Happily Ever After

We live. We learn. And when we are lucky, we love. 

This summer has be a summer of romance. Unfortunately, not for yours truly, but I was fortunate to be apart of 3 couples very special day. As different as they all were.. they were all so amazing.

Molly & Ryan 
Married June 24, 2011 
Sullivan's Island, SC.






Kim & Mike
Married July 23, 2011 
The Mallard Yacht Club in Long Beach Island, NJ


This Carolina Girl went "down the shoyah" for this wedding. The weather was beautiful, but so damn hot. It was hotter in Jersey than it was in South Carolina, but such a wonderful time. Kim was absolutely stunning, especially wearing her purple patent leather Louboutins. The reception was ahhhhmazing! Everything was perfect... The flowers were beautiful. The food was delicious. The band was awesome. One of my favorite parts of the wedding was after the cake was cut, they also brought out trays of pastries from Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken! This wedding was especially important to me because this is the day Kim officially became part of the family, and we couldn't be happier!

Kayla & Wren
Married August 6, 2011
Hutchinson Compound in Jedburg, SC


Kayla's wedding day started off perfectly, I know because I had the honor of doing her make-up for her special day. BUT it didn't stay that way for long. Wardrobe malfunctions, a missing dress (mine), and RAIN were just a few hiccups we had to endure to make this day perfect for the two of them. The rain stopped in time to dry off the chairs and stay away long enough for the "I DOs" but shortly after the first dance, it started it up. This country chic theme was evident all through the day. She wore cowboy boots. There were sunflower seeds and daises everywhere. And the best part was the carved tree "Kayla & Wren 08/06/2011".  Kayla did not let the rain stop her from having the time of her life and neither did I, so we danced the night away... in the rain! 

I could not be happier for all six of them, and wish them a lifetime of happiness and love <3

Catch Up

Wow! Juggling a full-time job, full-time social life, a full class schedule and keeping up with blogging is a lot harder than I expected. So clearly, you can see blogging was the first to go. My first goal was to blog everyday, and that is now just to unreasonable. So I give you my new goal of a weekly blog. Phew! That makes me feel better already.

But let me catch you up on what has been going on since the last time I blogged:

• First, and most importantly, I had a BIRTHDAY! Yes! That is right I am now TWENTY-SEXY!
• Molly & Ryan get married
• The GAMECOCKS became BACK2BACK Baseball National Champions 
• Went to the Jersey Shoyah for Mike & Kim's wedding
• Kayla & Wren get hitched
• A lot of summer memories were made, and a lot are not remembered.. lol
• AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST - I not only passed my summer classes, but made DEANS list! 

Lucky for you, I started blogging about most of these things as they were happening, and for reason unbeknownst to me a) never finished or b) never posted. Weird, I know! Either way, I am going to be posting them now (better late than never, right?!) 

Fall is here, which means another semester at CIC, but it also means it's my last before I become a Certified Event Planner (woo-hoo!) and only 9 more classes until I will have my degree in Hospitality Tourism Management. Fall also means FOOTBALL, Halloween, Taste of Charleston (and other CIC events), bonfires, Fall WEDDINGS and so much more!

Bucket List

When the movie "The  Bucket List" came out it was a must see of mine, and the idea was really amazing, but why wait until you know you are dying to make your own list?! I have often pondered on making my very own Bucket List and have played around with a few ideas, even going as far as to write them down but have never gone through with them. 


All that is about to change... In a few days I will be twenty-six, and I have done a lot of things, been a lot of places and had a LOT a fun along the way. But there is just so much  more I want to do, see and experience in my life am going to stop putting off things I want to do and actually do them! 


This post comes from an article I read this afternoon about a 15-year old girl from London who has terminal cancer and has taken to blogging about her Bucket List. This girl knows she is dying, and  is brave enough to share her final journey with the world. She has also shared with us her own Bucket List and plans on marking each item off her list as she completes them. With that said, I would like to invite you to join me in following Alice on her journey and maybe think of making your very own Bucket List... 

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/09/6820540-dying-teens-bucket-list-goes-viral

http://alicepyne.blogspot.com

My BEST FRIENDS Wedding

Peyton & Nicole Sherwood

April 30, 2011

My Greatest wish for the two of you is that through the years your love for each other will so deepen and grow, that years from now you will look back on this day, your wedding day, as the day you loved each other the least.

I could barely sleep the night before the wedding, maybe it was all the caffiene I had drank throughout the day, or maybe I was on a sugar high from all the gumballs I had to help consume, or maybe I was just so excited to see Nicole and Peyton get married. I am pretty sure all three played a part in me falling asleep, but ultimately I think it was the excitement of the events of the following day. I was like a kid on Christmas Eve. Once I was able to rest my mind and thoughts from running, I slept like a baby and awoke to a GORGEOUS Charleston day.

The day started off with all of being treated like princesses, getting our hair and make-up done. Jonny at G.A.T.E. salon did our make-up for the wedding and I was more than impressed. He did such an amazing job, especially on my eyes! I can not wait to mimick his work, the colors he used were definitely not ones I would have chosen, but obviously that's why he's the make-up artist, and not me! After make-up was on, and hair was done we headed out to Mepkin Abbey. Anyone who has never been out there, really needs to make the trip out there. It is such a wonderfulplace, so peaceful and naturally beautiful. We couldn't have asked for better weather, maybe a little breeze to cool down the hot South Carolina sun, but a great day for a wedding. The ceremony was beautiful. Peyton looked so handsome. Nicole looked stunnig. You could tell by looking at them how happy the other made them, and it was such an honour to stand next to Nicole on her special day.

After the ceremony. And the pictures. We were finally off to the RedBank Club for the reception. The wedding party were announced, and were ready to get this party started! Nicole & Peyton shared their first dance as husband and wife - Brad Paisely "She's Everything". We ate. We drank. We danced. We drank so more. And we danced all night, until it was time to send Nicole & Peyton off to their honeymoon Jamiaca! As for me, I ended the night at our favorite watering hole with my favorite single ladies (and by single, I mean not married) where we continued to celebrate the two of them. And celebrate we did... between the blackouts, make-outs, missing shoes and waking up still in our bridesmaid dresses, I know we would have made Nicole proud! :)

Fairy Tales

I believe in fairy tales.

I believe every girl is a princess.

I believe one day my "Prince Charming" will find me.

And I believe in happily ever after.

This slight obsession with fairy tales may stem from watching Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast and my all time favorite, Cinderella over and over and over again as a child. In any case I am a believer of fairy tales.

On April 29, 2011, I (along with Megan & Simone and the millions of other people) had the privilege of watching a real life fairy tale come true... Catherine Elizabeth Middleton married Prince William. Walt Disney could not have written this story any better if he tried. A handsome prince, who lost his beautiful mother at a young age, falls in love with a "commoner", they date, break-up, get back together, get married and "live happily ever after". We woke up at 4:30 that morning to ensure we did not miss a moment of our real life fairy tale. I wanted to soak it all in... the royalty, the celebrities, the fashion, especially the hats, and of course Prince Hottie Harry! I watched with excitement as one by one people arrived and were seated. I watched the Princes get in the car and arrive at the Cathedral. At first glance fell in love with Pippa's dress. And then I was taking back to my childhood when I saw Kate get out of her car, so graceful and poised, polished and put together. She was everything a princess should be. And Prince William, well, he looked just like a prince. The service was beautiful (a little long), and Kate Middleton and Prince William were now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. That was wonderful and all, but all I really wanted to see was the KISS!

Having the opportunity to watch this "real life fairy tale" come true gives me (and I am sure tons of other girls) hope that one day we will all have our shot at happily ever after. I know that I will never really marry a Prince or become an actual Princess, but you can not stop me from dreaming. After all, a dream is a wish your heart makes.

Girls Just Wanna HAVE FUN :)

*THE FUTURE MRS. SHERWOOD*



When Nicole called me last May to tell me she was engaged, I couldn't have been happier for her. Then she called me and asked me if I would be her Maid of Honor, and my excitement for the wedding and festivities leading up to it doubled or maybe even tripled. All I could think of was BACHERLORETTE PARTY! :) :) The only problem was Nicole worked EVERY weekend., so my original plans for a weekend away was out of the question. So we did the next best thing... Girls Night in Charleston!



The night started with dinner and drinks at Vickery's (where I had the shrimp and spinach linguine in lobster sauce and it was amazing, and recommend it to everyone). Then headed back to Kristin's, Nicole's soon to be sister-in-law, house for more COCKtails, gifts and something sweet. I wanted to do something fun and original, not the same ole penis cake and cookies, and that's when I remember about Laurie Lu's cookies. So I immediately e-mailed Lauren my ideas for the cookies and the color scheme, she was happy to help! And they turned out wonderfully! She made hot pink and black corsets, stilettos, feather boas and martini glasses for us and a special diamond ring for Nicole with her NEW initials. :)

Once all the gift's were opened and drinks were drank we headed downtown with Nicole's to-do list in hand and her dancing shoes on! She completed her to-do list with no problem... from dancing with a bald guy to getting 3 phone numbers to getting a pair of boxers. I still don't know how she (and Katie) convinced him to give them to her; all I know is she succeeded! She was also a managed to give 20 boys flavored condoms to ensure they have "safe sex". The boys in Charleston sure are gonna miss "single" Nicole, she definitely made sure they would never forget! :)



Bridal Posse







M.I.A.

WOW

It's been almost 25 days since my last blog.

When I began this journey in blogging, I told my self I was going to blog daily, then it turned inot every other day, which turned into weekly and eventually turned into 3 weeks and no new blog! Well I haven't been neglecting blogging, I have just been so extremely busy... bachelorette pary (planning and attending), exams and practicals, weddings (royal and local), work and now a maymester class. But I can assure that this absence has given me LOTS to blog about so get ready... because I am BAAAAAAAAAAACK! :)