Merry Christmas

Wishing you a very merry Christmas from my family to yours!  I hope your holiday weekend is filled with peace and happy moments shared with family and friends.

Photo courtesy of Cami Photo.

Warm Things

I love warm things such as fleece, fires in the fireplace, angora socks, hot french teas, the Caribbean.  In the pursuit of cozy, I've been known to buy some funky things for myself and others.  But this time, I struck gold.  Lovin' the paddwax soy candle from the Baggie Goose in Biltmore Village with its fresh pine and clementine scent.  It is SO worth a trip, even during this crazy holiday shopping season, to check out all the wonderful scents (wassail is a close runner up for my favorite).  The Baggie Goose also happens to be one of my absolutely favorite stores for custom-designed invitations!

While we were there a couple of Saturdays ago, my girls had a picture with Santa.  Cuteness!

 

 

Santa asked Katelyn what she wanted for Christmas and she came back with her much repeated reply of "A computer and a phone".  When Santa asked Natalie what she would like, Katelyn quickly replied for her sister, "Whatever you bring her".  Then they both proceeded to finish off the hot chocolate.  Just not really sure what all this says about my children...

Stay warm!!

Suganya and Bobby

Doesn't Suganya look so gorgeous and exotic?

 I'm so excited to share Suganya and Bobby's wedding photos!  Their destination wedding at Rumbling Bald Resort will be a treasured memory for everyone there.  Their wedding festivities began with a rehearsal lunch boat ride on Lake Lure and the fun continued through ceremony preparations, dinner, dancing and then on down to the beach for late night relaxing.  The photos are by Wander and Scrawl--really cool photographers from the Raleigh area.













We are talking some SERIOUS NC State fans!

Groom's Cake by Tiffany's Baking Co









One cool thing about Suganya and Bobby?  Everybody loves them!  I very quickly found out why during the planning process.  They're thoughtful, they have a great sense of humor, they do all kinds of fun things and they know all sorts of interesting stuff.  Here are some fun pictures of friends and family in the wedding party.

These guys are the cutest!  And they could dance!

Suganya planned tons of fun details, then chose wonderful vendors to make those details happen!

Cake by Tiffany and Co honored Suganya's Indian heritage.

Veggie sushi!  Just think it's a cool picture...

 These gorgeous flowers are from Steve at Merrimon Florist.  The lantern is from India--Suganya picked up several items for decor when she took Bobby to meet her parents

and visit India for the first time!

 The guests had a blast modeling with this photo frame for pictures.

I just love this photo.  Suganya and Bobby changed into traditional Indian dress for their first dance.  I can't wait to show the video by Chris Bolm of WNC Video Productions.  All of the great music for both ceremony and reception was provided by Sean Lowman of Premier Sound and Light.

A few other notes:

The very sweet ceremony was officiated  by Reverend Sherman Marshall, family of the Groom, with lots of meaningful, witty and sentimental readings by friends, family and even the Bride and Groom!

Rehearsal lunch was provided by Saffron Fine Foods.  Check out their new restaurant location, HomeGrown, at 171 Merrimon Avenue.