{florals}

{this is glamorous}

etsy blog love

Chris and Katy of simplybeginning.com, a DIY wedding and starting-new-life-together blog, were kind enough to include etsy wedding in their top 10 blogs all young couples should read -- thanks guys!

along with wedding planning and recipes, Chris has a series of posts for those interested in brewing your own beer for your wedding, which is above and beyond. handmade beer.




{each photo links to its shop}

{have a wonderful weekend}

{p.s.} new & lovely:
* lookbook: karla spetic winter 2010
* runway: nini ricci pre-fall 2010
* inspiration: no place like home

* at {this is glamorous}: a charming mix and sexy & summery

{images: pool style, catherine mcneil & noah mills by alexi lubomirski for H&M summer 2010}

{have a wonderful weekend}

{p.s.} new & lovely things:
* golden desert sun
* a summer's afternoon
* hazy summer whites

{image: maddox & angelina jolie - vanity fair via a diary of lovely}

mailbag: cozyblue, unusually fine photos, etc.

{ custom heart tree pillow by cozyblue }

liz of cozyblue writes with a sweet idea for a wedding or anniversary gift -- the screenprinted/custom-embroidered tree pillow ("also available as wall art, for those with juice-dribbling kiddos or animals who like to claw"). or, for your friends growing families, the adorable custom family tree. thanks for writing, liz!

{ cozyblue }

also clever:

• three recent columbia grads started a company called chocomize.com, where you can custom-design your own chocolate bars as favors or whatnot. i like their story.
  

contests:

• max and margaret of unusually fine photography wrote with an unusually charming invite for new york couples to enter their free wedding-day photography contest by march 12. check out their fun portfolio.
  

• oxo is still flacking their free giveaway contest, happening each week. nothing wrong with free! acloserlookatoxo.com

not to be NYC-centric, here's a"food-and-drink-themed bridal event" march 11 at the astor center, eat drink be married.

{gold sequins in the afternoon}

{p.s.} more sequins: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

{fashion toast, photography by christophe wu}

{photographer: maria dawlat}

. . . a little time off for holidays and festive dinner parties and wishing you a merry, merry christmas!
xo

{p.s.} many new & lovely things:
* inspiration: winter white
* ad campaign: trucco 06/07
* ad campaign: leigh lezark for mango
* photographer: sigurd grünberger
* inspiration: day to night

{photography by maria dawlat via a thing for & felicity -- thanks so much!}

{holiday inspiration: sequins, of course}

{many new & lovely things:}
* runway: michael kors pre-fall 2010
* photographer: gabriella imperatori-penn 1
* runway: oscar de la renta pre-fall 2010
* holiday inspiration: little black dress
* photographer: gabriella imperatori-penn 2
* photographer: gabriella imperatori-penn 3
* photographer: gabriella imperatori-penn 4

{image: vanessa}

{gemma ward & paolo roversi}

{more paolo:}
> individuallure
> almost like floating
> audrey marnay

{more gemma:}
> with josh
> a ballerina
> in red
> for hermès

MAGAZINE: Italian Vogue March 2004
MODEL: Gemma Ward
PHOTOGRAPHER: Paolo Roversi

{happy valentine's day + sparks}

Happy Valentine's Day! And a beautiful, beautiful weekend.
xo

{images: 1 - swiss miss; 2 - tumblr; 3 - ffffound!}