New Fabrics: Check!

While looking for pillows, of course I made the usual rounds on Etsy. I respect people's craft, and the fact that they're trying to make a living. That being said, if you can sew yourself (or have a family member who can) it's much more cost effective to make them yourselves. I used Etsy and some design blogs for fabric inspiration, and came up with these three. What do you think?

Premier Prints- Chipper Twill
this will go vertical instead of horizontal

Premier Prints- Zoom Zoom River Rock

Premier Prints- Gotcha Twill

At $7.50/yd they were a great deal. Fabric.com is my #1 stop for purchasing fabric online. Definitely check out their selection if you're in the market for some fabrics.

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This is Your Life- Storage Unit

This is what our life looks like right now. Remember how we moved from a "grown-up house" to a 1 bedroom condo? This weekend, Mr. SE and I finished sorting through all of our boxes, and rounded up the stragglers that needed to be taken to storage. Now our condo is much less cluttered, and the things we don't need are out of site.

Items in the storage unit (way in the back) that we wish weren't--
A) Mr. SE's Playstation (used as our BluRay player)
B) My summer clothes and bathing suits (didn't think about how we'd be in the apt until Jun 30th)

Looks like next weekend we'll be purchasing a new BluRay player and a bathing suit for me so I can use the building's hot tub. But Sarah, that's lazy-- why don't you just get it out of the storage unit? Oh, have you ever put your whole house in a storage unit? Yeah. None of these items are coming out from the back, unless they're all coming out. Please note the picture with Mr. SE in front for scale---

moving is better when you've got this eye candy

psst-- the unit is 15ft deep!

Lighting for Your Wedding

Right now I'm working on a lighting proposal for my April bride, and I couldn't be more excited. Nothing spruces up a reception like the perfect lighting. A blue tone can take your reception to a nightclub feel, whereas an amber glow will feel like you're at a candlelit affair.


It's no surprise that complex lighting can rack up quite a hefty bill, but there's some shortcuts you can take to still create an impact but not break the bank. For starters, Nashville Event Lighting has a package where you can rent 10 uplights for $100. This is a great deal for a 100-150 size wedding where the venue isn't too large (any larger and you might need to grab another set). NEL gives you a pack of gels so you can pick the color that you want. Here's a picture from their reception-- you can see the uplighting in the back of the dinner area.

Nashville Wedding Photographers-- Jen & Chris Creed

Here are some couples that took advantage of great lighting opportunity--- what do you think?

Michael Howard




This couple used pink and peach lighting to create a warm, romantic atmosphere at their Oxford Hotel wedding in Denver.

Photos by Jared Wilson Photography

Five Star Holiday Decor

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Cool Wash-- Project Wedding

Rose & Yellow Gold Bands

our rings

Now ladies, before you get your panties in a twist...I am perfectly happy with my ring and band. It's only been (almost) 1.5 years since our wedding and I'm not thinking about adding another band to the mix. But if I was, I can't get past these gorgeous mixes of white/gold and white/rose. What do you think? My band and engagement ring are already mixed in textures, so I think it'd be fun to bring a color into the mix.

huge stone- but you get the idea

A steal at only $30

from Pinterest

Love this set! Would like it more if the engagement ring was white gold

Only $150, sapphire

Perfection!

and if I could get a right hand ring, this would be it

Do you like matchy matchy bands with rings, or are you game for a little mixup?

Pillows For Our New Place

Although we'll only be in this condo for 6 months, I still want to make it feel like home. It's important not to break the bank, since there's no telling what the style of our next place will be like. Our home in Nashville was pretty traditional, I used a lot of red/blue/and white to accent our open living and dining area. We mixed up our furniture a little bit, by using our bonus room furniture as the main pieces in our living room. The brown sectional is modern and fits the space nicely, and we're also using our leaning bookshelves.

our sectional-- picture from Rooms 2 Go website

our shelves-- but we use them separate on both sides of the TV

In the essence of saving money, I've attempted to use our more modern accessories and decorative accents. I loved the pillows that we had in our bonus room, but the colors are too deep and saturated for our current living space. I've decided to make some on my own (and recover the bar stools which are nearby). We have white walls with dark cabinets and dark hardwood floors, so I'm going to try and stick with a modern, neutral palette-- maybe even adding some pops of metallic. Here's some of my inspiration fabric-- what do you think?

all product links can be found at http://pinterest.com/missse06/denver-condo/

Moving Day...And Some

So yesterday, on top of moving into our new apartment (which btw has no cell service. working on that), something else happened.... Denver got a little more snow than they were expecting (by about 6in), and as a result none of the streets were salted the night before. Here's a little picture story for you:

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Yes, I crashed my car into a fire hydrant. Then I proceeded to pull onto a side street and cry uncontrollably because A) I just hit a fire hydrant and B) I had no idea where I was. Towards my winter driving credibility, I grew up driving in the snow in DC and upstate New York.

Here's a news article about the crazy morning http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_19724432

So...We Found A Place To Live

Hello friends! Thank you for continuing to follow--even though I've been lame and not posting as of late. Good news, Mr. SE and I successfully made the move to Denver. We had a wonderful night in Kansas City, and were able to spend time with my cousin and their 3 sweet kids. Now we're in Denver and staying with Mr. SE's aunt and uncle. Dever is a blast, and what fun we've had over the past couple days. We've already had 4 inches of snow!

And more importantly, we found a place to live! Mr. SE's uncle was so hospitable and took us on a tour of the city on Saturday morning. He covered all of the neighborhoods that we'd e interested in living in, and we got a good glimpse of the vibe for each area. Once back at home we hit Craigslist, Padmapper, HotPads, and the usual places looking for somewhere that was available for move-in asap. In out drive we passed by this gorgeous condo building, right next to City Park, that totally caught our eye. Although we're not in the market to purchase another home (at least until ours sells in Nashville), I thought I'd call and ask if they were available to rent any of their units. Luckily they said yes, and we were on the road for a site visit within minutes.

There were several units available for lease, two 2-bedrooms and one 1-bedroom. The 2 bedrooms were nice but a little out of our budget. This building had amenities and trimmings beyond our wildest belief! I never imagined that we could live somewhere like this! So we took the less expensive unit, and were able to work the into a 6 month lease, without increasing the per-month price. Excellent! The good news is that we're able to move in Wednesday, which is the exact day our moving truck arrives!

Luck? Blessing, I think! Here's some pictures:

What do you think? We're super excited! And the 6 month lease gives us time to decide where we really want to buy property again.