April 12, 2013
I am a rabid Lilly Pulitzer fan, no question about it. About a year and a half ago I went a little nutty one day and bought too much…. so much that some of it has never been worn! I need to do some serious purging, and with warm weather here to stay, what better time to offer these great summer dresses up for sale. They are perfect for all those spring and summer weddings, bridal showers, and cocktail parties you’ll be attending! Left & Middle: Size 8. NEW WITH TAGS! Right: Size 8. Worn only once or twice. These dresses appear really short, but they are not. These models have alien long legs. $125 each or $350 for all. They all retail for $200+ I can take cash, check or credit.
April 10, 2013
Back in November Matt & Leslie of Elizabeth Scott Photography asked me to tag along and shoot with them because Leslie was about to pop with baby Lily! It was a fantastic day shooting with them and capturing Amy & Danny’s wedding day at the Peninsula Yacht Club in Cornelius, NC.
April 8, 2013
I am a lover of gifting something not on the registry- something more meaningful, something with some thought….. something monogrammed 😉 However, when we were married two gifts we received at one of our bridal showers are some of my favorite and most used… and they aren’t heirloom, monogrammed specialties- they’re practical. With wedding season upon us all, I hope you find this post helpful if you have wedding or shower gifts to purchase! I would venture to say that 90% of couples move in to an apartment, condo, starter home, etc. when they are starting out. We are no different. I purchased our home about 3 months before we got engaged. I thought it was great, but as most of you know, you quickly learn that layouts and usability of space isn’t always ideal. Enter our kitchen. From the outside it looks nice enough- decent cabinets, open floor plan, etc. but what you don’t see is our lack of storage. Here she is…. What you may not realize is we have exactly ONE normal drawer. That top one. We have another drawer to the far left, but it’s tiny and is dubbed the “junk drawer”. This is our ONLY spot for utensils. The two “pot drawers below” are somewhat useless…. I mean, they hold stuff- but often things get lost in those because of their depth. So what are those 2 favorite practical items we received (still over 3.5 years ago)? 1st- a set of nesting bowls. There are NINE bowls in this set that only take up the space of the largest one. They fit in one little space so easily, not taking up valuable cabinet square footage. 2nd- Collapsable measuring cups! I didn’t even know they made these until we received them. The normal kind are great too, they come together and fit inside each other like the nesting bowls- but when you have ONE measly drawer to store them in, they’re always getting overturned and fall away from their nesting position. These babies below, are not attached and lay flat in our drawer, and I’m not forced to wrangle all of them at once since they are not connected. This set actually has 4 cups… but one was in the dishwasher. I found these exact items online, and they are a fantastic, inexpensive gift! BOWLS CUPS
