Holiday Shop-Seeing in Paris

Hello! I am back from London and Paris and will be sharing some photos with you over the next few days. I won't bore you with too many touristy photos but will try and share some that you may like. London was great, my husband had an art exhibition there, but I have to admit Paris was just fabulous, absolutely fabulous.

Here are some photos of our visit to the Galeries Lafayette. We spent an entire afternoon there. I could've spent all day in their amazing food market let alone looking at all of the amazing clothes! It is definitely the most beautiful department store I have ever been in architecturally. Despite braving a couple of cold days, we lucked out and caught their holiday displays which were beautifully over the top. It was hard to capture the overall beauty of the displays as most of the elements in them were actually in motion, but here is my attempt. Oh Paris, how I miss you already. More to come...

{photos from Thoughtful Day}

Times of Paris

In addition to all of the amazing tips readers sent my way, this website, Times of Paris was really helpful in helping me plan some of my destination spots.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Au Revoir!!!

Kate Headley

I absolutely love this top photo by Kate Headley. And how great do the orange/tawny colored shoes look with the purple bridesmaid's dresses? I love the color combination!

{photos by kate headley}

Rag & Bone Bindery

These handmade albums and books by Rag & Bone Bindery are absolutely gorgeous. Their use of rich colors, fabrics and lovely patterns make these items the perfect keepsake for your wedding or gift giving during this upcoming holiday season. The great thing about these designs are the multiple cover and binding options that you can choose from to customize your item to your wedding colors or your particular taste.

{photos from rag & bone bindery}

Salt & Pepper for your Cake

Inspired by this top photo, I did an etsy search for vintage salt and pepper shakers which I think would be the perfect cake toppers, and here are a few of my favorites...


{so cute}


{classic blue birds}



{my favorite, the odd couple}

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Posting has been light this week and will be next week as I have been in London for the last few days and will be in Paris all of next week. And again, thank you to everyone that sent me tips for Paris, I can't wait to explore! Will share pics when I get back!!!!

Curiosities

I absolutely love little stores with beautifully curated curiosities such as these at Bell'occhio. If I lived nearby I would be in there every day!

{all photos from bellocchio}

Vote

{awesome ring by renee frances}

A Modern Farm Wedding

Over the last 6 months, I have exchanged quite a few emails with fellow bride and blogger Christina of A Farm Fresh Wedding. She and her husband just got married earlier this Fall at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, one of my most favorite places on earth! For any bride looking to get married there, she has posted a really great question and answer about her experiences there.




The nosey blogger in me then went to her very talented photographer, Sarah Sloboda's blog and saw these amazing detail shots of some of the ceramic pieces Christina herself created for their wedding. So lovely, I can't wait to see more pics!

{photos by sarah sloboda}

Monogrammed Love

Recently I was in an Anthropologie store and as always I left inspired and my pockets were a little lighter. What I have been most impressed with lately is there abundance of monogrammed items. I saw these monogrammed soap dish sets and they are gorgeous. There are a lot of places that do monogrammed items and often they lack personality, but Anthropologie has really taken it to the next level.

{photos from anthropologie}






On the home front, Jonathan Adler has a fun selection of monogrammed letter pillows, how perfect would these be as a gift for a couple, their two initials and an ampersand or even personalized for your wedding party?

{photos from jonathan adler}

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

Colorful, Creative Favors

I love the idea of having these mini-colored pencils used as favors at a wedding. How cute would it be to put your label on top of theirs? With a little a pad of paper, possibly monogramed, it would be the perfect favor set! Who said only the kids get to have fun coloring at weddings?

{photos from old school uppercase}