My Dream Wedding

My Dream Wedding...

bridesmaids

I love these dress colors for winter weddings.


Left to right: Priscilla of boston $250; Melissa Sweet $250; Melissa Sweet $250



Left to right: Alvina Valenta $300; Badgley Mischka $330

More Rachel...

Here are some more pictures of Rachel Bilson. I think she definitely knows how to pull a wardrobe together for an event. Everything she wears accenuates her body, which many people stuggle with in their own wardrobes. I think she's a great inspiration for girls that are petite to find the right length and fit when going out.

Happy Birthday H.B.!

Harper's Bazaar is celebrating its 140th Anniversary this November. Started in in 1867, the magazine has streamrolled through the decades and has decided to celebrate it. This is a huge triumph for a magazine, especially in the fashion industry. Check out the November edition of Harper's Bazaar to see how the magazine is celebrating it's birthday.

Rachel Bilson

I found this picture of Rachel Bilson recently from a movie premiere and I thought it was a really cute dress. The designer is Laura Poretzky under the label Abaete. I will put up some pics later of more dresses by this designer.

About Me...

I got this idea from Nicole Hill. I though it was a fun and creative way to show my personality other than through my daily posts on my blog. So, here we go!

Movies I watch over and over
*The American President
*Under The Tuscan Sun
*Mr. & Mrs. Smith


Fave reads old and new
*Eat Pray Love - LOVED it, can't wait to read it again!
*any Jodi Picoult
*any Danielle Steel - currently, Coming Out


Fave things I like to do
*reading
*shopping
*talking to friends from college about their upcoming weddings
*planning my future wedding
*reading really good blogs


Places I've lived
*Columbus & Indianapolis, Indiana
*Memphis, Tennessee
*South Kensington (Chelsea), London- summer abroad
*Minneapolis, Minnesota


Favorite things to eat/drink/make
*guacamole dip w/ chips
*good salad w/ avocados, blue cheese, bacon- yum!
*bloody mary- spicy and peppery
*martini - with lots of olives dropped in it
*French Fries from Burger King
*Root Beer Float


Places I'd rather be
*Greece
*Italy
*Palm Beach
*Southern California
*Seattle


Words I like the sound of
*voluptuous
*sincere
*icing
*pandora
*minnehaha

Winter Destination

Left: Nicole Miller, Right: Vera Wang

This time of year is perfect to travel just about anywhere warm. So, with this in mind I scoured the Winter 2008 designers for the best destination wedding dresses. These are my top pics.



Left: Carolina Herrera, Middle: Claire Pettibone, Right: Legends by Romona Keveza



Left: Amy Kuschel, Middle: Bill Blass, Right: Carmen Marc Valvo

It's That Time Again!

Martha Stewart had these ideas on her webpage- brilliant! They are small enough to fit into an apartment, yet unique and without the tradition green/red theme. I think it's a great idea! Check out more on her webpage at marthastewart.com

See the Light

I came across this creative new idea for creating an innovative way to light the smaller rooms in your home. I thought these would be perfect for an apartment. I like the idea of having lighting all around the apartment on side tables, countertops and desks to help create a homey-er feeling- which is hard to do in an apartment. So, I figured a couple of different sizes of wine glasses (red, white, champagne) would do the trick to create unique, cost-friendly, lighting.

The idea came from Charles & Marie. It's a great website that helps you take a creative spin on decorating your home. The website is self-entitled, The Quinessential Lifestyle Navigator, and rightly so. Very unique. Check it out.

gobble, gobble

I spent the morning enjoying a blog called, Hostess With The Mostess. It is fantastic. I found some great ideas for the upcoming holidays, how I want to create a bridal shower theme and I'm still reading through the recipe ideas. I could really spend the rest of the day there. I suggest you check it out (if you have the time because there's so much to see!). Above and below are some of Jenn's, the editor, ideas for decorating your table at Thanksgiving and in Autumn. I know that autumn is basically over, but I thought it was really cute and could easily be transitioned into a winter theme by changing the colors (silver, light blue and dark blue) and by replacing the centerpieces below with clear vases filled with snowflakes (cut-out or bought), snowmen, etc. I also thought it would be really fun to fill the centerpieces with marshmallows, fruits, breads, etc. all on sticks and have the centerpiece be a chocolate fondue set. Then everyone can eat the centerpieces and all you're left with is the vase they were all sitting in. Anyways, go to the website- it will trigger the party-planning, creative side of you.