berries and lime

i have this new fascination with dark purple and lime green. this would be a cute rehersal dinner outfit. the only problem is the price of the derek lam dress (eek!). a girl can imagine. i may however get the nine west shoes in a dark purple for my wedding shoes. fabulous no?

dress - derek lam bow tie kimono dress from net-a-porter
shoes - nine west jojus from amazon

unusual but fabulous registries

we have already registered at some of the usual suspects - williams sonoma, crate & barrel, macys, and rei. but check out these gorgeous handcrafted pieces from whitney smith and dovetail shop and studio. i saw that both have "registries" on etsy, and whitney smith has one on her website. is 6 registries too many? :-)

Whitney Smith Pottery

inspiration from whitney smith pottery

whitney smith etsy shop

Dovetail Shop & Studio

inspiration from dovetail shop and studio

dovetail etsy shop

memorial day images

here are some photos from our weekend in healdsburg. hope you enjoy!

daisy shoes

we were walking around polk street in sf this evening and fell upon these lovely shoes in lavande spa. they are cindy says and i had to get them. need and want are synonomous here. i think they are too casual for my wedding dress, but perhaps for rehersal dinner or the shower. it is silly to find a dress that matches with the shoes? is that backwards?

inspired by cindy says

i heart farmerjulie

i was inspired by perfect bound's posting of farmerjulie's pottery. her work is simple, rustic, and gorgeous. now all i need is a garden...

inspired by farmerjulie

our first tasting

today we had our first tasting with a potential caterer, melons catering. the food was delicious. my favorite was a slow-cooked spare rib over risotto and lima beans. since my fiance is vegetarian, i was lucky to have two servings! then this caramel ice cream a wonton cone, so savory and yummy. we also learned that they source their food locally and buy organic, major plus. we still have a few other caterers that we are looking at but tastings are great!

melons is also one of the preferred vendors for our wedding location, the swedenborian church in san francisco. here is a glimpse of our gorgeous venue.

inspiration from the swedenborgian church

birthday wish list

my bday is coming up and it's never to early to think about what I want

Check out this fabulous A.Jaron Daisy ring that Tara posted on her blog, In This Instance. Could this be my wedding band? Or maybe something I can wear on my right hand.

inspiration from aJaron

look at these delicious gems from my favorite etsy jeweler, kerri hale!

inspiration from kerri hale's etsy shop

or this fabulous watch from coach. all i have today are these sporty timex and nike watches, might be time for an classy upgrade.

inspiration from coach