This post has really nothing to do with anything we have ever talked about here...it's just about great design! There was a feature in the New York Times this weekend about kitchens, and about how much people are spending on their kitchens. I guess these days it seems more acceptable to shell out the big bucks on a kitchen, where you create memories and spend time with family, then some huge SUV that guzzels gas and is entirely not eco friendly. They featured an amazing kitchen designer, Christopher Peacock. I'm sure his kitchens cost more than some people's houses...and really, my kitchen is only 5 years old and perfectly nice, but if I had to do it all again, it would like one of these!
(Sorry they are so small, they are screen shots....when sites have their pictures on flash, this is the only way I know how to get the pics! If you want to see them larger, just click on them)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
nothing to do with anything!
"the girls"
I finally went bra shopping today but came home with 15 pairs of panties instead and 2 braish like (though still kinda sexy) camis. I find shopping for "intimate apparel" (this phrase kills me because really, let's be honest, most of us buy them to make us feel fab not for ...intimacy..ha ha ha - i'm turning red, it's such a goofy word...just say sex already) in our little city very difficult. I am not a busty girl by any means and there is not often alot in my size or a right style that makes me look like a DD (which would be great - even for just one day). I have however found several great fitting bras from Victoria's Secret, my absolute fave being the 'secret embrace' shown below.
If anyone has ever been for a fitting at a bra salon (not really what they're called but it sounds great) they kinda hoist "them" up and do a little - or alot - of pushing and adjusting and by the end of it "the girls" look super and you're immediately transformed into Pamela Anderson, or not. In my researching today, I found that Oprah had a show on getting the right fit for a bra so that it is unnecesary to go into a shop and be womanhandled by a stranger, so I thought I would do my duty for the day and save you all from this humiliation - check it out. It is especially essential when buying "intimate apparel" or "undergarments" (ha ha ha) for your wedding. You want to make sure that you fit into your dress properly and that it looks as wonderful as it should, your seamstress will be able to help you determine what works best for you.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
afternoon groove
While sealing envelopes (with my own saliva) I'm groovin' to Sorry by Madonna. I forgot what a great song it is...
p.s. try not to groove while licking envelopes, it's hazardous to your lips...
if the shoe fits
something blue
Another great way to bring your personality into your celebration is with a signature drink. To save on costs, you can serve this drink only during the cocktail hour, along with other non-alcoholic options, maybe some nice bottled waters and soda. Not only is this drink recipe way cool, but it could also be your "something blue".
Hpnotiq Bubbles n' Blue
2oz. Hpnotiq liquer
2oz. champagne
2oz. Hpnotiq liquer
2oz. champagne
Or, if you prefer, match your drink to your colour scheme. Alize and champagne would work well for a peach or pink theme, banana martinis (my fave!) would be nice with a yellow theme. This particular recipe, along with many others, can be found on the Hpnotiq website.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
some great photos...
I was browsing the Instyle Wedding site and came across these celebrity (? really I'm not entirely sure who some of these people are but it said they were celebrities so...) photos. If you click through and look at alot of these weddings they have great photo ideas but all their other pics indicate they are like any other couple with their ideas and inspiration. They have goofy pictures of guests, flower centerpieces, dessert buffets and wish trees - so even though it seems sometimes that everybody has the same idea or that the creativity is simply just running out, you only need to add a twist and make it your own.
Amanda Righetti (from the O.C.) and Jordan Alan - this was her grandmother's headpiece from 1935 - I am totally in love with it and think that it alone may justify a second wedding
Ana Ortiz and Noah Lebenzon
Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney - so cute..but totally posed
Fred Savage and Jordan Stone
Sanjay Gupta and Rebecca Olson
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