Wedding goodness

So I have been super busy this summer with weddings....hair, makeup, planning, coordinating, flower arrangments, bouquets, and well anything wedding related!! I have had so much fun!! I haven't been updating you all on these weddings as much as I'd like to...but last weekend I did some prettyness on the bride,Sarah Bell's hair(and her bridesmaids) with a little braid to jazz it up a bit. Last night I met with the beautiful Lauren to do a practice run for her wedding hair. More to come after Sept 4 when I tackle 2 weddings in one day..brides & bridesmaids hair/makeup...Whew!!!

p.s. sorry for the poor pic quality...had my camera on the wrong setting...bummer!!

Go bananas!

So before we left for Cape Cod...I stopped by Marble Slab to surprise my man with some ice cream...and I always know when I go there, there will be nothing for me that has little or no dairy...unless I ordered uh toppings...no good...BUT when I spotted a dark chocolate covered banana with chopped nuts on top I thought about it for weeks, before I finally made Ryan go with me one night after dinner to grab one...yummy!!!! It was huge & yes I managed to eat every bite!!! That's what happens when you let a craving go for too long!!!

Sweet Nothings....

While on one of my favorite blogs here...I was pleased to see she had listed the little things in life she loves...I thought I would copy her & do the same;) Sometimes I find myself looking at all the little bummers of my day instead of focusing on the ...things that make me smile...What makes you smile?? Let's start a trend!!

1.notes in my lunch bag from my boyfriend
2.waking up on Saturday mornings to make a yummy breakfast & coffee
3.that 1st sip of a Starbucks black iced tea
4.hearing old music such as Billy Holiday
5.when I see someone helping someone else out...even the smallest act of kindness
6.the smell of angel food cake cupcakes baking in the oven
7.a freshly cleaned house, with the smell of candles burning
8.crisp air from open windows in the evening
9.the sound of leaves swishing on the pavement
10.fresh flowers

*image of a bakery on Harvard Campus;)

Round 2 for baby...

While were on the topic of pictures...my gorgeous sis who's preganant with baby #2..(eh hem..a girl I might add;) requested we come to Indiana for a maternity photo shoot, we both jumped at the chance... me to pretend to be an art director;) & Ryan to actually take the pics. My animated nephew also joined in on some of the pics as well as my hilarious brother-in-law. Ryan spent 3 days taking pics of them... so he got quite a variety but here are some of my favs!

photo shoot friday

So I basically forced Ryan to do a photo shoot, to kill time before our usual Friday night movie night. I have had all these ideas for pictures running thru my head & a bundle of vintage dresses begging to come out and play. It was so fun to play dress up & also help my man build his portfolio! Here's a few clips;)

Dream Couch

Ok so I've wanted this couch for about 4.5 years now! Every trip into Restoration Hardware brings me face to face with this beauty here, and I have to resist the urge to pull out my one credit card I never use to purchase it...It has the deepest cushions so you can comfortably lay side by side with your man or pup;)...I could imagine sinking into on Saturday mornings with a coffee and a throw & once I want a change with the main room furniture, I will retire it to a movie room in the basement.....ahhh until then I'll dream...

Hurry up Fall!

I do not by any means want to wish the summer away...because I know in the middle of winter...I will wish it were warm again. However, I absoloutely love fall...love the clothes, soups, the sound of the leaves swishing around, coffee drinks, chilly nights, and cozy sweaters. I decided to get a head start and purchase a few fall pieces. Forever 21 is usually my go to when I wanna get a bunch of cute stuff for very little...I realize there's a chance I may be getting to old to shop at Forever 21, but frankly I don't care. Some things are worth splurging on & some are not...I choose to not splurge on clothes unless it's something I'm sure I'll get a lot of use of!! So here's some of the items on their way to my home & some I'm still thinking about...I'm loving all the black/white for fall!!