blogging hiatus {wedding season has officially arrived!}

calistoga private estate wedding by lovely little details + jessica burke photography not sure how may arrived, but it is here with a bang! we’ve had 3 weddings so far this year but may takes us to...

blue mason jars are back {ball heritage blue masons!}

it is no secret that i am a mason jar hoarder. no seriously – i have an entire portion of my LLD-prop closet devoted to my beloved collection of antique jars – i have a few purples, an amber one, a...

oatmeal lace design: 15% coupon code {yay!}

congrats to liz price for winning the set of 4 clutches! and to everyone else, definitely take advantage of the 15% discount with oatmeal lace design and get your clutches ordered this weekend :)...

lovely little giveaway: set of 4 oatmeal lace clutches {whoa}

our labor of love happy monday! it’s been a really long time since i hosted a giveaway over here and with the weather being so gorgeous these days, mckay and i decided it was time to share the...

proud to be a new englander today. my love, thoughts, and prayers go out to the family of fallen officer Sean Collier, and all who were lost/injured in the boston marathon bombing. and a huge...

recent florals: insta-blooms

happy monday everyone! i realized i haven’t shared recent arrangements in a while so did a little instagram photo-download. the photo above was the bouquet from this past weekend’s wedding – the...

our big news: georgia on our minds {lld is moving, y’all}

we’ve been pondering about it for the past year and a half, and i can finally announce the big news we’ve been deciding on for what seems like such a long time. (no, not that kind of news. not yet,...

note to self: road trips are good for the soul

happy monday everyone! i hope you all had a great weekend. just checking in over here after my amazing road trip last week. i gotta tell ya – solo road trips are seriously good for the soul, know...

big week ahead: southern road trip, y’all

image by kellan studios yep – i’ve got an exciting week ahead of me, with meetings and site visits lined up here in the south. from chapel hill, to charleston, to savannah and beyond, i’ll be...

happy spring, happy holiday weekend!

spring has officially arrived here in california and we are loving the warmer weather and longer days. hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend, no matter what you may have on the agenda :) //...

healthy recipe: crockpot pulled chicken {paleo / shred}

pulled chicken recipe we’ve been on a healthy kick and have been looking for food that tastes good and feels like it shouldn’t be good for you. this pulled chicken recipe (adapted from a friend’s...

published: m+s’ maine wedding {well wed magazine}

remember mark + sarah‘s maine wedding from 2 years ago? these two were initially published in a local maine news publication, but i’m also excited to see that they were just published in the latest...

note to self: fresh lemonade + happy list additions

happy monday everyone! how was your weekend? we’ve had a few jam-packed weeks over here at LLD, with tasting meetings, site visits, hiring 3 new team members, and meeting some of my clients for the...

featured: j+m’s barndiva wedding {style me pretty}

happy tuesday everyone! i’m so excited to see jessica + matt’s wedding up on style me pretty this morning! jessica is the creative + gorgeous gal behind the blog birdie to be, and you can tell she...

healthy recipe: grapes with rosemary, sea salt and olive oil {yum}

happy thursday everyone! how are we at thursday already? and halfway through march? ahh! today i wanted to share a quick recipe with you that my sister-in-law introduced to us this past...

note to self: wedding learnings + happy list additions

happy tuesday everyone! i hope you all had a great weekend. it was a doozy for the LLD team – from a 140-person rehearsal dinner to an almost-300 person wedding – and it is times like these that...

spring forward {wedding season has arrived!}

the LLD team will be busy bees with the first wedding weekend of the year, starting with a+s’ rehearsal dinner tomorrow and their wedding on sunday, and we couldn’t be more excited. and even though...

note to self: this is a happy life

{source} sometimes life gives you a teeny tiny reminder right when you need it. this week’s happy list – here goes: 1. the hall & oates pandora station – this is my ultimate jam station for wedding...

featured: b’s nautical wedding bouquet {wedding chicks}

{image by susanne ashby photography, floral design by lovely little details} happy monday everyone! i woke up this morning to find out that b’s wedding bouquet is being featured on the wedding...

real LLD wedding: erika +andrew’s autumn cape cod celebration

{florals, planning + design by lovely little details, images by stacey hedman} this wedding (featured on style me pretty a few weeks back) has taken me so long to actually blog because it was so...

note to self: on packages {and why i don’t offer them}

{image by stephen hughes // planning, styling + florals by lovely little details} i have a lot of updates going on over here behind the scenes besides wedding planning, y’all. i can say y’all...

australia snapshots {photos from our trip}

{heart reef view from our seaplane with hamilton island air} i’ve been putting off this post for a while because i just have no words for our trip without saying “amazing” “unbelievable” or...

my happy list: reveling in simple pleasures

{image taken with my instagram} this past weekend we decided to book a last minute trip up to one of my favorite places on the planet – st. helena. st. helena is a quaint little town in napa valley...

featured on style me pretty: e+a’s cape cod wedding

well i’m back from australia with so much to share with you and i promise i’ll get to that once i download all of our photos & video to my computer and once i feel like i’m in the same time zone...

g’day mates {LLD is australia bound}

image by paul lenehan, flickr fun fact: in 2005, 2 years after graduating college, i moved to australia. solo. i had always wanted to go to australia but played lacrosse in college (club – don’t...

featured on ruffled: e+t’s glam san francisco wedding

sequins, ruffles, glam and san francisco charm were all a huge part of e+t’s wedding this past october. it was my last wedding of the year and one of the most detailed ones, with custom ribbon...

doing good: the birthday party project {share your birthday!}

today is my 32nd birthday. i’ve decided i’d like to share it. want to join me? at this past engage in december (2013 dates announced today!) i was fortunate to meet so many inspiring individuals,...

giving is good: the birthday party project {share your birthday!}

today is my 32nd birthday. i’ve decided i’d like to share it. want to join me? at this past engage in december (2013 dates announced today!) i was fortunate to meet so many inspiring individuals,...

keeping up during down-time {practice makes perfectly imperfect}

last week i went to the flower mart, picked up some blooms {whatever stood out to me at the time} and went home to prep the flowers. these weren’t for a client, but they were to keep my creative...

wedding tip {make use of the bouquets}

i have to tell you – especially after putting all the love and energy i can in to creating wedding bouquets and arrangements – when i see photos from weddings with the bouquet laying on its side on...