Dress Crush

So when it comes to a wedding dress there are two things that must be:
1) Texture
2) Monique Lhuillier

BAM! Perfection. Photo by Matthew Grazier for Style Me Pretty

PANTONE Fashion Color Report - Fall 2010

Here they are! I am 100% in love with 100% of these colors!! Click here to see the look book.

Hello Yellow

Can I just tell you how happy these photos make me!? A yellow & gray wedding? His & Hers yellow shoes? Yes, please.


Photos by Kate Webber via Style Me Pretty.

Eye Candy

No this did not happen without me - why wasn't I invited!? So what if I don't know them, this table is absolutely unbeliveable!!!!!

What an amazing way to create an intimate atmosphere ((le sigh)) See more photos from this wedding by Robert & Kathleen Photographers on Style Me Pretty.

Yep, Think It's About Time

I need a vacation…again. Yes I just got back from New Orleans a month ago but I think I’m due. I want a straight up get-out-of-town-go-sit-on-a-beach-kind-of-vacation. Where my only concern will be what kind of fruity umbrella drink to have. But for now, I will live vicariously through my friend Amanda’s photos from her trip to Hawaii. Of course these are ridiculously stunning because she is a professional, but that just makes it easier to imagine breathing in that sea air. ((inhale))






((exhaaaaaaale)) I want to be on this beach! Photos by Amanda Hein Photography

Happy Furniture

So here's a little background to explain this non-wedding-related post:

I interned my senior year of college (Go Drake!) at Meredith Corporation, which publishes Better Homes & Gardens magazine. I worked for the Special Interest Publications division, mainly for Kitchen & Bath Ideas and it. was. awesome. I had so much fun working there! I got to help style photoshoots with the art director & choose products to feature every month – it was just a really cool place to work and for a creative person like myself, it was pretty perfect. They’d even have stock sales every few months were you could buy products used in photoshoots (that the vendor didn’t want returned) at a fraction of the cost!! Glorious.

But alas, the publications are based out of Des Moines, IA and if there was any chance of me getting out of that city, I had to do it right after I graduated. So, I came to Phoenix but still kept a catalog of vendors in my head of all the cool places I would buy things to outfit my home when I got settled. And with the fantastic Spring weather we’ve been having here, it made me think of these pieces from Archie’s Island. How fantastic is this outdoor furniture!? So cheery it makes me want to relax in the sun all day at my (imaginary) beach house, then snuggle up with a blanket & watch the sun set. I mean, their tagline is "Happy Furniture" - Agree?






I want it all!!

Eye Candy

ADORABLE!! This is a teaser that Dallas-based photographer Amy Karp posted this morning. I can't wait to see the rest of the photos - what a creative shot!

Yellow Shoes & Orange Groves

I am loving this e-session by James Carson Photography - first of all, look at her shoes! Remember those from Tuesday Shoesday? I think they are still my favorite pick!

After an outfit & location change, the couple ended up in an orange grove to get these sweet, casual photos. So cute!

See more photos from this shoot on Carson's blog.

Nicole + Ryan are on SMP!

I am totally down for the count right now - I've been feeling a cold coming on since Monday and it's finally arrived in full force. I wish I was playing hooky today because it's supposed to be 84 degrees here but being hot sounds so miserable!

BUT - as I was bumming it on the couch today I got an email from my friend Nicole. When I started my new job a little over a year ago, Nicole was just finishing up the final touches for her wedding on the gorgeous island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. I met her too late to do her invitations unfortunately, but I created this image for her to get printed on the tote bags she was giving as favors. We bonded over our obsession with stationery & even though we don't work together anymore, we email back and forth with any fun finds we come across. She has been so supportive of me & Swatchbook Weddings, I can't thank her enough!

Well Nicole's email today was to tell me that her wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty!! I mean seriously, I don't even know how to pick just a few images to share, but here are some gorgeous photos from her wedding. CLICK HERE to see more & read their story!

You look gorgeous, Nicole! Photos by Hurwitz Photography

Eye Candy

Le sigh, this photo is the culmination of all that is Tuesday Shoesday! I'm in love!

Photo by Jonathan Canlas via Snippet & Ink

Eye Candy = Katie's Shoes

Oh how I love twitter. I have met some seriously amazing people this way & today I started chatting with Katie Saeger of Simply & Forever, a wedding coordination and planning company based in St. Louis, MO. We were talking about the shoe I picked for Tuesday Shoes-day and what she wore on her wedding day. SHE WORE THESE.

These stunning Kate Spade's are hard to get your hands on & I can see why - Katie said she had to wait about 4 months before they came in! Totally worth the wait! Thanks for sharing Katie!!

Eye Candy

I mean, WOW. Photo by Becky Hill Weddings.

Thoughts on this Throwback?

Have you guys seen these? I saw them for the first time today while shopping & they are pretty neat. Now this goes against everything I believe in, being that I am totally anti-Pepsi, but not only did I look at them, I wanted to figure out what they meant by "throwback." The design? Well, sorta. They're calling it a "throwback" because they are using real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. (What about that commercial with the kool-aid and popsicles that said high-fructose corn syrup wasn't bad for you?) Anywho, you win Pepsi. I came, I saw, I blogged and I liked your designs. What do you guys think??

Boojum Tree Beauty

Jeanette, of Jeanette LeBlanc Photography here in Phoenix, put it best when she said, "Location. Location. Location. It's as important to a wedding as it is to real estate." And that location being featured is Boojum Tree in North Phoenix. These beautiful photographs explain why this is my #1 choice for my own wedding...whenever that may be :)



I have been to Boojum Tree a few times and everytime I go, I find some nook or hidden spot that I didn't see before. The rustic, vintage charm is so perfect & it really feels like you are in a tropical oasis. Beautiful! See more photos from this shoot here.

Snap, Snap, Hooray!

These photos are fantastic! I love candid shots of the bride & groom because it's their true emotion captured right at that second. These are the type of shots that the couple will appreciate because moments like this pass by so fast! "Oh my gosh, I forgot when we high-fived while getting ready!!" HAHAHAAAA! Photos by Kimberly Jarman

Make a Statement

While I was out doing my Christmas shopping this weekend, I stopped by Anthropologie, and as usual, they had some amazing jewelry. Check out these statement necklaces! These would seriously spruce up a plain bridesmaid dress!