what I love: The Love Shop!

It doesn't get much more apropos than that, ya'll. It's true. I can not resist The Love Shop, and if you haven't heard of it yet I guarantee you'll soon find yourself feeling the same way!

Creator, JJ St James, does an unbelievable job of capturing all that is beautiful about modern love. In her own words, her shop is her "attempt at giving a little love to you and the world." Want proof? Check it.

photo credit: the love shop

photo credit: the love shop

photo credit: the love shop

I'll be entirely honest. 90% of her shop is in my Favorites list. I'm not ashamed. I'm in love. What do you say? You love it too?

random love: happy new year!!

Happy new year everyone! Wishing you all an amazing and prosperous 2011 with friends, family and loved ones!

what I love: ampersands!

Yes, I'll be honest. I was slightly inspired by my love just two weeks ago, but let me explain! After all, what single symbol is more integral to the entire meaning and purpose of a wedding than an ampersand?! At the end of the day it's all about the joining of two parts; the bringing together of a Mr & a Mrs, a bride & a groom, a his & a her! See! The ampersand has endless value and purpose for your big day! Plus - its a gorgeous element that can carry through to your life and home decor if you know how to work it.

First off, I want to share a little gem of a blog that I recently found. In fact, I could attribute most of my newfound love of ampersands to this, here blog - the beautiful 300 & 65 Ampersands. I mean the bevy of ampersand gorgeousness available on this blog is endless! Plus - the blog gets daily updates - YES - DAILY! Check out this beauty from October 24th:

photo credit: 300 & 65

Or this playful one for (what I imagine to be) a backyard country wedding:

 
Don't think I'm done yet!

So fun, right?!

And let me tell you the ampersand beauty doesn't stop here! One of my favorite (I-swear-I'm-going-to-buy-it-someday) Etsy finds is this little gem below!

photo credit: Etsy

 Look at how adorable it is, and how much more perfect can you get for an ampersand tee-shirt than an ampersand made of ampersands?!

Finally, a gorgeous ampersand pillow for your new home!

photo credit: Hard to Find

You never knew ampersands could inspire so much beauty in every aspect of your life, did you?!

Alright, alright! I know it! I'm in love with ampersands this week! What do you say? You love 'em too?

random love: sloan photography

Okay, I love this so much that I had to throw in a little something special on a random day, I know. But I just couldn't wait! Trust me!


You'll love Sloan Photography too - especially when you see these amazing photos of Stacie and Geoff during a recent "in love" photo session.

Now they're based in Arizona, so don't get your hopes up yet... but I'm pretty sure that for the right price you can export their amazing talents to any town!

all photos courtesy of Sloan Photography

I can't tell you in any words how much I love this photo session! What do you say? Do you love?

what I love: love!

Okay, I must admit: I love love. I'm lucky enough to be in an industry that surrounds itself with it, and I'm lucky enough to witness it on a nearly daily basis. (So far not a single bridezilla has come through the doors of my office!) So what better thing to love this Wednesday then a poster that screams LOVE - literally!

MadeByGirl has created a poster that I adore. They call it Love Candy.

Appropriately named because it comes in an array of colors that are all reminiscent of a trip down to the local candy store.


All I have to say is, "MadeByGirl, I love."How adorable, right? What do you say? Do you love, love this Love Candy?