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These are some shots from my 29th birthday brunch, hosted by my very talented friend. The settings were so gorgeous I felt like I had to capture everything! I felt like I was in some kind of Alice in Wonderland botanical birthday land. It was amazing. While I don't have any relatives in the area, I consider myself so lucky to have many close friends in my network that I consider family. I know it's so cliche but I really am #blessed in that way.
Check out the amazing floral arrangements, delicious home cooked food, the awesome make your own bloody/mimosa bar-cart, and my favorite touch, the custom cake topper! The butterfly bags are something I put together separately as small thank-you's for spending a sunny Saturday in June on me. They have cheap mirrored aviators, custom hair ties, and lip scrub inside.
The deets: pink box; Clinique waterproof mascara; mini Patron tequila bottle; Deborah Lippman "nude" nailpolish; Advil to-go.
They say the second most important question(s) after your man pops his is asking your bests to stand by your side on your wedding day. As someone who is borderline the real life Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses (not in a bad way - I just consider myself experienced in that department), I absolutely love how creative my friend got in her approach to doing this. How stinking adorable are these "bridesmaid survival kit" themed gift boxes? Surprising your favorite ladies with an unexpected treat is of course not necessary (the sentiment of being asked is sweet and wonderful enough) but an extremely thoughtful and lovely gesture.
I thought I'd share my most recent DIY with you guys because the possibilities are endless! You can totally do any print you want - tribal was just what I was feeling (recent obsession). Super affordable and easy. I purchased a blank iPhone case from Etsy here (only $2.50!) and went to town. If you decide to try it out please email me pretty pics of your personalized cases, I'd love to see what you create!
This year will mark the 7th Valentine's Day I've had with my boyfriend, and while we definitely show each other a little extra love and affection on February 14th (usually with treats, flowers, and a nice dinner), it doesn't seem so important now that we live together and get to make each other feel loved every single day (although I still want those flowers, Mike). I decided this year I would focus on some of my favorite ladies in my life, both friends and family, by sending them some love via hand-crafted cards. I think there is just something really sweet and special about getting unexpected snail mail.
I have been seeing nail-polish jewelry everywhere and being that I have a pretty extensive Essie collection myself, I wanted to give it a try. I walked to the Claire's accessories store in the mall across the street and got all the loot you see below (minus the earrings, I scored those in the reject pile at Fornash) for ten dollars! Not only was this the easiest DIY ever, it was pretty darn cheap! All you need are some rhinestone pieces that you don't care about ruining and some polish. See some of my creations below.
..Beachy Bachelorette Goody-Buckets
July 16, 2012 • bachelorette beach DIY goody bags Love thank you Wedding
This past weekend I participated in one of the most fun bachelorette parties I've ever been to. We beached all day long, and partied all night. It was a really fun and adorable group of ladies and I wish we could do it all over again. These were the little goody-bucket thank you's that that we (the bridesmaids) put together for all the attendees. You can see what sweet swag is stuffed inside below. The bride obviously got the big bucket and a few more goodies. My favorite thing was the nautical custom tank. We were like a big parade of 14 wild women on the loose in Dewey Beach!
I saw this on Pinterest and just knew I was going to have to incorporate it into the bridal shower I was planning for one of of my best friends in some way. To me, there is just something that feels really magical about having some of the best little captured moments in your life floating all around you. If I were to do the project over again, for those of you who may be considering it, I would get the extra large balloons (the regular size ones were only able to hold one or two photos, max) and and I would double the amount of balloons. The more mid-air photos, the better.
I don't know about you guys but I am completely submerged in the "friends getting married" phase of life and while it's all rainbows and butterflies to participate in this really magical time and see everyone's family and friends come together to make these events the very best they can be...this party gets EXPENSIVE. My wallet gets the chills and jumps out of my purse in fear every time I walk by a Crate and Barrel or Victoria's Secret.
These little favors are the brainchild of my money saving thinking cap. We threw my friends shower on May fifth and just totally ran with the whole Cinco de Mayo theme. Complete with a taco bar, fancy margs, and homemade tequila sunrise mini cupcakes as favors. I got the boxes and ribbon from Michael's (the boy was sweet enough to assemble then while I was at work, that sweetums), and printed the labels on regular old envelope labels with some help from Microsoft Word. I think they turned out pretty adorable and they were a great option to having something made or ordering something online.
I saw someone selling these on Etsy (for quite the pretty penny) and just thought they were the cutest thing! I knew I had to have them for a shower I am helping plan, and they looked easy enough to do on my own so I went for it and I'm really thrilled with how adorable they came out. I just bought some scrapbook paper in black and pink polka dots and cut out little lingerie sets. Then I glued them on with a good old Elmer's glue stick, and used hot glue, glitter, and sparkly ribbon for the detailing. Pretty simple!
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