happy six months of being married babe!

i'm usually not the 'anniversary' type... or remember dates ever, but getting asked 'how long

we've been married' every single sunday at least 5 times helps me keep up to date! :)

and in honor of it we...

SHAVED landon's head!!

we've been married for six months now so aren't i supposed to chop off all my hair and have a cute bob?

uhhh.... maybe that's not totally me, so landon is doing that instead!

i've never been too much of shaved heads, i like hair... LOTS and LOTs of hair [hence my 2 ft. of hair.]

but i know that landon will be cute as ever and while

i'm typing this, landon is doing the finishing touches to surprise me...

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also we FINALLY got our wedding photos printed so i'm all in love with them again.

i want to rewind that whole day and play it in slow motion, i just loved it so much.

so to balance out all those sunny rays and warm weather up above,

here are some of my favorite rainy, romantic ones. i just couldn't choose,

the ellsworths captured everything perfectly!

+ love.me.some.landon

so like most of you know... i took last semester off of school so that i could graduate with my cute husband. and let's just say i saved all my worst classes for my last semester. paper after paper, reading after reading... did i mention it takes me about 20 minutes to read one page? i get distracted if there is a fly in the room, it's bad. so i'm already struggling with classes and feeling overwhelmed with the side work i have to get done. even though i think, "geez how am i going to get this all done!" i know landon has it MUCH harder than me studying for the MCAT, shadowing doctors, getting his application letters ready, finishing his immigration process AND finishing his last semester of school.

but the one very thing that makes all these worries and stresses melt away is landon.

we have each other and i'm so grateful for that everyday. he keeps me going and sometimes i like to think that i keep him going too. we don't get to see each other all day today with our busy schedules until dinnertime late tonight. so of course during my lunch break i am editing california photos and came across these 3 photos of us our last sunday there. i love them! and i love him!

+ a.mango.in.the.morning.

landon bought a mango just for me at the grocery store...

which means a lot to me because they aren't by any means cheap and it's always

a hit and miss on how good they are... especially here in the boonies of idaho.

well we've been saving it this whole week not wanting to cut it open because

what if it wasn't ripe enough?!

well today we finally opened it and it was too ripe. :(

so overly ripe and bad that landon didn't want any.

i was just so bummed so i ate around the bad parts and maybe even ate some of the bad parts.

hey, i was still enjoying it.

i had it all over my hands, face, and in my hair... so of course landon tried to take photos.

here's the only one i will post, mainly because landon's wallet is right there.

if anyone is with us at the store or when he is paying i have to show them his license.

usually everyone's license doesn't look anything like them and look more like mugshots than a

normal photo, and in mine i look all orange, yellow and scared.

well this all comes down to that,

i'm in love with his license photo, he is so cute and smiley in it and we've even had cash registers smile because of it :)

[and yes i'm wearing a robe. a robe like an old grandma wears. i asked for one for

christmas this year because i am always freezing here in idaho and especially at night when i'm

drawing. and i've tried wearing my huge winter coats over my pajamas but it just doesn't feel right. i'm a lover of robes in the wintertime.]

+ the.day.after.

and the last bunch is here!

we call these our 'day after the wedding photos' but really they were taken a month later.

since it was pouring rain, i was worried about my photos turning out, so EP said they would

gladly take some time to take more over christmas break. sadly, i was sick [with the same

stuff i'm sick with now] the day we took these. i kept my tissues in landon's suit and every other

photo i would grab a tissue. i just didn't know how my previous photos turned out,

so i wanted back up... ya know what i mean? wellllllll all the photos were amazing

because the Ellsworths are amazing, i should of just known that the Ellsworths could

make frizzy hair and a wet wedding dress look good!

so

a super big thanks to rog for taking us out and doing these!

one of my favorites!

up close and personal

if you are new to my blog and want to see the past photos

of all this happiness & the ellsworth's magic i grabbed links to each post:

because every girl loves this kind of stuff right?!

1. wedding invitations

2. engagements + here

3.. more engagements

4. wedding in review

5. married at the temple

6. at the train station

7. our reception

+ the.reception.

and you thought i was done with the wedding photos....

well you were close,

i have one more after this one.

i promised my family photos- so here they are.

THE RECEPTION.

[photos taken by EPblog.net]

our reception was held at The Avocado House,

it's a cute little barn looking catering/brunch-lunch restaurant house.

let me tell you how it worked...

1. first walk down a sidewalk with strung lights leading up to the porch

and pass the HUGE avocado tree.

2. then walk up the steps and get your photo taken with a polaroid camera for

the guestbook.leave a funny note or two for the bride & groom & then take

another photo for keepsakes.

3. leave your present/gift on the left and pass the cake [cheesecake that is] on the right.

4. grab a wedding favor and either save it for the ride home or eat it quickly

and have another four...like all of landon's buddies.

5. turn the corner and line up for dinner. pecan crusted chicken or cheesy

mushroom chicken- your choice. plus sides of vegetables, salad, fruit, etc.

6. walk down the steps of the porch down to the white tent, find a seat & enjoy the music.

so i'm never about parties for myself or any spotlight on me at all. i hate it.

i was close to just having a very small dinner with both families and having

no big reception at all. i didn't care for all that... but i'm so SO glad i did.

it felt like one huge party, it wasn't where everyone was stuck at a table,

we had people in the restaurant/lunch house, some at the photobooth wall,

a few on the porch, and the rest down at the tent. it was just a chaotic mess, which fits me perfectly.

thanks to everyone who made this happen!

the Avocado House

the guest table.

"we'd love if you take a photo or two,

then leave us some words for us to remember you."

i made the guestbook in my book arts class and foil-pressed it to personalize it just for us.

and we had tons of marshmallows at our wedding.

i remember when i was trying to plan it, i wanted an all white wedding with lots of texture.

so i first chose paper- my absolute favorite.

i then thought of the infamous tissue balls.

and then i thought of marshmallows!

tons and tons of marshmallows.

maybe not the first choice for wedding decor, but hey i just wanted it fun and playful.

our photobooth wall.

with MORE marshmallows~

i made these spinning ornaments with paper and thought they would be

fun to hang on the ceiling

these were our wedding favors.

my sister-in-law's infamous cake balls.

she made cake pops for this occasion and they were a hit!

thanks katie!

our cake.

CHEESECAKE.

the ONLY thing landon said he NEEDED at the wedding was cheesecake.

so i kicked out the traditional expensive cake and brought in cheesecake.

we had a cheesecake bar and had tasty toppings to put on.

i bought the little toppers at the LA floral market, it was a bush cut down, and then i

grouped them together for my own flower bouquet and for the cake toppers.

it seemed like everybody was more excited for the cheesecake than for us getting married.

:)

the tasty table.

our tent! that chandelier is now hanging in our apartment :)

i don't know if banyan was trying to help with decorating or trying to pull down the decorations... either way he is such a cutie i don't care!

this is where we sat and ate together, well that's what was supposed to happen.

like i said before it was just a big party and everyone was everywhere, so we sat there

for like 5 seconds.

see, i don't even know where landon was, probably partying with the boys :)

i had to throw in a photo with landon & his glasses.

i meant to get some photos of him in these, i love them.

they were his dad's frames when he was growing up,

and landon put in new lenses and now claims them as his.

i love them.

and HIM!

look at that perfect symmetrical face...only i would say that.

being an artist, and drawing faces all the time.

our biggest surprise of the night... a 64 GB iPad!

lando's family all pitched in and gave it to us,

as you can see we were beyond thrilled

the cake cutting.

notice our intense concentration

cake kisses.

mmm cheesecake

all of his buddies who traveled long and far to be there. + his brother on the bottom right

candid of baby savi and my dad

my cute japanese grandma.

most likely she is hitting landon telling him that all of the Wood brother are gorgeous.

she was blown away of their good looks and wouldn't stop telling him,

i love her.

landon gave a speech of his undying love for me...

made everyone laugh

made everyone cry... especially me.

he's a keeper.

:)

our slow dance

everybody joined in on the dancing.

the mini bride & groom were rockin it all day and let's all be honest here,

they are WAY cuter than landon & i and maybe were the center of attention of the wedding.

seriously i love them and miss them both. + brady boy.

i surprised the Ellsworths with a little gift.

these were the first portraits i had drawn for somebody

&

the FIRST art work signed as BRITTANY WOOD

they deserve the world. they are such awesome friends.

thanks guys!

the ring shot.

it's obvious that the two little ones were devastated with our departure...

i think this was the funnest part for everyone and the worst part for us...

and we are STILL finding bird seed in our ears and between our toes.

...well not really, but the first month or so that was 100% true...