DIY Lovin'

In case you missed it, here was last weeks Nate Berkus episode I participated in!

It was my MOST favorite episode :) Biggest challenge, biggest budget and BEST pay off at the end. Literally :)

Take a look if you have a chance!

I'll follow up with behind the scenes pictures and scoop soon! Can't wait for you to see those pictures before . . .

surprise honeymoon :)

 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Dominican Countryside

Did I tell you that Brooklyn Boy planned our honeymoon and never told me where we were going? It became this fun game of me constantly exclaiming "Come on! Just give me one hint!!!" and him making up some hint that would send me searching through google maps of the Caribbean. 

Truth is, I LOVED not knowing. It was one less thing for me to plan and think about and lets be honest, I was in very capable hands :) Remember this surprise plan??!!

The big question was, When the heck is he going to tell me?! 

Turns out, after we were pronounced Mr. & Mrs. Brooklyn Boy and recessed out of the sanctuary, I turned to him and said WE'RE MARRIED!!!! And he responded with "WE'RE GOING TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC!!!!"

I had no idea we were going there and NO idea he was going to tell me right then and there. 

Call me a control / plan freak. But I LOVE surprises from this kid :)

Thank you!!!

We're back!!!

Thank you so much for the encouragement and sweet notes along the way! We are officially Mr. & Mrs. Brooklyn boy and are working to get back in the swing of normal life :) We still feel overwhelmed and full from the wedding weekend! We had friends and family in from all over the country, we ate large delicious amounts of tex mex and bbq and all the seemingly 'big details' seemed to come together without a hitch! 

More to come about our Surprise Dominican Republic Honeymoon! 

Don't miss the Showdown!

Hello all! 

Since Hannah and Brooklyn Boy are on their HONEYMOON she gave me the opportunity to post.  Don’t miss the Nate Berkus show today.  It's an All-Star DIY Showdown, and I’m confident it’s going to be good!

And, don’t you worry.  I’m pretty sure Hannah will give you a play by play of the wedding.  It was absolutely perfect in every way.  The weekend was packed full of Tex-Mex, dancing, trendy Brooklynites, sweet Alabama accents and love for the newlyweds.  How's that for a teaser?

With a set DVR,

Ivy, one of Hannah’s biggest fans

a blur

this is what brooklyn boy and i think about our quickly approaching nuptials: 

this season (as in the 5 days prior to becoming a mrs.) is exciting, overwhelming, blurry (like the above picture snapped on the subway), busy, imperfect, memorable, full, warm, crazy, surreal, and just plain fun. 

i'll update as the week progresses! seems like this blog has become a wedding play by play :) that's just life at the moment. we'll have fun DIY things and an apartment overhaul to share post wedding & honeymoon!

for now - I'll leave you with this. Set your DVR's for the Nate Berkus Show on May 14th - I'm participating in an All Star DIY Show Down! It's my favorite episode and Nate experience yet! I'll update you more on that soon.

thanks for reading. lylas.