I’ve always wanted to grow a container garden, and after seeing this cool illustrated guide, I’m on the hunt for an old tire or unusual receptacle to get started.

I mean, if you don’t think this is pretty, we probably shouldn’t be friends.

DC Urban Agriculture Infographic created by The Bozzuto Group

Images: Carmichael Collective

Since I’m the maid of honor, I planned the whole shebang, and knew I wanted to make a fun gift to give the gals. Who doesn’t love party favors, am I right? Well, I found this cute bachelorette survival kit on Pinterest (home of all things awesome), and I decided it would be the perfect way to set the mood.

Taking cues from the wedding website I designed, I created a pretty label, and finished it with a “proceed with caution” stamp on the back. Then, I made cool “If lost, please return _____ to Hermosa Beach House” (our hotel) cards and filled the goody bag with treats to get us through the weekend. Contents included Band-Aids, Purell, Happy Hippos, Burts Bees lip balm, gum, Pepcid AC to help with the redness, and Advil (lifesaver!). A little peckerfetti, and we were in business!

I love the way the bachelorette favors turned out, and they were a big hit with the ladies too! Definitely a fun way to get the party started.

P.S. Meet Peter Pecker. He’s kinda incredible.

Image: Will Bryant

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Maybe you know him from Jungle 2 Jungle, Detroit Rock City, or his latest sci-fi stint, Being Human, or perhaps this is your first foray into early 21st Century child stars. Either way, can we all agree on his boyish good looks and stylish locks? I may have just crossed the creepy line, deal with it.

Well, I’ve yet to see his new show, but he’s definitely come a long way from Mimi-Siku. Certified stud muffin for sure!

Images: ilovegoaliesplits, howtheylooknow, HotFlick, Sookie Stackhouse

Well, if you know anything about me or my job, you’d know that WordPress was the only way to go. We were going to own that domain, host it ourselves, and it was going to look damn good. Oh, and it had to be reasonably priced too, since my sister refused to accept any early wedding gifts.

I’m not skilled in web development, so I rallied my WordPress friend Chris to help me out. I sent him the Bueno theme, told him the pages and functions we needed, and got to work on some beginner Photoshop. I designed the header, the maps and registry buttons, and the directions buttons on the maps page using the Anton and ChunkFive fonts that were already built into the theme.

The results totally exceeded my highest expectations! www.jacquelineandmike.com

The wedding party page is one of my faves. I love seeing pics of the couple’s friends and reading about their friendships. Also, it’s hard to resist any photo of Jackie dressed as Bret Michaels. Uncanny, really.

What’s that you see? An embedded Google Map for the wedding day? And can’t-miss-these directions buttons? Hells yes! I will keep brushing these shoulders off until you recognize my geeky achievements.

And last, but certainly not least, is my favorite photo on the website: Jackie and Mike’s prom picture circa 1999. It’s kinda the best thing ever.

I know this website is really simple, but we wanted to make it painfully easy and fun to navigate through. The opportunity to create something awesome for my sister and future brother was really special for me, and I’m so happy they included me in this project. I can’t wait until June 23rd, which is exactly 150 days away from today!!!

Next MOH duty: Get to work on those bachelorette decorations!

Images: Alyson Fox