letitia + jordan are getting married!

our great friends the fepulea'i's are marrying off another one of their kids at the end of this year and this past weekend was allllll about it. on friday night we got to be there as letitia received her endowment in the perth temple - which was such a special experience. it's always so nice to be there with someone as they take it all in and remember my own first experience at the temple. afterwards all of us had dinner together at a local chicken place... yum!

then the following evening, i headed down to mandurah (kid free thanks to my amazing mother in law, with my personal minder darrio... grandma kendall and nanna pinker are petrified i'm going to deliver this baby at any time, i'm sure of it) to help set up and then attend jordan and letitia's engagement party!

tay hired this amazing flower wall to have photos in front out throughout the evening, which looked so cool! ♥

and a family friend put together this cool engagement cake for them!

i arrived with tablecloths, runners, vases, flowers and these gorgeous birdcages that we originally sprayed for dominiques wedding (almost 2 years ago now - where has the time gone?!) set up looked great, and the party went off without a hitch! i love this time of year for free flowers... i grabbed all these from a local spot, with a set of secateurs... what a laugh though, i was almost home and heard a buzzing in the car. even though i'd been careful checking, there was a couple of bees flying around the back of my car. i pulled over quick smart to get rid of those!

tay did such a good job of prepping everything... she had organised a video with people answering questions about jordan and letitia which was an absolute crack up... i could not stop laughing! especially seeing as wade (the bride to be's oldest brother), was "working out" for show, through the entire thing every time the camera was on him. it was hysterical.



and as an added bonus, one of my besties melinda was there, so i got to hang out with someone awesome all night. score!

thanks for a great night guys! ♥

thomas loves jo - engagement party

photo shamelessly stolen from jo's ipad: 

taken by lara gilbert photography

this gorgeous couple are going to get married!! jo was one of my young women back when i first got called to serve in the dianella young womens program and now (even though it seems like that was only a week ago) she's old enough to be someones wife! crazy...

last night was her engagement party and i had the time of my life decorating, baking & styling with my friend pippa and her friend kyelee who loaned us some of the awesome glassware you're about to lay your eyes on.

paper hearts made from an old dictionary -
torn in half and stapled...
hanging on fishing line from the roof of the patio at kafarelas vineyard, where we had the party. everything looked amazing and it made all the time and effort we put in well worthwhile when we saw the final result.

drink dispensers full of (l to r)
frozen berries & sage with water
pink lemonade koolaid with lemon wedges
pineapple slices & mint leaves

dessert table with brownies... blueberry & vanilla macarons from maison saint-honore and confetti vanilla & s'more chocolate cupcakes from pippaskye followed not too long after.
yum yum!

i love pics from parties before any one arrives... always better than the during and after shots - cause everything is still perfect! ;)

lolly jars, milk bottles & paper straws...
such funky additions to a beautifully styled party

paper lanterns, tissue paper ruffle balls, lights and vintage paper...
effortless classic, timeless charm.

lolly jars from pips friend kyelee complete with a note on my vintage tray blackboard....

'please take a lolly bag as you leave...' 

with all of us working hard together, everything looked amazing -

can't wait for our next event!

(event photos - dominique kendall)

jen and mats engagement party

the bride and groom to be...
(please notice the awesome boots from
everlastings on fitzgerald)

what an saturday afternoon!...
mat and jen truly know how to throw a party - i swear no one would have needed to eat for a week when they were done.
enough food for an army and enough to drinks to last until christmas!

and their house... is all done - and absolutely freaking gorgeous...
i am totally jealous and i'm not even kidding.
i'm tempted to build a house in my parents front yard!!

but all in all - i am super-excited for them!!
plus i had an awesome time

congrats kids!


and... just for good measure!!...
a party just isn't a party without one of these!