Ice cream. And lobster. Absolutely my two favorite foods in the whole wide universe. Followed very closely by cheese. But I digress. Turns out, I love an ice cream party like you wouldn’t believe. Load up on your favorite flavors and the cutest ice cream cone wrappers, cups, spoons and sprinkles you can find and …
Sometimes a lady just likes to feel feminine and pretty, am I right? And in my book there’s no better color to evoke that feeling than blush pink. I think I love blush best when it’s used as a neutral and paired with other neutrals like black, white and ivory. Can we talk about these …
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. There’s little I love more than a summer lemonade stand! I grew up on the old family farm, outside of town, surrounded by hundreds of acres of fields and woods. It was awesome, but it pretty much meant that having a lemonade stand was …
I’m a day late with this week’s color palette, because I had to take a day away from the computer yesterday to tackle some other projects. Namely, we’re working hard on that dining room makeover and I’m hoping to have an update to share later this week. In our home I’m all about neutrals and …
Every once in a while I think it’s fun to dig deep into the nearly six years of archives and share an oldie but goodie from the 1000s of posts I’ve written and shared since 2008. Today’s post takes us back four summers ago to this gorgeous dandelion themed dinner party, designed around a love …
Am I the only one who finds myself a little surprised when Friday comes around each week? I know we all say it month after month, year after year, but it just feels like the weeks fly by! So now it’s Friday again and this week I’m loving all things fiesta flavored. From delicious street …
[Tutorial + photo by Hank + Hunt for The Sweetest Occasion.] It was just shy of three years ago that Jenny brilliantly crafted these DIY party animal candles and with them took the internet by storm. Truth be told, all these months later, that tutorial stands strong as one of our most popular posts to date! I …
The summer months have been crazy busy for us and with that craziness many (ok, most) of the projects on our home centric to-do list have been pushed to the back burner. By far the room that has been most neglected is our dining room. It’s a big room with loads of natural light and …
A couple months ago I was honored to host a picnic for some of my best girls in collaboration with Martha Stewart. Not unlike a lot of ladies in general and countless lifestyle bloggers specifically, I’ve been a fan of Martha for decades. Even as a little kid I remember watching her on television and …
This post was sponsored by DRY Soda Co. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that so generously help The Sweetest Occasion keep the party rockin’! I’ve been a huge fan of DRY Soda Co. for a few years now, ever since Jenny introduced me with these lavender ice cream floats. I love that their sodas are …
Hi, everyone and happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Ours was hectic, but a lot of fun, which seems to be how every weekend is shaping up for us this summer. I’m thinking we need to carve out a few days to just be lazy and sit by the water and not …
Hey guys! It’s Friday! Who else is excited? B’s sister and I are up visiting grandma and grandpa with all the kids today and we have a jam-packed day of excitement planned. More specifically we’re loading up seven kids and heading off to the water park for the day, which is bound to be an …