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One of my main sources of inspiration comes from Weddings. I LOVE wedding blogs & browsing weddings on Pinterest.  Weddings are so magical, they have that element of romance & whimsy that I love. 

I have been married almost 10 years (June 7th) and for this big milestone year I am throwing a rustic barn party! And I am thrilled I got the hubby to go along with it!

I LOVE throwing & organizing parties! According to my husband, I go "over the top" but I like to think of it as paying attention to the little details.  To me, those little added details are what makes a party special! And they don't have to cost a lot of money!

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We know people who have this amazing barn (they even have weddings there already) and that is where I chose to have the party! I wanted an outdoor, rustic wedding when I got married, but it didn't happen so this is my re-do if you will!

We don't want to spend a ton of money, so we are using a lot of items we already have to decorate with: mason jars, chalk boards, flowers from my own garden, old crates and pop boxes, ladders and twinkle lights.

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I can hardly contain my excitement over this! I can't wait to see it all come together! But I don't want to spill all the details just yet! ;) But don't worry, I will definitely be sharing the final results with you! 

Until then, tell me where you draw inspiration!

Green Wedding Shoes: Wedding Inspiration + a Feature!

Image via Green Wedding Shoes

A little while ago Janie of The Bride's Cafe asked me to send her a few of my Custom Vintage Wedding pieces to be used in a styled wedding shoot.  I LOVE everything Janie does so I gladly sent some items off to her. 

A while later she contacted me and said that the styled shoot was going to be featured on Green Wedding Shoes! I was so excited! 

Image via Green Wedding Shoes

I LOVE weddings, they provide so much inspiration for me! I even have a pinterest board dedicated to weddings! For me, they are so inspiring...and not just for wedding ideas, many of my decor and design ideas were sparked by wedding photos!

It was a beautiful shoot and I'm so thrilled to have been a part of it! I am honored they decided to feature my husband & wife forks and a custom wedding cake server.

♥ Be sure to stop over at Green Wedding Shoes + The Bride's Cafe to see the entire shoot! ♥

What likely or unlikely places do you find inspiration from?

Sneak Peek: My Vintage Wedding Shoot

I have been wanting to do a product shoot for.like.ever now! 

So when I saw my friend Laura of LillyPie's amazing product shoot by Sarah Beth Photography, I knew it was time to take the leap! 

It was such a fun process!! The first thing I did was go over my vision for the shoot with Sarah. Since we live in different states, we emailed back and forth and I created a Pinterest board full of inspiration for her to look over. I will admit, I panicked a bit since I would not be able to be there for the shoot, but then remembered I was in good hands! I had such a great feeling about Sarah from the beginning! 


Sarah emailed me photos of couples that applied for the shoot & I got to pick my models! They turned out to be perfect for the vision I had for this shoot! They are too adorable!

I sent her pictures of a cake I liked & she had one made for the shoot, she hired hair and makeup for the models, I mailed her my products, we went over my ideas again & I sat at my computer anxiously awaiting the sneak peeks! 

Even though I have only seen a few shots, I could not be happier! Sarah nailed my vision! 

I can not wait to share the rest of the photos with you! If you have thought about taking the step of hiring a professional photographer to shoot your product photos, I strongly suggest it! Your photos are the biggest asset you have when selling online! 


I can not wait to add these to my shop! 

Wedding Markers & Reminder to Enter Giveaway!

Know anyone getting married?

These are nice keepsake markers for weddings!

The Bride & Groom markers can be found here

& the Happily Ever After set can be found here.

GIVEAWAY REMINDER:

Also don't forget, today is the last day to enter my

Monogram Necklace Giveaway...

Click here for details & to enter!

(New) The Family Monogram Necklace!

The Family Monogram Necklace

A Sterling Silver Circle tag will be hand stamped
with my NEW 1/4" Monogram Style Font.

The 1/4" Monogram Stamp is large & very nice!

Pick the first letter of your families last name
or go with the initial of your child/sweetheart/loved
one or your own first initial!

The Family Monogram Necklace

is now available in my Etsy Shop!

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This necklace would also be a perfect

Gift for your Bridesmaids!!

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Wedding Season Treasures

It's Wedding Season!

(Everytime I hear that I think of Wedding Crashers & giggle) Images

So, in honor of this lovely time of year,
I have added a few new items that are

perfect for Wedding Season:

Bride & Groom Place Markers:

Happily Ever After

Bride & Groom Set

Vintage Spoon Marker for

The Happy Couple:

Family Name & Est. Date Spoon

Gift for the Bride:

Save the Date Necklace

Perfect gift for

Bridesmaids:

Itty Bitty Initials Necklace

Wedding Favor &

Thank you Gifts

Now that I have "grown up" and really found my personal style, I sometimes wish I could do my wedding over (with the same wonderful man of course). It would be a very rustic, outdoors affair with lots of wonderful food, dancing & lovely outdoor lighting!

Do you ever wish you could do your day over?