and we’re {Jodi’s} gonna get married.
This song’s dedicated to our bride-to-be, Jodi…she’s getting hitched in a couple days!
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{images via Pinterest}
08/23
mirror mirror on the wall
YOU are the most beautiful of them all.
You better believe it, sister!
Now that I’m a mom, for some reason I look at the mirror A LOT less. Sometimes at the end of the day, quite honestly I’m alarmed at what I see looking back at me. Nonetheless, everyone needs a mirror and why not make it a statement piece? Today I’m inspired to do so. Maybe I would see myself more often and do some touch-ups here or there! 🙂
Michelle at 4 men, 1 lady astounds me with this food and dessert table she put together for her son’s christening…let me point out that she just moved into a new home, and with almost everything still in boxes and the house being remodeled…talk about resourceful and talented.
Mandi at Vintage Revivals helps us get our own Anthropologie look at home with an acid mirror.
And I love her wall of mirrors…when you see the price tag, you will love it even more.
This wedding photographed by Cameron Ingalls highlights mirrors that turn a rustic barn shabby chic.
This mirrored wall makes the room appear larger, and it looks great with the white color in the room.
Three vintage mirrors make for the most romantic and decorative headboard in this shabby chic room.
Martha Stewart inspires the nautical in us with this DIY rope mirror.
{images via Vintage Revivals, 4 men 1 lady, Greer Loves, Home Interior Design Themes, She Knows and Martha Stewart}
08/17
feel the sand between your toes
I’m off to a beach wedding this week in California with the family. Since my mind, and suitcase, are in a beach mode, so is my post for today.
This wedding via Style My Pretty is so simple and stunning. I love all the details and the white and pale blue color palette. The bed on the beach – I want to jump in it now. The beautiful table setting, messages in a bottle and cozy pillows for seats…adorable. And, dancing under the stars in the soft sand, and kissing in a white boat in the water…so romantic.
Take note you beach brides…
{images via Style Me Pretty}
08/05
lookin’ forward to the hangover
This week, the ladies are preparing outfits, decor ideas and cocktails for my Bachelorette party while the boys are preparing their livers for Drew’s Bachelor party in Vegas.
I can only imagine how crazy it’s going to get in Vegas… You would think that the fact that my dad is going might make me feel better… but at my brother-in-law’s Bachelor party, my dad “put the boys to bed” as he puts it. While the 25-year-olds were asleep, my dad was still in party mode and drinking at 7am, and proceeded to work out at 8am. I think it’s safe to say that they’re going to have one hell of a time!
Drew recalls one of his friends saying, “I just booked my plane ticket to Vegas. Now let’s make The Hangover look like a Disney movie.”
{sigh} … ohh great.
And so, it is only fitting that I share these party photos from Hostess for the Mostess, inspired from The Hangover. Absolutely hilarious and perfect for a Vegas-themed party.
Necessities from the groom for the trip:
Under Armor duffle bags from Drew
Royal Flush from Fleur de Lis {a necessity for the hotel bathroom for all the guys!}
Oh My Goodness! Down & Dirty Hand Sanitizer from Fleur de Lis {need I say why?}
Chaser {the over-the-counter hangover found at local drugstores}
Hasta la vista, boys! Enjoy Vegas!
As for my Bachelorette party tomorrow night, I will give you a clue: inspiration from a popular TV show, animal print & bling!
{Pictures to be posted soon!}
{images via Tutto Bella, Hostess with the Mostess & Chaser}
08/04
beaver creek i do’s
Sorry we’re one day late on this Wedding Wednesday post, but after you see this serious wedding eye-candy, you will forgive us.
I was lucky enough to work this gorgeous wedding with my boss ~ the Meg Stepanek of Gemini Event Planning.
Julie and Steven, the beautiful, young couple met at the Ritz Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, he proposed at the Ritz Carlton, Bachelor Gulch and they were married at {you guessed it}…the Ritz Carlton, Bachelor Gulch.
From Julie {the bride}…We wanted our wedding day to be intimate, elegant and in line with the beautiful Bachelor Gulch environment that we had as our backdrop. I really wanted the wedding to feel sophisticated, but also romantic. It was very important to me that the beautiful colors of the area during the summer (the lush green trees, the bright, playful wildflowers, etc.) all had a role during the wedding day.
I also wanted the guests to feel like they were celebrating with our families – who had also developed a close relationship with each other in these same mountains. Steven and I met each other in Colorado {both our families have homes in the area}, and we developed a shared love for the area and the Ritz throughout the years. It is our second home, which made it very special for us to get to become engaged and married in this place that feels so comfortable to both of us!
The bride was truly a sight to see with her Reem Acra gown and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.
Julie and Steven’s wedding day was a beautiful, blue-sky summer day. The two were overjoyed to see one another for the first time on the skiers bridge at the Ritz before they said I do in front of 200 family and friends.
The white tent set-up for the ceremony at the base of the Bachelor Gulch mountain was absolutely breathtaking. Guests savored every moment under the draped tent as Julie walked down the long, carpeted aisle, escorted by her mom and dad to meet her groom under the hand-made huppah.
Guests sipped on “pear”-fect martini’s during cocktail hour on the Ritz patio.
A transformed ballroom awaited guests inside the Ritz and It’s gonna be a good night, by the Black Eyed Peas, set the tone for the fun celebration as the bride and groom were announced as husband and wife.
Crystals hung from the chandeliers for that perfect sparkle, the tall and short arrangements of hydrangeas, roses, calla lilies, larkspur, orchids, fern shoots, tea roses and hanging amaranthus in a palette of eggplant, purple, champagne and chartreuse were absolutely gorgeous, the candlelight was so romantic and the band – WOW. I became a groupie of the phenomenal L.A.based band, L.A. All Stars, in just one night. 🙂
And, the party didn’t end there – the couple hosted an after party in another transformed ballroom that resembled a chic, trendy night club. Guests sipped on cocktails, danced and conversed with Julie and Steven in comfortable lounge areas and enjoyed “late night” snacks.
Fabulous Vendors
Photographer: Liz Banfield
Florist: Rose Petals
Decor: Pink Monkey Solutions
Band: L.A. All Stars
Planner: Meg Stepanek, Gemini Event Planning