a few years ago, my husband and i decided to make a valentine’s day tradition that fits us and our current lifestyle- a six pack of local beer, thai takeout and a movie; a date night in. last year we watched the mr. rogers documentary, which we both enjoyed. before we had kids, i was pretty indifferent about valentine’s day. however, now the day has become a day to show my…
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an earthy baby shower
i have such a special post to share with you this morning. one of my closest friends growing up is expecting a darling baby boy in december. we wanted to create an intimate and whimsical event inspired by natural elements. it was such a heart-warming…
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first birthday celebration | a garden picnic for nash {part two}
yesterday i shared some scenes from the garden picnic birthday party we threw for nash last saturday, june 15 near uptown charlotte. ‘i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go, you go, my…
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first birthday celebration | a garden picnic for nash {part one}
a year ago today was nash’s due date… and now we are reminiscing about all of the joy and wonders and beauty he has brought us. i thought i was as connected as i could be one year ago… however, it turns out there’s always…
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simply gather | a baby sprinkle
a few weeks ago, i drove from charlotte to cincinnati with parks + nash to surprise my sister with an intimate baby sprinkle. and we surprised her! i love a good surprise; i definitely get that from my mom and dad. but it was so wonderful and so special…
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somewhere over the rainbow | a first birthday party {part two}
parts of this post were sponsored. thank you so much for supporting ‘olive june’ yesterday, i shared photos from my niece’s first birthday party in cincinnati- a celebration with close friends. here are highlights from the celebration we threw in my hometown over labor day. my…
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my sister’s baby shower
this past june, we showered my sister and her sweet baby (girl). (at the time, we didn’t know whether the baby was a girl or a boy) my hopes for the day was that it would hopefully be personal, slightly bohemian, feminine and just a…
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a first birthday party | sweet bunny love
my cousin, megan, and her family were just here visiting from colorado. like i mentioned yesterday, we truly enjoyed their visit and parks is missing his buddy, stella mae, lots today. from the moment i saw photos of stella’s first birthday garden party in may, i knew…
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sweet baby girl | a baby sprinkle
{cake | suarez bakery) in november, i hosted a baby sprinkle with a few friends for a very dear girlfriend. you may have seen some sneak peeks on instagram but i am so excited to share this gathering with you all. it was her second…