put a bow on it: anniversary

Anniversary photos are sort-of wedding related, right? Right!

About a month ago, A and I were in Shreveport for a good friend's wedding. Meg (of the ever so wonderful Everyday Meg) and I had been talking about anniversary photos (her taking them of us) and it just so happened that her favorite location ever ever ever is in Shreveport! And her boyfriend (heyyyy girl hey Mo-Reese) is from there! Exclamation points all around!

Saturday morning we woke up bright and early (who am I kidding, it was DARK when we woke up) so we could get the best light and we headed out to the land of the homeless people to get the shoot on. Ok they weren't there when we were there, but there were sleeping bags and liquor bottles so you could tell that's where they hang at night. But DON'T WORRY MOM, you can't even tell in the pictures!

I did and still do love our engagement photos, but like I mentioned before, I just wanted something a little more us me. And the result, oh man, was amazing. I cannot accurately put into words how amazing Meg is. She just has an eye for amazingness that I could only DREAM of having. Since I can't put into words how amazing she is, I should probably just let the pictures do the talking. We have a total of 136 (!!), but below are a few of my favorites. If you enjoy them as much as I do, you need to hire her ASAP :)

Maybe that was more than a few, but seriously, I could have put all 136 on here because I just love them all so much. I need to find more walls for all of the canvases I want to order!

Does an anniversary post count as a wedding wednesday post? Because that is totally what is happening right now.

Sunday just to happened to be our one year anniversary! I'm not quite sure HOW it's already been a year. Also, since I'm not even done with my actual wedding Wednesday posts, I guess that forces me to admit that I've been a terrible blogger. THERE! I said it.

A made the plans for the big day...and I was more than happy to let him. We ended up going out to dinner the Thursday prior because the restaurant he picked was closed on Sunday, and we had a friend coming in for the weekend. He did great, but then, how could he not when the way he found it was by googling "romantic dinner places in Houston?"

We ended up at a place called Just Dinner in Montrose. It was adorable! The owners found an old bungalow and fixed it up to be a restaurant. The tables are in the living room and dining room portion, and there were probably only 10 of them. It had the most romantic vibe, which was perfect for our anniversary. And the food! We left feeling fulfilled but not stuffed, which is pretty great in my book. The portions were great, too. I really hate the over-sized portions most places serve...because, yes, I know you can take half home, but when it's in front of me and delicious, I want to eat it all! And then I leave feeling like an elephant. So! If you live in Houston or visit any time soon, I highly suggest this as a date night. Or a girls night as the table next to us was having. They were 60 years old and it just made me smile seeing that. As did this comment: Girl 1: "James hated vegetables so I never cooked them." Girl 2: "Well no wonder you divorced him!"

I got to wear my fancy new statement necklace...I think I may have a groopdealz problem, but that's a story for another day.

We ended the night with a Nutella tart thingy with rice krispies in them. I loved it until I got a bite with a nut in there and then I didn't like it so much. How can I like nuts on their own, but HATE them in my chocolate? This makes no sense to me!

A did great with my gift...mainly because I sent him a picture of it and told him where to get it. Hey, at least it leaves me as one happy girl! No complaints here.

And then! Sunday night we did the traditional anniversary day celebration of the top tier of the cake and champagne in our wedding day toasting glasses. I was slightly worried that the cake would taste funny...but GOOD NEWS! It tasted exactly the same as it did on the day of. It was so good, in fact, that I had to throw away the remaining huge hunk of it because I knew that I would eat it every day until it was gone. Carbs, it's an addiction. The sprinkles looked slightly runny after being in the freezer for a year, but you can't win em all.

On a serious note, I am so blessed to have married such a great man. This year brought on a lot of changes and new things, and I wouldn't have wanted to experience those things with anyone else. So, one year down and forever to go. I know that it will only get better with time :)