september

i love september

for many reasons

but from now on the #1 reason will always be

my mr.

we got married last september 

so every september from now on

we will celebrate us :)

it also means crisp mornings

and maybe bringing out some fall attire?

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and for the mr.

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-ashley

weekend

my weekend consisted of

date night

for days they said hurricane irene

would hit charleston

instead she brought us this beautiful sunset

praying intently for those who are

struggling because of her

more time with my handsome mr.

and ending the weekend 

brainstorming lovely things 

for a dear friend's wedding

-ashley

friday i'll be....

...waiting on this girl to roll on by

...with this handsome guy

...wearing these wellies

-ashley

recent steal :)

the mr. and i have put ourselves on a budget

a pretty for real one

so that means

not to many purchases on my end

but when i do 

i make sure to get only 

exactly what i want 

and at a steal :)

example # 1

want:

{prade, $750}

what i got:

{bcbg, originally $118, bought for $29}

can you really even tell the difference? 

-ashley

obsession of the week: hand embroidered necklaces

this happens to be featured on the front page of etsy today

but i was a fan long before! 

thank you etsy

for reminding me!

these lovely little treasures 

are made by

the merriweather council

and can be custom ordered!

take a peek at some of my faves 

the last one would be especially cute with

and a and s :)

happy monday!

-ashley

ladies night and surprise baby shower

this weekend was chock-ful-o-fun

sunday night some of me and my gal pals

got together ate some food 

and played some cards

i am honestly blessed with some of the greatest friends 

around :)

here is what i made

sugar cookie fruit pizza inspired by

kelsey!

on monday nights the mr. and i get together with our

young married couples small group

through our church

usually we are either reading a book and discussing it

or just having good food

and even better fellowship!

but last night we decided to change things up a bit 

and throw a surprise baby shower for 

garrett & lauren

here is a little video of us surprising them

watch hour garret's face stays the same

even when he is surprise :)

happy tuesday

-ashley

weekend snapshots

our friends ryan & zhenya tied the knot this weekend

and look at those trees!! royal wedding! loved them!

{{disclaimer}}

the following photos are all after

we danced the night away

and then walked a few blocks

we live in charleston, sc

95 degrees (at night) and humid as all get out!

me and the mr. :)

after walking a few blocks :)

and no the one on the end doesn't normally do his hair like that

just for special occasions 

me and our wonderful photographer for the evening

{{all photos via b.hearn and her iphone}}

and last but certainly not least

we had a wedding shower for this lovely lady :)

hope your weekend was fabulous!

-ashley