Who doesn't love a great weekend with the family, friends, and happy surprises in their email! Hmm where do I start? My best friend and her family came over on Friday and we had a great night of scrapbooking till 330 am!! I have to take some photos of the mini album she showed me how to make with scrapbook paper! In a few weeks were going to head to a scrapbook fair a few hours from where we live...can't wait!

Then on Saturday night with the hubby, I went to a friend's surprise birthday party! O.M.G their baby boy is so adorable!! Sorry I don't like to post pics of other people's kids. But here is a picture I love of us at the party!

Happy 40th Birthday Kevin!

So over the weekend I got a lovely, very sweet email from my friend Nan over @ Dancy Days...what fun people her and her husband are..check out her blog if you haven't already...you must!

She saw a beautiful cabinet piece on another blog and wanted to share it with me since I posted about the one my SIL gave me for my birthday...you have to see this renovation, it's beautiful before and after...but WOW the after photo is amazing.

Thank you Nan!!!

And another email I had in my inbox was from the wonderful Rachel about her amazing volunteer work and organization Just b.Cause...please continue to read about her at my other blog @ Wedding.Allwomenstalk

So how was your weekend? Have you ever recieved any emails that just made your day so much better?

Who doesn't Love Birthdays!

Ok so Ive talked so much about my birthday but I wanted to post the beautiful china cabinet that my sister-in-law gave me for my birthday, it was a piece in her antique shop that I loved! And I finally get to display our Lenox Butterfly China set that we got for a wedding gift last year!

This is another birthday gift from my other sister-in-law...my first Willow Tree person!

Jars of Love!

Check out my post @ Wedding.AllWomenStalk about the amazing Jacin from Lovely Little Details and her generous operation Jars of Love!!

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Jacin is such an amazing inspiration, as a woman, as a business person in the wedding industry, and as a human being! She grew up canning in New England and learned how from her beautiful grandmother Hazel, who sadly passed away last year but will forever live on through her family and Jars of Love. Every jar Jacin cans is made with love and made for a purpose of raising awareness and money for someone in need. Read the feature to find out more!

A Wonderful Weekend...

It was such a wonderful weekend, I decided it would be nice to be silent on blogger, twitter, and facebook for the entire weekend and spend time with my husband and our family. We had a lovely visit to my husband's sister's house with her and her husband on Saturday. We had a little bbq, even though it got a lot colder than the beautiful day we had on Friday, but it was still very nice. I had a very big surprise from his sister too for my birthday! She owns a lovely antique shop and knew I needed a china cabinet and gave me the one I loved from her shop! How awesome is she! Sunday was another visit to his other sister's house for her daughter's 14th birthday! Wow the kids are growing up so fast!!

I haven't shown too many photos from the Philadelphia Flower Show and my own birthday yet so here are a few more!

(We went to Chinatown for Lunch!)

(Spring Time in Paris)

(Tulips!)

(Amazing!)

(Protea Design from the Flower Show...see more of these stunning flowers on Lovely Little Details!)

(Red Velvet Birthday Cake!)

Guest Blogger...

My new lovely friend Krystal from AVillage Town has written a wonderful guest post over at Wedding.Allwomenstalk about her honeymoon to Aruba! The water looks so clear and the sands so white, just makes you wish Summer was already here!

So I would love to continue our Honeymoon Guest Blogger series, is there anyone who would love to write about their Honeymoon for us? Please say Yes!!

Tomorrow is a wonderful, supporitive day tomorrow around the blogging world and Im going to get involved and be one of those bloggers in silence.


Ever-Ours and Utterly Engaged have teamed together to donate to the relief fund for Japan and together with many, many bloggers and friends they are raising money for ShelterBox.

So if you aren't able to donate money please support this day of silence tomorrow and remember everyone, family, friends, even people you might not know, that has lost their lives in any way.

BIG GIVEAWAY!!

Finally got that Giveaway I was talking about!! In honor of my 100 followers...now 102...I am hosting a BIG GIVEAWAY on my wedding blog @ Wedding.Allwomenstalk.com for 100 Custom Scratch Off Wedding Save the Dates from MyScratchOffLabels.com! So tell all of your friends who are planning a wedding to head over to the Giveaway for their chance to win!

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I think it would such a fun idea to get or send these Save the Dates in the mail...it's like playing the lottery but you get to celebrate a lovely wedding! Also it keeps the date private when you send it through the mail.

Special Thanks to Karen and Amanda @ MyScratchOffLabels.com

Japan...

Just wanted to send all my thoughts, prayers, and hopes to Japan and my readers who might have family or friends there.

Links on how to help...

http://blog.weddzilla.com/topics/registry-gifts-favors/japan-disaster-relief-give-back-on-your-big-day/

http://www.ever-ours.com/2011/03/please-help-for-japan-with-love.html

It's my Birthday Today!

Yes thats right...yesterday was my sister's birthday and today is mine! We're two years and one day apart! I started celebrating yesterday at the Philadelphia Flower Show with my mom and last night my husband surprised me with Red Velvet cake...yum!! I'm still celebrating so here is a sneak peek from the Flower Show...pink elephants!

(Photo taken by my mom!!)

Have a great weekend!

Happy 30th Sis!!

We've had our ups and downs and have been through many things together. Heres to an amazing year as you turn 30 and get married in October!! Make 2011 your best. I'm so happy for you that everything is coming together, you're going to be a beautiful beach bride! HAPPY, HAPPY Birthday!!!

All of our baby pics (Jenn, Me, and Christina!)

Happy 30th!

Christmas in the 80s!

When our baby sister was born!

Disney...wow look at those shorts!

My bridal shower! (Christina, Jenn, Mom, and Me!)

The Whole Family! (Christina, Dad, Me, My Husband, Mom, and Jenn!)

Love ya sis...Happy 30th Birthday! <3

It's Already Thursday!

Wow I can't believe it's already Thursday! This week went by very quick it feels like, and yesterday I finally got my hair cut and I couldn't love it more! I wish I had a personal stylist every day, I just love the curls and  wave she put into it. I'm so excited for this weekend...it's my birthday and also my older sisters birthday! We're 2 years and one day apart! She's turning 30 on Friday and I'll be 28 on Saturday. How cute is this picture of us when we were younger....

And I still love elephants!

My new Hair Do!

On Friday I'll be going to the Philadelphia Flower Show (that I talked about here) with my mom, can't wait! Expect lots of pictures later from the Spring in Paris theme of the event!

Any big events going on for you this weekend?

How was your Weekend!

It was such a wonderful weekend away from home with the family! We all went out to visit my best friend, her husband, and their daughter who turned 3!! Happy Birthday Little One, We Love You! So now that we are back from a nice long, fun, and relaxing weekend I am getting back to the wedding business of things and I'm very excited about some guest posts, real weddings, and even a proposal that will be posted on Wedding.Allwomenstalk this week and within the coming weeks!

Did you see Terri's honeymoon guest post on Bali? Terri from Try Anything Once came by the wedding blog to share with us her favorite things about Bali and why you may want to honeymoon there too, so check it out! I had the pleasure of finding Terri when she was Miss Swan on Weddingbee and always loved how true and real she was, and admired her beauty and strength. She's a wonderful woman so don't miss out!


Did you see I now have 100 followers! Thank you Mel @ The Oceanside Bride for becoming my 100th follower...more are welcome! Still trying to get someone to host a giveaway in honor of getting to 100 followers here on my personal blog...any takers?! More details to come!


So back to the birthday girl! Wanted to post the scrapbook card I made for her using my Cricut...hope you like! We went with a Tinkerbell theme since we bought her some Tinkerbell stamps...and my stepdaughter drew Tink on the envelope! She's pretty amazing....

Happy Birthday!

This is her as a little fairy!

My stepdaugther drew Thinkerbell!

This is her amazing Dora cake and cupcakes that her grandma made her!

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We love visiting their family every time and my best friend has the most wonderful parents, they all just make us feel like family when we visit!

Hope you all had a great weekend as well! xoxo

Almost 100!!

OMG I am almost at 100 followers!! This is a big deal for me, I've had my personal blog since 2008 and went from having a few followers for the first couple of years to now almost 100!! I remember when I thought this blogging thing wasn't going to work and I never had any comments or readers. Well I am so glad and grateful for all of my followers, readers, and esp. my blogger friends. You have made 2010 and the start of 2011 really amazing for me, I really love what I do and Im so happy to be writing for a living over at my Wedding blog...Wedding.Allwomenstalk. You have made me feel welcomed into a wonderful community and I thank you.

For the 100th follower I would love to give something away so please give me some time to find out about this whole giveaway thing and I will get right back to you!! Happy Weekend everyone!

BHLDN....

There are many new bridal collections and lines this year, from Vera Wang at David's Bridal...love, to BHLDN from Anthropologie...obsessed with! What I love is how creative and refreshing they both are and how they created more than just bridal gowns. I am amazed at all of the lovely accessories, sashes, headbands, and more. I imagine the BHLDN bride is more offbeat, relaxed, and unique. Most of their gowns and accessories remind me of theme weddings, but there are a few gowns that I can see the average, I want to be a princess, bride wearing!

What do you think about their bridal line, are there pieces you could see yourself wearing on your wedding day?

Check out these lovely accessories below and my other favorite picks including their gowns and bridal headbands at Wedding.AllWomenstalk....

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These beautiful jewerly accessories are some of my favorites from their bridal line, would you wear any of these on your wedding day?

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, anything exciting going on? My best friend who was my MOH is celebrating her daughter's third birthday! Happy Birthday little turtle! She was actually born on leap day, so next year will be her official birthday, she'll be one and four! <3

The Royal Wedding...

So what do you make of all of the excitement? I've always been a fan of Prince William and even dreamed of marrying him when I was a teen! Were you as fascinated with Princess Diana as I was? She was a true beauty of a person, inside and out. I can't imagine what it must feel like for Prince William with planning a wedding and not having his mom there. I really love that Kate Middleton is like his mother, down to earth and someone who wasn't raised with a silver spoon in her mouth! I hope all of the excitement isn't too tough on her. Could you imagine going from the girl next door to being a Princess? Kind of like the movie, "The Prince & Me" with Julia Stiles.

So do you buy into all the items that are being sold to match the Royal Engagement and Wedding? Have you or would you buy any of them to throw your own inspired Royal Wedding? Oh yes, and what do you think Kate's gown will look like?!

A few months ago I wrote a post for Wedding.Allwomenstalk of all the designers who are hoping she picks one of their gowns, I wonder what she thinks of all of this fuss over her.

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What if you met a Prince in college and he asked for your hand? Things change and your life is going to change, would you want to be a Princess?

Don't forget to check out the Official Royal Website celebrating their big day!

Can you believe all of the replicas inspired by their Royal Engagement! Check them out at Wedding.Allwomenstalk