Honeymoon – Day 12: The Gold Coast, Australia

On our last full day on the Gold Coast, we awoke to another beautiful sunrise. We spent a relaxing day by the pool at the Sofitel Gold Coast, then went up to our room in the last afternoon to...

Honeymoon – Day 11: The Gold Coast, Australia

We awoke on the 11th day of our honeymoon to yet another beautiful day on the Gold Coast. After little discussion, we decided there was only one place to spend our day – the beach! We headed out...

Honeymoon – Day 10: The Gold Coast, Australia

On our first morning in the Gold Coast, we woke up early and watched the beautiful sunrise over the ocean from our balcony at the Sofitel Gold Coast. It was hard to believe that we were almost half...

Computer issues

Hi all – just a quick note that my laptop has not been working and has been sent in to be fixed. I should be back with new posts in 2-4 days, in the meantime I will still be posting on twitter...

Honeymoon – Day 9: The Blue Mountains and The Gold Coast, Australia

On our last morning at Lilianfels, we headed to The Orangery, sad that it would be the last time we enjoyed their fantastic breakfasts. Not able to pick a favorite dish at The Orangery, I tried a...

Honeymoon – Day 8: The Blue Mountains, Australia

The next morning at Lilianfels Blue Mountain Restort, we awoke to yet another sun filled day in Australia. We headed down to The Orangery to enjoy a wonderful breakfast – I had a almond crossoint,...

Honeymoon – Day 7: The Blue Mountains, Australia

Still not fully adjusted to the 16 hour time difference after a week in Australia, we woke up before the sun rose on our second day at Lilianfels Blue Mountain Resort in the Blue Mountains....

Honeymoon – Day 6: The Blue Mountains, Australia

We woke up early on the sixth day of our honeymoon – sad to be leaving Sydney, but excited for our upcoming adventures in the Blue Mountains. We said goodbye to the amazing view from our hotel room...

Honeymoon – Day 5: Sydney, Australia

We woke up on the fifth day of our honeymoon to views of sunshine and sparkling water from our room at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, and decided it was the perfect day for a trip to the famous...

Honeymoon – Day 4: Sydney, Australia

We woke up to gray skies on our fourth day in Australia, but no rain. My husband had read about Manly Beach during our honeymoon planning and insisted we make the trip there during our time in...

Honeymoon – Day 3: Sydney, Australia

We awoke after our first night in Sydney at 4:00am. So much for entirely escaping jetlag after our honeymoon flight upgrade! We sat for a few minutes over some english breakfast tea, enjoying the...

Honeymoon – Day 2: Sydney, Australia

We arrived in Australia feeling fresh and well rested thanks to the surprise upgrade on our flight to Sydney. Not wanting to waste a minute of our Honeymoon, we headed straight to the Four Seasons...

Honeymoon – Day 1: Flight to Sydney, Australia

I’m counting our flight as the first day of our Honeymoon, since the door to door trip was well over 24 hours! We were scheduled to fly from Washington, DC to Los Angeles, then connect to a flight...

Honeymoon – Packing List

I pride myself on being a fantastic packer and only bring what I can carry on the plane, but packing for our honeymoon in Australia posed a few challenges. First, we would be gone for almost 3...

Style Profile: Barbara – The Housewife Wannabe

This Style Profile is on one of my daily blog reads: Barbara at The Housewife Wannabe. She is certainly beautiful both inside and out, and I love following her adventures as a Newlywed. Born in...

Post-Wedding Sheva Brachot Dinner

The night after our wedding, my husbands family hosted a dinner for us, known as a ‘Sheva Brachot’ dinner. It was wonderful to celebrate again with family and friends before our out of town guests...

Newlyweds!

We awoke the morning after our wedding to another beautiful day in Seattle, and took in the fantastic views while relaxing over breakfast in our hotel room at the Four Seasons Seattle. I’ve always...

Wedding – Photo Booth

My husband and I had been to a wedding with a photo booth for guests shortly before our own, and were delighted when our fabulous photographers at GH Kim offered the same option for our own...

Wedding – Bridal Party Portraits

GH Kim captured some amazing photos of us with our bridal party - we were thrilled with our group photos. I know how challenging it can be to get two people to look equally nice in a photo, let...

Wedding – Portraits

We used GH Kim for our engagement photos and wedding photos, and couldn’t have been happier with the results. Grace and Hun are incredibly talented, sweet, and professional. They have an uncanny...

Wedding – Reception at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle

As the sun started to set on our wedding day, the sky remained clear with dazzling sun beams – it was truly the most beautiful day I have ever seen in Seattle. Our reception was also held at the...

Wedding – Ceremony at The Four Seasons Hotel Seattle

Our wedding ceremony was held in the ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle. The focal point of our ceremony was our beautiful chuppah (wedding canopy), designed by Hailey at Zest Floral and...

Wedding – Flowers and Event Design

The aesthetic vision I had for our wedding was ‘Pacific Northwest Rustic-Elegant’. Both coming from the PNW, my fiance and I wanted our venue and decorations to reflect our love for our home....

Wedding – Bedeken

After getting ready, I met my bridesmaids downstairs at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle for a champagne toast. I felt so blessed to have so many dear friends with me on my wedding day. I was so...

Wedding – Getting Ready

The night before my wedding I slept like a baby, thanks to a last minute decision after my pedicure at Gene Juarez to get a body scrub at the Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle. I woke up at...

Updated: Pages

I finally got around to completing the ‘Engagement‘ page and am working on the ‘Wedding‘ page – if you are a new reader you can find lots of FAQs on those two pages!

Angelina Jolie in The Tourist

Although I’m not a big fan of Angelina Jolie (still ardently team Jen!), I love spy films and Venice, so we recently watched ‘The Tourist’. I must admit, the outfits, hair, and makeup Angelina’s...

The Perfect Powder

(2006) I am often emailed by readers asking what makeup I use. True story: I have worn the exact same makeup every day since the college spring formal my senior year – 5 years ago! My best friend...

For Japan with Love

Style Profile: Jennifer – The Daily Connoisseur

I’m a big fan of Jennifer at The Daily Connoisseur. A resident of Santa Monica, California and London, England, Jennifer’s gamine style is classic and chic. Influenced by old Hollywood and modern...