After much anticipation, I am incredibly excited to announce that tomorrow officially kicks off the start of our Inspired Creations Contest! Together, Ami of Elizabeth Anne Designs and I challenged wedding professionals to come up with a unique wedding concept intended to spark the imagination and, in exchange, we offered up some pretty sweet prizes. …
Posts from: May 2010
I wanted to take a moment this weekend to share the Illegal Wedding Fair with you. Taking place on Sunday, June 6, the Illegal Wedding Fair is NYC’s premier same sex wedding fair taking place at the exclusive 632 on Hudson – the event will feature a group of the créme de la créme of …
So excited that the long holiday weekend is here! I’ll be out of town for the next few days, at home on the lake with my family. My mother and I will be hosting our annual margarita party on Sunday and we’ll definitely be spending a lot of time kayaking and swimming. I’ll be back …
I am so excited to welcome my good friend Rebecca Ashby, the talented designer behind The Pink Orange, to the blog today. She’s here to share a really fun DIY project, shown two ways. This is perfect for those of you looking to tackle a fun little project over the long holiday weekend and is …
Throughout my time planning my own wedding, I found myself completely and utterly in love with the bridal collection at J.Crew. Since then, J.Crew’s bridal offerings have only gotten better, so I’m entirely excited to announce the launch of the first J.Crew bridal boutique! On Wednesday, June 2, J.Crew will be hosting a launch party …
Because we all know that I can’t resist sweets, I’m back with another dose of sugary inspiration from Cakewalk today. This time it’s a spread of pretty cakes on gorgeous vintage cake stands and teensy cupcakes perched atop cupcake stands, just like mine from Farmhouse Wares. This assortment of cakes and cupcakes, all in pink …
I love featuring birthday parties, because I find them so fun and also because I think so many great ideas can be translated to any event, large or small. This party is a particularly sweet combination of child-like details and grown up sophistication that I think would be perfect for a really playful wedding or …
This? This to me is pure brilliance. (But then, isn’t everything that Sunday Suppers does just brilliant?) A make your own martini bar with a clean yet rustic array of vodka, vermouth, water, and garnishes in simple glass containers and contemporary square dishes. Wouldn’t this be a great idea for a bachelor party? I can …
I wanted to take a quick moment to mention one of my favorite elements in our bridal suite inspiration shoot – the world’s cutest mini cupcake stands. These cupcake stands came to me unexpectedly one day, an incredibly thoughtful birthday gift from Katie at Chélle Paperie that arrived on my doorstep in the midst of …
A couple of weeks ago I hinted at a little project I was working on with Ami of Elizabeth Anne Designs involving a pretty peach color palette. Today I am excited to share the results with you! Because Ami and I were both going to be in New York City at the same time for …
So excited to announce the winner of the Gus & Ruby Letterpress giveaway! The winner of 50 custom design letterpress baby announcements is Rachel who said – “My dream nursery would have beautiful espresso colored furniture that will grow as baby grows (convertible crib, dresser that will last a lifetime, etc…), and a muted color …
I thought a little DIY inspiration sounded nice for your Monday afternoon so I’m excited to welcome one of my BFFs, Carolynn of Two Brunettes, for a quick and easy tutorial on creating your own flower wrist corsages and hair clips. Carolynn made cute paper flower corsages for each of her bridesmaid for her sunshine …