engagement party!! {year and 1/2 late = totally worth the wait!}

We had our engagement party last weekend at my fiancé's parents house.

tent area 

 I made the center pieces with mason jars, sand I stole from the beach, wine corks I have been saving, and sunflowers of course.

On a few tables we added framed pictures from our engagement photo shoot. & some simple white candles. 

I love how they turned out, simple and beautiful! Exactly what I wanted =)

Here are some photos, we had a great time <3

 Charlie & I with aunts from both sides of our families.

 Charlie & I with his Grandpa

 Charlie and I with his cousins & his sister.

These are my future in-laws!

These are my parents =) 

 My insane friends <3 

 I am pretty sure this was a "lady gaga" picture?! 

I am not positive, there was a lot of margaritas and sangria involved. 

 My best guy friends =) 

We had so much fun! 

What I Wore: lace dress- Forever 21, red sandals- payless {I think?}. Accessories: Diamonds by the yard- Tiffany (gift from fiance), pearl bracelets- gift from fiance from equador, tennis bracelet- gift from fiance {see a pattern here? Yes- he is the best!}

shake it up baby

I am taking my love for patterns to the next level, shakin' it up! 

This is one of my favorite outfits from grad school so far:

What I Wore: pink flats-Walmart, heart shorts- H&M, zebra shirt- Uniqlo. Accessories: assorted bracelets, pink eyeglasses- Steve Madden. 

I am new to this lookbook thing,
O and welcome to my kitchen! 

I started my new job on Wednesday too:

How cool?!?!

engage me

I have been super excited to share these photos with you.

They are exactly what I was going for and I am so happy with how they came out.

HUGE shout out & thanks to Brandi at Brandi Lynn Design for putting up with my and my strange requests and taking some amazing photos =)

Most were taken in Princeton, NJ on the bench Charlie proposed to me on May 5th, 2010.

The green door (415) is our new apartment <3

She did an incredible job, you can check out the rest {yes there are more! & they are cool toooooo!} here. 
like her on facebook too here!

What do you guys think?!?!
& we had our engagement party this weekend- pics to come!

What I Wore: Steve Madden Soffee shoes, stocking- Walmart: had a rip when I bought them boo hoo =(, Trashy Vintage floral dress won from give-a-way- here, Lace tux jacket- Forever 21.
Accessories: tennis bracelet, Tiffany diamonds by the yard, Steve Madden pink eyeglasses.