the beauty of Fort Worth

When I have a stressful day or week (like I have this week), one of my favorite things to do is take a long walk.  I'm constantly discovering new places and beautiful scenery in Fort Worth.  There are places right under my nose that I am still finding for the first time.  Yesterday was a gorgeous evening and Chris and I enjoyed a 3 1/2 mile hike around downtown and along the Trinity River.  Here's a few of pictures!

mockingbird styles swim meet

What's better than a pool party in the middle of the Texas summer?  The answer is a pool party with great food and drinks, that showcases some fabulous style trends!  Enter Mockingbird Station in Dallas.  These guys were kind enough to host a Swim Meet for a few Dallas bloggers and InstaDFW photographers, and I was lucky enough to be one of the fashion influencers/ bloggers invited!

Houston bachelorette

Today I wanted to share a few pictures from my trip to Houston a week ago for my girlfriend's bachelorette party!  I'm still really new to my camera and this is one of the first couple of "events" I took photographs for.  Definitely working on all of the settings but had fun taking these pictures!! Her party was so cute and we had a blast on a pub crawl in downtown Houston.  Of course I didn't take my camera along for the drinking shenanigans ;-)  Thank you, Alison, for letting me photograph your party!!!  The Matron of Honor and one of the bridesmaids planned this party and they did such a good job!  I've done my best to tag a few sources.

Rainy wedding day

It's drizzling this morning and as I continue my wedding picture posts, I'm reminded of the weather on my special day... also RAIN!  Not going to lie, I was really upset, at first, that it rained on my wedding day.  I know I know, everyone says it's good luck.  But I was really hoping for a beautiful sunny day (total crap shoot in Texas in March... as is the rest of the year except summer lol) but that SO didn't happen.

It wasn't a Texas thunderstorm, but the rain was definitely heavy enough to affect the day.  Transportation was slower, getting ready was harder for us girls due to lack of natural light for our makeup sessions (but my amazing Mary Kay girls made it happen!!), and well, as you can imagine, getting in and out of a limo and moving at all in a huge ball gown in the rain.... yeahhhh not easy!!

BUT, when everything was said and done, the rain actually ended up giving me some fantastic memories (like my girls huddled around me with umbrellas, keeping my dress off the ground) and some even more fantastic pictures!

wedding wednesday: getting ready

Hey y'all!! Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!  Did you shop this past weekend??

I'm sorry that it's been a week since my last post!  I've had a few things going on that unfortunately prevented me being able to post the last few days, so, I am sorry for that!  But I'm back and continuing my posts about our WEDDING!!!

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite Getting Ready photos of me and my girls! (I'll feature the guys later) All photos are by my good friend Brandy Bacon of Darmon's Photography!
*photos are not to be reused to reproduced in any way without consent from the owner of the photos, Cassandra (Alwin) Altizer of Texas Sass.

I've linked the details at the bottom!  Hope you enjoy!  Let me know you what you think in the comments!!

It was a nice change having someone do my makeup... I'm usually on the other end!

Red roses are my favorite flowers.  I always wanted red for myself and white for my bridesmaids

Summer showers & flowers

My husband gave me a dozen roses the other day (thanks hubby!) and I've been admiring the beautiful, soft peachy color.  Today was a rainy day in Fort Worth, so I decided to take a quick break from cleaning and do a mini photoshoot for these gorgeous blooms!  

Today was a simple joys kind of day... I went barefoot in the rain and caught raindrops on roses!  And yes I'm also currently experiencing whiskers on kittens as my cat sits in my lap while I write this!

These beautiful roses gave me a sweet summer moment and made my day.  Happy Thursday y'all!

Bride to be!

We're coming up on 2 weeks away!!! AH!! I can't believe how quickly these last few weeks are flying by!  I'm getting so excited for the wedding!  Today I'm sharing some of my favorite pics from my bridal shower a few weeks ago, as well as my full outfit details!  A huge thank you to my Maid of Honor, Kristina, for coordinating everything, and to all of my bridesmaids!  All photography is by my good friend Brandy (Darmon's Photography)

{Outfit details: Skirt // Shirt // Tank // Necklace (similar)}

Happy Friday y'all!!! What are your plans for the weekend?  I'll be continuing the wedding festivities with some bachelorette partying! Can't wait!