I Spy Friday

Christmas has really snuck up on me this year, but I'm happy to say that all of my shopping is done as of yesterday! As you can imagine, M. and I are really, really excited about Christmas this year. Not only is it Baby Kate's first Christmas, we're also heading home for a little over three weeks. Our first Christmas in America since we moved to the UK!

I can't wait to give Kate her first Christmas presents (we got her an amazing stocking as well, something I've been thinking about since this summer)... of course she won't remember it, but it's great fun for the two of us. And here's hoping I get a few of the things on my wish list this year...

From top to bottom:
Hidden Animal Mugs, from Uncommon Goods (I love these mugs, which are quite similar to a froggy mug my grandmother has. It's still my mug of choice when I'm at Grandma's.)
Red Snowflake Pyjamas, from Debenhams
Tea with Bea, by Bea Vo, available at all good bookstores (recipes from my favorite cafe, Bea's of Bloomsbury--they have the best cupcakes ever!)
Hattie cardigan, from Fat Face (love, love, love this cardi!!!)
Bern Baby Bern boots in oak by Keen, available lotsa places (perfect with that cardi, no?)
Chocolate herringbone flats, from Toms

Is there anything special on your wishlist this holiday season? (I hope you get it all, plus some fun surprises!)

Kelly's wedding

Kelly is pretty much the opposite of a bridezilla. Instead of determining every last detail of her bridesmaids' wardrobe, she just asked them to wear black and choose their own shoes in a different bright color. Then she came to me to create wedding flowers using all of these colors (blue, green, aqua, purple, and I think I'm forgetting a few), along with red to go with her own shoes, and sheet music or book pages, also chosen by each bridesmaid.

I won't lie, I was a little afraid I wouldn't be able to combine all of those colors without it looking like a hot mess. But, in the end, it all came together pretty well, I think:

Each bridesmaid bouquet was a combination of pinwheel flowers and roses containing all of the colors in the palette, with the color of each bridesmaid's shoes determining the main color of her bouquet.

Kelly's bridal bouquet was in roses, again containing all of the colors of the palette, but with an emphasis on reds and sheet music.

 

The groom and groomsmen's boutonnieres coordinated with the bouquets.

And I also did some corsages and boutonnieres for the parents, including some special sheet music and maps.

 

And perhaps the best part of all (for my ego, anyway!), I recently heard from Kelly that she and her husband, Zachary, have their flowers on display at home!

Congratulations to Kelly and Zachary!

Photos courtesy of Ellis Photography