Wedding Brain

Isn't this a gorgeous ensemble?  I totally want to wear something similar to the wedding shower. I cannot find the original source but it seems it was originally uploaded to Pinterest <---(check out my style board here).

Happy Birthday, Ya' Old Hipster!

Master Plan

So I feel a bit like a traitor...

Wedding Bloom

Sorry for the late post! I was unable to pull together the one I had planned for last night because I got a call that my wedding dress came in early and went to try it on!! While I am definitely not posting a picture of the dress (which I finally have), I will say that a crinoline slip and a head piece were purchased...very excited!

Weekend Tidbits

Friday night dinner at Harmony Grill in Lakeview with Nicole & Victor (Alex's sister and her husband).

One piece of advice if you ever drop by: Fried Artichoke Fritters.  Amazing.

Rain + Rainier Cherries

My lovely mother called me at work yesterday (a dreary, miserable, rainy day) to tell me she was outside and needed to drop something off.  I ran outside and was greeted with a bag of these beauties:

Roots

Happy 1st Anniversary Roots! Thanks for the tequila!!

Color Block Mani

Here are two trends that I'm in love with right now: color blocking and tape manicures.  In case you haven't seen this super easy at-home manicure tip, you start with a light base color, use scotch tape to section off and paint the darker color on the sections that aren't covered with tape.

I started with OPI Glitzerland and Overexposed In South Beach

Weekend Tidbits

Happy four-day-work-week, everyone! (If that doesn't get people excited, I don't know what will!) I hope everyone had a nice 3-day weekend - I know we sure did. 

 Here are a few tidbits from our jam-packed Memorial Day festivities:

Small Packages

Happy Friday!!

Save the Dates

So the future hubbs finished up grad school for architecture almost 3 weeks ago.  (Phew, am I glad that's over!)  One of the perks of marrying an architect is that they are quite handy with a computer and a laser cutter.

Sparkling Taupe: The Beginning

Welcome to Sparkling Taupe! I am in love with creating! I tend to go a bit stir crazy unless I am crafting or making something.  With my upcoming nuptials, my brain has been in project hyper-drive so I decided to start a blog to release some of my pent-up creative energy.