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Happy New Year, friends! After my requisite slow start to January, I’m working on jumping back into the groove, still trying to sort out where 2018 ran off to so quickly. This year will mark eleven years since I started blogging, founding one of the world’s very first entertaining blogs. Now solidly more than a decade of my life has been spent in front of a computer screen and behind a camera, elbow deep in paint, cheese, booze and flowers crafting content for The Sweetest Occasion. In the last 10+ years I got married, bought a house, got divorced, had a baby, bought a house and got married. Again. Some days those 10 years feel like they’ve passed by in an instant. Other days I struggle to remember who that girl was who started this blog all those years ago.

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Good morning and happy Monday, friends! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. I’m feeling incredibly optimistic and upbeat today and looking forward to an awesome week. To kick things off, a pretty little color palette featuring a washed out vintage-inspired combination of peony pink, faded denim blue and rich mustard yellow. I am totally …

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We’ve been having the sunniest, loveliest weather this week in Syracuse and while today is feeling a bit more overcast and gloomy, I’m loving bright and happy colors right now. This palette is all about fun! Funky shades of amethyst, bubble gum pink and lipstick red can easily translate to summer or fall, depending on …

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I was so excited to have the lovely Jenny Haas share her niece Ada’s first birthday party. Jenny’s sister pulled together all of the pretty shabby chic details, from the vintage-inspired fabric hoops along the wall to the beautiful cluster of mini cakes. I love the simple white roses tucked in old milk bottles and …

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Update: Thank you for all of the amazing participation! We’ve reached the maximum number of respondents so the survey is now closed – the gift card winner will still be announced on Friday, April 7. Thank you! It’s that time again – time for the 2011 reader survey! Early 2011 has brought some exciting changes …

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