Saturday recap…
Vegan Overnight Oats with 1T flax meal instead of 1T chia seeds. It was super thick + worked perfectly!
Layered up with blueberry banana soft serve and topped with cacao nibs + maple cinnamon almond butter.
Deeelicious.
Later in the afternoon, my family + I had a Glo Bar tasting.
I cut up the above 3 bars for everyone to sample. I don’t think anyone could pick a favorite. They were gobbled right up and everyone loved them! I really like the texture of Angela’s bars.
I think so far, my favorite Glo Bars have been the Dark Chocolate Coffee and the Peanut Butter. I still have one of her new Liberate bars [GF + RAW] to try. I am definitely looking forward to it! 
Wearing ballet flats to a wedding is….
the.best.idea.ever.
I’ve never been too big of a “heels” girl and hate cramming my feet into pointy, high heels. Not to mention with all of my barefoot/Vibram walking lately, my feet kind of freak when I have them in regular shoes. I found these on the clearance rack at Macy’s, marked down from $70 to $25. Definitely worth it to keep my feet happy!
Classy tan lines thanks to the Vibrams
Wedding time!! My cousin courtney [mom’s first cousin’s daughter] got married today and the wedding was beautiful.
My mom’s 1st cousin, Cheryl, the bride’s mother. She looked stunning! Her dress was so unique and just gorgeous.
Courtney looked 100% perfect!! Her dress looked like it was made for her, her hair was extremely classy, her makeup was natural and her veil was long + elegant. I definitely got teared up when I saw her!!
Daaaa da da daaaaaaaaaa
Loved the wedding colors. Mine were very similar…chocolate brown + coral.
Gorgeous, right?? I wish I had a better photo of her whole dress.
Her brother, Justin. Josh [my bro] and Justin used to gang up on Courtney + me ALL the time when we were younger. I remember getting locked in a scary basement room, forced to drink some nasty sludge water, never-ending teasing, etc. Ohhh, older brothers
M.O.B. lookin’ great!
Immediate + some extended family. So nice to get to see everyone!
My bro + the parentals
Aunt Sherie + me
I wore my wedding necklace and the bracelet Chris gave to me at our wedding.
Husband-less 
I am missing him like crazy!! He should be safe + sound in Ecuador now….not sure when I’ll hear from him though!
Simple + stunning.
Delicious salad to start!
Intros and then right to the cake cutting.
I definitely scarfed down a delicious piece of vanilla cake with a raspberry filling. YUM.
Cuuute!
Their first dance was adorable. They were talking + laughing the whole time, which reminded me of my first dance with Chris.
Congrats Courtney + Grant!!! I wish you only the best!
BED.time.
Ashley
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Hey! Where do you get/what brand are your cacao nibs? I’ve been looking all over (I’m not local; north of Seattle) and I can’t seem to find any. And the wedding pictures are beeeeyootiful!
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Ashley Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Try the brand “Navitas Naturals”…that is the brand I commonly see!
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Courtney is absolutely stunning!! Lucky her for getting married
I love weddings!!
It looks like you had a great weekend
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What a gorgeous wedding. The bride looked beautiful.x
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WOW What a beautiful wedding and bride!! I love how simple her dress and the cake are, but so stunning!
And Awww for missing the hubs! Maybe missing each other is good once in a while – hang in there girlie!
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WOwie! The wedding looks beeeyond beautiful! Your pictures are always amazing!
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Ashley Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Thank you!
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Gorgeous! I see the family resemblence, too!
And funny thing is that my brother locked me in a basement room before, too! AHH! The torture that little sisters endure…
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Ashley Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
hahahaha
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I love your outfit! It’s soooo cute…and the flats are great too. I much prefer flats to heel. My feet don’t hate me in the morning after wearing them….
Looks like it was a beautiful wedding, and yes, the bride is gorgeous! Wow. I love her hair + make-up.
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Ashley Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Thanks so much
I know, my feet felt so good this morning!
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BEAUTIFUL wedding!!! i love everything! and the bride looked stunning
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Looks like a great wedding!
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Cute flats! Although I am only 5′ tall and can use all the height I can get… I totally prefer flats!!
What a beautiful wedding!
xo
Kris
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The VOO look delicious…I have so many organic frozen blueberries so I should definitely make these! The bride and wedding both look beautiful, as do you of course!
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I LOVE your flats..too cute!! And that wedding cake looks really good!!!
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looks like you had fun! That wedding cake is stunning! I am getting married next July and I will def. be keeping that cake in mind
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I love your dress! Where did it come from? My brother is getting married at the end of July, and I found a dress, but I’m n/s I love it. Totally agree about wearing flats. I own like, 2 pairs of heels and never wear them.
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Ashley Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
White House Black Market…they usually have a good selection on sale too!
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Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
I love thatstore! Especially since most of my wardrobe is black.
I don’t buy anything from there unless it is on sale though, because the sale prices are a lot lower than regular prices.
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I love your dress!
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This is so cute! Her dress is really beautiful–she looks a lot like her mom.
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Beautiful Wedding! I love all of your pictures, and your dress
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Flats rock! Love your dress too
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Your VOO always looks so good! I’ve been on such a kick lately. You always give me great ideas (Banana soft serve on top…my fave right now)! Thank you!
Btw, love, love, love your dress!!! If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get it? I have a wedding to go to in August and it would be perfect!
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Ashley Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Thanks so much! I got it on sale over a year ago at White House Black Market. They usually have some really good dress finds on sale!
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Ashley Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
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What a lovely wedding!
Both you and the bride look gorgeous!
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I love the pictures, they are amazing. And the bride really looks beautiful!
So do you in that dress
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Wohoo! The wedding looked like so much fun and your dress is SO cute. I’m going to be IN a wedding (thank god not actually getting married but anyway…) in early August and I wish I could wear flats.
Now that I’m converted to VFFs, I can’t function in anything…higher than flats or flip-flops. Damn heels and vanity!
Glad you had a blast!
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I know everyone else has said it, but really cute dress!
and I LOVE the wedding cake! so classy!
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Wow – such gorgeous pics, love!
You look amazing
Those flats were definetely something else… So cute and comfortable! Loved it.
Wish you a wonderful week, girl!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
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She is stunning! And so are you!
I missss you.
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What a gorgeous wedding!! Love love love your photos!!!
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Beautiful photos! I too rock flats over heels any day.
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Of all the things I like about this post, I have to say I LOVE the way your wore your hair!
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For some reason I thought your brother was going to Ecuador, not your husband. Well, I hope he gets to call you soon!!
The wedding looked beautiful. I love weddings.
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What a beautiful wedding! The flowers are gorgeous! I have a things for wedding flower arrangements…Your dress is so cute!
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Weddings are the best. I too will be going to a wedding this coming Saturday solo. My hubby’s cousin is getting married, so I will be representing our household.
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That cake! My goodness, share the details!
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Again, I say: such a good lookin’ fam
What a pretty wedding, too! That picture of the salad spoke to me, I think. I want to get a giant print and hang it in my kitchen; the colors are great and it’s so fresh and vibrant. Well done, dear.
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Ashley Reply:
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:09 am
YOu are so sweet…thanks!
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