The Chateaux Deer Valley Ultimate Giveaway {Over $20,000 Value}

January 20, 2015

Win! The Ultimate Dream Wedding from The Chateaux Deer Valley

Every girls dream is to have a their “fairytale wedding”, unfortunately these kind of weddings don’t come free…or do they?

I am excited to be teaming up with the Chateaux Deer Valley during their 15 year anniversary in giving away an Ultimate Dream Wedding. One of you could be the winners of this amazing grand prize. If you are getting married, or know someone who is getting married sign up to get a free, beautiful wedding! {where was this offer when I got married?:)}

The giveaway is worth more than $20,000, and includes ceremony and reception services at The Chateaux, overnight accommodations for the couples at the hotel, $3,000 toward on-site catering, a wedding cake, a photography package with Pepper Nix Photography, a floral package, on-site hair and makeup for the bride and wedding planning services.

The contest runs from January 1 – June 30, 2015. The winner will be announced July 6, 2015.

Includes: Ceremony & reception, location, overnight accommodations, $3,000 toward on-site catering, wedding cake. 8 hours of wedding day photography with a Pepper Nix photographer, 2 hour bridals/grooms session prior to the wedding day, high-resolution files of images. Bridal bouquet, grooms boutonniere, bouquests for 4 bridesmaids, 10 standard centerpieces. Onsite wedding day hair and makeup for the bride. Day of wedding planning package *guidance begins 8 weeks prior to wedding date.

To enter click here

Have a wonderful day and good luck, I hope one of my readers wins:) Those of you who would be getting married in the LDS Temple, it’s a 40 min. drive to Salt Lake from Deer Valley 🙂

A Warning to Brides

January 16, 2015

So today I received two magazines that both had these photos that we took at the Stein Eriksen Lodge.

I love these pics and would love them even more if my husband was in them with me. So I have to give a little warning to brides, future brides, and mostly mothers of brides.

Beware of shady photographers. I to this day still do not have my wedding album. My word of advice is do not pay for any services upfront. DJ, Photographer, Videographer, ect.

My story. My mother and I sat down with a photographer paid up front signed contracts ect. The day of my wedding my photographer told my husband that my family didn’t fully pay, so Dallin went ahead and gave him cash. He also told Dallin that we also didn’t pay for him to stay at the reception, which we did. Dallin told him that the rest of the cash he had he needed for his honeymoon and that he’d pay him the rest once we got back.

Dallin met Ryan Pearson, the shadiest photographer, at a gas station and paid him the rest. For years I tried collecting my wedding album, my photos, ect. nothing. I had my mom going into Photogenix where he was employed and they would always just say were working on it. On our 5 year anniversary Dallin said, “man I wish we had some wedding photos to look at.” I was like I have seriously tried to get them.

Dallin said, ” I am going to call Ryan.” I was like how do you have his phone number? I soon found out about the two encounters Ryan had gotten money from Dallin. Dallin said he didn’t want to embarrass me or my family. I was livid. Called my mom we found the contracts ect. WE HAD PAID! Dallin called Ryan and Ryan again black mailed us. He said no album, and if we ever want to see our wedding day photos to meet in SLC and he was charging us an additional $500! I was freaking out, and get this, he gave us a time limit or else he was going to delete the pics.

I was like lets just take new pics, but my sentimental husband was like you only have one wedding day. We paid. And am still angry to this day. I found out from 3 of my friends that he did this same thing to them. I guess the only thing I can do now is warn future brides of bad people out there who want to hurt your wedding day.

A great wedding photographer is Peppernix, and many more! I would just be very cautious of who you chose.

Birdalamode Pregnancy Workout Routine

January 14, 2015

When I am pregnant I am not trying to lose weight or hurt my baby, I am just trying to tone and feel good about myself as I face the ever increasing scale for the next 24 weeks. It’s all about raising those endorphins. I am just now starting to workout as I am starting to feel better, less vomiting is a plus, oh how I love the second trimester! For those of you who want some tight tummies for the summer and who are not pregnant enjoy and you have to tryout the abs as well. After I am done being pregnant I will be doing 8 min. Abs whenever I have a spare 8 mins. I swear by these workouts, and a lot of cardio and running to take off post pregnancy weight.

He is the Gift #sharethegift

December 25, 2014

I want to first say Merry Christmas and say I really hope everyone is having a magical day. Today I want to share with you the biggest gift I have in my life, and if you know anyone who also would like this gift please feel free to share it.

We have had a crazy couple of days with our sweet Holland. She had two major accidents that resulted in two concussions in 36 hrs (falling off a chair onto tile and off of our bed). We have dealt with some pretty serious things, seizures, bloody noses, passing out, turning purple, bloody stool, uncontrollable vomiting ect. We have been in and out of the ER getting CT scans and check ups. I have never been so scared in my life.

We went on the Polar Express and 5 mins into the train ride sweet Holland couldn’t stop throwing up. Holland and I spent the rest of the two hr ride next to a fire in our own boxcar. I held her and cried as I read all the scary things about getting a concussion before your last one heals.

Christmas Eve. After a Dr. visit and Holland not able to keep anything down and losing liquids faster than I can get them in her we go to my parents home. Holland turns purple, face and limbs we are about to rush her again to the ER, but we gave her a blessing. After the blessing she said “HO HO HO”. (she hadn’t talked since Tuesday so this was a miracle) we were gathering our stuff in the kitchen and she started to point to a sandwich and chips I immediately started feeding her anything and everything. She started getting color in her face. (she hadn’t eaten for days at this point) We ended back in the ER after a very bloody diaper a couple hrs later.

We got to the ER and she seriously acted fine. She and Hudson dipped Oreos in milk as the Dr. evaluated her. It was truly a miracle. I don’t know what is going to happen to my Littles, who is now even littler and I’ve never been more scared in my entire life! As of now she is sleeping in her bed with her Minnies and I can’t wait for her to experience Christmas tomorrow.

I truly feel like she is being watched over and as of right now all I can do is monitor her and pray. It’s been really hard seeing her go through this and having her attitude change. She is lethargic, quiet, and extra cuddly. I can’t wait til the day my Holly-Pocket turns the corner and comes back being the crazy Littles that she is.

A look at the last couple days with my Holland…

Born to Shine

November 11, 2014

“Born to Shine” shirts (The Shine Project) / Hollands headband (tai pan trading) / my pants (maurices) / my glasses (firmoo)

I love these shirts from The Shine Project. They are a perfect reminder to me that everyone is here to shine, and to shine in their own unique way. Take “littles” for example. She is my second child. Her brother Hudson is probably the smartest little boy I have ever met! He was soo advanced at such a young age. Naturally it’s easy to compare your children ie. I was teaching Hudson the Pledge of Allegience because he asked me to at her age ect. whereas “littles” well she doesn’t talk much.
I love this “little” peanut just the same. She is the HAPPIEST little whipper snapper, she is an early bird unlike Hudson and I. She is always in a good mood. She is smart too. She watches Hudson and tries to do everything he does. She is also the most coordinated little thing I’ve ever seen, she can literally do back walkovers. I look up to Holland. She is understanding, loving, patient, and just so darn sweet. Those are some of the hardest qualities to learn in life and how lucky is she that she was just born with those. I am so lucky to have her in my family!