The Handmade Wedding Blog

I haven't been writing as much on this blog, because Joe and I are starting a wedding blog, The Handmade Wedding!



We're so stoked about our new endeavor, which will feature real weddings, DIY projects, a segment by Joe just for the groom and his groomsmen, food ideas, dieting and fitness segments, giveaways, and much more! The blog is set to officially launch on New Years Day, so we're working hard right now to get it up and running. We've got the layout and pages up, and now we're on the lookout for content.

So if you have a DIY idea, real wedding submission, wish to sponsor us or a giveaway, let us know by emailing us at: thehandmadeweddingblog[at]gmail[dot]com.

If you get a chance, do check it out, become a follower and support us!

What endeavor have you been working on loves?

New Chapter

It's strange how it doesn't feel strange starting this new chapter in my life.

On August 13th of last month, surrounded by all of our loved ones, I married my college sweetheart, one of the most wonderful people I have ever had in my life, Joe Proudman. Our wedding was medium-sized at a beautiful barn location in a small Central Valley town in California called Lemoore.

The following our some of our wedding photographs taken by two of our friends, Michelle Gatchet and Stefan Armijo.




























Since then, we have packed up as many of our belongings into Joe's Jeep and headed to our new home away from home, South Lake Tahoe, where Joe has begun working at theTahoe Daily Tribune as their new sports editor.

We both love the idea of living in a tourist drawn location, seeping in the benefits of living in such a beautiful location year round.

We are excited to see what adventures the future has in store for us and documenting those adventures.

I also look forward to having more time to work on my blog and all my photography as ZoiShop, my Etsy Shop, starts to grow.

Much love, loves.

Wedding Inspirations

I'm getting married in a month and a half! And I finally feel like everything is coming together. We've made several changes, added some elements, changed the style to have a bit more vintage feel. We'll be using antique silver tea pitchers for our centerpieces with roses interspersed with some kind of wildflower in-between, as well as vintage books. We'll also be adding strings with photographs of us and our favorite photos we've taken throughout or lives for decorations, like is shown in the last image. I'm excited to see how everything comes out the day of!











I have my first dress fitting on Saturday, and I'm excited. A little scared too. I think one of my biggest fears is that the dress doesn't fit me! Ah! I hope the pizza and chocolate doesn't get me.

Cutest Save the Date Idea

How crazy cute is this save the date idea? I've got to admit, after watching the video I'm wishing we would have been more creative with ours!

Terryn and Jon Save the Date from Jon Button on Vimeo.

Wedding Elements

There's a little over two months left till my wedding! It's crazy how fast these 5 months of planning have gone by. There are still a few details to settle one, but these are set for sure, our wedding will take place at a beautiful barn venue, the decoration will include candle lighting as well as paper lanterns, there will be great BBQ, and Mason jars, Jaritos, and cupcakes.

I know there's no real way of knowing how everything will look on the actual day, but the following images are somewhat how I imagine each element, as well as the first being our actual wedding location!











What do y'all think?! I hope it comes out how I see it in my mind. I'm so excited to marry the love of my life, my Joe.

Wedding Ideas: Tree Guest Book

I didn't really like the idea of having just an average guest book at my wedding. It seemed like something Joe and I would never look at after the first time of going through it. I was lucky enough to run into this amazing wedding tree guest book idea online, and I decided to draw one myself for us. I figured it should come out decently since trees are one of the few things I excel at drawing, and we could hang it up as well decor after the wedding. I could not be more stoked about how it came out!




I'm still trying to figure out what color paint to get for the fingerprints, since our home decor colors will be red, black, white, and yellow, but this is how it will ultimately look:



I can't wait to find a matching frame for it, and to hang it up in our home!