a vintage carnival wedding

I'm gonna guess real quick what you are thinking right now:

"Bri. What the crap. Another wedding post?!" 

Think about it though...

I'm Mormon.

It's summer time.

And we like to get married in between school semesters.

That's whats up.

If you were also thinking just how many weddings I've been in?

 Zannie's at the end of April in Las Vegas.

Alexa's the beginning of August in Phoenix.

And just recently {as of last Saturday} Nikole's wedding in Provo :)

They got married under a gazebo, in a cute 'lil park with a wooden bridge, duck pond, and river.
Nikole's brother played the guitar as the little ring & flower boys dressed as vintage page boys walked down the aisle tossing petals, then they were followed by Nikole in her gown.
The ceremony was touching and just so tender & sweet.

I even saw Ryan tearing up...shhhh, don't tell him I posted that ;)

Their theme?

A vintage carnival wedding.

Filled with lots of purple and cream colors.

Tulle poof balls, purple roses, lace, pinwheel boutonnieres and bouquets, and suspenders.

Too cute!!!

Plus, Nikole...MY NEW SISTER, looked absolutely goooorgeous in her gown :)

The bridesmaids dresses were all from Modcloth.

We each decked them out with our own little touches!

 Mine were some lace-up espadrilles, a sparkly gold belt and a sparkly gold Francesca's necklace.

It made for the casual/vintage feel.

I totally loved the dress & can't wait to wear it more in the fall with some tights, boots, and sweaters!!!

Can you tell that I'm already excited for fall weather?!

We are soooo excited for the new Rios clan & are so happy for them!

Wahoo for more married friends!

<3 Bri

first day

So I'm sure you are wondering why Ryan & I have our fingers up for our obligatory "First Day of School" pictures.

Ever since I can remember, my mom would take first day pictures...

but have us hold up the number of fingers that correlated with our grade that year.

Not to make a cute picture or anything, it was all so she can remember what picture goes with what school year.

Clever mom, verrrry clever.

Ryan is holding up an 11 for his Junior year and I'm holding up a 12 for my Senior year!

Hopefully I can graduate by Summer and not be a Super Senior....yikes!

I'm majoring in Family Studies with minors in Communications and Music.

And no, I haven't a clue what I'm going to do with all of that. 

But hey. At least I'll be well-rounded :)

Classes I'm taking this semester:

History of Interior Design & Architecture

Forming Marital Relationships

University Chorale

Advanced Family Processes

Theories of Family Perspective

Yoga

Do you want to know the secret to a fantastic first day of school?

Despite having classes from 9-3 then work from 4:30-10?

WEAR FLORAL/COLORED/PRINTED JEANS.

I got compliments all day long which boosted my confidence level, and they were an awesome conversation ice breaker which turned into lots of friends in all my classes.

Score. 

How was your first day?

<3 Bri

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sunday best

          

This is my Sunday best for church today, obviously I'm currently obsessed with gold glitter.

Taylor & Nikole {from Stubbornly Delighted} were married yesterday!

Ryan & I were part of the wedding party and couldn't be more excited for them.

Stay tuned for some fun wedding snapshots.

Hope you are all having a relaxing Sunday!

<3 Bri 

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a perfect d-land day

I just realized that I haven't posted any pictures from my California trip from almost two weeks ago!

That's what happens when school is about to start, I'm cleaning the house whilst figuring out not only my school & work schedule, but Ryan's too!

My brain is frazzled & I'm losin' it. 

Time for a Diet Coke?

I was uber bummed that Ryan couldn't come with me to Cali this time around, but he promised me next time to take me on another romantic Storybook ride at night.

{It's his favorite ride, random huh??}

But my brother Evan, offered to drive and go with me to Disneyland.

Sometimes I wonder how I'm so blessed with such an awesome family.

Seriously.

Evan made sure I was fed, he drove, and we hit up practically every ride!

It was such a good day for D-land.

It wasn't too flaming hot, there was hardly anyone in the park, and we got to do all the main rides!!

Indiana Jones, Star Tours, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Buzz Lightyear, the train, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mr Toads Wild Ride, Alice in Wonderland, and we got our favorite...

DISNEYLAND CHURROS.

Sooooo good 

Now that you have had a sufficient D-land picture overload, happy Friday :)

<3 Bri

how love morphs

I walk into my house, feet tired and swollen, contacts burning my eyes out, a hungry stomach consuming me, and a throbbing head...to see my husband ironing curtains.

I run up to him and give him a huge hug, he has worked so hard all day. 

And because he works until 5pm and I start work at 5:30 most days, there are a lot of times where I don't get to see him until almost 10 at night.

I drop my purse on the ground, take off my shoes, then walk around the house.

All the clean clothes I had washed are folded and put away.

All of the odds & ends strewn about the house are picked up.

Dishes are washed and put away.

My heart skips a beat.

I feel as if love morphs into what it needs for you at different points in your life.

When Ryan & I were dating, it was:

Butterflies when I hear his laugh.

Tinglies when I feel his kiss.

Warm & safe when I'm in his arms.

When we were first married, it was:

Newlywed excitement

Presents, dates, and showing each other off!

I still have those feelings when we hug & kiss, and we of course still show each other off ;)

 But now I get butterflies when I see that the dishes have been carefully put away or that the clothes have been neatly folded. 

Just knowing that he put such time, care, and effort into making sure I would feel comfortable for when I would come home from a long shift at work, makes me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.

That's love. 

At least until the next phase :)

One of my favorite quotes says it very succinctly:

"True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion."

-Gordon B. Hinckley

I don't know who is single/dating out there, but this is what you should be looking for.

Your partner in crime...for life.

<3 Bri 

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