Something Saturdays (6/20/15)-MY WEDDING DAY

Nearly 11 years since we met.

5 years, 11 months, and 19 days since we had our first "date".

565 days since we got engaged.

...it's finally here.

When Michael and I met in high school neither of us ever could have imagined that we'd end up here-he was just the super funny senior who was king of the drama club, and I was just an annoying little freshman. But, nearly 6 years ago, a series of random events led to us having a 3 hour long conversation on fb chat and then-a couple days later-he took me out to lift my spirits when I was having a bad day. At the end of the night he kissed me and...that was it. A day later we were an official couple and a day after that he told me he loved me-and I said loved him back. We spent 2 years long distance before he moved to NYC to be with me. We then spent 3 years living in the city and loving each other more every day. And, about a year and a half ago, he finally proposed. Since then we got amazing engagement photos taken and I've been knee-deep in wedding planning. And all of that has led up to this...the day where I get to marry my favorite person on this planet. The guy who makes me laugh and smile and makes me feel safe and unconditionally loved every single day.

So...um...yeah....I'm getting married today. And if you want to keep up on social media with any photos from the day, just keep an eye on #kayleandmichael on twitter, facebook, or instagram!

AND-as of today I'm pretty much gonna be MIA on the blog until we're back from our honeymoon (next Sunday). I might try to share on social media when I have a chance so keep an eye on my instagram (let's be real-that's gonna be where I'm mostly sharing stuff :P) if you wanna see how much fun we're having in Riviera Maya! I'll miss you tons and can't wait to get back into the swing of things when we get back!

Kustom Kufflinks Review

I'M GETTING MARRIED TOMORROW!

And that means today is the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner. And typically, at the rehearsal dinner, we give gifts to the bridal party as a big THANK YOU for everything they've done to keep us sane and to help make the wedding amazing! From day one we knew that we wanted to give out nerd/comic themed cufflinks to each of Michael's groomsmen (and one for Michael) because...well...if you know Michael or his friends and family...it would make so much sense.

When I started researching the options for these cufflinks I was lucky enough to find Kustom Kufflinks and I am SO GLAD that I did because we had the best experience and ended up with the perfect gifts for the guys!

Orange Crinkles-Guest Post with That Skinny Chick Can Bake

I have not made anything for the blog in the last week and a half-and I feel awful about it. Buuut...wedding planning is crazy time consuming. And it's go-time on Saturday. SO I brought in one final guest poster to help me out-the amazing Liz of That Skinny Chick Can Bake!! You may remember Liz from when she posted for me last year when I moved. Obviously-she's an amazing friend and she bakes DELICIOUS treats! And without further ado, here's another one of those goodies!

Hi, Cooking Actress fans! I'm Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake, and I'm honored to be pinch hitting for Kayle. I have a feeling that baking cookies had to take a back burner when the countdown to the big day reached single digits. Kayle will be a Mrs. in just a few days! Since weddings are all about family and friends, I thought I'd share some cookies I made especially for my youngest sister. I have three sisters and we're all foodies, but Maddy rarely makes desserts. I did spy some grocery store orange crinkles on her counter top on one of my recent visits to Denver. Figuring they were laden with shortening and artificial flavors, I wanted to whip up some of these gems from scratch.

Though Maddy had purchased a relatively tasty store bought version, I had the urge to deliver a batch of homemade orange cookies on my next visit. I located loads of lemon crinkle recipes, but the orange variety was scarce. I just combined and tweaked a few of the former, adding orange zest and orange extract to amp up the citrus flavor. Make sure to take the extra time to massage the orange zest into the sugar to release the essential oils--a trick I learned from Dorie Greenspan. The results were terrific. I hope you'll give them a try!