Tuesday tunes : Birdy.

So today is the first day of Spring so I had in my mind that I would pick a really cheery song for Tuesday tunes... but then Stone introduced me to this cover of Bon Iver's 'Skinny Love' and that all changed. So pretty. I hope you enjoy! xo.

Baby love : Nursery inspiration.

I have quite the collection of nursery inspiration photos on my desktop right now... I am not sure our little guy's nursery will even come close to comparing to how great these look, but I am going to give it my best. After moving into our house we are on quite the budget to get it decorated... while certain things can and will wait, the nursery is just one thing I really would like to finish before June when our babe arrives! Hopefully with some creativity and recycled furniture we can make it perfect. On another note, I have ordered the crib bumper and a rug for the room and am going to attempt to make the crib skirt myself?! We will see how it goes... I do not own a sewing machine (on my list of things to own and learn how to use) so it should be interesting!

Weekend wrap up.

I know I look pretty serious in this photo, in all honesty I was just staring into the restaurant window hoping that any second they would arrive with my burger. Ha. This was taken in San Clemente with some of our friends, Troy and Aimee, at the Rider's Club. One of the best burgers I have had, ever. For real. If you ever find yourself in the area you must stop by and try it out.

How was your weekend? We seemed to get a lot done this weekend actually... husband painted our nursery (kind of the color that is bordering the photo above), we shot a wedding in Fallbrook, had sushi with friends, started our taxes (blah), and continued unpacking. I feel like that process is never going to end, I will start in the kitchen, then it turns out I need new drawer liners... run to Home Depot. Then, I will move on to our closet, well it turns out we need more shelving and storage... run to Home Depot. You get the drift. Lots of trips to Home Depot.

Anyway, welcome to Monday! Let's hope for a productive week! xo.

Food to love : Needed a fix.

DISCLAIMER

I almost did not put a photo with this recipe because it looks so bad/weird... but, I promise it was delicious!

A couple of days ago I was really craving something sweet, but, as I am sure you know, when you are moving your pantry and fridge become quite sparse! So, I had some baking dry goods, no eggs, and the last scrapings of a nutella jar. I remembered a friend of mine posted a recipe for nutella filled sugar cookies and thought I would give those a shot. Only problem was finding a sugar cookie recipe that did not require eggs. While I would not recommend it (without eggs the cookies after one day were completely crumbly), these cookie creations definitely satisfied my craving and I had plenty left over to give to the guys that had been working on our floors! So, my friend's cookies turned out much better and you should go to HERE to get the recipe, for some reason her nutella melted out, while mine stayed in little balls. Ha. Not the cutest of cookies ever, but yummy nonetheless!

Enjoy. xo.

In keeping with the theme of Ellie Goulding's song today...

Now that we are in the house... it is time to decorate! Thankfully we already have almost enough furniture to fill the place (minus the nursery). And, the little things we need to complete each room (such as living room chairs, bookcases, side tables...) we can purchase little by little. One of the things we would like to change pretty soon is the chandelier in our dining room. Right now it is a pineapple (yes, the fruit) inspired iron chandelier and as much as I like pineapple, it is not quite our style to have it hanging from our ceiling. SO, we are on the hunt for something that makes a statement, but won't break the bank. Tricky...

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Tuesday Tunes : Lights.

I have shared music from Ellie Goulding both here and here before. I just still love her and am glad that she is making a bigger name for herself these days! Stone and I have not had cable for a little over a year and while we have enjoyed our cable free life, there are definitely some things we miss out on. The news, HGTV, TLC, late night reality shows, and of course music videos. Well, when we moved into our new home it was much cheaper for us to get the internet/cable bundle then for us to only get internet installed... go figure? So, we now have cable... but only for a month... husband has warned me not to get too comfortable with it :)

Either way, this morning I have had on VH1 top 20 videos and saw this one by Ellie Goulding... I have heard the song, but never seen this video, it is pretty fun I must say. Has a great 80s vibe to it.

Anyway, happy Tuesday. Enjoy! xo.

Week wrap up : The BIG move.

Well it is officially official. Stone and I are homeowners. HOMEOWNERS! That is absolutely thrilling and terrifying in the same breath. So much has been happening since the last time we spoke... we moved out of our beach bungalow (by the way, packing and moving when you are 6 months pregnant is not recommended) thankfully with the help of some great friends (thank you Chris, Keiran, and Jenni!), we closed on our home, moved all of our belongings into the garage of our new home, began the process of refinishing the wood floors throughout the house, had new appliances delivered and subsequently scheduled to be picked back up because it is inoperable (bummer), and have been living/working out of our kitchen. Ha! It has been a whirlwind, but so exciting. Stone and I cannot wait to begin putting our things into this house and making it home. And, of course, we will be posting pictures of all of our home decorating, renovations, disasters, and the like so you can see too! xoxo.

Weekend wrap up : Palm Springs polaroids.

Stone and I headed to Palm Springs this past weekend to shoot a wedding and get our very first desert experience! Hot, windy, and totally awesome!

Have you ever been to Palm Springs. It is almost like you stepped back in time... Brady Bunch era. We even shot the wedding at Sonny and Cher's old love shack (it was far from a shack, more like an incredible desert bungalow)! My favorite part about our trip had to have been the breakfast we had at Cheeky's, I highly recommend it and you must try their homemade cinnamon rolls... our only disappointment was not grabbing a few more for our drive home! Plus they have gourmet, organic, local bacon... Needless to say, baby boy has been eating well ;)

xo.

Look of the weekend : For the little man.

Stone has been saying lately that he thinks that our little man will have a better wardrobe than he does... and I am thinking he is right. I love the little onesies, of course, but what I really love are the baby boy clothes that look like something Stone would buy for himself. They are going to be two of the most handsome men around, I just cannot wait to see them together... Here are some things on my wishlist!

Vest

Shirt

Pajamas

Pants

Baby Bandanas

Shoes

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend, we are headed to Palm Springs to shoot a wedding and just cannot wait, it will be our first time there :)

xo.

That's a wrap : Blog love!

Stone and I were so excited this past week to be featured on both Ruffled and Something Turquoise. Sometimes we sit back and think about all of the little milestones that we have accomplished in our business and feel pretty proud, but it never goes unnoticed to us that we would not be where we are today without the support of family, friends, clients, and the incredible wedding blogs that feature our work. We so appreciate it!

If you would like to see more of these posts you can check them out HERE and HERE.

xo.

SHE + HE : Kauai.

So I have finally come around to getting some of our photos up here from our little vacation to Kauai. Stone decided to shoot all film on this trip, which was fun, but we had to wait impatiently to get the photos back and pray that they actually came out. Funny, that it was not too long ago that nothing was digital, but we have gotten so used to the instant satisfaction of being able to view our pictures immediately. I kind of prefer film now because we actually get them printed! I have a ton of photos from our last three years of marriage and almost all of them just sit on our computer... anyway, back to Kauai...

I posted about some of our favorite spots on the island here, so if you are planning a trip there anytime soon, you should check it out! Truly, we had not been on a trip just to relax since our honeymoon. And, while that was not too long ago, a lot has happened in those three and a half years... looking into our future we did not see an opportunity like this anytime soon either! We decided to be spontaneous and go and I am so glad that we did. Hawaii is just perfect and I cannot wait until our next spontaneous trip, but perhaps we will have a little boy coming along for the ride next time!

Baby love : More grey and yellow nursery...

Like I mentioned... we may be on our way to being homeowners! And my first order of business when we get into the house is to ready the nursery. Not so much for baby boy's sake, as I am sure he could care less what his room looks like as long as he has plenty of food and a comfy place to sleep. This is for my sake. It is that whole nesting thing people tell you about, but you don't actually feel it until you are there. Well, I am there, and I just cannot even wait to make our house (finger's crossed we get it) our home... starting in the nursery. Some of my newest wishlist items for baby boy's room are these letters to spell out his name, fun animal coat hooks like these, wall art by Shanna Murray, a mirrored dresser like this, and lots (I mean lots) of fun fabrics! Hope he'll like it...

xo.