"The Whole Cake"

Before we launched Living we had a little blog called Backstage. It's still there if you want to check it out, we just don't always update it. But in a nutshell, it was about the business behind SMP, the little nuggets of lessons learned that helped us take stock and helped other small businesses learn from what worked and didn't work. And for many insiders, backstage was their go-to. So today, we're hearkening the days on...

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Sometimes my job is hard. I know, I know - you probably think I'm being overly dramatic, but when I get a group of images from Erich McVey Photography as gorgeous as these with styling by A & B Creative so perfect I want to recreate it in my own life - it's hard to do it all justice. Impossible really. So I'll leave you with...

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San Francisco, how do I love thee. The gorgeous backdrop, the chic approach to design, the coolest of the cool people. And home to some of the prettiest weddings on the planet. Which very much includes this next make you smile, make you gush celebration. Complete with little girls all in blue, a bride that is positively glowing and a sense of cool that just IS. Photographed by Sasha Gulish, this wedding is all love, all...

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A wedding photo shoot inspired by interior design = my heaven. ESPECIALLY when it is inspired by the designs of  Mary McDonald (of Bravo's Million Dollar Decorator fame). And it just goes to show how easily interior design can be translated into wedding details. Plus, it's such a great way to add your own style stamp to your upcoming nuptials. Edyta Szyszlo Photography teamed up with an awesome group of vendors including the design...

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