i'm ready.

this is going to be a big year. i can feel it. i'm not expecting anything, i'm not planning or scheming, but somehow i know this year is going to bring new things and create change. i don't know if it will be visible and tangible, or if it will manifest itself in my character and my spirit, or if it will be both, but i feel it. the thing about letting go of control, knowing how to identify fear and anxiety, ridding your heart of the cancer of bitterness... the thing about admitting powerlessness and leaving my past, present, and future up to a higher power (in my case, that higher power is God), is the calm and contentment it brings. it prepares me for the unknown because i'm better able to accept that anything could happen and everything will be okay. the anticipation of it buzzes around my subconscious in what i feel is a healthy way.

be it good or bad, i know i can handle it. i'm ready.

here's to the last year of my twenties, becoming more of an adult, and being ready for whatever may come our way.

*david and i attended my friend's really fun wedding last weekend photographed by martin franco vielma and we came away with this gem (i did my own editing).

going to the chapel...

i wish all of my love and all the best to Jon & Erin as they tie the knot today. they are perfect for one another and i have loved seeing their love grow deeper and stronger over the years. i'm so very happy that they are beginning their lives together as husband & wife, but i'm also so sad that i won't be able to be there to witness this most joyous of days.

to all of you who will be in attendance (including husband): i will be expecting a detailed description of all the love and fun and dancing i'll be missing out on. have a dance & a drink for me!

Kris & Bud tie the knot {image heavy}

About two weeks ago David and I attended the wedding of this really amazing friend of mine who I met through college. Not only did we have the honor of attending this gorgeous wedding, but it also gave me the chance to catch up with some other friends I met from or during college, including one of my favorite roommates ever, Rachel, Sam and her hubs Aaron Shintaku, the photographer (who also photographed my engagement & wedding), and the absolutely darling Courtney!

Kristin, the bride, was breathtakingly beautiful. She looked absolutely stunning. The chapel was magnificent, all of the handmade centerpieces and tid bits here and there were either from Anthropologie or made by Kristin herself. The cocktails were delish, the food was oh so yummy and the photo booth (with props also made by Kris) was SO FUN! I have to tell you, this was one of the best weddings I have ever been to. I've only really had this much fun and one other wedding (besides my own) and that was Kyle & Jaymee's wedding last October. This wedding definitely went down in my books as tops!

I am so incredibly happy for Kristin and Bud. They were both glowing on their day and they both looked marvelous.

{This is from their engagement session with Aaron. You can view more here.}

{Uuuuuum, look at these two beauties!}

{On our way!}

{The gorgeous chapel}

{They are STUNNING!}

{Yeah, Kris totally did all this on her own!}

{Precious}

{Love that Court!}

{Our husbands were bonding}

{Rachel and Sam <3}

{<3}

 {Old roomies}

{Photo booth fun}

{What's with my pirate eye?}

I can't wait to see Aaron's photos from the wedding!!