Hooray! We finally picked a venue and nailed down a date for our wedding! Side note: I'm going to say "I" a lot in this post instead of "we" because I am more opinionated and well, frankly, particular than Mark is :) Anyway, we've only been engaged for a month, but this has been stressing me out because I knew I wanted to get married in the fall and I was worried all of the venues would already be booked. It's nuts how far out they're reserved. I alluded to it last week but didn't want to say where we decided on because we didn't have the contract signed yet. We will be getting married at The Depot in Minneapolis next October! Phew, I feel so much better now that that's all squared away.

You may have noticed that I've been a little MIA 'round these parts and that's because we took a quick, last minute trip home over the weekend. It was the best trip, albeit full to the brim with wedding events and appointments. 

We hit the ground running right after we landed and had three back to back appointments with venues and wedding planners. We've decided on a venue (more on that soon) but I'm struggling with deciding on a wedding planner! I do think that we'll need the help since we're planning from out of town, but I just don't know how much help. We rounded out the day with a little family engagement party. It was the perfect way to celebrate and now it's starting to feel real since we've seen our families in person!

1. These are my shoes that I posted on Instagram. I used the Waterlogue app to create this print, and then printed it out on card stock. 

2. Those of you who know me, know that donuts come second to none. My friends and I have gone on multiple donut crawls around Minneapolis in search of stomach aches the best donuts. Therefore, I could't pass this little number up. 

3. I love this quote from SATC. It couldn't be truer for me. When I sent a picture of my gallery wall to Mark, he said this quote was gross. Boys...they'll just never understand (#sorrynotsorry).

4. Honestly I just needed another print, and this one was cute and only $5.

5. I fell in love with this print when I stumbled across it on Etsy. It's a little bit hard to read, but it says "Paris, France" underneath the window. Paris is one of my favorite cities I've ever been to. I know, I know, how cliché. 

6. I spent last summer living in London, so the city will always have a special place in my heart, and needed to be included on the wall.

7. This is a picture I took in Montmarte last summer in Paris. Again, I used the Waterlogue app to make this print.

8. Absolutely in love with this blurred picture of Minneapolis. I really and truly am in love with my city.

9. The saying "que sera sera" will always hold a special place in my heart, so I couldn't pass up this print for only $2! It was one where you buy it and then they email it to you in PDF form and you can print it as many times as you want.

Hope your week is off to a good start!

xo Catherine