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Posts Tagged: wedding

Chelsea Clinton Wedding Coincidences

What does the
Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsk wedding,
Bill & Hillary Clinton wedding,
and the Todd & Sarah Gill wedding
all have in common?

Amongst other things, really unique timing.

Chelsea Clinton was married yesterday and my wedding anniversary is next week on August 11th – the very same day that former president Bill Clinton will be in Fayetteville, Arkansas stopping by the very same house where Todd and I were married three years ago to the day. Of course Bill and Hillary were married there too, which is what brings the coincidences full circle.

Check out this article on politicsdaily.com about it all:
Bill Clinton’s Marital Tips to Newlyweds

The letter Bill Clinton wrote to us…

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Me next to the replica of Hillary Clinton’s wedding dress.
Chelsea’s looked a tad bit different.

Cheers, Bill!

North to Weston

This weekend was full of more than just
girls in bikinis
in my backyard.

Sunday, I threw my swimsuit
to the side and headed north with Todd.
We met up with a pair of friends
in Kansas City.
Then kept driving
out to the country.

We met up with even
more friends.
Enjoyed the afternoon
in the funny, but quaint
little town of
Weston, Missouri.

Eggs Benedict brunch.
Tasting of apple & blueberry wines.
Irish bar inside of a cave.
Can we do it all again?

That evening we watched our friends
get married by a barn
just outside of town.
So pretty.
So sweet.

Pit stop in KC

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Arriving in Weston

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Brunchies

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Wine tasting at the Pirtle Winery
(located in a charming old church)

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O’Malley’s Pub

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Little boy playing the fiddle!

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The wedding.

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The wedding party went on a hay ride
as soon as the ceremony was over.

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They danced.

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We danced too.

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Everything about the day
was just beautiful.
Congrats to Bill & Sarah!

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Mississippi Wedding

What a wonderful little weekend we just had!

Todd and I joined some old friends in Oxford, Mississippi for a wedding celebration. I say ‘celebration’ because Erin & Sean (the newlyweddies) had a small, family-only wedding ceremony and then threw a giant party this past Saturday for all of their friends. People came from all over the country to party hard in the name of love.

Let the road trip begin…

I swear we are more excited than we look.

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Going over the old bridge into Memphis. It was so weird going through my hometown & not stopping.

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Arriving in Oxford. We stayed a hotel right off the downtown square.

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A sign with “Sarah McG” next to our hotel!

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Friday evening Erin had a group of girls over to her house in Water Valley, Mississippi for a pre-party dinner.

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I finally met one of her friends, Lauren, who apparently is my long lost twin…

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Brandy + Kerri

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The bride

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Erin had a fun little game planned for her party favors. We did a ‘dirty santa’ style gift swap, with southern themed food from the local Piggly Wiggly. This was especially hilarious since a lot of the girls were from L.A. (aka – not the south).

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Peanut butter moon pies.

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Chocolate syrup inside of a bear with a bow tie!

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Hoppin’ Johns beans.

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Crawfish chips. They were really good, actually (and contained no crawfish whatsoever).

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Bacon crackers.

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Pork & Beans + ham flavored lima beans.

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Bis-Kits!

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Soul Food Seasoning

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Fat Back

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Of course while I was at Erin’s home I couldn’t help but drool over her house & it’s vintage decor.

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On Saturday we enjoyed a lazy day around Oxford before the party that evening. We explored the Ole Miss campus, had some beers, and had lunch with my old roommate, Necha, and her new baby, Lucia.

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The food here is sooo good.

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The City Grocery bar

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Getting ready

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That night the party got underway at The Lyric

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Super cute guest book idea

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Wedding favors

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“Yay!!!” napkins + cookies shaped like the USA & Mississippi

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Lots of drinks

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Food line. Sliders + french fries + hush puppies. Mmm.

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bffs together again!

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Congrats again to Erin + Sean!

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Can we do it again?

(no. 1) Getting Married

This top ten list is in no particular order, but I just can’t help but start with my wedding day.

I was never the girl who dreamed of the perfect wedding day, but the moment I first saw Todd playing on stage with Lucero, I whispered in my girlfriend’s ear, “I’m going to marry that guy.” A few years later, my very first thought was confirmed. After a couple years of dating, Todd proposed to me in Eureka Springs. Thanks to the support of our amazing family and friends, we were able to have a wedding that truly fit us. Isn’t that what it’s all about, anyway? Our “ultra casual” wedding (as the invite states) was my favorite day of the decade, if not my life.

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Wedding favors: Stickers & Buttons.

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Front page wedding!

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August to December

As promised, I finally have a photo update! It’s jumbo size too.
Feel free to check out my Flickr account (I usually end up posting a lot of pictures there way before I get around to posting in my blog).

I never got around to posting pictures from our honeymoon (except a few polaroid)s, so here they are!

Fontainebleau Resort in Miami

afternoon mojitos

balcony views

rooftop pool w/ pina coladas

“8th & Ocean” aka – a short lived MTV series.
Coincidentally, two months later I passed one of the twin models from the show in Vegas.

Miami Dork.

We got the very last photos from our wedding – all of the True Love poses. Here are just a couple, but check out Flickr for the rest.

A little over a month after our honeymoon, we flew to Key West for Katie & Caleb’s wedding.

Early morning flight out of Tulsa.

I bought my ticket late & had to fly separately. Somehow got to Key West a couple ours before the rest of the crew & let a Memphis Belle poster keep me company in the dusty little airport bar.

Dinner boat ride

Our sweet lil’ hotel

Breakfast by the pool

And of course the beautiful ceremony!

Laura and I took a girls trip to Las Vegas !
I still can’t believe how much fun we had. We’re going to make it a yearly routine.

Our hotel on the strip – Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon. Heck yeah.

Madame Trousseau’s Wax Museum

Dinner & drinks at The N9NE Steakhouse in The Palms
one of the best meals of my life.

Danced at JET…

… where we saw the one and only Perez Hilton.

sweet treats at New York, New York

The Bellagio

Halloween!

I was Amy Winehouse.

Kat Von D

Victoria & David Beckham

Brett Michaels & Heather from Rock of Love

half of Hall & Oats

Party for all of the December Birthdays

Of course a few of my Sadie pup…


Now that I’m out of school for good, I’ll be able to concentrate on Bittersweet Styles. So be sure to check out all that’s up for grabs in the store!


I’ll also be starting an internship in January in the external affairs department at at The Walton Arts Center (which just so happens to have hosted one of my all time favorite concerts – Wilco). So, everything is coming together! Exciting stuff.

Till next time…