2012 gift guides {for the hostess}

While it's not mandatory to bring a gift with you to each party or dinner gathering, it's a very nice gesture for the host, especially at this time of year. Parties don't get thrown together by themselves, so it's just a nice way to say thank you. I don't think they need to be anything major,  a bottle of wine or flowers is always lovely, but once in a while it's nice to bring something different. Any of these fine items would make this hostess quite pleased. 

1. Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook; 2. Royal Lavender & Rose Syrup; 3. Chalkboard Spice Jars; 4. Gold Cake Stand; 5. Mrs. Lillien's Cocktail Swatchbook; 6. Confetti System Ornaments; 7. Honeycomb Flute; 8. Mason Jar Cocktail Shaker; 9. Rewind Candle; 10. Measuring Hedgies;  11. Perc Coffee; 12. Gold Salt Cellar

2012 gift guide {for him}

Christmas gifts have been stressing me out more than usual this year, I had resigned myself to the idea that everyone would be getting photos of our wedding, but that seemed a little boring. So, I poured over websites and blog guides to find the perfect gift for the special ones in my life. 

For Jacob, while I started out conservative, it seems I've once again gone over budget, but in doing so, I found a lot of great gifts for the lovely, manly men in your life, so you're welcome. 

1. Hudson Manhattan Whiskey; 2. State Print; 3. Ron Swanson Mug; 4. Gold Jigger; 5. Joe Beef Cookbook; 6. J.Crew Sweater; 7. Brooklyn Beer Making Kit; 8. Royal Crown Pomade; 9. Beer/Food Calendar; 10. Shun Chef's Knife; 11. Billy Reid Tee; 12. Humidor; 13. Gold Cheese knife set 

happy thanksgiving.

I'm so excited for tomorrow's festivities. For the last couple of years I've spent Thanksgiving working and, while I'll still be hard at work baking and cooking, I'll also be able to catch the parade {my favorite} and I get to share dinner with some special friends. It's also quite exciting because Jacob and I get to break out all or fun gifts from the wedding {it's the little things people}. I hope where ever you are and however you spend your holiday, it's filled with good food, good friends, and lot's of love. 

currently obsessed with.....

Long time, no see! I've been having technical issues.... as in, my computer crashed, and I'm waiting for Apple to unveil their new imacs. I thought I'd pop by and say hello,talk about my current obsession {gold...and also glitter}, seriously it's been everywhere lately, and I'm super happy about it. I may or may not have already talked about my gold obsession, but I'm not over it... and it may have actually gotten worse.

There's so much going on this week! I'm working on some really exciting projects with some fabulous ladies that hopefully I'll be able to share soon. Also, there's Thanksgiving, which I'm so excited about. It will be the first time in our 5 years together that Jacob and I will be able to spend the holiday together, so we're going all out. Expect a lot of dessert recipes coming up, I've been stockpiling. 

have a beyond lovely weekend.

I've been quite absent lately, but now that the wedding is over, I hope to get back to keeping up with the blog much more. To recap the last week, Jacob and I got married! It was incredible, the venue, Dunham Farms is the stuff dreams are made of, and photos {which I hope to share with you soon} are absolutely dreamy. I'm going to spend next week going through all the small details that made up our beyond special day, but for now, here's a sneak peek. A family friend made us these lovely cornholes and our planner, Andrea, made the silhouette corn bags. This weekend we'll be trying to put our home and life back together, but I wish we could go back and do it all again! 

Around the web:

1. Fantastic Mr. Fox. 

2. Yay, a new food blog to follow!

3. Obsessed with this peacoat I tried on in navy while in Charleston, Jacob told me I looked like Madeline, SOLD.

4. My wedding gift from Jacob, a limited edition bag for J.Crew from Fleabags. Love it! 

5. Jade & Matthew {our AMAZING photographers} posted some photos on their blog, and they're ridiculous. I can't stop looking at them, they just capture the love and happiness that was everywhere that day. {1,2}

have a lovely weekend.

I realize that I've been a little M.I.A lately, for that, I'm sorry, but I wanted to stop by and say hello before this last weekend of September. I've been quite busy lately, so this weekend will probably be more of the same, but w'ere getting super close to the wedding, so even though I still have a ton of stuff to do, it's amazing to look back and see what's been accomplished over the last year. It's wonderful and overwhelming. 

I hope you all have an absolutely fantastic weekend!

Just in case you're not busy: 
1. If you love the buddies as much as I do. 
2. I almost fell out of my chair when looking at this dreamy wedding. 
3. We got our marriage license this week and this topic left me in tears. 

early fall roundup

Fall doesn't really start until November here in Savannah, but it being the middle of September, there does seem to be a little change of temperature. I can feel a slight cool breeze coming on... or at least I'm hoping for one.

Purse // Bracelet // Jeans // Earrings // Shoes // Sunglasses // Sweater