Megan Hayes

Jaclyn and Justin meet unexpectedly while out with friends one night. Jaclyn didn’t even want to go out that night. Who would have thought that they would get married one day? Their wedding day took place at Hacienda Reyes Ranch in Palmdale, CA on Sept. 4, 2010 at 5pm. Their western style wedding had a mixture of purples and yellows for the colors. The guys all wore cowboy hats and boots and the girls wore cute summer dresses from David’s Bridal. As the guests arrived they had Lemonade and Sweet Tea available to keep them cool which the bride put together with wooden boxes and rusty metal signs to go with her rugged cowboy theme. Jaclyn was very much a DIY bride and she along with her friend Audrey did most the decorating. Her reception centerpieces were made up of wooden boxes with purple and yellow flowers from The Farmer’s Wife Florist. They also had candles in old fashioned canning jars with twine ribbon around them. She used canning jars with sunflowers in them to hang on the chairs that lined the isle where the ceremony took place. They made a card holder from a long wooden box and rusty piece of metal. Jaclyn’s decoration details really added to her rugged style wedding.

Venue: “Hacienda Reyes” – Palmdale, CA http://www.haciendareyes.net/
Groom’s Cake: “Nadia Cakes” – Palmdale, CA  http://www.nadiacakes.com/
Florist: “The Farmer’s Wife Florist” – Quartz Hill, CA  http://www.thefarmerswifeflorist.com/
Hair and Makeup: “At the Salon” – Tehachapi, CA
Caterer:  “Schooners” – Lancaster, CA
Photographer: “Megan Hayes” – LA County, CA  http://megan-hayes.com
Wedding Cake: Friend of the Bride

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Had a blast at Jaclyn and Jeremy’s wedding today! Here’s a little sneak peak.

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This week my friend Beth told me about her and her family going to the Knaus Apple Ranch to pick apples and then to The Apple Shed for lunch. She said they do it every year and it’s become one of their family traditions so the wheels started turning and I thought what a great idea!

Instead of asking my husband if he wanted to go I just emailed him and told him we were going. Below is our conversation about going.

Me: “We are going apple picking tomorrow in Tehachapi.”

Eric: “Huh? With who?”

Me: “Just us. Beth told me about a farm they went to and I want to go. Then they went to the Apply Shed for lunch and I want to do that too.”

Eric: “Okay, but I fully expect you to make a pie out of the apples.”

Me: “I knew that was coming.”

So while I didn’t exactly make Apple Pie, I did make apple cake and it took him a whole 2 seconds to inhale a piece of it.

Our pretty apples lined up and ready for the chopping block.

Us skillfully taking our self portrait.

Me enjoying the day

Eric loves to pick apples. Can’t you tell?