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Matt and I went on a last, last minute trip to NYC earlier in the week/weekend and had a great time. We've both never been so everything was new. :) It was mostly meetings and business, but we did ...

I always love everything at Elizabeth Dye's shop, The English Dept. I also love that Elizabeth is always so sweet and lets me make some pretty things for the Novel Romance Fashion show. You know s...

At Elizabeth Messina's Workshop last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Andrea Langer, an amazig photographer for husband and wife photography company, Tag7. They are currently based in Switzerla...

I might be on the other side of the continent, but I'm thinking of how wonderful it must be for Lanie at Lovely today! Her gorgeous shop is having its store opening today. Be sure to let her know w...

I cannot wait for Lanie's Lovely bridal shop to open, April 8th! It is the perfect place for lovely and unique brides to find that perfect dress, accessory, or dresses for their bridesmaids. PLUS! ...

As promised, more gorgeous Lisa Warninger photos from A Novel Romance. I LOVE this dress. It was in that Portland shopping commercial in a previous post.I love the color of this dress. Swoon!I had ...

More to come... but I have to go to bed... I'm pooped. :) Head pieces, belt: Twigs & HoneyModels: Sarah Clements, Kathleen, Linda, and more names to comeDresses: The English Dept.Location: Ace ...

I was just grabbing the URL for the English Dept. in Portland and noticed... hey... this website looks different! Just passing along the word. If you've got a few minutes today, you should check it...

Okay, probably only airing in Oregon, but I saw this lovely commerical promoting shopping in Downtown Portland while Matt and I were watching the Discovery Channel tonight, and they have a lovely a...

Coming soon...Don't you just LOVE that Elizabeth Dye dress in the photo????

Photo credits: Minh TranI wish we could have gone! Matt and I were way too sick and didn't want to infect anyone else, but if we could have, we would have gone to last week's Pinkham Millinery show...

Remember that fabulous shrug that I adored from Christine's wedding? And then remember the trade with Elizabeth? I just saw a picture over on Elizabeth Dye's blog and I am just a little too excited...

I never posted my last day of Inspiration week from weeks ago!Elizabeth Dye! Need I say more. She was the talent behind my gorgeous wedding dress transformation. She owns and runs (yes, meet her in...

I gasped...when I opened my email from Lisa Warninger and viewed these pictures. Gorgeous.Lisa, thank you!!!Thank you so much to everyone who commented on the previous post! I'm so excited to hear ...

Whew! Yesterday was fantastic! I had a great time collaborating with some of my favorites (the best!) in the Portland wedding arena for a gorgeous photo shoot. Dress extraordinaire, Elizabeth DyePh...

Just a last minute reminder to anyone reading this Sunday morning, that the English Dept.'s Novel Romance fashion show is happening TODAY! See you there at Portland's Ace Hotel! Here is a sneak pea...

Congrats to Stephanie and her now hubby, Lee, on getting married recently AND for getting their wedding featured in Portland Bride & Groom's Winter 2008 issue, on newsstands now!Stephanie looks...

Yipee! I loved everything Elizabeth Dyecreated for her "break free of winter and welcome some color" styled line for Spring/Summer. There were lots of punchy colors, forgiving and flowy shapes, gre...

Just a quick post with a quirky photo of the models' tootsies at Elizabeth Dye's Spring/Summer fashion show last night. More to come on this later. Brights!1 minute before it's time to go!

Friday May 9th7 pmThe English Dept.1124 SW Alder Street503 224 0724So exciting!Yes, the fabulous lady behind my wedding dress, Elizabeth Dye, is having a fashion show in a couple weeks! It is also ...

I have been meaning to do a lovely post about the photo shoot we did with Paul Rich Studio and Elizabeth Dye, but I just keep running out of time! I've decided to post a nice assortment of a few of...

First off, can everyone wish my hubby, honey, lovebug a HAPPY BIRTHDAY?! It's his birthday today and how did we celebrate? Work! Yay! haha. Actually, Matt accompanied me to Portland yesterday to ta...

I just had to gush about some truly fantastic people we are so fortunate to know and work with! We recently (yesterday) had a photo shoot for the twigs & honey pieces and came away with some am...