LWB on holiday....

Thanksgiving snuck up rather fast and I'm so not prepared! Except for that thirteen pounder in my fridge. But I'm not fretting, as this year it's gonna be a quiet one, not our usual big American-Italian bash. Tomorrow, it will be turkey for two, a whole lotta turkey that is. My chicken guy couldn't get me a smaller bird, so I guess it's turkey till April. So American peeps all around, have a happy thanksgiving and I shall see you at LWB next week.


(Illustration via Deirdre Quinn)

Happy Halloween

You may be yay or nay for Halloween but I'm quite the fan. hello I have a black cat.
Sadly, we don't get trick or treaters here in Italy but I did manage to get a pumpkin which I cannot wait to carve tonight along with watching some scary classics.
So, keeping up the today's holiday theme, let's dip into the LWB archive and around the wedding blog web for some Halloween wedding inspiration

How about vintage Halloween wedding invites?

Southern Halloween inspired rehearsal dinner

This couple opted to have their wedding on the spooky day

Would you consider getting married on Halloween? I kinda did but could not convince the hubs. I do think it would make for a festive, costume-like ball, no?

Stop by later today for some "budget" wedding style winter dress alternatives.....

(image source: Illustration by Edward Gory via learning to share)

Happy Holidays

Seasons Greetings to all! May your home be filled with the joy of family and friends this holiday season. I apologize for the light or non existent posting but it was a busy busy week in Milan with many Christmas gatherings and last minute shopping. Now we're off to the states for more Christmas and New Years festivities, although that little blizzard has us stranded in London, oh what a shame, guess I have to go shopping! Hope all east coasters are enjoying the winter snow storm. Posting will pick up next week....
stay tuned...

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Whirlwind of travels to Roma, now back in Milan for a grand thanksgiving feast!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday, enjoy the long weekend
I will be back on Monday.....

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venetian masks

No tacky New Year's Eve accessories.
Instead, elegant black and white venetian masks.
Think Truman Capote's famous black and white ball

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A little Thanksgiving

Hosting Thanksgiving dinner?
Then you'll want to check out the little adorable flower shop, SAIPUA, located in Red Hook section of Brooklyn. They have started to take orders for Thanksgiving table arrangements - like the one pictured above. Prices range from $35 to $150 for centerpieces. You can bring in your vessel, or choose one of theirs. They also have a new shipment of tapers, brown and black.
Sarah and Eric, the creative team behind SAIPUA, not only make some of the most beautiful floral arrangements for every occasion, including weddings of course but they also dabble in a little soap making along with Sarah's mother, who overseas the production side from upstate NY.
Last time I was in NYC, I bought a bunch from here bringing a little brklyn to milan.
I sit and stare at the packaging on my desk.Too pretty to open up. Not to mention the beautiful aroma that seeps out filling up my studio with a scents of white grapefruit and bergamont....

Also, be sure to check out their blog here

(image via SAIPUA)

halloween bride

This ghostly bride by jean paul gaultier, makes for one enchanting hallows eve.

Boo!

happy halloween!

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little mexican wedding cakes.............

........here's a little cookie that would make a perfect addition for a wedding desert display (particularly a winter wedding), Mexican wedding cakes, also known as Russian Tea cakes. They are also quite festive for the holiday season, I just made a fresh batch for my soon to be brother-in-law's birthday party tomorrow.

little natale and anniversaries in Italy.............

Our anniversary was this week, so I thought I would share a little sweet moment of our candlelight picnic in living room....After the little feast, we decorated our, piccolo albero di natale = isty bitsy christmas tree....
This is our second Christmas living together, so we have no ornaments, last year we only had white lights, so this year we decided to keep it simple and we made paper snowflakes.