Sunday 26 May 2013

wedding work day

Getting Ready for my Sister's Big Day !


Bamboo
{to hide junk valuable items stored in horse corals}
 
what you'll need:
bamboo
zip ties
cutters
music
a sister




 Fence Pickets
{to continue the fence Tonio & Sebastien built for our wedding in 2010}
 
have i mentioned how much i LOVE power tools 
 what you'll need:
painted pickets
screw gun + screws
spacer
level
music
a sister




Neighbor's Yard
{clean-up and concrete as a thank you for the use of their yard on the day of the wedding}
what you'll need:
rakes
brooms
concrete + mixer
wheelbarrow + shovel
concrete spreader
paint + brushes
music
a mom
an aunt
a dad
a cousin
an uncle




 Break Time
{much needed and well-deserved}
 what you'll need:
shade
cold refreshing drinks
animal cookies
sandwhiches
chips + salsa
Chelsey, Dad, Aunt Kellee, Mom
Uncle Mark, Kirk, Tad
an obnoxious girl with a camera




 Dance Floor
{thankful for my husband who started this tradition}
 
the darker pieces on right are from Tonio's and my wedding
recycling at its finest
 
 my dad raised us using power tools - we love it
 
what bride DOESN'T build her own dance floor?
 
we couldn't have done it without our personal wood cutter, Tad
 what you'll need:
lots of wood
screw gun + screws
a Tad
a sister
sunglasses (that wood is bright)
sunscreen for the back of our necks oops
2-3 hours
music




The "I Do" Spot
{where it will all go down}
what you'll need:
an incredible backyard with a mountainous view
a very gifted dad to build all of this from scratch
a brett and a chelsey to say"I Do"



I couldn't be more honored to have my sister and her man Brett marry in the same spot where Tonio and I married in October 2010... I truly am blessed by my family.  Can't wait to use that dance floor!!!  Let's get this party started!


Love
Linz

Friday 24 May 2013

bon voyage

have a good trip
{and I did}

France


 In-Between


 London



California
{me, Grandma Betty, and the gorgeous bride-to-be}


Love
Linz

ps - I can't wait until my husband and brother-in-law arrive too.

Cotignac

Visiting Rob & Cricri
Another beautiful day in Cotignac.
21 May, 2013


I enjoy the French countryside.
And I really enjoy that Tonio's aunt and uncle live there =).
We love you Rob and Cricri.
Thanks for your hospitality.

Love
Linz