OK so I have to admit that I’m a bit of a blog addict – clearly not in the writing sense of things, but in the sense that I have about 25 blog feeds directed to my inbox that I check on a regular basis. So this morning when I checked to see what the the two new posts from Style Me Pretty were… I was SO excited to see that one of them was a feature on my dear friend Nancy of Brideface! It’s a great post with some quick tips from Nance on how to look your best on your wedding day (quick tip from me: just hire Nancy).

The Style Me Pretty post also reminded me that I’m totally overdue on blogging Nancy’s wedding! I promise to post something by end of day tomorrow. :)

This has nothing to do with anything, although I can pretend that it does by telling you that these would make such a lovely favor for a winter wedding. Which if you’re going to bother with a favor (less and less couples are these days), make it edible! So few people save the trinkets like mini picture frames and whatnot.

Anyway back to the yummy picture at right… isn’t it gorgeous? I swiped it from Design*Sponge, which is my favorite daily read of all the (perhaps too many) blogs that I follow. What a great example of how putting a simple twist on a basic concept can completely personalize it and make it all the more special without much (if any) more effort or expense. And we all know that everything tastes better when it’s fancified.

So when planning your next event, keep that in mind, and swap out the white linens for something colorful or patterned, serve a signature drink instead of plain old wine (just rename your wine something fun if you’re short on time!), or cut your dessert cookies into anything other than a circle. Life’s in the details and the details should reflect you!

Now I’m off to attempt to make some cookies. Anyone have any good (and more importantly, easy) recipes? Please share!

Sarah and Adam’s wedding was way back in July, and while I already blogged about it with my non-pro pics, I am just now finally getting around to posting some of the pro pictures from the wonderful Geri Ciulla of Ciulla Photography. Gorgeous! The ceremony was held at St. Monica-St. George in Clifton and the reception was held at the Krippendorf Lodge at the Cincinnati Nature Center.

The other day, Amanda (the very talented associate coordinator at Aviva Events) and I had a field trip afternoon. We lunched at Potbelly (a favorite of mine for catering small, casual lunches — YUM) and then visited a few venues that Amanda had yet to see (mostly park properties, managed by HPM). But in between lunch and the venue lesson, we stopped in to Poeme on Michigan Avenue for some general perusing of merchandise and annoying of Phil (co-owner with Kristen).

First things first- their window displays are always so freaking cute. Makes me want to buy lots of paper and make cute things out of it. I guess that would be the point, of perhaps I am just very much their target demographic. (Good work, Kristen and Phil!). Secondly, the store is filled with a GREAT variety of holiday cards (not to mention of course stationery, wedding included), and lots of fun gift choices, too. My personal favorite line of cards that they carry (other than Kristen’s own Cardiology, of course) is by a company called Uncooked. These cards are NOT for the faint of heart, and are definitely not sweet in any way, shape or form. They are more snarky, tongue-in-cheek, and in my opinion wonderfully funny. These are the cards that you know you can only send to certain people! Love them. Some are nicer than (and some are less nice than) this one below:
My PSA for today is to let you know that Poeme is offering 20% of all boxed holiday cards now through December 24th. BUT the offer is only available to those who subscribe to their email list. Not a subscriber? Sign up! Need the email to print off? Let me know… I’ll forward it to you. :)