Posts from: October 2009

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am completely and totally in love with dogs. All of them. In every shape, size and color. My black lab Nina is nearly five and has been with me through a lot including serving as my official wedding planning assistant during which time she made it her …

Today is a really exciting day for me as I welcome you to the all new The Sweetest Occasion! Since getting married just shy of three months ago, I’ve been hard at work developing this site as a source of inspiration. Getting to today has been a true labor of love and a great collaboration between …

I am a huge fan of holidays. Essentially every holiday ever created. And, honestly, I’m a firm believer we should create some new ones just for the sake of having more excuses to throw great parties and get a little festive. I got thinking about how fun a Halloween wedding could be, even if you’re …

By now I’m sure there’s a good chance you heard all about the lovely Myra and her amazing Twigs & Honey creations. If not, consider this your introduction. Myra offers the most exquisite collection of fabulous hair adornments for brides or basically any festive occasion you can imagine. Myra’s most recent additions to her shop …

Hands down one of my favorite blogs of late is A Creative Mint. Leslie’s blog is so much more than just a blog, really more of a delightfully pretty scrapbook of inspiration and projects. While her vignettes and photos are lovely in and of themselves, I love the idea of finding beauty and inspiration in …

I really love simple and sweet flower arrangements, the more organic looking the better in my book. Sure sure, I love a lavish bouquet as much as the next girl, but the flowers that catch my eye are the ones that remind me of summer days spent picking flowers and eating berries in my grandmother’s …