elopement photos

i managed to snag some "elopement" photos to share with you all

the ceremony and dinner was held at a mansion

turned bed and breakfast in turkey

it had several beautiful private gardens

my friend told me that her daily meals were made with ingredients straight

from these very gardens!

her dress was vintage

and her ring was purchased from an estate sale in portland
the ceremony was held at sunset

in one of the beautiful gardens

congrats you two!

it was a beautiful and amazing wedding... just like you guys!

a fantastic surprise

first off, sorry about the long hiatus friends

it's been crazy hectic around my neck of the woods of late

adjusting to our new "normal" of rushing zoe to and from school

afterschool activities

and keeping pia busy during the day while her big sister and best friend

is away all day

anyhoo, i have some fantastic news to share!

a dear friend of mine

invited us over for a simple get together

they had just got back from turkey and wanted to share the photos

from their amazing trip

well...

the first photos were shots of their wedding day in turkey!

they eloped and got married in turkey!

my dear friend wore a white lace vintage gown

her ring was purchased from an estate sale

it was all so perfect and romantic

and magical!!

i think it has to be the neatest thing to say

"oh yah, we eloped!"

girl time

I met up with one of my good friends yesterday for some much needed girl time. When I started writing this post, I started to think about how special our friendship is.

Our friendship spans close to a decade. She has seen me through my lifes' biggest milestones: my engagement, my marriage and the birth of my two daughters .

I love our friendship. Unfortunately we don't get to see each other as often as we would like, but when we do get together, it's like no time has passed.

We are both avid tea drinkers so of course, our girls day started out with tea time at my favorite tea lounge.

We then headed to this really cool New York style deli Solly's Bagelry. If you are local and haven't eaten here, it's a must!!

(the best chicken soup!)

After our delicious meal, we headed off to the Portobello West Fashion & Art Market. The Portobello West market was inspired by the famous artisan markets of Europe. There were so many great vendors there, it was total sensory overload!!

Of course, we couldn't leave empty handed, I picked up this wool felt poppy hair clip and hair band from this lovely Etsian.

I found my dear friend just staring in awe at these gorgeous porcelain works of art. She couldn't walk away without purchasing two, one for herself and one for her future mother in law.

It was a lovely way to spend Sunday afternoon. I hope yours was just as lovely!

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