Winter Wedding: Plaid!

Okay so anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE plaid!   I kinda go nuts for a broad shouldered handsome man wearing wool plaid, and I really like to wear it myself from time to time!  So I just about fell over in my chair when I stumbled across this bold and above all beautiful bride rocking a red plaid wedding outfit and looking so perfectly chic all the while!  The tailored flannel works so great with the full cream skirt!  I always swore that if I ever got married again I would totally elope since I did all the wedding hoopla once already, but this wedding outfit could probably change my mind!  This particular bride got married at a ranch down in Texas, but how great would this be for a north woods wedding!   {Photos by Claire Richarson}

I think what makes this work so well is that it's just a little plaid, so it's not overwhelming you. I couldn't find any pictures of her groom but I imagine him in a plain suit with a plaid tie OR a boutonnière with a little plaid ribbon around it.  Just little touches here &  there is all you need. 

And here's just a little plaid inspiration for the guys too:

Happy Friday (thank god!)

I'm so glad it's Friday.  I haven't had the best week.  No need to get into it...

But seriously, the weather's gotten cold again, it's gloomy, and I needs a pick-me-up!  So today's post is all things bright and beautiful on Etsy!  And I'm talkin' NEON bright! 

Save the date by YellowBrickGraphics, Hand-dyed yarn by SunriseFiberCo, Diamons wall hanging by sfettingis, BRO onesie by plutokids, Pink zebra beads by NeonNarwhal, Hats by ArturoRios, Ampersand screenprint by shopampersand, Vintage neon splatter dress by elsiecaney,

Workwear Wednesday: Color Connection

With the holidays coming up fast, and me my husband hosting a party in (eek!) a week & a half, I'm on the hunt for a pretty new holiday dress to wear.  I guess I'm not really feeling red or green this year because I really have the erge to wear a cobalt or royal blue dress!  So with that in mind, for this week's Workwear Wednesday everything is coming up vibrant blue!

Something like this would be party perfect!

Love the simplicity of this dress... and the sleeves!

Workwear Wednesday

Halloween is coming up, and is on a Monday this year.  In the past I've typically shown a little holiday spirit by wearing all black to the work place.  Here's advice if you love Halloween but can't exactly show up to the office in full costume!  Try a little tastefully done orange and black combination.

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Orange You Glad It's A Wedding?

I love orange, so bright and sunny!  It can be a tough color to wear (especially for blonds) but I love to accessorize and decorate with orange, so I was delighted this morning when I saw this orange wedding reception over on 100 Layer Cake!  I just love the bold patterns!  To view the full post click here.

Fall Florals

We tend to focus on spring and summer when we think about wedding floral arrangements but it's fall now and there are some wonderful ways to incorporate the dark beauty of nature in autumn into fall weddings! We're talking darker pinks, deeper reds, feathers, prairie grasses... the list goes on!

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boutonnières from Martha Stewart Weddings

Center piece from The Ritzy Bee Blog

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Cotton Blossoms!  Great for fall or winter!  {source}

The above 3 designs are from Saipua Floral Design in Brooklyn, NY

Happy Friday!

Tomorrow is October 1st.  Do you know why that is an exciting day?  It's the day that (for me) it's officially okay to start bring out the autumn decor, specifically the ceramic pumpkins!  Yeah you heard me!   I know, I don't seem like the type to go for the cheesy fall decorator items, and I'm not!  I just like ceramic pumpkins.  But with that one exception I welcome fall by changing out my house linens to more seasonal colors and also by bringing in signs of the season like real pumpkins, gourds, a wheat wreath on the door.  You see, September is a transition month between the seasons, one where we mourn for the loss of summer, gradually accept the changing of the seasons, and finally by October 1st, we are ready to welcome the fall!  How do you welcome fall?  Do you redecorate a little or not at all or do you go all out for Halloween with orange lights, hay bails and fake spider webs?  Below is my preference of a subtle season decor.

Fall is Here! Pretty pumpkins enter the scene.

Last Friday was the first official day of fall, so today I wanted to feature a beautiful fall wedding!  This one really embraces one of the major icons of autumn, the pumpkin!  See the full post here.  I love pumpkins and I'm not sure why... maybe it just has to do with all those happy fall memories from childhood.  Pumpkins were plentiful in my house growing up and it was always a special outing for my brother, sister, and I to go to Pumpkin Land, a roadside farm truck or to the local farmers market to pick out our pumpkins.   We each took care in inspecting and choosing our own, which was a serious task for a kid because after all, this was the canvas upon which Jack-o-lanterns were carved!  While we did this my mom was usually busy filling a paper sack with a variety of gourds, mini pumpkins and Indian corn to decorate the mantle and make center pieces with.  It was a simple yearly tradition for us but one I looked forward to every year & soon I'll be choosing some pumpkins for my own house.

Moody Blues

I'm feeling a bit off today, a bit moody like the piano score from Fiona Apple's Slow Like Honey.  It's the moody blues. {images via pinterest}