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Style Me Pretty!

January 29, 2013 2 Comments

Hey guys! A quick Tuesday post to serve as a bulletein on a couple things.

1- If you didn’t get my posts on facebook, instagram and twitter- here’s the link to my wedding being featured on Style Me Pretty! I was so excited/honored to be featured on my favorite wedding blog.

2- It seems as if the big blog switch messed up the RSS feeds for some of you. If you haven’t been getting my posts in your Google reader- you may need to re-subscribe here.

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Behind the Blog- Wedding Napkin Quilt

January 16, 2013 16 Comments

Hello! I had planned a recipe for today, and even though I’ve made it before, it was a bit of a disaster yesterday and I didn’t want to share it until I’ve worked out some kinks. So, I decided to start a new blog series based on several comments/emails I’ve gotten about sharing more about myself and my life “Behind the Blog.”

I’ve always been a lover of crafts, so it wasn’t a surprise that I wanted to do a ton of them for my wedding. I made so many things for that beautiful day and I couldn’t have loved that time more. I really am so happy sitting on my couch with a project laid out on the coffee table with some music or a guilty pleasure TV show on.

Behind the Blog Wedding Napkin Quilt %The Baker Chick

One of my later craft ideas was to make my own mis-matched vintage-y napkins. I thought that my tables needed a little extra something and I just wasn’t having the plain ivory napkins that my caterer was providing. I looked on Etsy, only to find that simple fabric squares cut only with a pinking shear were upwards of $1.50 each. I also- would get whatever the sellers had without getting to choose my own fabrics to match my color
scheme.

So- I decided to take this project on myself. Finishing the edges with a sewing machine didn’t seem possible with only a month before the wedding, so I bough a zig-zag rotary cutter and just left the edges like that. No one really saw them until they were opened and I think it was just fine. Also- I figured if I finished the edges I’d feel horrible cutting them off to make the napkins into a quilt, which I decided right away I wanted to do

So- the napkins were used for my wedding, washed and I spent the fall re-purposing them into a beautiful quilt that’s now in the guest room! I love it so much and feel like I’ve created a new family heirloom which such special meaning! (Link to the pattern I used from Purl Soho here.)

PS- Guess WHAT? My wedding is going to be featured on Style Me Pretty in a few weeks! If you’re not familiar it’s only the most beautiful wedding blog of all time and I’m so incredibly excited/honored.

PPS- I have gotten several emails lately with questions about saving/printing/finding recipes. I am SO sorry that my site is such a pain when it comes to this. Lucky for all of us- I’m making a switch to WordPress soon that will come with a really easy to use print/save icon. Woohoo! I’ll keep you posted on the changes the next couple weeks!

Filed Under: Crafts, Wedding

3 months ago… (Wedding pics!)

November 26, 2012 33 Comments

I hope all of your Thanksgivings were wonderfully gluttonous and that you were able to spend the day with those you love the most. I stayed here in New York and celebrated with my sisters, some friends and of course the husband! Speaking of my darling husband, I’m excited to finally share some wedding photos with you. I am so thrilled with the wonderful work done by the guys at Valo Photography, they couldn’t have captured the day more perfectly. Enjoy a peak at some of my favorite shots from the day!

Those last few pics are from one of my favorite moments of the whole day. Andy surprised me with the most beautiful rendition of “Wild Horses” and it took my breath away. He is an amazing singer and yet never really shares his talents. (He’s a bit shy like that.) Getting to hear him sing in front of all my friends and family was pretty special. Thanks for letting me share these with you! xo

To answer some of your questions:
Our ceremony and reception were at the historic Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee. (my hometown.)
My dress was Allure Bridal.
The bridesmaids dresses came from this etsy shop.
The robes came from this etsy shop.

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Bridal Update- NYC Shower

July 23, 2012 8 Comments

I am having a not-able-to-bake week as I’m in Milwaukee doing last minute wedding things, so I thought a little wedding update might be nice. I know that you are here for the sweet treats, so I appreciate your patience as I try to balance everything during this busy time. I wish I was someone who could have planned this so well in advance that I have dozens of recipes stored to share, but I’m just not good at that. So here we are- some pics from my lovely NYC Garden shower a few weeks ago.

Above- pictures of the lovely models from our toilet paper fashion show!!

My sisters/bridesmaids Noelle and Nadia!

My hosts really transformed the small garden where we held the shower into such a cozy, whimsical space. I really loved it.

Pitchers of bellinis, flowers and small favor candles lined the prettily-clothed tables.

As guests left they were given sweetly-wrapped packages of lavender balm.

The afternoon was full of games, “guessing the jelly-beans” being just one of them.

My sister Nadia took a polaroid of Me with every guest that went into a “Bridal Shower Scrapbook” filled with notes, pictures, and little envelopes filled with secret notes. I love it!

There you have it! A sweet treat or two coming at you later this week! xo