Giveaway at TRG Prints!

Head on over to my dad's blog to win this 8x10 print!

CSN Giveaway Winner!!

Thanks to everyone who entered- trust you all had a great Thanksgiving!  Continue to check back - I'll be having a couple more giveaways before Christmas.

Congratulations #16!!! 

DEBORAH said:

I love the Skip Hop Owl Zoo Pack!

I'll be contacting you via email shortly.

Christmas Postcard Design

Here's a sneak peak at the Christmas postcard I designed for us this year.  Whenever something works out in photoshop I get really excited since I don't really know what I'm doing. (Learning by trial and error!)

I made the snowflakes from photoshop (really easy tutorial on that here- I skipped all the background stuff and added some extra styling)  and the font in the bottom right is a free font called Matilde available here.  They're currently off at the printers (overnightprints.com) and then hopefully arriving in mailboxes before Christmas!

Don't forget to enter the giveaway!  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

CSN Giveaway!!

It's time for another giveaway from CSN stores!!  Enter to win a $35.00 gift certificate to any of their stores!  (There are over 200 CSN stores.)

They have every kind of suitcase imaginable in their luggage store (handy for traveling around the holidays) to furniture, baby supplies, and home decor.

How to enter:
1. Head on over to the link above.
2. Come back and leave a comment on this post listing your favorite travel item, name, and email address.
3.  For an extra entry - put a link on facebook or your blog and leave a second comment telling me where you posted.
4. I'll pick a winner next Wednesday, Nov 24th.

Good luck!

Inspiration Board: Sage and White with Dusty Pink Accents

Here's the current inspiration board for an outdoor garden wedding featuring sage and white with dusty pink and purple accents.

Wedding Details: Dress Hanger

In case you didn't have enough details to think about on your wedding day I thought I'd bring up the hanger for your wedding dress!  Your dress will most likely be photographed and as a result so will the hanger.  Instead of just bringing the dress in on the hanger from the bridal salon, take an extra second and grab a wooden one or some other kind of hanger.  Take a look at the difference between the two photos below.  Small detail but it makes a big difference.

(image from here)

(image from here)

If you want to have a little more fun with your hanger you can get personalized hangers or paint your own.   There are oodles available on etsy.

(image from here)

(available here)

(available here)

Sarah and Adam

 Here's some of the photos taken by Jean Marie Photography.  She did a fabulous job capturing the feel of the wedding.  For more of pictures of Sarah and Adam take a look at her blog.

Sarah put a lot of time and thought into planning her wedding.  And the result was fabulous!

One of my favorite details that Sarah wanted to include was using her grandmother's ring (which was also a "something blue").  I attached the ring to the front of her bouquet.

The centerpieces at the reception (held at SEL Event Center) were curly willow, river rock and roses.

Sarah's bouquet featured burnt orange calla lilies, red and orange dahlias, roses.

The fantastic cake was made by Sarah's mom, Kathy.  Mainly red velvet but a few layers of Funfetti just for the groom.  (Funfetti also happens to be my favorite kind of cake!) Her sister-in-law made the "Love Is Sweet" sign for the dessert table and loads of her relatives came to help us decorate the reception site.

Thanks and Congratulations!

Yellow and Grey

 When I saw these pictures I had to show you a couple images of this wedding featured on Style Me Pretty!  I love yellow and grey as it is but then throw in all the fun details and Billy Balls - fantastic!

Fall Leftovers

I don't typically make large arrangements for myself but all of these roses were past selling point so we get to enjoy them! I'm also thrilled with the vase!