It's pretty awesome to click on SMP and see a giveaway for wedding invitations, right? Well, let me just sweeten the pot and tell you that the hosts of the giveaway are none other than the cute, cute girls at Hello! Lucky...one of our all time favorite stationery brands. Their work is a little bit vintage, a little bit modern...and more than anything, it's simply gorgeous. And if it's possible to top the wedding invitations that we... [MORE]
The first post of the New Year is a bit like the first day of school. A little bit of nerves, a little bit of excitement, a little bit of a lazy hangover still lingering. We had a blissful week off (and by blissful I really mean totally insane with little spurts of relaxation that you can read about over on backstage) and managed to not only spend some much needed QT with our family, but also to spend some... [MORE]
I am mad for this next holiday DIY project sent to us by the always talented duo at Hello! Lucky. They've partnered up with stylist extraordinaire, Shana Faust, to create a project is all yumminess. And the very best part is that you can change up the letters and make the most adorable wedding favors EVER. We heart BOTH Hello! Lucky and Shana Faust a lot and are tickled pink that they... [MORE]
We're thrilled to announce the winners of the Hello! Lucky contest and the HUGE Crate and Barrel Product Giveaway. Thank you everyone for participating... every single time we do a contest I wish that each of you could win. First up, the winner of the... [MORE]
I hope that everyone had a great weekend and a spook-tacular Halloween (lame, I know)! You can read all about our crazy weekend over on BACKSTAGE. Let's just say that I am so glad to be at home, blogging about all things beautiful rather than being stuck in an airport hotel with a cranky, cranky baby! Today is a good day! It's time for our weekly round-up that our fabulous editor, Carrie... [MORE]
There really are no words that could possibly do this giveaway justice. Many of the vendors are dear friends of mine that just happen to be the absolute best in their field so it's a huge honor to have them collaborate on such a massive gift...just for SMP readers to boot. So let me just get right to it. In honor of all things Napa Valley, and destination weddings at their finest, some of the Bay Area's insanely talented vendors have come together to gift one lucky reader a pretty... [MORE]
Today, we are taking a time-out to say a huge and hearty welcome to our latest and greatest advertisers. We pride ourselves on only partnering up with the brands that we love, so we hope that you'll take some time to visit their sites and show them a little SMP love! First up, the fabulous, needs-no-words-of-introduction...Hello! Lucky!!! Hello! Lucky has been a longtime favorite of mine....as there is just... [MORE]
Basically, anything Hello! Lucky gets their hands on, I immediately fall in love with. This wedding isn't any different! From the PERFECT invitations and paper goods to the cute red, white and blue palette...every little detail is heaven! all photographs by Misti Layne From the girls at Hello! Lucky... [MORE]
We are working the blogs today for some seriously gorgeous eye candy. We started with real weddings but now we are on to DIY projects! Here are a few that you are going to love. First up, over at Oh So Beautiful Paper, the girls are featuring a reader submitted Save the Date that screams style and fun! LOVE! To see the how-to (and so much more eye candy) head on over to Oh So Beautiful Paper! * * *[MORE]
Hope everyone had a great weekend! We had some technical difficulties on Friday so we didn't get a chance to announce the Hello! Lucky giveaway winner. So without further ado, the winner is... Mary! Who said... I absolutely love the Sparrows line from the Joel Dewberry collection. It’s beautiful and perfect for our garden ceremony! My fiance is in graduate school and I just had my hours cut back, so winning this would be a blessing words couldn’t describe. Best of... [MORE]
Well, we are running a little bit late today...after an amazing weekend wedding in Laguna Beach, Monday has come WAY too fast. But, to make up for the delay, I thought we could start the week off with an INCREDIBLE giveaway by our wonderfully talented friends at Hello! Lucky!!! The ridiculously fabulous... [MORE]
After the two absolutely fabulous DIY projects that we featured this morning (the unbelievably great homemade vanilla favors that Kathleen, our DIY guru crafted and the absolutely gorgeous centerpieces that Natasha... [MORE]
Love, love, love the sweet simplicity of today's featured affair. Oftentimes, it's the small, really intimate weddings that are the most beautiful. That really capture the meaning behind a wedding...close friends and family celebrating the joy of the occassion. With that said, if your family is anything like my family...there is no way to have a small wedding! That is one of the reasons that I love today's featured affair. So many of the ideas can easily be adapted for a larger... [MORE]
I am really picky when it comes to the DIY projects that we feature on SMP. I want them to be chic, sweet and sophisticated, clean and modern...all together lovely to look at. I don't want them to seem terribly homemade but I do want them to have that lovely handmade charm that the right projects always have. That is why I love the DIY ideas that we featured earlier today, and why I love the wedding that we are featuring right now! images by... [MORE]
Since we are featuring two really incredible DIY projects today (homemade vanilla favors and mediterranean inspired centerpieces), I thought that it would be the perfect time to feature this absolutely gorgeous, DIY inspired real wedding (DIY details to come a bit later)![MORE]