real wedding: rachael + alex, part one

My beautiful little sister married the man of her dreams this october. It was a casual ceremony on the bank of the metolius river in sisters, oregon...where alex grew up fly fishing, and where the two have since continued to fish together. Rachael and Alex wanted their wedding to be fun and care-free like they are. Check back for part two, the reception and more pictures of the couple.

 A fly... alex could tell you what kind and what likes to eat it... to me, it is a fly.

Rachael wanted a bouquet with sunflowers and local sage and grasses. She wanted the bouquet to be free and funky. We actually went out a few days before the wedding and picked sage, which grows like a weed in central oregon. We also put chrysanthemums, carthamus and wheat in the bouquets.

Alex hand-tied flies to be attached to the boutonnieres and corsages, which were made of local juniper and sage.

I just have to throw in some family shots... sisters!!!

Better include our brother and mom and dad... :)

and Alex's parents

Before the ceremony... we were having too much fun!

Guests brought blankets and chairs and sat on the bank of the river or on fallen trees for the ceremony.

Yea! Coming up next.... Rachael and Alex go fishing

{photos by phillip wise; see part 2 HERE!!; has complete vender list}

inspiration board: a summer wedding

I made this board for one of my summer brides. Her colors are pastel orange and green, and white. It is set at the beautiful mt.hood bed and breakfast... which is where i got married almost 4 years ago! What do you think?

much love monday: cupcake toppers

I love these little cupcake toppers by Andrea. They would be perfect for valentines or a wedding. How-to instructions here.

{image by Jade + Matthew; much love monday by much love}

inspiration board: vintage sweetheart

So i am totally inspired by valentines right now. Maybe it's the new floral job i got to help with the valentines rush, or maybe it's the romantic feeling i get when looking at pretty valentinesy things. Either way, I'm loving pink, and I'm not usually a pink girl, but i like it a lot more then red roses... thus this board was born.

a french wedding

Adam & Eve from dolly on Vimeo.
{via a cup of joe}

jade and stripes

So i thought I'd try something new today. I have all these beautiful plants that I'd love to share with you. Let me know if you like this and would like to see more from my "nursery" that is my house.

This here is my mama jade, she is about 35 years old. I recently lost half of her to root rot, it was horribly sad. I am what some would call a "smotherer", I over love, over water, over play with... you get the idea. Well it was so hard not to water my jade as normal this winter and thus the poor thing got a nasty case of root rot. 
What i love so much about jades is that they are so easy to propagate. This mama has given me so many fabulous gifts. I think most of my friends have received baby jade from her. Here is a cutting that i kept for myself.

Like my stripped sweater? I am joining in everybody, everywear today for the first time. Kinda fun. Obviously it's stripes day.

much love monday: vintage crate shelves

My hubby helped me put up these old crate boxes i found at a local antique shop. Our bathrooms are so small with no counter space at all, so i decided to use these boxes as shelves... what do you think? I love them.

{photos by me, much love monday by much love}

have a beautiful weekend!

Things are looking up for me! This was a good week. I am grateful for new friends, new dance classes and an exciting new floral design job.

{ photos by Jan Masny; this week i'm grateful for by maxabella loves}

a day bed

I would stay here day and night

{photo by ditte isager}

inspiration board: in the need for color

I don't know about you all, but I am sick of these dark, rainy days. I am ready for the energy of the sun. Ready to spend all day at the park, reading and watching the clouds make shapes in the sky. This inspiration board was inspired by my need for some color.

{for photo credits, click on board then move mouse over picture}

much love monday: art projects

Well my hubby is off to school this week and i need something to keep me busy while he's learning the ways of the constitution. I have a few projects i am going to play with, one being this tea tin cactus garden seen at pure and noble. I have so many tea tins (i drink way too much tea), and i love this idea on how to reuse them.

{image 1 by andrea lauren, 2 via pure and noble; much love monday by much love}  

have a beautiful weekend!

May your weekend be filled with blanket forts and laughter. I plan on reading (probably NOT in the bathtub, but i might get inspired you never know) and helping my hubby get ready for the start of semester 2 of his first year of law school. See you monday.

{images via we heart it}

mid-week blues

I have a case of the mid-week blues (did i just make that up?). I think i need this dress to cheer me up.

{dress by Lisa Krizner-George of Vanilla Pink Bespoke Bridal via wedding soiree}

floating garden

I love this. I wonder if i could figure out how to make my own. It would be such an awesome and unique backdrop for a ceremony site, or used in your home to display your blooming beauties. I am totally out of counter space in my little apartment and would love to have these hanging around the house! ( I wounder if they would survive my cats).

{string gardens via a cup of joe}

the dance

{photos by Lili Rose}

much love monday

I know this isn't my usual type of post, but right now i am really loving home and interior design. I am so ready to own a house and make it my own creation of a home... it would have a little of all this.

love that funky chandelier! 

I want this bathroom!!! 

lots and lots of books

that couch!!!

love the bedspread.


It could happen....one day.


{ photos: petra bindel via my paradissi, 2 via my paradissi, 3, Gaellel le boulicaut via my paradissi, anthro. much love monday brought to you by much love}

have a beautiful weekend!

Sorry I haven't been around much, I have been enjoying the holiday season with family and friends. But i am back and excited for the year ahead! Hope you all have a weekend full of sunshine and flowers.

{bloom magazine issue 13}

the bride wore white....as did her bridesmaids

I love the white bridesmaids dresses! You don't often see white on bridesmaids; So elegant and refined. And the estate they got married at... wow.

{Photos by Max Wanger}

Oh yea, and Max Wagner is my new favorite photographer. What amazing photographs! You gotta check them out.

we've been featured on Swanky Tables!

check out the post here.

a lazy day

Today i am enjoying sipping on some hot tea and catching up on all my blog reading. Maybe later I will get out of my sweat pants and put a little make-up on... maybe not. Hope your day is all you want it to be. Welcome new readers!

{photo via perfection is a myth}

Wish I looked as glamorous as she does just laying around.

merry christmas

Wishing all of you and your loved ones a very merry christmas. 

{image found at we heart it}

have a beautiful weekend!

Good luck with that last minute shopping! I know i will be at the mall fighting the crowds.

{Photo from Bloom Magazine issue #1}

bringing in a little holiday cheer

Looking for a easy way to add a little holiday love to your home? Here is a great idea that i saw in the december 2008 real simple magazine... I took vintage mason jars, filled them with faux cranberries, tied some fun ribbon around the top, and topped it off with a tea light. You can really use any festive object in the jars... small glass ornaments, pistachios, small pine cones, nuts, berries... It is super easy and looks so great! I put a jar in the guest bathroom as well as on my bookshelf in the living room. What do you think?

Want more easy holiday ideas? Go here. Have favorite holiday decorating ideas? Please share!