the final wedding planning trip to tampa!

this past weekend my parents and i made the final journey 4 hours upcoast to the city i am getting married in. we finalized the venue, cake, flowers and we had our trial hair and makeup done! there’s a lot of little questions and details that have come up along the way– such as who provides glassware, who walks down the aisle with who, the…

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F21/ a walk in miami beach soundscape park ♥

i’m teaming up with Forever 21 to share some of my favorite Miami Beach spots! I am so excited to bring you into my world/ my home! South beach is fairly small, and you can basically walk anywhere, or bike! I live and work within walking distance of this lovely park known as the miami beach soundscape park at washington avenue and 17th street. The…

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crafty cozy winter days.

24 days until THE day, and i am on a journey up to tampa to meet with vendors for the final time before the wedding! i spent the entire day finishing up tons of wedding projects with my mom (some peeks are above 🙂 ) i dont know what i would do without the helping hands of my parents, they’ve helped so much to make…

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my bachelorette weekend ♥

some of my bridesmaids and friends from work! my amazing maid of honor lacey. we’ve been best friends since 6th grade! my second maid of honor alex! don’t know what i’d do without this girl. alex and sara. sara flew in all the way from LA!! i usually try to keep this blog strictly fashion/ DIY related, but i just had to share a few…

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wedding style ♥

i just got back from my bachelorette party! it was THE best weekend maybe ever, and i am so thankful for my maids of honor and that they took the time to plan it all! i will share a few photos soon! a big group of friends and i all went to key west, florida! one of the more time consuming projects for me in…

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llewyn davis feeling.

i have been so attracted to the style of the movie “llewyn davis” (which you should definitely see if you haven’t yet!) neutral colors, grainy shots, brown plaids… i cannot get enough these days. there’s something so romantic about this washed out undersaturated look. i wore this outfit when spending the day with my mom today. i was sick for 2 days, and now i…

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sunset sailor.

hello! i wore this for a mini roadtrip to my parents house to work on some wedding planning. we went to the craft store and ordered some fun little things from etsy (aka the wedding lifesaver site). i’ve been spending mostly every day doing weddding projects & working, and i have to admit I AM TIRED. haha. i’ve made myself a bit sick with overworking…

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color companionship.

there truly is not a color that i adore more than mustard yellow. it combines so romantically with so many colors– cremes, browns, reds and i’ve recently discovered that this red wine color is its perfect pair. i found these jeans thrifting a few years back, and have styled them tons of times on my blog (here and here), i love that they can work…

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rainy day feeling

rainy days are poetic in my mind. maybe standing in the drizzling rain for outfit pictures ISNT, but i think these pictures capture my sentiments perfectly. the world feels grainy, my eyes feel heavy and my creativity feels endless. my wedding is in 1 month, and i am enjoying running down my list of projects. florida has been “cold” lately (it really has been! 50…

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I’m in a book; the american lookbook!

“look claude, your mommy is in a book!”  It has been so hard for me to keep such an exciting thing a secret, but now i can finally share! I am in a book that was just published called American Lookbook. It contains three parts, one about fashion and the other two about home decor and architecture. the fashion section includes tons of bloggers that…

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beach day dusk.

to be honest, sometimes it is hard to find time to take “outfit photos.” this has been one of those weeks. the last thing i really want to do after work (if it is even still light out when i am off) is stay in my clothes to take photos. i usually just want to go to the gym. on days off, if i don’t…

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hello again january.

this new years felt extraordinarily special, because it is the year i’m marrying matt. it was our fifth new years together! it felt like we were in our own little universe and my eyes were only on him all night. we sipped champagne and chatted about our relationship, our future, past new years’, what is important to us, favorite moments of 2013, favorite moments since…

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