5 on Friday

So happy Friday is here! 

The weather here in Columbus, Ohio has been glorious the last few days which makes me so excited for the weekend!

I'm also excited to celebrate my Mothers this weekend! This year I get to celebrate Mother's Day with my Mom and Mother-In-Law! I am so lucky to now have TWO amazing women in my life that inspire me everyday!

Here are five things that I'm loving this week:

1 // Covergirl BB cream... I am addicted to this stuff and put it on every morning! It is perfect for everyday use and goes on like lotion. There are 10 skin friendly benefits in this little bottle including SPF 21 and is tinted for the right amount of coverage that won't clog pores. 

2 // Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter... This stuff is also addicting! I got 2 new colors: Berry Smoothie and Sorbet. They seriously feel like butter on my lips! 

3 // My new monogram necklace from this Etsy shop! I got the 16" chain which is the perfect size for layering and everyday wear. 

4 // I recently started noticing these Kendra Scott earrings everywhere and decided I needed to track them down. I found a couple pairs that I feel like I need to be mine ASAP! Which pair is your favorite?

Danielle earrings in neon pink // Deily earrings in white pearl // Skylar earrings in chalcedony

I'm also loving this neon pink pendant necklace:

5 // Finally, I gotta give props to my momma!  It's so amazing how much she's become more like a best friend than a mom as I get older. She even helps puppy sit Charlie during the week and leaves little report cards and recipes she cuts out from magazines she thinks I would like :) 

She's the best!

That's all for this weeks Friday 5!

I'm linking up with April, Lauren, Jennie, Rebecca and Amanda!

Wedding Wednesday // The Details (part 2)

Continuing from my last WW post here, these are the details from the reception portion of our wedding. 

The Centerpieces

The centerpieces for the tables at the reception were a mixture of floral arrangements and DIY gold vases grouped together (see below...) with lots of sparkling votives and sequins sprinkled around. 

The floral center piece was a mix of black magic roses, miniature pink roses, pink carnations and seeded eucalyptus. 

The other tables had clusters of gold vases and wine glasses that I had found at Goodwill and spray painted gold. The tall vases were filled with the pink mini roses and eucalyptus, the smallest vase was filled with a single black magic rose and the wine glass had a floating candle. 

I also made all of the table numbers using card stock and printing them at home using our wedding font and cutting them to fit the frames and picks. 

The "LOVE" balloons

I had a vision of including these big gold letter balloons in the wedding decor somehow. I had seen them on blogs and instagram and decided they would be the perfect touch to my gold, glam wedding. So, I searched online and found these letter balloons on Amazon. I decided to buy the letters L O V and E :) It was a last minute decision to place them behind the head table, which I'm so glad we did because it provided the perfect focal point for the room. 

Here's a better close up of the love balloons and the head table (Apparently, my Matron of Honor said something hilarious...). For the head table, I used a gold sequined table runner. We had 6 hurricane vases that held the bridesmaids' and my bouquets as well as spray painted wine glasses with floating candles for decor at the head table. 

The Escort Cards

One of the most fun (and tedious) projects I completed for the wedding was the escort cards. I made paper flags for the gold and white straws with each guest's name and table number on the back. These were lined up in Champagne glasses during cocktail hour for guests to find their seat before the dinner part of the reception.

The Dessert Bar

The dessert bar was our "favor" to the guests. The dessert bar consisted of Buckeyes (for those outside of Ohio, Buckeyes are balls of peanut butter dipped in chocolate... they are also Ohio State University's mascot! Yes, it's a nut... But, also a delicious treat!), chocolate dipped pretzel rods, caramel puff corn and a tower of mini cupcakes in various flavors.

I actually made the cake stands you see in the above photo by spray painting plates, platters and candle sticks/holders (all bought at Goodwill) gold and epoxy gluing them together.

The Cake

Bill and I had a small 2 tier cake to use for our "cake cutting". I will say that unfortunately, the edible gold glitter that was supposed to look like gold glitter did not come out so well. It actually made the cake look a little yellow, so I'm not going to share a complete photo of the cake. I was, however, in love with the flowers cascading down the front and our cake topper that I found on Etsy. 

{All photos of my wedding by Together We Click}

Well, that will do it! All the details of the Rumple wedding!

I hope you enjoyed getting a glimpse into the event that took over my life for a good 10 months last year! I'm sad that it is over, but actually relieved at the same time :)

I'm linking up with Belle in Boots and Love Always, Nancy J for Wedding Wednesday!

Weekend Happenings + 5 de Mayo Recipe

Hola chicas!

My weekend was pretty uneventful except for the fact that we planted a TON of flowers in our front yard. Our landscaping needed a little sprucing up, so off to our local nursery we went to grab flats and flats of Impatiens, Petunias, Snapdragons and 2 rose bushes. 

The planting was done by Bill and his brother. Payment was in the form of pizza and beer :) 

We also got some pretty potted flowers for the front porch.

I also I planted a little Dahlia plant :)

Other than a little yard work, the rest of the weekend consisted of watching the Kentucky derby, grabbing coffee and breakfast with a friend and doing chores around the house. 

My friend and I met at Pistacia Vera for coffee and breakfast on Sunday morning. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite spots. They have the most beautiful pastries, yummy breakfast quiches (I had the Bacon, Kale and Onion Quiche which was delish!), and the most perfect macarons you ever did see. Every time I go, I have to bring home a box of their macarons. 

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Now, since we are celebrating Cinco de Mayo, I thought it would be appropriate to share my recipe for my favorite Mexican layered dip!

Ingredients:

2 cans of Fritos bean dip {I find this in the chips isle on their own shelf with the Tostitos salsas}

3 tablespoons light sour cream

about 1/2 bag of finely shredded Mexican or Taco cheese

Optional:

chopped green onions and tomatoes

can also add sliced black olives {I'm not a big olive fan}

Directions:

Layer ingredients in order on a 9 x 11 glass casserole dish. You could sprinkle the tomatoes and green onions on either side to look like the Mexican flag {like pictured above}. You may want to refrigerate the dip for about an hour before serving or make sure all ingredients are refrigerated before layering if you are planning to serve immediately.

Serve with your favorite type of tortilla chips!

So easy and yet so delicious!

This recipe could easily be made more healthy if you use a black bean dip {my mom finds this at Whole Foods, but you should be able to find it at any health or organic food store}. You could also use non-fat greek yogurt instead of sour cream.

Check out the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta I styled last year here.

I'm linking up with Leeann: