Swanky Real Wedding
Check out this Real Wedding by Studio by Carmen  here.

Pretty in Pink Girls' Tea Party
Catching up on my favorite blogs I came across the St. Louis Entertainers' website, in particular an article titled Pretty in Pink. I am a sucker for birthday celebrations and these little girls' party took the cake!! Let's start with the activities for the little girls to particpate. There was a dress-up workshop, a fashion show, and an etiquete expert to show the girls how to have tea properly. Wow! I love it! Here is the original article from the site: Demi cups, teddy bears, feather boas? Not at this tea party! There's nothing more fun than taking a favorite theme and giving

Bugandboo's Etsy Shop
In this week's Etsy Newsletter  Bugandboo's Etsy shop was highlighted. The designer, of Bug and Boo Designs, is a Mommy and has been in business for 3 years. The designer is the oh-so-cute original creator of Personalized Photo cupcake toppers.Here is a message from her shop page:What makes my shop stand out? Details...Details...Details. Compare my products to others and you will see the difference and quality precision I take with my items. My products are not pieced together. Each hat is custom fit to each photo and printed on an industrial printer then special care is taken to glitter and custom cut each one.

Mr. & Mrs. Young Part II
The professional pictures from Shawnie and Jamie's wedding are in and they are great! See my original post here. The pictures were taken by Heather Coburn and I served as the Day of Coordinator for the event.  

James van der Zee's Wedding Photography
I've been a photography buff since I was a very young child, thanks to my Daddy. One of my favorite photographer of ALL time is James van der Zee. His studio was located on Lenox Avenue, between 123rd and 124th Streets in Harlem, NYC. His black and white photography primarily portrayed the lives of well-to-do African American people in Manhattan. When I was younger and would look at the images he captured, I would always imagine myself as a rich society lady living on Strivers' Row, Harlem entertaining friends while he took our pi