you know when you are a little girl...

and you dream of meeting your prince charming...

and having a fabulous wedding...

and you know exactly how you want your dress to look, and the flowers you want, and what flavor the cake will be and in your head it's all perfect...

well...

i was not that girl!

to be honest, before i met johnny the thought of getting married was not something that i really even thought about.

i guess sometimes all you need is to meet

"the one"

that changes everything!

and as you know from our

engagement story

we've been together almost 10 years...

and because our lives have been soooo crazy this year

we decided to skip out on the stress and drama that sometimes comes with planning a big wedding

and instead, ran off to san diego and ELOPED!!

it was the most perfect weekend and we are

sooooo happy with our decision...

our wedding day was exactly how we wanted it to be...

just about the two of us and our love...

and i can't believe today we've been married one month!!

so over the next week i'll be sharing pics from our special day 

that were taking by the amazing

katherine elizabeth photography

enjoy...

most everything at our elopement was diy including 

 johnny's boutonniere and my bouquet which was full of mrd flowers!!   

i also wore two different headpieces to go with my two dresses...my first piece included lace from my mom's wedding veil.

seriously how cute are these cupcakes!!!

and speaking of dresses...for the ceremony i wore...

my mom's wedding dress!!  

never in a million years did i think i would be wearing the same dress that my mom wore to her wedding...

 but when i tried it on and it was a perfect fit, i knew it was meant to be... 

then i changed into a cute short lace dress for later.

our first look...johnny knew i was wearing my mom's dress, but had no idea what it looked like...

he loved it....

make sure and check back this week for more pics from our 

elopement!

be pretty~melis

and then we spent my last night in texas enjoying the amazing sunset and the tiny moon...

leaving san antonio

and coming back to naperville 

knowing that my parents weren't just 10 minutes away

was probably one of the hardest things i've had to do...

but little did they know we would be seeing them sooner than they thought;)

and it did help to find love post its from my mom hidden in my things...

be pretty~melis

yep that one says "be pretty"

pinks, purples, and a little bling....love them!!!

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be pretty~melis