wedding wednesday: can you even handler it?

quick post today . . . because i'm running around like a cray person getting ready for our trip to naples for chelsea and chuy's weddin'
{pics from the C party.  obvs}

and as if this was the 'real' chelsea and chuy's wedding there will be lots of vodka. . .

 and TONS of happy dances.

as much as we loff and are silly and effing love to tear shiz up- i know this day is about much more than vodka and happy dances.  

so nigel. . . 

 Jen and Nigel rule!

J & M - i love you guys so much and cannot wait to celebrate YOU. 

hasta manana!

{and obvs i will not be posting poolside but promise to share the deets next week.}

desperate tuesday

i have a gazillion things to do while the wee ones are at school but this rainy weather inspired me to curl up with george and loo and do a bit of work from home . . . while watching desperate.

i'm well aware that i am one of the last peeps on the planet that watch this show and i'm not afraid to admit that i am totes sad to 'kiss them goodbye'.  {but i'm in great company- love you kate and ash}

i know it's a long shot but do you still watch? are you a bree, lynette, susan or gabi?

i worship them all, mainly gabi.  but i'd have to say i'm more of a susan  . . . mostly because she always falls.  obvs.

happy rainy tuesday!

spring fling

had a chance to get gussied up on saturday and wore my new elva fields necklace.

WOR-SHIP elva.

wore it with this gray chiffon number from calypso sans belt.  obvs.

 {via LG's closet- thanks, liz!}

also dug these bad boys out of the closet.  sorta cheesy i know but they work well with the gray.

since i wasn't purchasing a "new " dress or shoes -  i splurged on hair & make up.

here's the look i went for . . .

so i didn't look exactly like this twenty-something supermodel but it was a solid attempt by the gals at andrew michaels and rouge cosmetics. {maje props for not laughing in my face when i told them i wanted to look like this beauty}

 btw, loving my new lip candy - paula dorf's flamingo

and NARS new larger than life lipgloss in Odalisque 

now gearing up for the main event.  a very special shelby gets married this weekend!  i pretty much die of excitement. . . 

if i can stop jumping up and down long enough to post this week, i will.

oh and SJLD in full effect.  OBVS.

frenchie friday: perfectly pied

via fashion salade

via

via etsy

sooo, is it awk that it took me two years to meet JBW's youngest children but less than 2 weeks to meet her french bulldog puppy?  and that I have seen the puppy twice already. . . perhaps. . .
but whatevs.  i heart puppies! {bebes?  not so much. . . }

meet C. C. - the perfectly pied princess . . .

i. die.

looloo is not MIL with this fine young thing.  can't say i blame the bitch.  i'd feel threatened by this cuteness, too!

je t'aime C.C!

loverly lilac

i find myself coveting my neighbor these days because her gorge lilac bushes are blooming.  lucky for her they are out of arm's reach, and unlucky for me they are just out of sniffing range.

NOTHING brings me back to my childhood like the scent of lilacs.

we had a beautiful bush in our yard in my very special little town and the smell brings on nostalgia overload.

i'm not a huge fan of purple but if it's just the right shade of lilac, it's a go!

especially on princess cake.  

obvs.

but us commoners might have to settle for these options to bring a lil lilac into our lives.

serena & lily's lilac paint

alice & olivia side drape dress

lilac-scented dyptique candle

AG for calypso stilt stretch sateen

essie's to buy or not to buy

via

to leave you with a deep thought {via boomie}

“April is the cruelest month, breeding
lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
memory and desire, stirring
dull roots with spring rain.”

― T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land
guess i'm not the only one feeling nostalgic.

image via a country farmhouse

wedding wednesday: shower worship

so i'm currently a busy bee working on some big fun for the ash's shower in early june.

nothing inspires me more than this girl scout photo shoot by beau & arrow events.  

the ash is no girl scout {obvs} but the gorgeous look & feel & absolute whimsey of the event is what i aspire to achieve.   seems that everything the fabulous ladies at beau & arrow design is in line with my dream aesthetic {ahem, as i find myself repinning almost ALL of their pins.}  these ladies rock!  {oh and apparently they have a soft spot for frenchies, too.  WOR-SHIP.}

okay, i simply cannot gush enough -see for yourself.

someone please call 911. i'm DY-ing over this dessert table!

and be sure to head to their blog for every last glorious detail.

vendor LOVE:
event design + coordination: Beau & Arrow Events // photography: Katie Neal Photo // venue: Olivenhain Meeting House // florals: Blush Botanicals // paper goods: Posh Paperie // cake + cupcakes: Hey! There Cupcake // hair & make up:10.11 Make up // rentals: Moss Vintage Rentals // cookies: VG Donuts & Bakery // lollipops: Custom Candy Creations // chiavari chairs: Allie’s Party Rentals // linens: Wildflower Linens