Wedding Set

According to photographer Mike Colón, couple Monique and Erik “are a dream,” and we can see why hed say so! Mike got to spend a super fun day with these two shooting their engagement photos in Beverly Hills at Greystone Mansion and in Malibu at the beach. Monique and Erik met as teenagers and their relationship has grown through college, dental school, law school and many years of long distance dating. You can see just how in love and happy they are together here as they prepared to finally become husband and wife. Makes me smile just looking at these intimate yet playful (and perfectly stylish) engagement photos!

Before the wedding day arrived, Monique was treated to a bridal shower at the gorgeous beach front hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, CA.

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The new year brings new opportunities for change and that includes style. So we talked to some local observers and asked them to reflect on what they see being served next on our fashion plates.

Ryan Hurley and Nadira Hurley

Owners of vert & vogue boutique, Durham

Q: What style trends do you think we’ll see develop in the Triangle in 2012?

A: Beyond matters of style and color, we’ve noticed a broader trend – people are yearning for a deeper connection to what they wear. This hunger is palpable at v&v when we tell folks that 50 percent of our collection is made in the USA by independent designers (compared to 3 percent, the industry average). This fact immediately enlivens them.

Regarding trends in color and style, fashion has a seen-on-the-street quality to it today. A quality of mixing genres, eras and colors the way ordinary people do each day when they open up their wardrobe.

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When describing your style persona its perfectly fine to mix things up. You should never feel that you have to box yourself into one fashion persona exactly as it is defined. After all, these fashion personas are just approximations of our own making. And since style preferences will vary a lot from person to person, you should expect to describe yours using more than one. It could be several, or just two. 

To avoid confusion I should be specific about what I mean by fashion personas and style persona. Fashion personas are the ones that weve given names, like bohemian hippy, trendy fashionista or modern classic. Your style persona, on the other hand, describes your own personal style. It is probably a mix of many components, some of which you might describe as fashion personas.

I narrow my own preferences into three main categories, which have been pretty consistent since the 80s. F

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Since we are about to launch a Vineyard Weddings directory to our already ‘vineyard wedding’ rich site, we thought it would be fun to list some of our favorite vineyard wedding venues in California in this special 2-parter (5 showcased in part I and 5 showcased in part II) on the blog!    So, if you’re planning a California vineyard, winery, or estate wedding listen up and enjoy all this eye-candy!  Btw, these are in no particular order … we love ‘em all and for all different reasons.

Vineyard Wedding Venue #1:  Sogno del Fiore

Location: The Santa Ynez Valley

Why we adore it:  This wedding venue sits on the most beautiful land and as you can see from the photos below, has a beautiful backdrop as well.  The owners, Liz and Jerry are the owners and are super amazing to work with.  Here’s what Amanda and Roy said about working with them and why they chose to be married at Sogno del Fiore:

We originally had planned to get married at a different winery, however that fell through, and after a panic attack in Target I was on the hunt to find another perfect venue.  To my

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Having a Babyshower, Bridal Shower or just an Afternoon Tea Party with the girls..take a look at these cute, personalized Teacup Invitations.

Invitation and envelopes measures 5 x 7
(your choice of pink or white envelope)

Printed on High Quality 110 lb White Card Stock
* Invitations are fully customized, we can change the wording to fit your needs*

THESE FAVORS ARE NOT DIE CUT. THEY ARE ON A WHITE BACKGROUND

WHAT I NEED FROM YOU
1. Name to go on invitation
2. Occasion
3. Date of Occasion
4. Address
4. RSVP Information
5. Registry Information if applies.
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For us, theres just nothing quite like the way Braedon Flynn documents weddings We could gush about the perfect mood lighting, the way this couples sweet connection pours thru the photos, the rich colors, and timeless grain of film photographs but then again wed just rather have you enjoy Jane and Marks wedding for yourself!  This weeks Real Wedding of the Week is a classic-luxe wedding at The Pacific Club Jane and Mark married at St. John Vianney Chapel, just five minutes from their home!  Th

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The Love Story of Nick and Shannon from WUW Indy on Vimeo.

For Nick, it was love at first sight. Shannon, however, wasn’t so sure. Both members of the same high school marching band, Shannon made it clear to Nick that he’d have to make some changes if he wanted to date her. After a couple years of being friends, getting to know one another, and making some of those necessary changes, the two did begin to date – but it didn’t last.
The couple reunited in June of 2009, when Nick was really ready to commit. They became engaged following what Shannon describes as “a figurative and literal trip down memory lane.” The scavenger hunt of significant locations ended on May 28, 2011, with Nick on one knee.

One month to the day following their engagement, the path to their happy ending encountered a major roadblock. Nick was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. The world o

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Philips recently released The Sonicare DiamondClean, a £250 toothbrush, but is it worth it? Read on to find out.

The Sonicare DiamondClean is probably one of the most techy toothbrushes I have ever come across, its packed with teeth cleaning features and even looks good.

The bush has a long oblong handle that features a power/mode select button and an illuminated display to indicate which of the brushs five cleaning modes youre currently using, in addition to battery charge levels. The five cleaning modes are designed to target specific areas of your mouth, allowing you to specialize your brushing with settings such as gum care or the whitening mode. Th brush has been clinically proven to remove up to four times more plaque than a manual toothbrush, increase gum health in only two weeks and whiten your teeth in as little as one!

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