The Inn at Irish Hollow

So, this week nearly got away from me!

Sorry, I haven't posted much.  I've actually been working behind the scenes to

improve the overall look and feel of our blog.  It's getting there, but not completely done yet.

Where did I leave off???

Oh yeah....I was sharing my memories of our wedding since we celebrated our

2 year anniversary this week.  

So after all the festivities ended on our wedding night.

The next morning we had brunch at my Mom's.

the happy couple

And then we headed off to..

The Inn at Irish Hollow

in Galena, Illinois

The drive from LeClaire to Galena is beautiful in the fall.

We drove along the Mississippi River in Illinois towards Galena.

the main guest house

The Stonewood Cottage

This was our honeymoon cottage.

It was absolutely charming. 

It was the picturesque charming countryside cottage. 

The Inn at Irish Hollow is just outside downtown Galena.

We drove through winding hillside country roads with rickety old fences

and Midwest farmhouses to arrive at our romantic retreat.

Old Orchard Cottage

There are several cottages at the Hollow.

If you are looking for a Midwest fall destination trip.

I would highly recommend a stay at The Inn at Irish Hollow.

It was the perfect ending to our magical wedding and honeymoon.

We celebrated our wedding along the Mississippi Riverfront.

We headed out on our scenic fall countryside drive.

And ended up at the most charming little cottage.

It was truly better than we imagined!

If I've inspired any of you to stay at the Inn, please let us know!

I'd love to hear about it!

Carrie

Our Two Year Anniversary

9.12.09

In honor of our two year anniversary which we will be celebrating Monday,

I thought I would reminisce a bit with you this week.

So, this week's posts will be devoted to some of our wedding highlights.

It gives me a reason to look back at all my favorite wedding pics and besides

I never got to share them then because I didn't have a blog, right?

I wanted to show you how we transformed the LeClaire Levee Riverfront.

Some before shots...

floral before

floral before

tent before

head table before

And the afters...the good stuff

This is photo truly captures everything I hoped the decor would be and more.

You can see our head table in the center which Travis made.

All of our decor ideas were decided between my older brother,

myself and our florist and family friend Marge.

We were blessed to have such talented friends and family to help our

vision come through in such a beautiful casual elegant way.

head table after

head table after

My older brother Michael (right) and little brother Matt (left) w

walked me down the aisle.

My handsome groom.

My cousin Mandy and bridesmaid's little girl

Madeline was our flower girl.

Mr. and Mrs. Travis Corson

An absolutely perfect and serene day and evening we will cherish

for the rest of our lives.

Happy Anniversary Travis!  I love you more today than ever!

Here's to many more!

Carrie

Linking up to

Between Naps on the Porch

Chic on a Shoestring

I can't believe it's been a year!

Well, I have been a bit under the weather so, our fixer upper hasn't gotten much fixin lately. 

But, I thought I would share our reason to celebrate with you.............

This weekend my handsome hubby and I are celebrating our

 First Year Anniversary! 

We actually were married on 9.12.09 on the Mississippi Riverfront in LeClaire, our home town.  It was truely the best day of our lives!  It was a beautiful day!  The wedding and reception were casual and elegant, simply perfect! I thought I would share some of our wedding photos with you.

We are very lucky to have so many talented people in our lives.  We have wonderful memories to remember this weekend and forever! 

My big brother Michael (he owns Dwellings in LeClaire - you will hear more about Dwellings I promise) anyway.........he and I planned most of the details along with my Mom and of course Travis (who really just said okay to most of my ideas, notice I did not say all of my ideas!) And it truely would not have been the same without  spectacular florists in the fam as well!  My Mom's best friends (Marge and Jean from Freckle Farm) did our floral!  Did I mention how handy it is to be married to a carpenter?  Travis made the picnic style table and benches for our wedding party to sit at. 

All of the photos were taken by Tiffany Weaver!  Candid and fresh! 

Carrie