Sajid-Briceno Wedding

As promised, here are photos from the gorgeous wedding I attended this weekend. It was held at Padua Hills Theatre in Claremont. The ceremony took place in an outdoor courtyard while the reception was held in the theatre itself.

Silvino, the groom, sang Josh Groban's "When You Say You Love Me" as Melissa walked down the aisle. It was such a touching moment!

The gorgeous bride, Melissa and her Mom (my Auntie Tessie)

An obstructed view of "the kiss."

Mr .& Mrs. Briceno!

Stolen shot of Silvino right after the ceremony.

My beautiful cousin Crystal-one of the bridesmaid's. She will be getting married in less than a month!

This looks familiar. : )

Hydrangea centerpieces were on the patio furniture during cocktail hour

The lighting in the reception room was absolutely wonderful!

First dance-we couldn't really see from the back.

Check out these chandeliers!

Crystal hanging from the centerpiece.

Hubby's name earned an added "H." lol!

Warning: I was kind of obsessed with the cake, can't you tell?

Apparently it was cheesecake. We didn't stay long enough to taste it and I do not eat cheesecake. Surprise!

I just love the look of it!

Told you I couldn't get enough.

The End!

Post-Weekend Exhaustion

Photos courtesy of Rockstar Photobooth

My cousin's wedding was an absolute hit and so was sitting on stage for an off-Broadway production. I am extremely exhausted so I will have to delay pictures for a day or two. Check back later and have an awesome evening!

Busy weekend up ahead

I don't think I could pull off a peacock feather dress nor would I even want to try!

This weekend will be a busy yet fun one for sure! Tomorrow, we are meeting up with some of our friends from college to see Spring Awakening. On Sunday, we will be at my cousin Melissa's wedding in Claremont. I'll be taking lots of pictures for sure! I'll be catching up on sleep during my short but sweet Thanksgiving break next week. Enjoy the weekend!

Productive Veteran's Day

Scattered photographs

It was nice to have Wednesday off. After my morning work-out and doing some grocery shopping, I worked on a project that has long been ignored. I have been dreading the sorting of my wedding pictures because there are so many of them. We promised our parents that we would have our wedding book together by Thanksgiving to show family and friends. Clearly, that is not happening. I find it really hard to sort photos electronically so I resorted to prints. Thanks to RitzPix, I was able to print most of our 'top choices' at an affordable price. Not only did I have to sort through the professional photos but one's that friends and family took as well. What will I do with these prints afterwards? I have no idea!

Marc did his share of sorting too then I started creating layouts in Photoshop. I realized that if I continue using Photoshop, it will take me forever and a day because there are so many embellishments/styles that can be done. Since I've used Blurb in the past for my travel books, I've resorted to using them again. Besides, simplicity seems to be the key to putting together wedding books. After all, it should the bride and groom that stand out and not your fancy background or cute embellishment, right? Wish me luck as I attempt to have this project done by Christmas. In case your'e wondering, yes our photographer did put one together for us but only has 30 pictures which is why I'm creating my own.

The final selections by category

Creating layouts. This is for the "getting ready" page. :)

On another note, Missy at Lovely Little Life passed on a 'cute blog award' to me. Isn't she sweet? I must now pass this on to 10 other bloggers so here I go....

1. Danni at Oh Hello Friend

2. Tawny at Let's Eat

3. Jenn at I art u

4. Ella at Twenty-Five

5. Yellow Goat at YellowGoat Design

6. Joanna at A Cup of Jo

7. Ruthi at Ruthi Auda

8. Luzel at iDiy

9. Holly at HollyMaus

10. Jill at Today I Saw

I adore each and everyone of these blogs and have become my daily reads. Check them out when you get a chance! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Iris and Light

Jana + Billy Engagement
from IRIS AND LIGHT on Vimeo.

My dear cousin Claudine was heartbroken when she found out that her photographer/videographer of choice was not available on her wedding date. A few moments ago, I got an e-mail from her saying that she changed her wedding date just so she could have Iris and Light on her wedding day. I am so happy for her! The girls and I have been crushing on the work of this dynamic creative team for weeks now. You have no idea how many times we've watched this video. Check it out for yourself, it is just darling and I just have to share it with you!

Scrapbook Page: My Gentleman

Kit: "A Gentleman"

Designer: Honey Designs

Digital scrapbooking was just introduced to me by some of my co-workers at my current job. I've always been what is now known as a 'paper scrapper' but believe me, my work was not that great-mainly because I did not want to spend so much money on so paper, elements, stickers, etc. Having the short attention span than I do, I had no interest in learning digital scrapbooking when it first came into existence. What can I say? Thanks to my co-workers, I am now hooked! With all the free kits, papers, and elements out there, how could I resist? Not to mention, with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, I can whip up a page in 2 minutes! The best part is-no mess to clean up afterwards!

It has been almost 3 months since I got married and I just received my wedding photos a few weeks ago. I absolutely adore this photo of my husband which was taken when he first saw me on our wedding day. Check out Asal's blog for free kits, scrapbook advice, and inspiration. She is only 17 years old and is a scrapbooking wonder woman! The kit I used for this page was put together by her.