State Fair 2014

The Indiana State Fair is a great traditional spot for a twin night!

This year, we decided to bring the guys along!

This was the first year in fair history that beer and wine could be served at the fair!

Many local breweries and wineries participated in the Indiana Beer and Wine Exhibition, and that is where we started our night!

The exhibition hall was decked out in information about brewing and vinification!

You could purchase a set number of tokens and redeem them for samples.

After you found your favorites, a bar at the end was selling full glasses in a state of the art cup with souvenir magnet (invented right here in Indiana)!

After quenching our thirst, we headed to the midway!

It was a beautiful evening for people watching, a bit crowded, but enjoyable!

We convinced the guys to go on the gondola Ferris wheel to get a better look at the entire fair grounds!

This is one of our favorite things to do at the fair, and we always make sure it is the one ride we do not miss!

 

    

Once we had looked at everything from a bird's eye view, we stopped in for some elephant ears for Gran!

Well, actually on $2 Tuesdays, they are a smaller version called "mouse ears", but they are perfect for the end of the night!

It was so great to have the guys join us for the fair this year!

We all had a great time exploring, people watching, and eating our way through the midway!

Fair-tastic twin night!

Jack's Baptism!

Baby Jack is about two and a half months old and it is time for his baptism!

We all came together at The Cathedral of St. Mary for this monumental occasion!

After the ceremony, we all headed to a quaint spot for lunch and cake!

Sweet baby Jack was perfect all day!

We pray for him to have many blessings in his life and to always remember to count those blessings!

Great twin day!

Ashley's Wedding Shower

Ashley's Bridal Shower was a stunningly elegant winery event!

We rented out a large room at Stone Creek Dining Company in Greenwood.

The high-ceiling room with its bay windows gave a grand impression!

Natalie had specialty cupcakes made and used fabric and other components to create a gorgeous cake area!

Emily created a centerpiece for the main table using cabbage, white roses, purple stock and grapevines/leaves in a wooden wine crate.

She also etched a shadowbox to hold wine corks collected at Ashley's wedding events!

A customized game of "He Said, She Said" tested the guests knowledge of the bride and groom!

Between the cupcakes and handmade chocolate favors, there were plenty of sweetness to go around!

The centerpieces were made of hand arranged bouquets of white roses, purple stock and grape leaves/tendrils.

Each table also had a bottle of wine with a customized label, a candle surrounded in corks, and accent grapes.

The prex fixe menu had options to please everyone and wine was of course complimentary!

The large group of well-wishers fit comfortably in the grand room and the celtic "M", designed and handmade by Natalie, rounded out the party area!

The colors of the day were of course all shades of wine and grapes!

It was such a beautiful day to have a nice ladies' wine lunch and gifts!

Ashley received many special, sentimental, and practical gifts, but most of all, she had the chance to share in a special day designed just for her!

As wine only improves with age, so does love!

Great twin day!

Shakespeare on the Canal - The Tempest

One of our favorite things to do in summer is sit out by the White River Canal and watch live Shakespeare!

This year's production was "The Tempest"!

To begin the evening, we arrived early so we could have free chairs and great seats!

This event always allows you to bring in picnics and wine, so we did that and more!

With Ashley's wedding less than two months away, we decided to bring the welcome packets to work on!

We folded maps, separated brochures, stamped M's and tied purple ribbons!  They are so beautiful!

Soon the sun was setting and the show was beginning!

This story with its ties to the sea and twisting love plots, was easy to love!

Comedic and tragic, this play had us enjoying the evening as enraptured spectators!

We had a great view of the stage and sipped wine all evening in the mild summer air!

Not only did we enjoy a night out, we accomplished a pretty amazing wedding project and drank wine!

There aren't too many evenings that could be more perfectly suited to us than that!

Great twin night!

Indy Film Fest Shorts 2014

The stress of wedding planning can really get you down!  

So we decided to head to the 2014 Indy Film Fest Funny HAHA Shorts Program.

Held in one of the screening rooms at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 

we did have some good laughs watching four short films.

One of our favorites was 'What Cheer?', which amusing demonstrated grief.

Afterwards, we took time to enjoy the great weather under a scenic tree and discuss the films.

A beautiful day brought smiles to our faces and took our minds off wedding stress!

Another great twin night in the books!

Wine Jam Party!

Who said wedding favors were expensive?

They do not have to be when you make them yourself (with a little help from your bridesmaids)!

Ashley planned a beautiful Wine Jam Party for her favorite gals!

We all took a job preparing the jam, filling the jars, and cutting the fabric tops!

It was a great opportunity to meet one another and get to know each other before the big day!

Ashley also set out thank you candles for all the girls and a lovely food spread!

What a great hostess!

The wine theme prevailed even throughout the buffet!

Cheese spreads, crackers, dried fruit, cookies, and german chocolate cupcakes made up the spread!

All the favors turned out beautifully, and we cannot wait to try them!

The final photos show the finish product at Ashley's wedding!

What a gorgeous, handmade touch for everyone to enjoy!

Great twin day!