Wedding Wednesday: Wedzu!

A little over 300 days until my wedding. EEK! Just kidding. I know it's a lot of time, but I'm still feeling the pressure just because I'm, well, me. As I've perused countless wedding sites, I've fallen in love with Wedzu. Wedzu describes itself as "all about weddings. Especially indie, handmade, awesome weddings." It has some really amazing, beautiful, unique handmade items that would add a perfect one-of-a-kind touch to a wedding.

Gorgeous frame-worthy engraved invitations. I am in love with these.

Sweet little "Just Married" luggage tags for the honeymoon. These would be a cute little engagement gift.
Mr and Mrs signs to hang on the back of the chairs at the reception.

How perfect would this snowflake ring-bearer pillow be for a winter wedding??

On the right person, this gold leaf headband would be absolutely stunning.

Delicate, yet eye-catching pearl earrings.

I think this veil is absolutely gorgeous and is the style I'll wear on my day...

What do you think? Have you checked out Wedzu before? It's definitely worth a look! There's a little bit of everything!

Happy Wednesday!!

Lilly Bonanza!!

If you're anything like me, you've spent hours scouring the internet for a certain Lilly Pulitzer item. There's always that dress or skirt that somehow seems to allude me when it is in stores (like the Originals Wallet in Flowey Wowey... anyone know where I can get one by the way?!). Or maybe you spill red wine on your favorite shirt and you desperately search on Ebay for a replacement. Or maybe you just are so obsessed that you browse Re-Lilly on Facebook and other sites just in case something you absolutely need to own comes up. Well I've found one more place to look!

Bonanza has lots of different things (it seems to be a combination of ebay and etsy... actually, you can import items that you are selling on ebay to bonanza), but it has a pretty good amount of Lilly items and some very good deals.

Click here to check it out - who knows what you might find!!

Garden Variety

I love chinoiserie decor and the price is right on this porcelain garden stool from Pearl River. I'm slowly adding more chinoiserie style items to my apartment - a bamboo style mirror, blue and white china, etc. I think a pair of these would look perfect on either side of my fireplace!

Recent Purchases and OOTD

I wanted to share some of favorite recent purchases with you... which coincidentally are my outfit of the day as well! And even better, it was all on sale! Oh how I love after-Christmas sales!

I've been wanting these Madden Girl boots from the Victoria's Secret website since I saw a them on a friend back in October. I got the tan ones and they look great with jeans! Best of all, I waited until they went on sale...40% off...then I had a $10 Angel rewards coupon... and then a $20 gift card... so all in all, I got my boots for around $20!
Next, I bought this Gap lace top thinking I might wear it on NYE, but I changed my mind. It is super cute though and can be dressed up or down. Today I'm wearing it dressed down with a white cardigan.

And lastly, I finally got my jeggings - also from the Gap. I love them and was shocked by how flattering they look! Plus, they are SUPER comfortable.

Have you made any good purchases lately?

Have a great Saturday! xoxo

Chocolate Indulgences!

The start of 2011 means a big thing to me - it's the year of my wedding! Which also means that the start of 2011 means the beginning of my wedding diet! Anyone have any helpful diet advice?? I'm the worst dieter as I go out for dinner at least twice a week, snack constantly at work, have a frightening affinity for french fries, and always say yes to the second glass of wine. It's gonna be tough for me. But I do recognize the need for small indulgences and just discovered these:

100 Calorie Chocolate bars from Dylan's Candy Bar!! They are available in a 5 pack (one for each day of the work week!) and in Almond Dark Chocolate, Caramel Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and Espresso Dark Chocolate. How cute are the brightly colored packages??

Happy Indulging!!

Lemony-Vanilla Goodness!

Has anyone tried the Lemon Vanilla body wash from Bath and Body Works? It's from their Summer Vanillas collection so obviously I'm a few seasons behind the game, but I bought it on sale a few weeks ago and love it! It smells so light and fresh and isn't overly sweet.

The body lotion is also great! I've been using both for a couple weeks now.

I was also happy to discover that it is very similar to another favorite of mine, Fresh's Sugar Lemon Body lotion. And a lot cheaper!

Interested? Hurry to your B&BW store or check out their website - the body spray and body cream are on sale for $3 each!!

P.S. Speaking of Fresh, does anyone know how long face scrub lasts? I found my beloved Fresh Brown Sugar Face Polish in my medicine cabinet and it's oh, I don't know, about 3 or 4 years old!! Should I just toss it out or could I possibly still use it??? It looks OK....

I was not compensated in any way by Bath & Body Works or Fresh!

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone had a great time ringing 2010 out and 2011 in. My fiance and I went out in NYC with my cousin, his fiance and their friends. I had soo much fun (but forgot my camera at home)! And I discovered my new favorite drink - champagne with a splash of Chambord! Soooo good!

The next day we walked around the city and I tried to go to the Lilly store on Madison Avenue. But it was closed due to the holiday! :( It looks beautiful though! I guess I just need to make a second trip!!

How did you celebrate the new year??

Best wishes! xoxo