One Year Anniversary!

This post is long overdue since our anniversary was November 20th!! Whoops!! :) I literally cannot believe that it is has already been a year since Tyler and I got married. That was probably the fastest year of my entire life!

To celebrate our first year as a married couple we stayed in bed until noon, ate some waffles, went to the puppy barn (we are craving a puppy so much) and got all dressed up and had dinner up at the St. Regis where we spent the first couple nights on our honeymoon! It was a lovely, simple day with just the two of us. 

 Our first year of marriage was chalk full of ups and downs! We laughed and cried, were happy and sad, and had a year full of adventure. But I will tell you one thing that has remained true through it all. NOTHING is more amazing than being married to your best friend. Having that one person that understands you more than anyone and will stand by your side no matter what. I feel like I've learned a lot about myself this past year and a lot about love. Love is many different things, but putting someone's needs before your own and giving yourself unconditionally to someone is one of the most beautiful and powerful things that you can do. I am SO grateful for this smart, strong, hard-working, supportive, sweet man who has carried me so many times throughout this year. I'm definitely not perfect. FAR from it. And neither is Tyler. But what we have learned is that we are perfect for each other. And we will forever be grateful for our loving Heavenly Father who helped us find each other and give us the beautiful life we will have together for eternity! 

Here's to many more anniversaries to come Tyler, you ridiculously good looking man you ;)

(Here are some of my favorite engagement, bridals, and wedding day photos to remember the experience that happened a year ago. These photos will always be dear to my heart!)

 

A Disneyland Halloween

For as long as I can remember going to Disneyland on Halloween has always been on my bucket list. I just figured that taking my favorite holiday and one of my favorite places and smashing them together would be AMAZING and I was totally right!! This trip was an absolute dream come true! 

Tyler and I kinda screwed up and went to disneyland at the beginning of the year and didn't check the website for which rides would be closed. It ended up almost EVERYTHING we truly wanted to ride and do was closed the first time we went. Splash Mountain, World of Color, The Matterhorn, Peter Pan, and the actual castle had a tarp over it! It was kind of a bummer. So we decided to take a second chance and it was a MILLION Times better. Everything was open and decorated perfectly for Halloween. The people at disney blow my mind with how intensely and beautifully they decorated for Halloween. It was so fun!! I loved just walking around and seeing all of the cool Halloween decorations!

We got to ride all the rides we wanted multiple times, saw the parades, firework show and world of color, googled "top ten treats to get at disneyland" and made it our mission to try as many as we could(favorites include: Matterhorn Macaroon, Mint Julep and Mickey Beignets, dalmatian mint ice-cream sundae, and red apple freeze drink), we magically got lucky with a guy handing us his fast passes for a ride he wasn't using, and then another guy we met in line invited us to come with him on tower of terror using his stroller swap (which is totally cool by the way), and much more!! This trip is one I will always remember. Tyler and I literally could not stop smiling and we had a total blast!! 

 (Posing with the strangers behind us ha ha)

 This my friends is a Matterhorn Macaroon the you get at the "Jolly Holliday" on Mainstreet USA. And let me tell you... the rumors are true. This little piece of heaven is DIVINE! If you love thick, gooey, coconuty goodness... then this is the treat for you. And guess what. It's HUGE and it was $1.99 uh #winning.

 Dalmatian mint chocochip sundae from the ice-cream parlor on mainstreet. Tyler and I shared this and it was amazing!

 The castle was completely decked out in Diamonds for the 60th diamond anniversary celebration and it was BEAUTIFUL!! I kinda hope they keep the diamonds on from now on even once the year is over. 

This is a red apple freeze drink from Cars Land. People kept recommending this one to us and yet it was the treat I was the least enthusiastic with. At first it just tastes like regular apple juice and then once you hit certain spots in the drink, Ty and I decided it kinda tasted like a weird apple pie. But hey!! To each their own! On the other hand... I forgot to take a picture of the Mint Julep drink at the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square and THAT was SOOOO good. You would have to like mint though! I would totally recommend that one instead of this one! 

Headlee Halloween Spooktacular Party

It has always been one of my dreams to throw a Halloween party! This year I decided to make that happen! It turned out to be a lot more stressful planning a party than I thought it was going to be, but in the end it turned out great! And let me tell you… me and pinterest were best pals during this planning process. Tyler and I had a lot of fun putting together decorations and creating little treats! It was so fun to get together with friends all decked out in Halloween costumes and play games and just catch up!! Halloween is the freaking best. I miss it already!! 

 (Hotdog mummies)

 (mini pumpkins)

 (Pumpkin throwing up guac.. kinda gross.. but cool ha ha)

 (Chocolate strawberry ghosts!)

 (Candy corn drink using orange soda, vanilla ice-cream, and whipped cream. I made this one up and it was good at first but the carbonation goes away super fast so make sure they aren't sitting for a while before guests arrive! Whoops!)

(not pictured: Taylor+Dani and Alex+Nate and Brady )

Our Halloween Costumes

After going with a comedic costume last year (Gandalf and "Fro"do.) We decided to go with a more cutesy costume this year! So all I have to say is… "Twoo wuv is what bwings us togetha tooday" "As you wish" and "anybody want a peanut?"

Happy Halloween!!!

I Wish the Year Was Full of Octobers

Wow!!! I feel like it has been SO LONG since I have posted on this blog! Sorry for being MIA during this crazy time! So much has happened in the past few weeks! First of all! It's OCTOBER! My favorite month of the whole entire year. Why you ask? Let me tell you. Fall leaves, sweaters, boots, beanies, hot chocolate, pumpkin EVERYTHING (no joke my apartment smells like so much pumpkin spice and vanilla right now) Halloween AKA the best holiday (sorry Christmas, you're not as cool as Halloween), my birthday, chilly air, cuddling up, berry colors and lipstick, and SO MUCH MORE.

So here are some things that have happened this October so far!

 I turned 23 at the beginning of October. It was such a fun day but I'm sad I can't say "I'm feeling 22" anymore. It's bittersweet. Tyler and I decided to combine my birthday and our 1 year anniversary and go on a trip to DISNEYLAND…. wait for it…. on HALLOWEEN!! Going to Disneyland on Halloween has been on my legit bucket list for as long as I can remember. And now we are checking that one off the list! I can't wait!

I'm almost caught up with editing weddings *wipes forehead* I have about 3 more and then I'll be finished and moving on to the fall ones! This wedding season was CRAZY but I am so grateful for all the weddings I got to photograph and beautiful clients that I got to work with.

WE MOVED. FINALLY. We moved into a new apartment complex in Provo and I am in LOVE with it. It's an apartment/townhouse and I am so grateful to be living here. I'll post pictures another time but we are definitely in a happier place than we were. We are seriously so grateful.

And finally we went on a huge group date to Lagoon and Frightmares and it was SO MUCH FUN. I had a blast hanging out with friends, riding all the rides, and going through the haunted houses. And let me tell you. That new ride The Cannibal, is seriously the best ride ever! It was so scary but we wanted to ride it over and over and over again! And if you have the chance… also ride it AT NIGHT in the DARK. Holy cow it's amazing! October is already off to such a good start!