Voodoo Doughnuts

Back in 2011 when Ryan & I were first married we lived in Portland for the summer while he did door-to-door pest control sales. I was still re-cooping from my melanoma surgery and didn't know anyone in the area, so I didn't get out to explore Portland as much as I had wanted to. One of the main places I've been wanting to hit for ages is Voodoo Doughnuts. 

As we packed up our stuff, said our goodbyes to family, we hit the road and Ryan asked if I wanted to hit up Voodoo? I waffled back and forth "well, no it's out of the way" or "I'm not very hungry right now"...but Ryan saw through the bologna and just started driving us towards the blessed pink building. 

We had our guy at the counter pick out the 6 best Voodoo doughnuts for us to try, and OH MY GOSH. AMAZING. My favorites were the bacon maple bar and voodoo guy with raspberry jelly inside. It was the perfect road trip food for the way home. Hooray for sugar comas!

We drove through the night, dropped Taylor & Nikole off in Logan, then continued home to Provo and pulled in at 6 in the morning on Sunday. YUCK. Suffice it to say we were dead asleep till almost 2pm and were hung-over from staying up all night and sleeping all day. The next day we dived back into the grind of school and now we are trying to finish the semester alive! Even though it was a long drive...I'm glad we chose to drive up to Portland and spend time with Ryan's family before another crazy year of school, graduation, and life :)

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

Kolie's Lingerie Shower

I'm sure you've heard me talk about my future sister-in-law Nikole, aka Kolie.

She is pretty much way awesome and I did my best to make her bridal shower special.

I know I know, the shower was two weeks ago and I'm just barely getting around to posting pictures.

Ready to be photo bombed with the homemade decorations, fondue food, fun people, and lingerie?

This is the cute nightie I got Nikole, very classy/sexy! :)

Hope you are all having a relaxing Sunday!

<3 Bri

P.S. I am throwing a Spanish themed bridal shower next week meaning more photo bombing via Instagram & bloggy posts.

P.S.S. Anyone who is a poor college student and is dying of heat in their apartment, invest in some blackout curtains that are 10 bucks a pop at Wal-Mart, seriously the bestest things EVER.

Ooh-la-la!

This is the invite I made for Nikole {my future sis-in-law's} bridal shower.

I'm not a computer whiz or graphic designer by any means, but I'm pretty dang proud of it!

I even downloaded different fonts to make it all cute, look at me go; being all nerdy.

It's gonna be a Lingerie Party, which of course can turn out kinda kinky...

but it's gonna be in a classy way! 

The theme of Nikole's wedding is Vintagey-carnival.

Way cute, huh??

The colors are purple & creams, which would look way cute with a mustard yellow accent. 

I am planning lots of burlap flags, purple flowers, fondue, games, and a friend sent me this way cute cake topper idea.

Any cute ideas any of you can throw my way?

Games, DIY decor, or thoughtful gifts?

<3 Bri

P.S. Totally loved all your comments on the Cleopatra post, it was way fun to read them all & see where your stance is on scrimp vs. splurge with your hair! :)