Wedding Wednesday: My Bridal Shower

By Julie

Today I'm thrilled to share the highlights from my beautiful bridal shower at Haven's Kitchen NYC. I was incredibly touched by all of the thoughtful details put together by my sister(s), cousin and friends. The tables were decorated with my favorite pale pink peonies, wedding photos of my grandparents and aunts and uncles, cute confetti photos of me and my groom and delicious macarons at each place setting. 

Literally, all my favorite things in one place.

Ingredients for the signature cocktail 'The Julie' with prosecco, St. Germain, and elderberry.

Originally I wanted cake-in-a-jar served for dessert at the wedding, but it didn't quite fit our 'theme'. So, my hostesses made sure I got my cake and ate it too-- just at my bridal shower instead! The flavor was a rhubarb and lemon sponge cake with lavender sprinkled on top. So fragrant and delicious!

Prints are in!

My gorgeous baby nieces and all my incredible hostesses. Love you all. 

The day had so many clever honeymoon-inspired Greek-themed under tones like my favorite NARS makeup in shades of Santorini eyeshadow and Greek Holiday lip-gloss as prizes for the adorable games we played.

I was also given an incredible photo collage of a newly-married Jackie Onassis on the Greek island of Skorpios. She looks young, fresh and absolutely care-free. My guests inscribed the back of the frame with well wishes for our honeymoon and beyond, which is such a beautiful lasting memento of this special time in my life. It's like a little time capsule, I absolutely love it! I think it's one of the most beautiful and meaningful gifts I've ever received; I can't wait to make it the center of our gallery wall in our new apartment.   

Life is good! And I'm so grateful to my amazing sister for all her hard work in making my special day so absolutely unforgettable.

XOX

Inside Heaven

By Lauren 

As you all now know, this past weekend we celebrated Julie's bridal shower. It was held in the private room of a little restaurant in Chelsea called Haven's Kitchen. You will see all the bridal shower details tomorrow, but today it's about the interior inspiration that this place was full of!

I love using an old French poster as art on the walls, accented by a black and white striped fabric is perfection! 

 A classic mantle with a little statue being uses as a book end.

Using yellow as the accent color to black and white works every time in my book. Especially a muted mustard color like this one. It's also repeated throughout the room in the art to make it feel cohesive. 

It's a dream of mine to have a gallery wall leading up a staircase and at Heaven's Kitchen it is done so well. Putting the art against stark black paint makes it pop and look a bit more retro. I also love using all different frames.

Just perfect! Now I'm seeing black, white and yellow everywhere I go!

What do you think of the color combo?

My Bridal Shower {What I Wore}

By Julie

This past Saturday I was toasted by my beautiful family and close friends at an intimate bridal shower in my honor. I couldn't have asked for anything more; the day was filled with lots of laughter, girl talk and silly games. I loved it! I'll share more details from the event on this Wedding Wednesday, but in the meantime here's what I wore.

After you guys 'voted' here for a fun, printed dress for the shower I couldn't resist this playful backless one from Thakoon. A big thanks to our friends at Rent the Runway for so generously making it all happen.

Hair: DryBar Tribeca

Make-up: Fumi at Pas de Deux Salon

Dress: Thakoon c/o Rent the Runway

Necklace: Anton Heunis c/o Rent the Runway

Shoes: Zara

Bag: c/o By Joy Gryson

Be sure to tune in Wednesday for more deets.

XOX

Green Gardens

By Lauren

Though the calendar says May the temperatures have felt more like March! Transitional pieces in a wardrobe are hard enough to find when I wasn't pregnant, so now it's really slim pickin' in my closet. This outfit has been a go-to for me recently and none of it is maternity wear so it's a great outfit even if you aren't in my shoes!

The light weight knit dress I scored at a Thakoon sample sale and the army jacket is available now at Alice + Olivia. Love neutral colors for both fall and spring, even though some days it feels more like winter! 

Shoes: Celine; Bag: YSL

Vogue Spring Soiree {Peninsula NYC}

By Julie and Lauren

Last night we were invited to Vogue's Spring Soiree and it couldn't have been a more beautiful NYC night. With cocktails on the terrace at the Peninsula Hotel in midtown and styling stations with AG Jeans and Birkenstock, it was the perfect way to celebrate the start of the season.

It was great catching up with some of our fav bloggers including Amy from College Fashionista and grabbing some new summer garb.

Happy Wednesday.

XOX

Baby on Board!

By Lauren

So we have a bit of a big reveal on B&B today, one we have been dying to share with all of you for months...and now we finally can! Lauren is pregnant!!  

It's been a bit difficult in the blogosphere for me recently... trying to hide a baby bump and do outfit posts just wasn't working, but we are back in the game with this big announcement! So you will be seeing more baby bumpin' in the months leading up to my due date at the end of September. 

I'm 5 months pregnant now and feeling great. It's definitely harder to get dressed in the morning, but I'm experimenting with new brands and different styles and steering clear of tacky maternity wear. Though I do adore my AG Maternity jeans, but that's another post for another time. 

Dress: Juicy Couture; Bracelet: BCBG; Vest; Levi's, Shoes: YSL

I've been working on many outfit posts, so stay tuned and join me in this wild ride of becoming a first time mom!