always & forever

After my sister's wedding week, a trip to my boyfriend's lake house for Memorial Day weekend, a wild birthday weekend in Vegas to celebrate my 27th, a quick and blistering hot stop in Charleston, SC for work, a day of bocce ball to celebrate my dad on Father's Day, and much more I am BACK! Life has been insane, so I am looking forward to a weekend of r e l a x a t i o n and a little time to stop and smell the roses the rest of this summer.

Despite everything I've done over the past month, a memory that will last a lifetime is my little sister tying the knot.

She was married at the Monte Verde Inn on May 15, 2010 and the day was absolutely perfect. The girls were able to sleep over the night before the wedding, and spend the entire day getting ready there. These photos are from my camera (with a few taken by the Inn), but I have seen a sneak peek of Christine Taylor's shots (my sis' amazing photographer) and they are stunning! I will be posting my favorites when the time comes.

And YES, I caught the bouquet...

sneak peek

Full wedding weekend update to come (my sister was an absolutely GORGEOUS bride!)...until then, here are some of my photo booth pictures! Erin over at Bustle and I made the props - aren't they adorable?

weekend report: bachelorette bash!

My weekend was spent celebrating my baby sister's last weeks as a single girl in the Napa Valley. As the maid of honor, I spent months planning, and all the planning truly paid off! The weather was glorious (even though rain was expected) and we had a fabulous trip all around. Some highlights:

[dinner and drinks at Brannan's in Calistoga]

[hot stone massages and volcanic ash baths at Lavender Hill Spa]

[a crazy night out at the Calistoga Inn]

[an amazing day of wine tasting in vintage packard limos from Classic Convertible Wine Tours]

[cupcakes from Sift]

[final dinner at Barolo]

[sweet door signs made by Erin at Soiree]

[perfectly adorable & unique tees by Scott at Brisco Branding Solutions]

May 15, 2010 can't come soon enough!

wine weekend!

At the moment I am working on finalizing the details of my little sister's bachelorette party - a wine weekend in Calistoga! This upcoming weekend we will be celebrating with 20 of her closest girlfriends and I am not sure if the sleepy Napa Valley is ready for us, but ready or not...!

We'll be indulging in a relaxing spa day on Friday, headed out for a full day of wine tasting in vintage convertibles on Saturday, and feasting on a delicious meal in Calistoga that same evening.

On the itinerary:

[cab and ghost stories at v madrone]

[sparkling wine at frank family]

[lunch and Aprile at gargiulo]

CHEERS!

Photos via v madrone, frank family, and gargiulo