Weddings: Kate Spade Style!

I should save this post for a Wedding Wednesday, but I am so excited about the Kate Spade Wedding Bells collection that I just had to post now. Kate Spade has been one of my very favorite designer for a long time, but she has really stepped it up in the past couple of years. The wedding items are fun and unique and just absolutely perfect for that special day.

I love the pearl bauble necklace, but don't think it would work with my gown... but this would look amazing other dresses! I am contemplating getting this to wear to my rehearsal dinner.

It's hard to see in the picture, but the necklace below says "I do." Sigh. I love this, but couldn't decide when I would wear it. Maybe for brunch with my girlfriends before we start getting ready for the wedding? When would you wear it? I am in love with the idea of wearing blue shoes for my wedding. I've been deciding between the Kate Spade Muse heels below, Manolos, and Christian Louboutins. Decisions, decisions... My wedding colors are pink and navy. Wouldn't this ring work with that perfectly?!

This necklace is my favorite and is the one that I cannot wait to wear - "Mrs." I'm definitely getting this to wear on my honeymoon!!!!

Many thanks to Kate Spade for introducing this collection before my wedding rather than after - I would have been sooo sad!

Click here to view the whole collection. What do you like??

Have Courage

I recently purchased a new Kate Spade bag and it arrived at my office during a particularly bad day at work. Finding the package waiting for me on my desk was enough to brighten my day, but it got even better once I opened it and examined the silky material, the shiny leather, and all the wonderful little details. I almost missed the zipper pull on the top, but the gold lettering caught my eye and I read what it said:

HAVE COURAGE

Courage is something I feel like I desperately need these days. I keep telling myself that I need to make decisions, but that isn't the case. I've decided what I should do, I just need to find the well, courage to act on it. I'm trying to find it.

What gives you courage?

Some courage-related quotes that I find inspirational:

"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark." -George Iles

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"Courage is grace under pressure." -Ernest Hemingway

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"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up." -Paul Valery

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"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength." -Oprah Winfrey

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"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls." -Joseph Campbell

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"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back." -Maya Angelou

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"The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure." -Sven Goran Erikkson

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"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'" -Mary Ann Radmacher

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"Promise me you'll always remember. You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think." -Winnie the Pooh

I just couldn't resist...

I couldn't resist the sample sale on Kate Spade.com today. I picked up this cute Esther bag today! In addition to the pink Hunter rainboots I bought on Saturday. I officially need to STOP shopping!
Be sure to check out the sample sale! There are so fabulous deals!

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway!!