I am always looking for really great ways to package up gifts and such, so when Viola sent me the finished product of her new eco-fabric gift wrap, I swooned. We teased you a while back with a photo or two, but I wanted to let you know that these little babies are now available for purchase at the Chewing the Cud Etsy Shop!

LOOOOOOVE them. I am working on doing a bridesmaids gift round-up (if you have ideas for...

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Well, I am just soaking up the sun in the Cayman Islands (not really, we’ve been “working” the whole time…I guess, if you call sitting in on a series of incredible forums “working”) loving every bit of my SMP vacation. And, I am so happy that my blog is in really good hands today as the FABULOUS Viola of chewing the cud is guest writing today!

So, let’s all welcome the lovely and...

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So, the last wedding that Aaron blogged about was Tuscan Inspired…in Southern California. This one is Tuscan Inspired…in Tuscany! And the photographs will make you drool. There really are no words.

Obviously, there is something blissfully romantic about the thought of getting married in Italy. The food, the wine, the rolling vineyards. It’s just a little piece of heaven.

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I am not much for themes when it comes to weddings. I am not much for themes when it comes to anything. BUT, there is the rare exception to the rule in my book of all things great…travel. I’ve started to see weddings that focus on travel and long distance loves start to pop up and there is just something so romantic about the idea.

We have a gorgeous travel themed affair coming up in a bit, but before we get to it, I wanted to share some fun travel inspired details that...

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I’ve have to admit, I’ve save the best of today’s images for last. The really delicious details from Elizabeth Messina’s A Lovely Workshop, the ones that make what I do everyday so much fun.

Viola of Chewing the Cud is written ALL over this affair. And together with Eden of End Design, they...

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We are featuring Elizabeth Messina’s most recent little piece of heaven…A Lovely Workshop, geared at bringing photographers together to shoot a staged, real wedding with some of the most innovative and talented vendors across the wedding industry. In a word, the event was perfection. From the incredible styling to a cake that will make you cry…

The Kenwood...

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Elizabeth Messina is kind of the IT girl of all things beautiful. Her photographs are loved by bloggers, by magazine editors, by celebrities, by brides. She has an innate sense of style and design and always manages to capture photographs that could grace the walls of any home, that could make any bride turn pink with pure joy.

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I am sure that a lot of you already know that the National Stationery Show is coming up in the next few days. For paper people, this is the end all be all of design…with great new companies debuting their wares, classic companies featuring new and exciting products, letterpress and engraving that would make any bride swoon…an now, more than ever, extensions of paper like packaging ideas and even fabrics.

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Viola, of Chewing the Cud, is definitely the star of SMP today…with her chic approach to weddings, her thoughtful desire to work with brides in all budgets and her incredible sense of design. Her custom invitations literally make my heart skip a beat so when I heard that she was launching a line of flat printed, ready made designs for the style savvy bride on a budget, AND that she is giving SMP readers the exclusive sneak...

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So, if you are new to SMP, you might not know about my obsession with Chewing the Cud. Viola, the genius behind the brand, has been a Style Me Pretty staple…from her gorgeous DIY projects, her own fabulous more...