Pretty Shoe Tuesday

I think these would be cute wedding shoes for a bride with red as one of her wedding colors...

Nina Quena Evening Pumps from Macys

dress up

Anthropologie has a lot of cute dresses right now. Some of my favorites:

they should have named it the 'Betsy'

I died when I saw this handbag. It was made for me! Peachy-Pink and just like my old Carly bag (which is showing it's age). Oh, to have $360 bucks lying around. If only it were appropriate to put things such as unnecessary Coach handbags on a wedding registry...

leather Brooke bag from Coach

Pretty Shoe Tuesday

I fancy these Valentino sandals. A little feather, a little structural bow, chic and sophisticated. It reminds me of a fancy English hat.

Valentino Feather Trim Satin Sandal from Nordstrom

C'est Magnifique!

Who knew I could get so excited about wallpaper, but I saw this on Anthropologie and my heart went a-flutter. I want to cover a whole wall... nay, a whole room in it!

C'est Magnifique wallpaper from Anthropologie

top o' the mornin'

Happy St. Patty's Day :)

image via here

Pretty Shoe Tuesday

Black and white; polka dots and frills; cute and preppy!

the Naomi flat from Kate Spade

Time For Cake

We're having our first cake tasting today (yummy!). Not only are we choosing the flavors we want, but also the design and look of the cake. The first place I went for inspiration is, of course, Martha Stewart Weddings. So many pretty cakes...

all images from Martha Stewart Weddings

letterpress love

I finally experienced the pure joy of letterpress printing this past Saturday, and fell in love! I took a letterpress workshop with my mother offered by a local press shop and learned how to print on an antique C&P letterpress. We had a great time learning about the craft and printing our own project. There's a lot that goes into creating a letterpress piece, and I now have such a better appreciation for the time-honored tradition. I'm certainly looking to incorporate letterpress into the wedding in some factor. I'm smitten with it.

composing the lead type, letter by letter

printing on the press

our finished product--a beautiful, deep impression

Letterpress Workshop at Railway Station Press in Alexandria, VA. More on letterpress here.

images by me

Pretty Shoe Tuesday

These Jimmy Choo's are a little outrageous, yet totally intriguing. Talk about flamboyant feet. Maybe I've still got Olympics on the brain, but they remind me of an ice-skating outfit--in all their bedazzled, sheer-cutout glory. :)

Jimmy Choo Embellished Open-Toe Ankle Boots from Saks

Pretty Shoe Tuesday

It's March! It's Spring! Time for all the pretty new shoe collections to appear, with fab shoes like this:

Brian Atwood Farrah heel