steppin' out saturday

Today we ate an entire jar of Nutella (ok so it was just me). The weather here's so hot that it reminds me of winter - you can't be outside for more than a couple minutes without dying to get back inside.

We got Carter a potty yesterday. I can't believe how smart he is ... I ask him if he needs to potty, and he just does it. Whenever he tinkles, the potty senses the pee and cheers for him. He immediately hops up - not always finished and with pee droplets everywhere - and we run to go get a treat (an M&M). No critiquing our (complete lack of) method. It's only day two.

Since I'm falling short of pretty backgrounds, I did a small Steppin' Out Saturday in front of our house this afternoon. We have grass, landscaping, carpet and pretty much everything finished. I'm eager for them to get some paint on that front door, though.

Dress: Francesca's Collections

Belt: Express

Necklace: Wet Seal

best wedding. ever.

I've put off doing a post about this wedding. And still, I'm sitting here trying to think of words. All throughout the evening (specifically, the moment I saw my new sister-in-law's dress) I felt frustrated because I knew the perfection I was witnessing would be impossible to describe to anyone who wasn't sitting there with me. It was kind of a sad feeling.

I want to say that my brother-in-law's wedding was like a scene straight out of a movie or a page of a magazine. But really, it was a hundred times better.

We arrived early at the Chateau de Breteuil (it's Google-able). Here's my little dress.

The altar.

Just married. By? The Queen of England's first cousin.

Post ceremony cocktail hour in a garden.

Guests entering the chateau for the reception.

Shawls & scarves for guests.

The bride & groom dancing their way in.

The leaf felt like a feather. The silverware was actual silver.

The ring bearer we sat across from had Matt & I in a long discussion about letting Carter's hair grow out.

Appetizers. There was dry ice on the bottom, which had them spouting hazy billows.

Singers. They also walked around the table, serenading us while we ate.

This reminded me of Meet Joe Black (one of my favorite movies). I kept peeking over to see if I'd catch an old man walking off by himself.

View of the dance floor from my seat. Not pictured: the bride & groom dancing to Kissing You, sung by an opera singer and fireworks. I'm not good with night photos, but I do have video footage.

Scroll down and pause the music player before you click Play.

After the reception, we went inside for more dancing, desserts, champagne, coffee and breakfast foods.

Fun instant photos for guests.

To see the full set of pictures I took (and even more pictures from the France trip) you can go Like my Facebook page & click through the album labeled Paris.