can we talk...

...about how incredible this is?



via oncewed.

the ideal & real.

i am several cups of coffee and one trip to paper source into my saturday, so you can expect lots of overly-excited valentine's day posts today.

first up... these beautiful valentine-inspired wedding invitations by erin jang...

the indigo bunting via cup of jo

i love that they specify champagne-drinking and polaroid-taking as the pre-ceremony activities. there is no finer pair, in my opinion. just ask the attendees of our new years party.

and for your viewing/listening pleasure, an amazing live performance by dirty projectors. i think i am a little bit in love with every person in this video, dave longstreth especially. he is a dreamboat.

dave longstreth illustration by johnnie cluney via daytrotter

hello again

what better time to jump back in than on a cozy winter night?

i'll admit it, i spend a lot of time looking at wedding blogs. mostly because it's just one more way to occupy my time and daydream and fantasize.

i love the idea of this monogrammed banner. aside from the fact that it's gorgeous, don't you just want to wrap yourself up in it? it'd be nice to frame something like this, post-wedding, and hang it up at home...

croquembouche

i've been obsessed with macarons lately. it stems from spring, passover, and, i must admit, a not-entirely-successful attempt at making them. i found this picture recently and i could just gaze at it foreeeeever. i've always kind of loved the idea of a croquembouche, and one made out of macarons is just so brilliant and pretty.