wEdDiNg WoNdEr...

I am so excited because my older sister Keira, is getting married! What is just as exciting is that she is letting me plan her wedding! The only tricky part is that she lives in Phoenix, Arizona and I live in Cincinnati, Ohio! :) Well, this should be so much fun!
She has chosen black dresses for her bridesmaids, but she wants to add a color for a little "pop". She decided she wants to choose between raspberry and green and so I created two inspiration boards (got the idea from one of my favorite blogs "Grey Likes Weddings") so she can see what her options are!
Here are the two boards...

(pictures from http://www.theknot.com/)

Happy Weddings!!

Allison

St. Patrick's Day

Silly me forgot to post this earlier in the week! Being Irish, my favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day! And NO it is not because I can have a green beer, it is actually because of all the excitement the day brings! I love dressing in green and hearing about all the festivities that go on! Two of my best friends also have husbands who share this day as their birthday! How exciting is that!? I wish my birthday was St. Patrick's Day!!

When I was younger, my best friend Ashley, my younger sister, and I would collect an entire bucket of rocks and wrap them in gold foil. We thought we were so clever, and looking back we actually were!! :) We always made sure to wrap an entire bucket by the time St. Patrick's Day rolled around and when that day finally came, we would dress up in green from head to toe! We tried so hard to look like little leprechauns! When we were dressed and ready to go we would take the bucket of gold and knock on the door of every house in the neighborhood, leave a little piece of gold at the doorstep and run like mice to hide. We would watch them open the door and pick up their piece of gold. It was so fun!!! Looking back those are the days I remember most about being a kid, I am so lucky to have those memories.
Speaking of St. Patrick's Day, my adorable niece Jillian had her first St. Patty's experience this year and of course we had to dress her up and take her picture!! Here are a few of the little
cutie!!!





My sister gave her a pedicure!!!





A screaming Leprechaun.... :)

Talented Kristin and Beautiful Laura!

Recently, a great friend of mine asked me to help her with a project she was working on for school. As a cosmetology student, she was encouraged to enter a competition that showed her talents as a hairstylist in a creative way. She did the hair and chose the outfits and I did the photography. I had a blast working with her and am so excited for what is to come in her future!! Here are some of the pictures from the project:

This is my FAVORITE....

Laura was such a natural :)

This reminds me of Audrey Hepburn ...

Isn't she lovely?!?

Best of Luck to my good friend Kristin!

Until next time....

Allison

WeDdInGs, wEdDiNgS, WeDdInGs....!!!

Ahh...the thought of a wedding makes me smile. Being a recent bride, weddings are always on my mind. I enjoyed every moment of planning my own wedding, even the stressful times and sometimes when I look back on it all I can't believe how quickly it went. Since my wedding last May, I have been thinking more and more about getting into the biz. I love talking about weddings, thinking about weddings, and making things for weddings! I was the total DIY bride and it was a blast! My ideal career would be working as a wedding planner/consultant with DIY brides who want to be involved but also need some creative guidance.

Recently I signed on to do a friends flowers for her wedding and I can't wait! She is using calla lillies and roses and is using the color latte as her theme. This is going to be so fun! Here is a picture of where we found inspiration for her bouquet and her bridesmaid's bouquets:

I also designed and made a friends wedding invites recently as well, and they turned out beautiful! She is getting married in the Bahamas so I tried to make them "beachy" but still sophisticated....here is a pic:

While I am sharing wedding related pictures I wanted to share some pictures of my beaufiful wedding flowers! I absolutley loved my flowers so I hope you enjoy these:

Just as the clock strikes 12...Happy Friday!!

-Allison

"A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."

Wow! It has been a while since I last posted! I have been so busy! I wanted to share some pictures of my beautiful niece that was born on December 30th! Recently, I went to visit my older sister in Phoenix and I spent a week enjoying sun, laughter, and a snuggly little girl named Jillian Jo. From the moment I saw her I loved her so much and its hilarious because she looks just like me and my sisters!

I am so happy for my sister and know she will be a great mom. She already loves Jillian so much and is so good with her!

Here are some pictures of this bundle of joy....

Isn't she just precious!!!

This is right after her shower...she gets so calm after she takes her shower with Mommy!!

Mommy loves her Jilly...

Grandma and Jilly...

This is one of my faves...

Look at her big eyes!!

Until next time,

Allison