Well, hello!

I swear I am still alive blogging world! It's been over a month...goodness, almost 2 months since my last post. I will be completely honest with you, it just got to be too much. My day time job has been very demanding (in a good/challenging way) and on top of that, this wedding planning business is no joke! All of my free time has been focused on following up with vendors, scheduling meetings and crafting (the fun part). I don't mind it at all, I absolutely LOVE the crafting and seeing all my ideas come to life. However, work + wedding + social life + hubby-to-be time + house chores + trying to fit in exercise and balanced diet does not give me much room for blogging...

Oh, and did I mention my new Etsy shop has been keeping me very busy as well! I have already racked up 30 sales in the past month! If you have not seen it yet, hop on over and check it out here. My biggest seller by far are the Bachelorette Party straws! It must be wedding season because as soon as I finish an order another one comes in! They are such a fun addition to the final fling event! I am hoping to add more flagged straws and other party decor items as soon as I can find the time. Stay tuned!

Back to the blogging thing... I hope you are not disappointed that I will not be posting as much; at least, not over the next few months. We are nearing 100 days until the wedding! I have a lot accomplished for the big day (11.9.13), but still so many little details to nail down. I have been working on invites currently and can not wait to share them! I have a lot of fun DIY projects that would be perfect for the blog. I do plan on sharing these projects in the future. Hopefully, by October things will be back to normal and I will be posting regularly again. 

Until then, please follow along with me as I tackle my wedding projects on my instagram feed (aka my mini blog). I will also try to keep my twitter and facebook page updated with current projects and wedding details! 

That's all for now! Sorry there are no fancy photos to keep you entertained. I am hoping to get back into photography some day soon as well...One thing at a time :)

xoxo, Lindsay

Pink Peonies!

Happy Friday loves! OMGoodness am I glad it's Friday...I will not go over the gory details, but it has been one crazy week! I am ready to wind down this weekend and spend some much needed QT with the fiance. 

I do not have a Friday cocktail prepared for you today {as mentioned above, this week has escaped me}, however, I DO have some pretty photos of my Coral Charm peonies that I planted in front of our house this spring. I have been meaning to edit them for weeks and finally got around to it last night. I am pretty impressed with some of the shots I captured. There are a few from when they were still planted and newly bloomed. They were the prettiest coral / fuchsia / hot pink color! Then, once I picked them and placed in the gold mason, they turned a soft, pale pink. I will definitely be purchasing a few more peony plants in the future.

Can you believe they were the same flowers? Such a beautiful color transformation!

See more photos {here}.

Have a Lovely weekend!

Flowers + Photography

I have found 2 new loves in my life...Flowers and Photography! I wanted to share with you a few photos I took of a pink and white carnation bouquet I created recently. There is something so simple and pretty about a bunch of fluffy carnations...



 

I found these pretties at the grocery store and started arranging them in a vase. I realized how pretty they would be as a bouquet so I gave it a try! I grabbed some pretty pink tulle and tied the stems together and boom! Pretty little pink fluffy carnation bouquet success!

 

I also took some snap shots of my new Etsy shop item using the pretty bouquet as a backdrop.

 

 

 

Who doesn't want a pretty striped straw to drink from on their Bachelorette Party? Now available on my Etsy shop, I have gold/white, pink/white and black/white striped straws flagged with "THE Bachelorette" and "Final Fling".

 

 

I am so excited to announce that I made my first sale last week! I am hoping to add even more Lovely goodness to the shop very soon!

 

PS - Have you entered in My Etsy Shop Giveaway yet? If not, hop on over and do so now! I will announce the winner on Friday!