Holiday Shoes

These glittery shoes are getting me excited for the holiday season!

Kate Spade

Steve Madden

Minted Holiday Card Giveaway

I soooo want to win this giveaway for holiday cards from Minted over at The Party Dress!! 

Baby Shower Feature

I sent English Paper Company some photos from yesterday's baby shower, inspired by their invitation.  Click here to see it featured on their blog!

A "Seaside Preppy" Baby Shower

Today I hosted a "seaside preppy" baby shower for one of my very best friends, Sarah.  Here are a few details from the day!  Whales, gators, sailboats, and more!

My mom made this adorable diaper wreath for the front door...

The favor and dessert table...

Each guest signed a onesie or bib and hung it on the "clothesline"...

Cupcakes with whales and polka dots...

Baby pic name tags for each guest...

Whale and gator cookie favors...

The room...

3 onesies to match the invitation, one from each hostess...

The table setting with grosgrain belt napkin rings...

Centerpieces..

Appetizers...veggie pizza, tomato/mozzarella, shrimp cocktail..and of course plates and napkins with whales on them

Mmm....cupcake and pistachio fluff...

What a great day!

3 Year Anniversary

Now that I'm all caught up on blog posts from my trip, there's just one more post.....in honor of my 3 year wedding anniversary today!  It's fun to look back... it's been a great 3 years!

Goodnight!

Farewell Dinner - Four Seasons Bosphorus, Istanbul

Our farewell dinner was "Flavors of Turkey and the World" at the beautiful Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel.  I wish we could have stayed a night here!

This was the cocktail hour set up for us on the Atik Pasha Terrace, overlooking the Bosphorus...this picture doesn't do it justice.  Marc and I actually missed the transportation for cocktail hour and had to send for a private car from the hotel...oops!  Glad we got a picture though!

This was our gorgeous table setting in the Atik Pasha ballroom. Love the flowers, pretty crystal napkin rings and menus. Dinner was goat cheese salad, prawn, ricotta stuffed ravioli and zucchini flower, sea bass and orange crusted beef, followed by pistachio sponge and raspberry with coconut creme brulee and strawberries..yum! We enjoyed Turkish food, dance, and music, as well as a slideshow of the professional pictures from the trip.  It was great!

The Sultan??  =)

View of the bridge on the Bosphorus outside the hotel...

And this marks the end of a trip of a lifetime!

Grand Bazaar - Istanbul, Turkey

After our visit to Topkapi Palace, we visited the Grand Bazaar, which occupies a whole quarter of the city. There are different sections for various items such as carpets, jewelry, glazed tiles and pottery, fake purses, food items (like Turkish Delight and tea), etc...4000 vendors all selling the same stuff! Not just for tourists, locals shop here too.  It was overwhelming to say the least.  We only had a little time so just bought a few glazed tile coasters, a couple pieces of inexpensive jewelry (although you could spend thousands), and a shirt.