Our Weekend in Pictures

We had an absolute blast this labor day weekend. My best friend in the whole world got married!!! We didn't let a little rain ruin our parade! It was a ton of fun, the baby and I danced our hearts out. I'm so glad we got to be a part of their special day! We love you Kristen & Josh! =)

We had an amazing time! I wish we could do it once a month! =) 

Summer 2013

I apologize in advance for such a long post! Go grab a drink, you're in for the long hall. 

Since I've been busy blogging about the pregnancy I haven't really taken time to share all the fun things we did this summer. I cannot believe it's almost over but I am looking forward to fall and all it has to offer (football, awesome weather, campfires..etc)

We kicked off this summer celebrating the wedding of one of our good friends from college, Josh. He met a great girl from Maine and they had a beautiful weeding up there. (fun fact: we found out we were pregnant while in Maine!)

I took a long weekend off work and we made our way to the great state of Maine. The wedding festivities were so much fun and we are so happy we were able to share their special day. (For those of you wondering, and I know you all are, yes I saw a moose... see photo below)

After we returned home from Maine, I got pretty bad morning sickness but I mustered up all the energy I could so we could go out to eat on our 2nd wedding anniversary!

I look absolutely terrible so we will keep this picture small....

Because I was so sick and we didn't really feel the need to get each other gifts this year, we both went with sweets instead. I got Chad a cheesecake (his favorite) from a local bakery and he got me a cupcake and dessert bar from another local bakery. Unfortunately for me, I didn't get to eat any of it! I also didn't take pictures of any of it, you'll have to use your imagination.

In the beginning of July we were off on a much needed vacation. We took a trip to South Carolina with my parents and my sister and her two kids. Thankfully, I was starting to feel slightly better and was able to enjoy myself. 

We did a lot of laying on the beach (my favorite) and eating (also my favorite!). 

We did a mini photo shoot on the beach, with my new camera, and got some great new family shots. 

We even took a day trip to Savannah one day while it was gloomy and raining. 

On ward with our busy summer... 

When we got back from vacation I threw my best friend a bridal shower. It was so much fun and everything turned out great. 

She got a lot of great gifts and even had 2 surprise out of town guests that she was super excited to see. We got a rare photo of all the bridesmaids in one place (such a cute group!)

We had yummy mimosa bar (that I was unable to take part in, boo) and a delish dessert table. 

Soon after that it was time for her Bachelorette party! We spent the day at the pool with gifts and cake and then hit the town for dinner and drinks afterward. 

Overall, it has been a jam packed but extremely fun summer and it's not quite over yet! Hopefully I will be better about posting updates as they happen to avoid such long blog dumps! Stay tuned...

Wedding Videographer: Highlights!

One of the best, last minute, decisions we made for our wedding was to hire a videographer. After reading many wedding blogs of brides who regretted not having video of their wedding, I broke down and found room for it in our budget. Although we don't have the final product yet, I am very excited that we will always have professional footage of our wedding day. Especially because, I was unable to see a lot of what happened: the boys getting ready, everyone walking down the isle, entrances into the reception... etc. Now, hopefully soon, we will have footage of the two of us getting ready separately with our wedding party, seeing each other for the first time at the park, our photo shoot at the park, our ceremony, our reception and our guests! Also included in our video is special messages from our guests dictating where they think we will be in 1 year. The theory is that we won't watch it until our 1 year anniversary but I doubt I'll be able to hold out that long! :)

I loved our videographers, they were great to work with and our personalities went together well! They were a husband and wife team, which I love, and they were very professional! I would recommend any bride to hire a videographer and if you are in the area hire ours (if you watch the video, that is their website).

So it has been just over 2 months since our wedding and although our videographer told us it takes 10-12 weeks, I'm so anxious I've been pestering the poor man and so he broke down and gave me a sneak peak video, a highlights video if you will.

There are many things I love about the video, the way it was shot, the angles and the way it was put together, and the fact its the first video of that day I've seen. There were a couple things I didn't care for, I wouldn't say I hated them but we asked for "rat pack" like songs, or Micheal Buble something along those lines and we don't really care for the song choice, also I wish it were longer! :) I just want to see more of that day!

I hope that I can learn to edit video/get a computer program that allows me to, and I can edit a video of my own once we get all the footage but until then, I will have to resort to watching the highlights video 5 times or more a day! :)

Anyways, without furthur ado here is the video, Enjoy!

Chad and Kristen's Wedding Highlights Video

Introducing: The Blackburn's

Hi! I have just decided I wanted to start a blog to write about the happenings in our newlywed life. So here it goes...

I am Kristen, a nurse and wife. 

I currently work at a large hospital in the area, however, that will be changing in the next weeks (look for the upcoming post). I love to scrapbook, take walks, watch E!, and hanging out with my best friend, and husband, Chad. 

He is a teacher at a local school and a hopeful future basketball coach. We got married this summer with 200 of our closest friends and family watching. 

We had the most amazing wedding and could not have asked for anything more! We had a blast! 

We went on a honeymoon, immediately after the wedding, (and I mean hours after), to Mayan Riviera, Mexico. Although it rained a lot (Tropical Storm), we had a nice relaxing vacation! Now we are back, to our new home we bought weeks before getting married, and we are trying to figure out how to be grown ups! Look for upcoming posts on our life as newlyweds, homeowners, and family!