Never Before Seen Images: Vicente Wolf

When the Rue team received the (much anticipated) email from Jamie Beck with ALL of the images from the Vicente Wolf photo shoot, I gasped for air. As I scrolled through each and every photo all I could think about was "how the heck are we going to choose which images to use? They're all amazing!" I knew all along that they were going to be breathtaking, but they were beyond what I expected.

Here are a few never before seen images from the shoot that were taken inside Vicente's home. His aesthetic is jaw-dropping and for a girl that loves blue - this space is so inspiring!

*photos taken by Jamie Beck for Rue Magazine

New York: Launch Party + What's New What's Next Event

Talk about a magical night. I've never in my life felt more proud, loved and honored to be part of such an amazing team. Everyone that came to celebrate with us, welcomed us with open arms and were so supportive about our leap into the publishing world - it felt so good. I know you've seen countless blog posts about Rue Magazine's launch party (like here, here and here) but I just had to share one of my favorite photos from the night - it's of the team before the party got hopping.

Last Wednesday Rue was honored to be part of New York Design Center's - What's New What's Next event. Rue's amazing food columnist, Marissa Lippert, put together a mouth watering cooking demo with seasonal apple dishes - I can't even pick a favorite, they were all delicious. You can find the recipes in the premiere issue of Rue (page 62).

A huge thank you needs to go out to Jacqueline of Merci New York and Kathleen of Kat Flower for the beautiful tabletop display (it's my fall dinner party inspiration) and the gorgeous flower arrangements - we couldn't have done it without you ladies.

After a wonderful afternoon in the InHouse showroom, we headed up to the John Saladino showroom where Rue Magazine gave a wonderful toast to the end of a wonderful What's New What's Next event and the launch of Rue. It was fun catching up with new and old friends - I couldn't think of a better way to end a eventful trip to NYC.

If you want to find out more about the New York trip, Crystal covered the entire week. Plus, you'll get to see a lovely picture of me waving goodbye to her at 3am as Anne and I get into our black town car.

A big thank you goes out to the New York Design Center for welcoming the Rue team with open arms. I've never met such an amazing group of ladies. You made our launch party become a reality and it was truly amazing!

*first photo taken by the wonderful Kate Murphy and the rest of the photos taken by the lovely Rima Campbell

The Moment You've All Been Waiting For . . .

After months and months of photo shoots, emails, meetings, designing and editing (and more editing) - I'm jumping up and down with excitement that I finally get to present to you the premiere issue of Rue. It’s been a labor of love, our pride and joy and we worked our tushies off to get the best of the best into this first issue. I hope you devour each and every page we’ve put together.

Just have to say a few words . . .

To my team, each and every one of you has been amazing throughout this endeavor. We’re each others cheerleaders, supporters and most of all we’ve formed a bond faster than any other group I’ve worked with. We conquered our dreams and turned them into reality. Love you guys!

To my readers, thank you for being there cheering all of us on. You are the reason we keep going and going and going. Staying up all night to bring you this issue, all I could think about was all of you waiting with baited breath for the premiere issue. Here it is luvies - pull up a chair, get a glass of tea or wine and stay for awhile.

To my husband, what can I say – you are my rock. You’ve put up with my late nights, endless hours on the computer, an iPhone that doesn’t leave my hand and meals that suddenly went to strictly quesadillas. You support every single dream I have and were by my side this entire way. I love you honey!

To my family and friends, I promise that I will now return all of your phone calls, I'll be able to go out to dinners, and be at every softball game – that is until we start issue two. Just kidding. Thank you for being there for me every step of the way. I think some of you thought I was crazy – day job, blog, and launching a magazine, but one of my dreams has come true. All of your texts, voicemails, and emails throughout these past few weeks have meant the world to me and kept me going. xo

All of you are the best! I hope you have as much fun pouring over the pages of Rue as we did creating this premiere issue. Enjoy!

xoxo, Caitlin

*photos via Rue Magazine taken by Jamie Beck

whoops, did we do that?

The Rue team is counting down the hours until we premiere. We're perfecting each and every page so that you love everything on the page, instead of just one thing!

With all of us on zero hours of sleep, our apartments looking like a disaster (we're all very neat so this is rare) and our husbands wanting a little more attention then a "ya, ok" - we decided to give everybody one last sneak peek. And what's a better sneak peak than our amazing cover? When we came across this photo we all instantly felt that it was the right choice and I'm proud to call this our premiere issue cover.

Enjoy!

Cover Photo: Laure Joliet Cover Design: Bri Emery

I Have to Ask: Do You Rue?

When we aren't typing away on our computers, talking on conference calls or at photoshoots, the Rue team definitely likes to have a little fun when we are stressing - can you blame us? We've played around on photoshop quite a bit over the past few months and have had many laughs - check out our endless fun over on facebook.

Today we're introducing one of the creations. We've received an amazing amount of support from all of our readers, twitter followers and facebook friends since our announcement, so we wanted to ask you: Do you Rue?

We'd be honored if you continued to spread the word with our 'Do You Rue?' buttons. It's easy - just click here to download your favorite button, post it in your margins, and link to our site. Have fun!

p.s. The two buttons on top are from Crystal's home. She has impeccable taste; just wait until you see her entire home in the premiere issue!

*buttons created by the amazingly talented Alaina from Live Creating Yourself!

Countdown to Rue: Only Two Weeks Away

Today marks the two week countdown to Rue. We may be hyperventilating a little bit and we may not be sleeping, but we cannot wait for the launch - it's going to be out of this world.

For today's Rue sneak peek we wanted to bring you something new, different and an element of surprise. I think we've definitely achieved all three of those things. We're still bopping our heads to the music from the party and our mouths are watering for some more delicious ice cream (at least I am).

Be sure to head over to Style Me Pretty where Erin from the lovely Apartment 34 gives you a sneak peek at even more images from our party. Enjoy!

P.S. Check out our other two sneak peeks here and here.

*our photographer: the amazing Max Wagner for Rue Magazine; our glam squad: Catherine of The Life Styled and Jami's team at FioreBeauty; this exclusive sneak peek first seen on Style Me Pretty

hello september!

August went by entirely too quickly. I cannot believe it's already September - which means fall is right around the corner. I look forward to crisp weather, falling leaves, lots of layers and the launch of Rue (only a few weeks away - eek!). As the days get shorter and the air gets cooler I intend on taking advantage of all the new trends that are coming our way. One look that I've been loving for awhile are cute dresses and shoes with socks to keep my toes warm - I'm hoping I can pull it off.

What are you looking forward to this month?

*photos via definitely golden

Another Rue Magazine Sneak Peek

Oops, we did it again. We couldn't resist keeping these images to ourselves - can you blame us? With the launch date quickly approaching it's getting harder and harder for us to keep everything a secret. Enjoy!

Thank you CasaSugar for the lovely feature and interview with Rue today, your support means the world to all four of us.

*The images are by Laure Joliet for Rue Magazine

Exclusive Rue Magazine Sneak Peek

The Rue team couldn't resist waiting until our launch to leak a few images. Our very good friends over at ShelterPop wrote a lovely article about our launch. Click here to read the full article.

It looks like Rue has taken on a life of its own and I'm definitely ready for the ride!

Thank you all for your amazing love and support. It has felt like we have a bunch of cheerleaders supporting us along this amazing journey!

*photos via Manny Rodriguez for Rue Magazine

Rue Magazine at 'What's New What's Next @ 200 Lex!'

It's been another exciting week. Ladies and gents, we're packing our bags and heading to New York this September! I'm sure by now you've heard through twitter and facebook that Rue will be part of "What's New What's Next @ 200 Lex" program on September 22nd. Can you believe it? I'm still pinching myself. It's an honor to be part of New York Design Center's event - I've been reading about it and wanting to go for years.

The entire day is dedicated to presentations and panels by the most elite designers and editors. Everybody in the industry will be in attendance. Be sure to stop by Suite 100 where all of the Rue Magazine editors will be whipping up fall entertaining tips. We'll be collaborating with Marissa Lippert of Nourish an amazing NYC chef (her food is delicious) and InHouse Kitchen Bath Home.

After all the wonderful presentations (Vicente Wolfe, Newell Turner, Suzanne Kasler - OH MY!) be sure to come and join us for a toast. We'll be celebrating the launch of Rue Magazine and raising our glasses to the end of yet another phenomenal year of "What's New What's Next @ 200 Lex." Hope to see you there and I can't wait to be NYC bound!

stunning sun room

What I first noticed about this sun room was its simplicity. The beautiful branches, the distressed mirror and the neutral tones of the entire room are fantastic. It's a peaceful space, but I wonder what can been seen from the room. . . don't you?

Also, thank you to everyone for the incredible support you have given myself and the entire Rue Magazine team yesterday. It's a project very close to our hearts and a dream come true. I couldn't think of a better team to start this with and I'm excited to see it flourish this September! I just wanted to let you know that without your ongoing support it wouldn't be the same.

{photos: Adriano Bacchella via Aubrey Road}