I had a post about my double date on Saturday night scheduled for today, but my mom finally scanned this photo that I’ve been wanting her to scan for a while. So instead, you get the worst photo of me ever.
A post on The Lunchbox Diaries entitled “Dear Self” prompted me [...]
New wedding invites … simple 1 and 2 color block design. Revamped from an invite I got in the mail that I thought I could make easier-to-undersand.
I haven’t been posting many wedding invites. This project has kind of gone on the backburner … which is sad, but true. I’ll pick it back up again at the end of December.
Anywho, I designed this lovely invite a while back and listed it on my etsy. I love the funky [...]
it’s been a month and a handful of days, and my friend Steph and her beau are still happily married.
and my friend Kelly finally posted her amazing photos.
That means it’s finally time for a recap!
We started off the day before the wedding with a fabulous bridal tea thrown by Steph’s [...]
My friend Steph is getting married today and I couldn’t be happier for her. I’m a bridesmaid and I’m going to be busy busy busy today. It is going to be FABULOUS. Just take a look at her wedding style pinboard on pinterest. Betcha can’t guess which one is her dress!
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It’s a week late, but last Saturday we went out for my friend Steph‘s bachelorette party. Not the typical bachelorette. That’s not how we roll. No giant plastic penises (peni??) or beads or leis or whatever else.
The plan was to eat sushi, have some lovely homemade desserts at her place and head to [...]
I’m going bridesmaid dress shopping with two of my bestest girlfriends today. We’re trying to find a dress to fit 3 completely different body-types … so we’ll see how that goes. I’m going to try to stand back and let the other girls pick since it’s been pointed out that I can look good in [...]
I’ve been working with a local blogger who wanted to launch a bigger and better version of her blog. She curates and posts about local Des Moines vendors that cater to wedding needs. The website: Des Moines Wedding Savvy.
We began talks a couple months back, and after chatting about the [...]
wow it was a realllllly long weekend!
Here’s a super quick recap. I’m sure I’ll have a more extensive recap of Saturday’s wedding once people post pix on Facebook.
Friday we had a wedding reception at ISU’s alumni hall. Mark went to the wedding but it was at 3 PM and I worked, so I [...]
I’m going to be MIA for a couple of days as Mark and I attempt a double wedding. One of Mark’s friends is getting married today in Ames and our friend and his former roommate is getting married tomorrow in Iowa City.
Which means, I’ve gotta drop off the Barnstormer at a friend’s house for [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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