recipe wednesday.

mmm. these look delicious. i can't wait to make them for my husband's co-workers. super easy too. only two ingredients. find the recipe here. enjoy!

marcel is back.

my favorite part is when marcel is talking to the dog. "all he cares about are treats and snoozing, snoozing and treats". so true.

design monday.

i love this. velvet, stone fireplace, patterned pillows, bold hanging light, and dark wood floors. image found here.

our wedding film.

to end the week i will share our wedding video by studio 272. the photo above is from here. have a wonderful holiday weekend! we will be heading to chicago to celebrate with our family and friends. any fun plans?

our wedding day.

 this day was better than i ever could have expected. all the hard work paid off. everything fell into place perfectly. our bridal party was fantastic. and the way he looked at me was the way i had always hoped. have a very happy thanksgiving! all photos are provided by melissa hayes photography.

our wedding flowers.

we had three different arrangements used on our reception tables. these photos are courteous of kehoe designs. this is from our trial viewing before the big day. some slight changes were made from what you will see. i had them add wooden blocks and change a green succulent to a purple one. clearly their work is amazing.

our wedding invitations.

 

these our the letterpress wedding invitations we used. i designed the invitation with my friend, sasha cerrato, who letterpressed them for us. my mom, sister emily, and i tied each one with brown bakers twine and stuffed them for delivery. that was a long process but i love how they turned out!

our save the dates.

we made the save the dates for our wedding. they were a huge success. our best man helped big time with getting the file size correct and the photo to be crisp so we could send it to the printer. the only downsize was i should have checked with the post office before i had them printed. turns out i had the layout a little off. so mom to the rescue, ran to the store for plain white envelopes so i would keep my sanity. yep wedding planning can be a bit stressful. but luckily that is over now, everything turned out perfect, and we can all laugh.

flowers for the weekend.

love this combo of dusty miller, pink english roses, and glitter vase by the amazing flowerwild designs. any plans for the weekend? husband and i have zero plans ... only to relax all weekend with each other because husband was away all week at a conference. next week i will be sharing all things wedding. our wedding!

grayson cole.

welcome to the world little one. we are so excited to have you here. we love you so much already! you are so very handsome and love to make all kinds of funny faces!

denver visit.

my oldest sister had her second. a precious little boy. elise and i played while mom, dad, and baby brother were in the hospital. we had lots of silly time together. it was wonderful. i miss her smiling face and the way she says, "jess".

we love hats.

more from the girls with glasses ... video. i love hats. husband loves hats. adorable.

color & pattern.

fantastic use of color and pattern. wouldn't mind that tall bookcase and lots of light. heart.

bedroom.

my other favorite room. happy veterans day! 

bathroom.

one of my favorite rooms in our apartment.

living room.

my favorite part of our living room is our handmade chandelier. i just love it!

kitchen.

some new. some old. 

big move.

recently my husband and i packed up our belongings in chicago and made our journey west. we relocated for my husbands job. it's not chicago or denver but it will do. this week i'll share some pictures of our new little home. a sneak peek ... of our patio.

style for your weekend.

i will be trying out this braided lovely this weekend... there's a tutorial here. what are you up to this weekend?

a beautiful fall day.

last saturday ... we enjoyed a fall drive to a state park and kept warm with some  hazelnut hot cocoa. we love our stanley thermos.

simple & delicious.

sesame toasted sugar snap peas. husband and i like raw sugar snap peas best. but i can't wait to try this new recipe from trader joe's. i'll let you know how they taste.

fashion video.

this is a great dancing video with the added bonus of fashion. this has been around on many blogs and i thought it wouldn't hurt to spread more of the loveliness. 100 years of east london style in 100 seconds. from september 13, 1911 to september 13, 2011.