Peony Season, Yes Please!

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Peony season is upon us and I couldn’t be more excited!  My hubby picked some up for me this weekend at good old Trader Joe’s and they are beautiful!  I’m pretty sure I’ll be making a stop this week for some more… if only they could last forever :)

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Go and get some peonies for yourself while they’re still in season!  Here in California usually that is until early June.

Have a fabulous day!

♥,

Kris

Happy Mother’s Day!

All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my mother.  -Abraham Lincoln

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!

Here’s a preview of the card I sent to my mom from Treat.  They have adorable cards and gifts, check them out!

HappyMothersDay Photo by Sargeant Creative

Have a great weekend friends!

♥,

Kris

Custom Bouquet Paintings by Sarah Park Designs

Who wants a painting of one of your favorite wedding details, the bouquet? You guys, I love this idea! I first saw this concept over on Wedding Chicks and wanted to share it with you! Sarah Park creates custom watercolor paintings of your wedding bouquet, forever preserving your flowers in a special way. I’m definitely bookmarking her Etsy site, Sarah Park Designs, for future reference! What a great gift this would be for a recently married friend or from a husband to wife.

HGE1Floral Design: Hey Gorgeous Events | Photography: Leah Mullet Photography

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I want one… hopefully it will be sooner than later! Make sure you check out Sarah’s Etsy Shop here; she has a lot of pretty items up for sale.

♥,

Kris

Favorite Things: Ruche Macaron Trinket Boxes

Good morning!  I hope everyone is having a great week so far, we’re half way through! 

I found the cutest little trinket boxes over on Ruche, an online vintage inspired boutique.  Who doesn’t love a good macaron?  I love these little boxes for bridesmaid gifts, drop a pretty little necklace or ring in there and you have the perfect gift. 

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They come in pretty pastel colors, my favorite being the purple shade of Jasmine.  Unfortunately, at this time, they’re all sold out, but you can set up an email alert to be notified when they are available for purchase.  You know I was all over that ;)

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I’m so glad I found this website, you can check out more of Ruche here.  Trust me, you’re going to want to take a look.

Have a fabulous day!

  ♥,

Kris

Daily Dog Tag: Love For All Things Dog

Morning!  Hope everyone has had a great week thus far, it’s my Friday!  Anyone have plans this weekend for Father’s Day?

Switching gears a little bit today, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite new blogs, Daily Dog Tag.  Any dog lovers out there?  You’re going to love this one!  Daily Dog Tag features an assortment of professional dog photography including adoptable dogs, pups in weddings/engagements, and unique dog products for that furry friend in your life.  You’ll definitely want to check it out, especially one of my favorite posts – “A Dog Pawty.”

Go take a look!  Today’s feature is a Bichon Frise/Poodle mix and he’s adorable!  Maybe Sophie will be featured someday, she was meant to be in front of the camera :)

Have a fabulous day!

♥,

Kris

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Good evening friends!  Ryan and I will be heading to Lake Tahoe for a wedding this weekend.  Looking forward to the beautiful views I’ve only seen in pictures of Tahoe.

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Have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend everyone!  See you back here next week.

♥,

Kris

Oh so “Lover.ly”

Hello everyone!  How is your week going so far?  I’m definitely not complaining as it was another short week for me and I’m heading into a 4 day weekend :)

I wanted to share with you one of my new (well, new to me but it’s been around for awhile) favorite sites! 

Lover.ly allows you to have all your wedding inspriations in one spot, and place them in “bundles” or categories.  The site is super fun, easy to use, and packed with all sorts of wedding gorgeousness!  The hours this bride to be can spend on this site are crazy, why don’t you join me?

Elizabeth Messina via Wedding Chicks | Cupcakes by Cupcakes Couture Manhattan Beach | Lover.ly launch party

Here’s how the site looks with just a few of the bundles I’ve made so far.  Many more to come I promise you that!

It’s so easy to set up an account and share all your ideas and inspirations. 

Oh and on a side note, if you ever have any problems or issues with the site, the team over at Lover.ly is very quick in responding back to your questions.  I was having trouble logging into my account and they got back to me super fast with a solution!  So head on over and check it out, you won’t be disappointed :)

 ♥,

Kris

 

Live What You Love Turns 1!

Hello!  I’m sitting in the Las Vegas airport getting ready to board a plane back home to Orange County!  Had an amazing time in Utah, but so glad to finally be getting home and more importantly for our engagement session tomorrow!

I can’t believe a year has gone by since I started my little blog.  Many thanks to all of you for reading my posts and for your comments, I truly appreciate it.  Many more great things to come, stay tuned :)

Happy birthday Live What You Love!

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Christmas Cake Pops

Hello and happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a great, long Thanksgiving weekend.  Christmas season is definitely in full swing and I’m loving all the decorations and DIY projects on the web.  One thing I need to try out is my cake pop maker that is sitting in my cupboard unopened!  I came across some really cute Christmas cake pops that I’m dying to make.  Hopefully this weekend I can put the maker to good use!

Sweetopia 

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Sweetopia 

Peppers and Pollywogs 

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Aren’t they fun?  I gotta get going on these – great for holiday parties, bridal showers, even weddings!