I recently was craving something sweet - but yet I didn't want to totally fall off the healthy eating train! What's a girl to do? Thankfully I have an entire Pinterest board devoted to healthy living and it just happens to have a LOT of tasty food on it! While browsing through my board, I came across this recipe for Apple Nachos from Shugary Sweet. I knew right away they were EXACTLY what I ...
DIY Lodging Cost “Tents”
We have been fortunate that there is enough lodging in the small town our wedding is in. Actually the hotel has two locations AND there is a lodge where a large majority of my family is staying for the weekend. However, I've been to weddings before where one large group is staying at a bed and breakfast or lodge of some sort, and I have often felt like it's awkward figuring out how to pay. One ...
Save that Dish for the Kids! {Easy DIY Sign}
Have I told you just how crazy we are? We are buying ALL of the food for the wedding ourselves. My original plan was to have my family help prepare, cook, and serve it - but we did end up finding a local caterer that gave us one heck of a deal to simply prepare the food and make our cakes. :) The idea below is one that several caterers have told us about. Don't waste a big main dish on kids who ...
DIY Cheese & Candy Stands
As you probably already know, I'm very into DIY for our upcoming wedding. The soon-to-be hubs wants to serve cheese at the reception, and we're also going to have a candy bar. So I've been trying to come up with various ideas to incorporate our colors (red, black, white, and a touch of silver) into serving our food. I got some great inspiration from this post about DIY treat stands. So I ...
Ribbon Pomander Wedding Centerpieces
What did we do before Pinterest!? In all seriousness! Thankfully I have not had to buy a single Bride magazine, instead I just have a slightly obsessive bridal Pinterest board. Anyway, I came across this tutorial to make ribbon pomanders and I knew that was what we needed for the wedding! Here's how it all worked out. I realized quickly that a white styrofoam ball did not work as well with ...
Progress!
Some days it feels as if nothing has changed, but then I look back at pictures and realize just how far we've come. Keep going! ~HoJo~ ...