It’s funny to reflect on a flower — the iris — that was such a staple of my family’s garden growing up, was something so ordinary, expected, uninteresting. And now, no longer when removed from its usual spot in my memory. I’m now a country apart, living in a vastly different climate that I’m used […]

Way back in June I managed a week in NYC and made a trip to the flower market a top priority. Such a priority that I dragged my travel-weary self at 7am, which, it should be noted, is a little later than most. What we do for flowers, yes? For your viewing pleasure, I present […]

HIP HIP HOORAY – it’s official! The CREAM event [of the crop], brainchild of Bash, Please, is an insanely successful and riotously fun curated wedding showcase of the “raddest wedding vendors around”. See for yourself: Exhibit A | Los Angeles, September 2010 Hitched from Shark Pig on Vimeo. Exhibit B | Palm Springs, January 2011 Hitched […]

I am so happy that I found the ladies over at Loot Vintage Rental while vendor spotting. Rhoda and Anna not only exude the Texas charm, love a good flea market, and are always stocked with cookies at their studio–they’re also filling a huge void in the Austin market. Rumor has it that I collected 72 […]

I’m prepping for a mock-up this Friday for a September bride and snapped some pictures of the usual tumult of greenery and color overtaking my dining room table. I’m always sweeping, brushing, rearranging, only to get things neat for approximately 6 hours before doing it all again. My antique bottle collection is growing at an […]