happy monday!

What a weekend - I got to spend the day chatting away with Alicia and Taylor, found my new favorite nail polish color (Tickle My France-y), and the best part, my best friend got ENGAGED! I couldn't be more excited for the happy couple. Mostly I'm relieved that I no longer have to keep it a secret anymore . . . it was rough. I had so much fun planning the night with her fiance and I got the pleasure of helping him pick out her beautiful ring. I'm still giddy with excitement!

I hope all of you have a wonderful start to your week, whether you've got the day off or you're working. I look forward to a busy week (when is not?) but I'm especially excited about our San Francisco blogger cocktail soiree on Thursday night!

Photos: Ciara Bird, Say Yes to Hoboken, Inside the Loop and the Beauty Couch

I'm Loving . . . Origami Invitations

I just came across these DIY origami heart engagement party invitations last night by Amy on Eat Drink Chic. She created these to send out to her wedding guests. If I could do it all over again, I would definitely take the time to put these together. They are incredibly cute!

Although it takes a lot of time printing, cutting, folding, sewing, stuffing, addressing and stamping. It's totally worth it in the end.

You can read more about these origami heart invitations here. Download the template to create a love note to someone special.

Hope you enjoy these cuties as much as I do.

{photo's courtesy of Eat Drink Chic}

Wednesday Wedding Update: Engagement Photos

When we first met with our photographer she asked us all the questions any photographer would in order to get to know us better. But one thing she really loved was the idea of doing our engagement photo session at the SF Giants ballpark. We live with baseball eight months out of the year because Eric works for the Giants. I'm personally already counting down the days until the season ends. Don't get me wrong, I love baseball, but I'd like to have someone at home to eat meals with. 

Anyway, back to about our engagement session. We had the ballpark to ourselves. I have never walked around a stadium with nobody getting in the way or bumping into you. It was serene. We had the whole place to walk around (except for going on the field). It was magical. I've got to say that our pictures came out amazing.

After the ballpark we went to the gardens around the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. To get some more romantic shots without the Giants symbol behind us. I'm so thankful that our pictures came out as good as they did. They came out exactly how I wanted and they embody who Eric and I are in real life. Thanks Erin!

{photo's courtesy of Erin Beach}

Photo Weekend

This weekend Eric and I are taking our engagement photos. It’s something I never thought we’d do. We're taking the first half of the photos at the SF Giants ballpark (it will be completely empty, except us) and the others at Golden Gate Park or the Palace of Fine Arts. I'm looking forward to seeing how they turn out and praying that it doesn't rain. I have full confidence in our photographer Erin Beach. Her photo journalistic approach to photography is why we wanted her to shoot our wedding, along with the fact that she is so sweet. Cross your fingers it doesn't rain!