The Sweetest Occasion

Good morning and happy Monday, friends! I hope everyone had a nice restful weekend. In our neck of the woods it was rainy rainy rainy (to the point of our pool overflowing) and made for a nice relaxing weekend. As I caught up on email and blogs from the last week, I stumbled upon these [...]

Have I ever told you how much I love camping? I big time l.o.v.e to camp. Bring on the s’mores, the sleeping bags and long days of reading, canoeing and telling campfire stories and I’m in heaven. With that said, I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen a campsite with as much style as this one. [...]

Remember my ode to lobster party details last week? And what is shaping up to be my now weekly proclamation for my love for New England? Well the love fest keeps going today as I have the distinct pleasure of sharing with you the newly launched Love & Lobster, a wedding inspiration blog all about [...]

I’m throwing a baby shower this weekend and in lieu of cake I’ve decided to throw together a quick make your own sundae station. I can’t think of anything more perfect for the hot, humid summer days we’re living right now. Ice cream also happens to be my favorite food (ever) so needless to say [...]

When I saw the pretty picnic wedding of Ashley from Ashley Brooke Designs on Elizabeth Anne Designs a couple of months ago, I instantly loved all of the sweet details Ashley designed. There was the cutest lemonade station and a big spread of food so guests could pack their own picnic boxes. Lawn games like [...]

Many of you may not know that my first love was interior design. For years I always *knew* I’d end up an interior designer. A bachelor’s degree in architecture, an MBA and an infatuation with letterpress stationery later and we all know that’s not exactly what happened. However, my love for parties and weddings and [...]

I wanted to take a quick moment to mention one of my favorite elements in our bridal suite inspiration shoot – the world’s cutest mini cupcake stands. These cupcake stands came to me unexpectedly one day, an incredibly thoughtful birthday gift from Katie at Chélle Paperie that arrived on my doorstep in the midst of [...]

Our last guest blogger of the week is a dear friend of mine, the undisputed style maven of paper herself, the lovely Nole Garey of Oh So Beautiful Paper. Nole’s finds are always stylish and unique and today’s inspiration is no different. Take it away, Nole!

Hi everyone! Nole from Oh So Beautiful Paper here – [...]

My next visitor is none other than the supremely talented Heidi Jimenez of Zenadia Design. Heidi designs incredibly beautiful invitations, each one a unique work of art worthy of heirloom status. Today I am so happy to have her here to share a little glimpse of what inspires her. Thanks, Heidi!

Whenever I create an invitation, [...]

Keeping along with the amazing string of fabulous women who were sweet enough to grace The Sweetest Occasion with their talents this week, I’m thrilled to have Katie from Chellé Paperie here today. Chellé Paperie is a stationery line specializing in truly personalized, one of a kind invitation and stationery creations that are a unique [...]