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By Ashleigh, September 1, 2010 8:30 am

The older I get, the more and more traditional I become in my fashion sense. Sure I worked in the music industry for 6 years and at one point in my life had 8 piercings. My hair has ranged from bright red, to bleached blonde and dark brown. Yet, I must be aging like a fine wine because while I find eccentric style fun, my heart absolutely flutters when I see gorgeous gowns and wedding styling (did I just admit that aloud?).

In my opinion, these ladies look stunning – and I would love to wear either of those dresses as a bridal gown (note to self for when I renew my vows). Form-fitting with gorgeous up-dos and beautiful earrings – if I could label my kind of wedding, this is it!

2010 Emmy Awards: Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Nina Dobrev (Photos Courtesy Yahoo)

Inspired by these gowns, I’ve created this soft romantic board as the complementary wedding inspiration to the breathtaking 2010 Emmy fashion. Enjoy!

Row 1 | Photo by Millie Holloman; Photo by the Nichols
Row 2 | Styling by Lo Bjurulf; Photo by the Nichols
Row 3 | Photographed by Amelia Lyon

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By Ashleigh, August 30, 2010 9:00 am

I love wine storage units – there are so many unique pieces from which to choose. I recently looked through of the more popular, nationwide home decor stores and found the following options.

Row 1: Modular Bar System from Pottery Barn; Soirée Wine Bar from World Market
Row 2: Verona Bar from World Market; Glascow Entertaining Bar from Pottery Barn
Row 3: Parsons Buffet from West Elm; Wine Bar from West Elm

After finding these fun storage units and bars, I was on a quest to find interior design projects that included wine storage when I stumbled on what might possibly be some of the best modern entertaining kitchens by Ernesto Meda!

Ernesto is a young, Italian designer who clearly has a passion for the entertaining component of home kitchens. I love the wine storage built within these modern spaces and the abundance of storage not only for wine glasses, but for dishes and cooking ware. Sign me up for one of these!

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By Ashleigh, August 25, 2010 12:05 pm

Many thanks to the amazing support in the wedding community. Below is a sampling of the blogs who have featured our new ring bearer pillows, the Glitzy Girls. Thank you!

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By Ashleigh, August 24, 2010 1:29 pm

I’m always looking for unique places to visit when I go on vacation. Whether it’s a restaurant, boutique hotel, tour, shopping – I love to get the most out of my trips!

That being said, this interesting home caught my eye because it’s currently on the market. The owners suggest it be transformed into a B&B or restaurant of some type. Perfect since it’s located in Adirondack State Park near Lake Placid, offering plenty of fun, outdoorsy adventures to take.

Here’s the catch, though. It used to be a missile silo during the Cold War! This photo below captures the property in the 1960s in its original state – clearly not the ideal location to residence or vacation, right?

Now check out this artistic rendition of the renovated home. You’ll see the above ground house that connects to the underground silo that once housed a missile. This 20,000 square feet of space has been partially renovated – above and below!

Photos below show the above ground property, which includes a landing strip for small planes. Nestled in the forest, this home looks like any cabin you’d find in the woods. Except for the stairs leading downward through heavy metal blast doors.

The underground silo complex currently has two completed levels; it’s these levels that used to be the control room for the missile pad. The attached, deeper silo has plenty of space to be renovated for additional rooms and entertainment. Wood floors, tile and granite counter tops now take the place of what once used to be a deep metal abyss equipped with control rooms and an Atlas-F missile.

The potential for this home is really endless. An interior design and architect team could come in and take what the owners have started to a whole new level. So, if you have $2.3 million cash and are looking for a fun project…check out the Silo Home.

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By Ashleigh, August 18, 2010 4:48 pm

Selecting photos for this wedding was really difficult – so many gorgeous and thoughtful details were captured by Austin photographer Stella Alesi. Rather than ramble on about how great I think this wedding is, and how AWESOME it was that the Spazmatics (a really rad ’80s cover band) were the entertainment, I’ll let you look for yourself.

One more really neat note about the wedding weekend: the bride and groom hosted a welcome dinner and party at the Salt Lick and a farewell brunch at Le San Michele. Both events were FULL of fun details – rounding out an incredible wedding weekend.

Any friends of mine want to throw a weekend bash like this? I’ll be in attendance for sure…just throwing it out there!