baci's babies | Mia Elizabeth

We have another beautiful baci's baby for you today!!  The gorgeous Mia Elizabeth was born on June 12, 2012 at 4:39 in the afternoon to our dear friends, Jesse and Laurinda :o)  You've seen these two pop up all over the place, but most recently for Laurinda's Baby Shower.  Mia was born weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 20 1/4 inches - we know she'll be just as gorgeous as her awesome parents with that sweet, sweet face!  Congratulations, Moore Family on your newest addition!!

baci's babies week :: A baci's baby of our very own!!

After a long and trying journey that began two years ago this month, Ilario and I are happy to announce we are expecting a little one!!  This Sunday I will be 15 weeks pregnant, giving Baby Cursaro a due date of January 27th.  Things are going very smoothly and we can't wait to meet this maybe not-so-tiny bundle of joy - who, according to the doctor, is already one tall kid :o)

A very heartfelt thank you to all of our dear friends and family members - it is with your support and love that we will be welcoming this baby into the world!!

This just in:  Uncle Nick - who says he's never been wrong - just performed the famous "pencil test" and it said we'll be having a little lady in the house!!  We'll have to wait and see if he's right in January!

baci's babies week :: baci designs | Carrie's Baby Shower Stationery {Tallmadge, Ohio}

Early last Spring, Ilario's cousin Maria asked me to create stationery for her daughter-in-law Carrie's upcoming baby shower!  Carrie knew she was having a little girl and they had already chosen a name - Anna Maria - so with that in mind and using the adorable bird's egg soap in nest favor as inspiration we designed a gorgeous suite, complete with thank you notes and a Baby Shower Memory/Guest Book, on Handmade Seeded Stock.  I honestly can't get enough of the little nest and bird designs - they turned out so stinking cute :o)

Images by Caroline Hardoby

baci's babies week :: baci designs | Carson's 1st Birthday Invitations {Prairieville, Louisiana}

Last year, I had the great pleasure of working with the lovely Jenny again on little Miss Carson Clare's first birthday invitations!

Carson has one of the best Grandpas around because shortly before her birthday he bought her a pony named Biscuit - what a lucky lady!  Biscuit (that's him at the bottom of the invitation!) was the inspiration for the cowgirl-themed invitations and I couldn't have been more excited with how well they turned out :o)

Images by Caroline Hardoby

baci's babies | Raymi Louette

I'm thrilled to announce yet another beautiful baby girl has been added to the baci's babies family!!  Raymi Louette was born on April 3rd at 3:11 PM to some of my favorite people - Jaaci and Matt :o)  The little lady weighed in at 7 pounds 7 ounces and 19 1/4 inches long.

A very big congratulations to the Carr and Bergman Families!!!  Raymi is one luck girl to have such great people surrounding her :o)

Four Years!! {The Bridal Party}

I'm going to keep the Amanda and Ilario Wedding Par-tay going for a little while longer :o)  Right now its some of my favorite photos of The Bridal Party then we'll finish it up tomorrow with some shots of just the two of us and The Reception!!

I love, love, love the photos of my sister and I - we have the middle one framed on our gallery wall in our home because I love it so much!

My hubby is so handsome and our fathers look just as dashing in the photo to the right.  We have the photo of the men walking down the street framed on our gallery wall as well - love it!

There was never any doubt that our photographer, Sticky, was going to be an amazing father after seeing these photos of him and our flower girl,  Hannah. . . also, no doubt Hannah is going to grow up to be a stunning beauty!

The corn field may have been a bit messy, but the results were well worth it!!  Love, love, love :o)

Four Years!! {The Ceremony}

Today I'm continuing Ilario and I's Four Year Wedding Anniversary by sharing some beautiful details from our Ceremony - enjoy!

I love how beautiful my mom looks in this photo below and I can't get over how little my baby brother is!! Four years later and he's a handsome and strong young man, towering over all of us :o)

Now to explain the blue tongue that I walked down the aisle with - lol!!  Minutes before, I took a dissolvable mouth strip and it was the culprit - I love that the moment was captured because I probably wouldn't have remembered such a funny, random occurrence :o)

I can't express in words how talented my family members are when it comes to singing - my Aunt Sherril, cousin Sophie, Uncle Frank and Aunt Deb sang so beautifully on my wedding day, it's one of my most cherished memories!

I love my daddy!!  These photos can make me smile even when I'm having a bad day :o)

When I cry, I laugh - so throughout our vows I was simultaneously bawling and giggling :o)

Ilario and Uh-mana-dah Cursaro (yes, our priest said my name wrong because he was concentrating so much on Ilario's) - lol!!!

All of the photos captured of the children involved in our wedding are amazing - below our flower girl, Hannah, looks so sweet with her aunt Sarah (who I grew up next to) and my gorgeous nephew, Grant, is having his tie straightened. I LOVE IT!

Four Years!!! {Getting Ready}

Can you believe it?!?!?!  Ilario and I have been married FOUR years today!!!  I couldn't be more blessed to have found such an amazing man to spend my life with!

And since reliving that very special day is one of my favorite things (EVER!), I'm going to spend today and tomorrow showing you all some of my favorite details.  Right now, it's all about the ladies (and a few of the handsome men) getting ready.  All photos by Brandy J Photography :o)

My bridesmaids, flower girls and mom spent the morning of October 27th getting ready at a salon in my hometown, which unfortunately is no longer open :o(  My dear friend and hair dresser, Jen, flew in from Charlotte to do my hair while my cousin Kristie and another stylist at the salon helped out with hair as well.  I also was lucky enough to have the talented Jordanne Clyde doing my makeup and an Arbonne specialist working on the rest of the ladies!

I adore the moments captured in these next few photos - my sister is obviously making fun of me while helping put on my jewelry (lol!!), I'm assisting my cousin's little girl, Alivia, put the finishing touches on her flower girl dress and then Alivia and our family friend, Hannah, twirling in their gowns - LOVE!!

The photo of my garter is a very special one - my grandmother, mom and aunts have all worn that garter on their wedding days!!  Jami even wore it earlier in this month :o)

Once again, a few more of my favorite moments - I was having a little fun while the ladies were fluffing my crinoline and then my mom making my brooch (which I purchased in Charleston - where we were engaged!) look just perfect.

Stay tuned for photos from our ceremony!!

Wedding Wednesday | Christina + Eric 06.09.11

Today I have a beautiful Real Wedding by Alaina Carnahan from Ace of Images with Elizabeth Weddington of Studio Seventy-Nine as the second shooter!  I feel so lucky to have the work of such talented, and sweet :o), ladies!  Bonus:  I get to work with both of them at a wedding next weekend - yay!!!

Christina and Eric were married on July 9th at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan, Ohio with a beautiful, rustic reception following at the Williams County Veterans Memorial in Montpelier.  Their wedding was extra special because Christina's son, Josh, was the ring bearer :o)

Are you kidding me with that cuteness?!?!  Also, Eric's company Herm-TV Productions did the videography for the day!  It truly was a family affair ;o)

Now a little about the couple from bride, Christina:
We met while working together at a local TV station. We were inseparable and best friends.


He proposed at our new home after we went to check out “construction”. He asked me if I could see myself living there for quite awhile and I said, "yes". He said, "Since we're starting a new life here together. . . do you think you could spend the rest of yours with me?"

And now for the details of the big day:
The wedding was all planned around the ring. It’s beautiful, vintage and classy. We wanted the style to carry throughout the wedding look. The dress was found at David’s Bridal and definitely had a vintage flair.

The centerpieces were all made by us, as well as the cake table's wood platters.  The cake was made by a church friend and the cupcakes were made by a friend of my Mother-in-Law.  For the tall centerpieces, my mother-in-law glued hydrangea pieces to tree limbs then we washed river rock and stuck them in. For the short squares we bought fake hydrangeas and placed them in the river rock. Our florist was Gabe from Wonsetler Flowers in Bryan and he did the amazing pew decorations/bouquets, etc.

All Occasions Plus in Defiance took care of the hall decorations, including the beautiful hand-made chandelier which fit the theme so well. Stella Blue in Archbold was the caterer and Foxtunes Entertainment out of Stryker was the DJ.

Some words from groom, Eric:
The centerpieces were twigs and branches cut from my parents' back yard, Josh helped pick out the ones to cut. The wood planks for the cake table were cut from my grandparents' backyard tree that was a favorite climbing tree when I was growing up.


Jacob Rausch - my cousin - did the grandparents' memorial flowers.  He is an award winning floral designer who is a freshman at University of Toledo. He has fun doing it on the side as a hobby. and has worked for a florist during the summer.

Absolutely beautiful!!  A definite source of inspiration for brides-to-be :o)  Thanks for sharing, Alaina, and congratulations on your new life together Christina and Eric!!