Royal Union

Who else got up at 4:00AM to watch the Processionals for the royal nuptials? Okay, so when the alarm went off at 4:00, I hit snooze for 10 minutes and THEN got up. The wedding planner in me was excited, the little girl in me who still believes in fairy tales was excited, and the part of me that realizes what a momentous occasion this is was excited - the Royal Wedding of William {Arthur Philip Louis} to Catherine {Elizabeth}will be one of those events where people ask in 10, 15, 20 plus years from now "Do you remember the wedding?" and "Where were you for the wedding?" etc.

Some observations from the wedding:

1. She did her own makeup and still looked beautiful {as always}

2. Loved the bright colors everyone was wearing, esp Queen Elizabeth in yellow

3. There was lots of excellent HAT inspiration for things like Gold Cup next weekend.

{Princess Beatrice}

4. Alexander McQueen lives on...Beautiful dress!

Side note: For those of you who didn't know already, Kate is short for Catherine, but with a "C", not a "K". I am also a Catherine with a "C" but Kat with a "K". Even cooler still is that the new Princess and I also share the same middle name: Elizabeth. Kate Middleton is Catherine Elizabeth who spells her nickname with a "K", just like ME!

{I <3 my calligrapher, Jenny}



And so, I will now use the Royal Union as inspiration for a few fun Union Jack finds:

{Clockwise from top left: Abbey Carpets UK, Dan Marty chair at Ben Sherman,

Alexander McQueen booties, Keep Calm Poster via Style at Home, Bespoke Pillow, Andrea Sholl Interiors ottoman}

And two beautiful rooms using various Union Jack pieces:

{via Well Appointed House and House and Home}

Finally: a special congrats to a dear friend who is also getting married today.
Congratulations, Heather and Tony!!

{Now I'm off to Starbucks to help me wake up. 4:00AM is EARLY for me!!}

Elegant Emails

Wouldn't you love to get these "handwritten" notes in your email inbox instead of boring old text? You can send them to everyone you know!

This design may look familiar. I posted here about Lucite trays at Iomoi and this pattern is at the top of my wishlist. If you'd like to sign up for a membership at Iomoi, head to their website for more info!

{disclaimer: no, Iomoi is not a sponsor of City Southern and I do not receive any financial benefit from sending you to their webiste. It was just something fun that I wanted to share with you!}

Wordy Wednesday

I'm up to no good up to my eyeballs in planning A's bridal shower and I'm starting to get super excited about it. I hope she is too! I've been trying to keep everything a secret from her. Today I ordered the **** and picked out the ****. Then I wrote the **** and made all the ****, well almost all of them. I think I finalized the design for the **** but I am still playing around with it a little bit. Last night I wanted to try out one of the hors d'oeuvres so I made it for dinner. They were the most delicious little **** skewers and even Hubs loved them! Now all I have left is ****, ****, ****, ****, ****, and ****. Oh! And ****!! How could I forget that! The one thing I CAN share without ruining it is that there will be some delicious bubbly to drink. So, today's Wordy Wednesday will feature a fabulous little quote that is also available for purchase on Etsy as an art print! She's on vacation right now but supposed to be back today...definitely check it out!

Happy Easter!

{via pinterest}

Tablescape Tuesday!

Thinking Beachy Thoughts on this Tablescape Tuesday.

Whats a tablescape and the beach all rolled into one package?...a "beachscape"!

{via Modern Bride}

Introducing: Wordy Wednesday!

As I search cyberspace, I come accross lots of quips and quotes, and plain old pretty writing. I have posted some of my favs in the past and have even written my own manifesto. I think by now I've collected enough wordy wisdom to do a regular feature. So, starting today, Wednesdays {maybe not every Wednesday} will now be known as Wordy Wednesdays.

{via pinterest}

TRADhome Launch

Two Posts in ONE Day?! ...Shut the front door. No really, the launch of TRADhome is today and I just wanted to remind everyone who RSVP'd for the event to check it out and report back! And then I clicked on my link to see the premier issue and it didn't work, and the link on lonnymag.com didn't work, and the link on Traditional Home took you to the RSVP page. I'm dying to see...is anyone else having difficulties?!

If you are unfamiliar, I am talking about the new "love child" of the editors of Lonny and Traditional Home. It's the latest online magazine, and once it's working - go check it out!!

*****UPDATE*****

I got it working now!

 {Sorta}

 Go HERE and if it doesn't work or gives you the "OOPS" page, just click the link at the top left that says "MAGAZINE".