Engaged: Poppy and Wes

My boyfriend and I have this secret dream of raising our kids on a ranch. It’d be so earthy and back to nature. But every time we mention it to our families, they freak out; one, because there aren’t any “ranches” within a 25 mile radius and two, what in the hell do we know about ranching? Two strong points. Until we figure out how to satisfy our desire for wide open spaces (can’t not insert Dixie Chicks song which is now on replay in my head…UGH) we’ll have to settle for some eye candy. What could be better than a super hot couple running around a ranch in Austin, Texas? I can see myself there now….

April Rankin sent over these fun-tastic photos of Poppy (I die…what a cute name!) and Wes. The couple’s story is classic city meets country and my insane jealousy for such a situation has not stopped me from sharing this here yee-haw session with you.

 

Engaged: Alyssa and Alex

Troy Grover sent over these super fab Palm Springs engagement pics, and because (as you may already know) I can’t resist a bow tie, I felt morally obligated to share these with you (seeing as how, in my humble opinion, this hard-to-pull-off-yet-absolutely-irresistible-accoutrement deserves a bit more attention than it already receives).

Real Wedding: Alyssa and Johnny

Alyssa and Johnny’s darling Seattle wedding shot by Adam Sjoberg was sent to me by Lindye Galloway, who designed the entire affair. I’m loving the navy…and the bridesmaid dresses…and of course the unreal sunset that started off the reception. Also, I really like how they used green glass bottles everywhere. Not only are they a fun, quirky touch, but they’re the type of centerpiece that you can collect yourself…very DIY friendly!

Alice Saves the Date

Jeff Wallace, who is a super fab photographer, just so happens to be getting married next year. He recently enlisted the services of Trever Hoehne to shoot his save the date cards, which I just totally love! It’s a modern take on Alice in Wonderland, which is the theme for their wedding. I’m not usually into theme-y motifs like this, but when it is as modern as this, I’m all for it! Way to go Jeff on designing such a fab save the date!

Birds of a feather…

Sometimes, it’s the simple things that leave us feeling nostalgic and sentimental.  I want to give this to my boyfriend… if only I knew he’d appreciate a feather for a gift as much as I would…

Could this work as an element for a wedding or shower though? Hmmm…

{pretty paper via ffffound}

Engaged: Nicole and Michael

Soooo…when Jenny Liu sent over the photos of this engagement session, I was absolutely tickled! I’m really into the editorial and story-telling approach to engagement shoots, so of course I felt jealous tingles when I saw Nicole’s vintage suitcase approach to her engagement shoot. How cute, right? Is it weird that I’ve been looking up vintage suitcases on Etsy ever since I saw these? Hmmm…

Miniature Rhino: CUSTOM embroidery

More embroidery? Yes, please forgive me. But this time, it’s for the bride and groom. Or for your own wedding. Because how cute is this custom embroidery from Miniature Rhino? I can’t pass it up!!!

 

Real Wedding: Chris and Layla

It’s a little known fact that I went to graduate school to study English. I had originally thought I wanted to get my doctorate and teach literature. Then I realized how terrible the job market is for Ph.D.’s in English. And the plan started to unravel. Nevertheless, I have an obsession with words, which means my favorite game is Scrabble (though oddly, not many people like to play it with me. Hmmm?).

So you can imagine my absolute delight when Jeff Wallace sent over this wedding which incorporated a little shout out to Scrabble, which Chris and Layla played on their first date. How cute is that? Such personality!

B. Poetic

I wanted to do a special post on B. Poetic’s work, which I fell in love with a few months ago while planning the design for the JC workshop I designed and styled. If you haven’t discovered Kaitlin yet, you’ve really got to make sure you check out her site and blog. Everything is so fresh, cheery, feminine and all around too good to be true. Kaitlin was so sweet to send me a few pieces from her collection, which I happily borrowed. They added such a gorgeous touch!

So really…head over to her site now and make your wardrobe ten times cuter with a handmade detail from B. Poetic. Before you go though, here are a few adorable pictures from a wedding that featured her too-cute shoe clips! These GORGEOUS photos were shot by Jenny McCann.

 

 

Speechless!

I had the absolute pleasure of getting to help out with Utterly Engaged’s November photo shoot yesterday. Words cannot explain how big my designer crush is on Paige, from Bash Eco Events and Kelly from Succulet Love Designs and Yes, Please. Their styling, inspired by their board below, blew my mind. And I swear, I’m totally not exaggerating. I almost shed a tear…partly because I was so jealous of their amazingness and partly because their work was just that great. Can’t wait for you to see the November issue of Utterly Engaged, but until then, you’ll have to check out the hot-off-the-press October issue.