Happy Holidays to you all! I can’t believe it’s already Christmas Eve! It definitely snuck up on me this year!
 
I just wanted to give everyone the heads up that I will be taking a short break from blogging to spend some time with my family. My brother was injured in Afghanistan last week and my family has gone up to North Carolina to spend Christmas with him and his wife! The good news is that he’s fine, there’s only a slight chance of him needing surgery…and …

I’ve never been the one that wakes up at 4 AM to go shop Black Friday deals. It must be my mom’s fault, because she never wanted to partake in the post Thanksgiving deal finding. But why participate in Black Friday when you have the internet?! Most internet retailers are now offering deals over the weekend, as well as on Monday, which has been dubbed “Cyber Monday”.
These are just a few of the stores offering deals online:

Oh Amazon.com. It’s a shopper’s heaven. You can find just about anything, and it’s …

Just wanted to say….

I’ll be back to regular posting tomorrow, with the start of the Friday’s Finds Gift Series! Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

I just realized that today marks 6 months since my husband, Schuyler, and I were married! It’s been a wonderful 6 months, and the time has FLOWN by! From making our house into a home, changing to the same last name, and a complete 360 change in my career path, it’s been an amazing start to our life together. I just wanted to mark this little milestone in our new life together and share a few of my favorite wedding photos!

All photos by CvB Photography
I wish we had more fun …

After yesterday’s post about photo and smile booths, I thought I would continue it a little by sharing these amazing Smitten Sticks!
Photo via Smitten Sticks
Smitten Sticks are handmade paper expressions, mustaches and the like, mounted on a stick for easy handholding. They’re simple, playful and perfect for creating those fun moments just begging to be captured, whether it’s during a wedding, birthday party or any other celebration rife with photo ops.
Photo via Smitten Sticks
Smitten Sticks are the collaboration of Edyta, a wedding photographer, and Vana of Le Papier Studio. …

There are less than 3 months until the new year 2010, and I’ve been seeing lots of pretty calendars floating around the blogosphere! I thought I would share some of them with you all so you can snatch one up for yourselves before all of the beautiful ones are sold out!

A Little Hut, $26

Egg Press, $16
Linda & Harriet, $30{This one is my favorite! It’s letterpressed and on the reverse side of each month is a post card! How cool is that?!}
Parrott Design Studio, $28
Daisy Princess Paperie, $15-16

A special thanks to …

To complete the vintage look for your wedding, the accessories are key. A vintage necklace, earrings, or veil can make all the difference if you’re going for a vintage look.
Here are a couple of vintage accessories I’ve found on Etsy. There are a ton of vintage bridal accessories on Etsy!

These innovative vintage designs by Little White Dresser would be perfect for a Garden Vintage wedding.

Bel Canto Designs has pieces that are exquisite. Rhinestones and pearls are the key elements to these elegant vintage pieces.

I’m loving these necklaces by Mercury …

Last night, I experienced the first “nice weather” in Florida since April. Now, it wasn’t cool, but it was bearable, as I didn’t start sweating profusely just from being outside. To me, it was “nice weather”.
This must mean that Fall is coming! With the impending arrival of fall, I’ve started to dream of running outside, bonfires, soup, the scent of cinnamon, jewel tones, grays, cardigans and sweater dresses! Of course I’ve been gazing at a few of these things, reinforcing the feeling that Fall is coming. I actually have been …

I’ve had a late start to my day, as I had to take family to the airport at 5 AM.
Here are few things I’ve seen in the past few weeks that I wanted to share with you all!
If you haven’t discovered Etsy yet, go there NOW! It’s not a physical store, it’s an online community of “stores” where creative people sell their handmade items. They have everything from furniture to hair pieces. It’s a GREAT place to find items for your wedding!
The Etsy store PaperEclectiques sells unique and custom paper …

You may have already seen this, as it’s been circulating the web for a few days, but I just had to share it!
One of the most enjoyable, lighthearted and sweet things I’ve ever seen! Amazing!
Enjoy!