Birthday GIVE-AWAY!

So, it's my birthday!! (yayyy)

What better day than my birthday for my very FIRST giveaway!!

Two very talented friends of mine have contributed to this giveaway and i am so so excited about each one let me tell you about them:

First: the lost & found

Jessie Mathis, creator of the lost and found is the mother of two preshie babe's, Noah.Fox.&Sparrow.Song.  A friend to many, and a mighty talented and creative lady who i am happy to call friend (&neighbor) 

jessie creates unique and amazing cards hand crafted using old books, her sewing machine a little imagination and a lot of love.  She also just launched the lost&found vintage store,with a load of amazing digs! (check it out)

Jessie made 2 unique sets of cards for this give away, "sea" themed! They are amazing, each card is different and comes with an accompanying colored envelope.

Check out her

blog

shop cards

shop vintage

twitter

The next contributor is: plumcake 

Anna Naphtali Hollingsworth, is behind this darling shop that is filled with handcrafted earrings, rare vintage and antique finds and a little of this and that. I love plumcake so much, it's just my style, a little vintage and a little handmade.   

She is founder of the creative living project and her own photography business... and always has something new and inspiring up her sleeve!  She is quality, and such an inspiration! 

 She's got a darling baby girl Isabel, who's just the cutest little thing.

I am so excited Anna has added a pair of her fabulous earrings! I got a pair for my birthday last year and i always get compliments on them, they are too cute!

Check out Anna's

blog

photography

shop

twitter

ps: anna is doing a spring break promo for the shop FREE SHIPPING if you use the code: shipforspring

Last but not least, you will also receive a vintage silk scarf, a gold clasp belt from a vintage shop in South Korea, and a vintage photograph of two best friends.

HERE'S HOW TO GET ENTRIES:

1. follow the blog

2. leave a comment, and tell me your birthday

3. tweet about the giveaway

4. facebook about the giveaway

5. blog about the giveaway

6. leave a comment with your favorite item from either shop 

7. follow their blogs here and here

For each one of these things you do (besides 1&2 because i'll already know) you are allowed to leave an additional comment, informing me of your extra entries. There are 7 different way's you can put your name in the pot!!!!

If you do not have a blog linked to your comment, be sure to leave me an email address so i can contact you if you win!

The winner will be chosen 2 weeks from today on Friday April, 27th.

best of luck!
(ps: i've added a page at the top that will directly link you to this page)


i can't wait!!!

Wedding Day (9.19.09) recap

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If you ask me... our Wedding day was

exciting

magical

upbeat

sentimental

special

unforgettable

As typical as it may sound.. it really was a huge blur... so glad there are photos to remind me of little things... like Luke weeping at the altar.... who was truly breakin it down on the dance floor... and what the essence of the day looked like from someone else's eye.

I loved our wedding day.. i loved being surrounded by friends and family...

but to be honest... im glad it was a year ago.. it feels good to see how far we've come. im glad i can look back to a year ago and know it was a time when i was with luke... and we were sharing our life together already.

But i am even more excited about this next year... and many more to come... I don't think your wedding day should be the "best day" of your married life.. its just one adventure... the start of many more!

we got married in an old horse barn.. that had ben renovated.. into the most beautiful place ever!

his first look:

and mine.

this moment was truly magical.

i was balling.

Allison: she had a lot to do with Luke + Me.

this is my thank-you hug.

It was awesome having bridesmaids who doubled as super models.

i loved how Anna (our photographer) got a "group shot" of our guests.. its one of my favorite photos to look at and remember who all was there to share that day with us..

i loved this farm. it was so home-y. and made the day seem very rustic.

our "fake" tattoos in honor of my ink'd groom!

(birdseed was a huge "regret" that we have... it was the most disgusting thing ever our car/hair/and underwear were filled with birdseed!!!! and our eyes were closed the whole way thru!) hahah

These are just a few glimpses of the day... for the entire album... and more 'details' click here to view the photo gallery by Anna Naphtali Hollingsworth.

Also we were featured on Rock n Roll Bride blog last year... find that link here.

love the photos? visit Anna's website & blog!