The Sweetest Occasion

In honor of the unofficial last week of summer, I am excited to offer a limited time end of summer advertising special! All advertisers who pick up a 3-month ad slot (or who renew their existing ad) between now and Labor Day will receive 1 free month of advertising. The summer months have brought incredible [...]

Hello, friends. A quick note today to explain my unexpected absence and to let you know I may continue to be MIA for much of the next week or more. My family and I have suffered the tragic and sudden loss of one of our own and are currently grappling to come to terms with [...]

Since relaunching late last year, 2010 has been a busy year for The Sweetest Occasion! After much growth and evolution, it feels like a good time to check in with everyone who is coming to visit every day – I would be incredibly appreciative if you could take a few moments to take the 2010 [...]

Over the past several weeks I’ve watched in shock and awe as the Gulf oil spill has unfolded and felt powerless to do anything to help. A few days ago, the images of the suffering animals were finally too much for me to take and I decided I had to find a way to get [...]

After much anticipation, I am incredibly excited to announce that tomorrow officially kicks off the start of our Inspired Creations Contest! Together, Ami of Elizabeth Anne Designs and I challenged wedding professionals to come up with a unique wedding concept intended to spark the imagination and, in exchange, we offered up some pretty sweet prizes. [...]

I wanted to take a quick moment before the weekend to issue a little PSA. We’re looking for a blog intern at Boxcar Press so I wanted to spread the word. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions and I’m happy to fill you in on the details! Here’s the official [...]

Just a quick note to let you know that if you subscribe to Two Brunettes and are wondering why you haven’t seen any posts lately – Two Brunettes has moved! Carolynn will be launching her gorgeous new website soon, so she’s cleaning house to get ready. Visit her today at blog.twobrunettesshop.com

Since relaunching The Sweetest Occasion in early October, I’ve been blown away by the response and the amazing number of new friends I’ve made. With that said, as of today The Sweetest Occasion is officially accepting sponsors! Rates are affordable and small business appropriate for companies of one or many. With growing readership and increasing [...]

I am so excited today to congratulate two fabulous bloggers, Kristen of Paper Crave and Maddy of The Inspired Bride, on their latest project – Nonpareil Magazine. Nonpareil is a beautiful online magazine loaded with inspirational ideas and the first issue, Beautiful on a Budget, launched today! The magazine is literally overflowing with great ideas, [...]

If you haven’t already, make sure to take a moment today to visit and explore the newly redesigned Elizabeth Anne Designs. With a completely revamped vendors guide and extensive photography and stationery archives filled with more inspiration than you can likely handle in one sitting, there is so much to see and read. Plus, the [...]