Wedding Showers

Posted on Aug 21, 2013
Wedding Showers

My mom threw us a wedding shower when we were back home. She had asked what theme I wanted it to be and I had bees on the brain, Dylan and I really want bees, and she went with it. It was great!  My mom’s take on a cute banner she found here. She had […]

Mumford & Sons – Hopeless Wanderer

Posted on Aug 4, 2013

If you have not seen this video yet please take 5 minutes and 14 seconds to watch it. It’s seriously genius!Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Jason Bateman, and Ed Helms well done, well done. -Zon

Living on the Cheap: July

Posted on Jul 29, 2013
Living on the Cheap: July

 Crazy weather we are having. I feel as if everything is just late this year, is all this rain our april showers? Crazy. We had a sunny date day and we were alright with that, especially Emma. Tank: Threadless – gifted Skirt: H&M – thrifted Shoes: Chacos Backpack: Jansport – punk trade Sunglasses: local shop […]

Decadent Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

Posted on Jul 16, 2013
Decadent Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

One of my biggest complaints/obstacles with Gluten free food options is that a lot of it tastes like cardboard. The super sweet Hannah, makes some amazing looking gluten free treats and she has so graciously graced us with one of her beautiful looking sweet treats and I am so very excited about it! Decadent Chocolate […]

Living on the Cheap: Lexi

Posted on Jul 8, 2013
Living on the Cheap: Lexi

I have known Lex since she was probably 11 and she has always been a pretty rad girl.  Now she’s all grown up and graduated… *tear* they grow up so fast. She has a fun style and I thought I’d have her share an outfit post and a little bit of what she likes to […]

Weekend Adventures in McConnells Mill

Posted on Jul 1, 2013
Weekend Adventures in McConnells Mill

The red head and I went to McConnells Mill this weekend, for our date day, a state park outside the city. It was quite beautiful, I had never been, so it was a treat for me. I loved all the moss and I yelled “It’s like fern gully up in here!” It’s good to get […]

Madness

Posted on Jun 15, 2013
Madness

Fact: Planning a wedding is hard stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I love the details and the process, the the DIY aspect and all but there is so dang much to think about.  And the thing that has seriously crossed my mind on numerous occasions is,  “why haven’t we eloped yet?” Fear not, we’re pressing […]

You’re Invited!

Posted on Jun 12, 2013
You’re Invited!

The date has been set! It’s official! Mark your calendars! Go to www.rookewedding.com for more information and to rsvp. Thanks! -Zon PS  Artwork by Dylan Rooke Directed by me

2 Years

Posted on May 22, 2013
2 Years

It’s been two years since the EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, MO.  A crazy two years.  I’m not going to spill out all of my thoughts and emotions that happened on that day or the days that followed, you’ll hear enough of that today from fellow JoMo people on facebook.  After hearing and seeing what’s […]

Our Engagement Story

Posted on May 14, 2013
Our Engagement Story

As promised in a former post, I’m sharing our engagement story. We have had a quite a few people ask us to tell the story of the proposal so I thought I would just share it here.  Dylan and I have wanted to get married for a while now but we both wanted the parents […]