Details from my Wedding

First off is of course, my hair and my maid-of-honor's (sister Katie) hair. I was completely in love with my hair...even though it took me 3 shampoo's in one shower, then 2 shampoo's in the second shower to get all the hairspray out!

Katie didn't know what she wanted her hair to look like until just about 2 or so days before the wedding.  She doesn't like the whole bun thing...but liked the messy curly falling bun with French braids going into it thing.

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Second is the shoes! I wore crochet cream Toms...same as all my bridesmaids!  I didn't care for the whole, "I Do" on the bottom of the shoe.  I played around with a lot of different things to write on the bottom and this was the best thing I thought of...which I completely loved! 

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Third, the main thing I wore...my dress!

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Our wedding bands in the first two photos, then my engagement ring and his wedding band in the last photo.  I chose my wedding band, which matches the engagement ring.  

Sad thing is that his wedding band that was hand made by an amazing person on etsy.com has made Nick break out.  He is allergic :(  So we will buy him a cheap one(probably this cool batman one he wanted on etsy.com) then when we can pay for a really expensive one we will do that. 

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My garter was made by my mom.  My sister Katie chose the yellow ribbon thing.  It was part of the Disney Princess collection, specifically Bell (which was part of our cake topper and our first dance song, "Beauty and the Beast")  The ring was my great grandma's...my something old.  It was sewn on with blue thread (one of my something blue's)

The chocolate wrapper was designed by my Uncle...I love it!  They were sat at each person's place setting for their favor.

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The AMAZING cake!!  Rossmoor Bakery made this masterpiece using their California Sunset cake.  White cake with a lemon and raspberry filling..so good and such a perfect complement for a warm summer wedding.

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I got this inspiration from pinterest.com...even the saying.  I made it about 2 days before the wedding...oh yes I did wait till the last minute.

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My two nephews were ring bearers...one was 6 and the other 1.  The 1 year old couldn't walk so the 6 year old pushed him in this.  It was the cutest this ever!

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The flowers.  My bouquet and the bridesmaids.  Then the bottom photo is of our centerpieces.  The photo doesn't show it well but they were in 3 different sized mason jars with lemon slices inside.   

Side note...this was such a fun idea with me in the back seat taking a photo from the trunk...with the bouquets to top it off!

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Not really a detail..but a fun photo of me hanging in the back seat on my way.

Thanks for looking at the details.  Soon I will add the family photos...

Homemade Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup - from scratch

Chicken Noodle Soup - from scratch...in the Crockpot!

Feeds 4-6 people.  Prep time 15 mins.  Cook time 6-8 hours.

3 long sticks of celery
5 non-pealed carrot sticks
1 garlic clove
1 medium yellow onion
3 skinless boneless chick breasts
32oz. chicken broth (4 cups)
8 1/2 cups water - divided
3 cups egg noodles


Slice the celery and carrots to the size you like them. (I make them smaller as it feels like there is more in my soup.)  Add to sauce pan.  Finely chop garlic clove and add to sauce pan.  Add 4 cups of water into sauce pan and turn heat on high, cover with lid.  Leave it untouched for about 8 minutes, then pour out the water and let it sit.

Finely chop the whole onion and add to the Crockpot.

Add the three pieces of chicken to the Crockpot, still frozen.  (I know this is crazy, but you don't need to thaw them at all)

Add the celery and carrot mixture to the Crockpot.

Add all the chicken broth to the Crockpot and 1/2 cup of water.

Put the lid on the Crockpot and turn on low for 6-8 hours. (Nick and I turned it on at 8 pm and turned it off when we woke up at 8:30 am the next day. I wouldn't recommend it as the chicken came out a little dry, but 8 hours worked last time.)

When the time is up take the chicken out and shred it with two forks, then add back to the Crockpot and mix soup. (If you like your chicken more squared, cut it that way.  I do recommend that you take it out of the Crockpot to cut or shed because it makes it much easier)

When you are ready to eat, cook 3 cups of egg noodles in 4 cups of boiling water and follow noodle package directions.  When the noodles are cooked, drain water and add to the Crockpot.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

This will be a very good soup that might be a little more like a stew.  It doesn't have a lot of juice, but its perfect this way for the Husband and I.  If you like more broth, add more broth or water to get the consistency that you desire.  

Nick and I have made this twice, the second time was wonderful tasting and I had to share the recipe.  I  made it up and added a little of what Nick did the first time...totally simple to make!  

Happy Cooking from The New Hust!