
What can I say, she was my wedding-godmother!


(photo above by chaz curry)

So then we started the ceremony at sunset, just like we wanted. It was perfect. I was able to just take a deep breath, look around the amazing view, take it all in, and thank Jesus.

Did I mention we had my older brother marry us? It was so special. I really admire my older brother. (He's 11 years older than me) He always encouraged me when I was growing up and I couldn't imagine having anyone else marrying us. (He is single by the way if you have someone you know, we could play cupid) Anyway, he did a great job. He cried too which was funny + sweet.

It was so emotional for us. A good emotional of course.


Then after the ceremony we just had a quick dessert reception
with cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies, & mini doughnuts.

We gave mini bundt cakes for our favors. Found the perfect size box for them, designed the tags and tied it with fabric with a wood fork attached.

Here's a list of links & resources:

Photography: Christian Cruz, http://www.christiancruzphotography.com/blog
Hope Feathers, http://www.hopefeathersphotoblog.com

Furniture: Jeni, http://vintage-rentals.com

Flowers: Ruby, http://mycakies.blogspot.com/

Dress: Vintage, borrowed from Ruby!

Cake bunting: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KikiLaRu

Mini Doughnuts: http://www.etsy.com/shop/doughadeer

Cinnamon rolls, madeleines, brownies: Costco!

Decor/Picnic Baskets: Mostly vintage - borrowed, hunted, & purchased!

Felt rosette flower wreath: http://www.etsy.com/shop/handmadecolectibles

Lace/Fabric: Garment District in Los Angeles, http://www.fashiondistrict.org/

Calligraphy: Cathie, http://ampersandity.wordpress.com

Thanks for getting through this post and viewing our photos. For those who have been there from the beginning, from our engagement story to the engagement photos to our honeymoon - it really means a lot to have had your support, I wish I could hug each and every one of you.

If you didn't see the wedding video Ruby put
together, you can see that here!

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter:

I realized I never posted any pics from our honeymoon! Not sure if you knew we went to the Harry Potter theme park in Florida. Well, it's not a whole theme park, it's a section within Universal Studios Orlando. But it was amazing!!

So you first enter into Hogsmeade and see the train station. Nick and I were so overwhelmed by the total awesome-ness of it all. It's like the books came to life for us! (Cute vintage luggage right?)

Honeydukes candy shop. Yum!

hehe, he's so cute ;)

Hogwarts! So legit.

Zonko's joke shop!

They also had Ollivanders, The Owl Post & we ate at The Three Broomsticks. We had butterbeer and pumpkin juice, yum! Well, Nick liked butterbeer better than I did. It was interesting. We went on The Dragon Challenge and Harry Potter & the Forbidden Journey, it was intense! Totally had to close my eyes ;)

and guess what? When we were walking through Hogwart's, they had different rooms and displays set up and I totally saw a few of the exact same props/decorations I had at my wedding! Remember I posted some inspiration boards and mentioned some sort of Harry Potter decor. That made me happy :) It would have been awesome to have been the set decorator for this theme park. They had a lot of vintage/antique market finds in the shop displays too, so fun!

The pictures just don't do the park justice. You really have to go for yourself if you're a fan of Harry Potter.

Then we went on a cruise around the Bahamas, but my battery was low. (what was I thinking not bringing my charger?) so I busted out the good old disposable camera for the rest of the time. The cruise was nice and relaxing and fun! The theme park was definitely the highlight of the trip though, and Nick talked about wanting to go back to Hogwarts throughout our whole cruise ;)

happy friday:

How was your week? Nick and I went to ikea on Wednesday, ikea is the best. You really can't go wrong with a $30 dollar desk. It's simple and just what I needed. So I spent all day cleaning and organizing and throwing things away yesterday. I forgot how wonderful it is to have a clean room - I really haven't had my studio organized in a long time. So now I'll be able to post a studio tour soon.

So I realized I haven't posted one single photo of us from the wedding (except the polaroid) so I thought I'd post a couple.. I was so fortunate to have my friend Mindy & her husband Brian, at the wedding. They came all the way out from Minnesota and took some amazing amazing amazing pictures! I met Mindy at bible school back in 2004. She is just a bubble of joy. They are a husband/wife team at hope feathers. Follow her on twitter + facebook :) Thank you for all the wonderful photos Mindy & Brian! (and soon I can share them with you all too)

I am still waiting on the photos from my photographer but I am super excited about them and I know they will be great!

We're having some fabulous guest bloggers next week! See you all on Monday!

we're married!

oh, hello, a wedding from rubyellen bratcher on Vimeo.

HELLO EVERYONE! we are married :) what a special day it was. all the pictures are slowly coming in from family + friends and it is just so fun to see how the day went. all the furniture from jeni at found vintage rentals was beautiful, it really set the mood for the wedding. but we can finally breathe! we are so happy + enjoying being married and taking this all in. we leave for our honeymoon tomorrow, but i wanted to stop in and say hello to you all. guest posts will start tomorrow, and i'll see you all in a couple weeks!

my dear friend ruby made a sweet little video of our wedding with her zumi 2.0 too,
so here is a little preview of how it.

getting married!

LOL, the picture of us in 2005 makes me laugh - we look SO young, like babies or something ;) Nick was only 19! nineteen?! That seems so long ago.

6 years ago, I went to a poker game at a friend's house and had no idea that I'd meet the man I'd marry! In 2 days, we're saying our vows and starting our lives together as one. I can't even believe it, it feels so unreal! Did it feel this surreal to you? Have any day-before wedding tips to share? :)

September 25th will mark our 5th year of dating, and the first day of the start of our marriage. I look back and overwhelmed by grace. I love thinking about our stories of how the Lord brought us together. If I decided to go to a different college (which I almost did, had my dorm room and everything!) and he decided to stay in Missouri and become a cop (which he debated about!) - we would have never met! If I had started a year earlier, we wouldn't have had the same friends. There are so many "if" factors that it is without a doubt our Lord orchestrated our story in bringing us together.

This is the last post I'll post as a 'single lady' - Next time I write I will be married to my best friend! Thanks for sharing in the whole journey with us, from our engagement story to planning the wedding, and the scary time with my mom's cancer -- your support has meant so much and I feel like I want you all there to share in it with us. Anyway, I'll be having many friends here on the blog with guest posts in the coming days. It may be a little weird to say but I love you all and thank you for being here for us and for sharing in our journey.

xo. the soon to be mrs. keith