obsession of the week (and forever and ever): kate spade does it again

i have to have this. i saw it less than a minute ago and i can tell already i will be dreaming about it, forever. 

{kate spade}

-ashley

the mr. turns 24

the mr. turned 24 the beginning of this month and we celebrated with sushi, rickshaw rides, gelato and a day trip to savannah, ga. i don't have a ton of pics, we decided to just enjoy our day (without worrying about taking a pic of everything we ate and saw). here ya go :)

our first rickshaw experience

please ignore my ridiculous hair

and notice my adorable mr. :)

on the way to GA 

a little paris down south :)

notice the ginormous hydrangea bushes

love them

love him.

the mr. in our favorite square

chatham square

sorry for the iphone pics

his cake before :)

and after!

-ashley

can't wait

to get this beauty in the mail :)

{kate spade}

i promise i will be back this weeks with some great posts! last week was insane and wonderful all at the same time! but time consuming for sure. 

-ashley

casual italian and a walk in the park

this is going to be my first real attempt at an outfit post. i wore this the other night when the mr. took me out for our half-year. all i was told was to dress "casual cute" the mr. also told me to wear flat shoes.....well yeah no. i asked enough questions and came to the conclusion on my own that he was just being careful and i opted to wear wedges instead :) he took me to a nice little italian restaurant for dinner and we got our tiramisu to go ......we ate it at the mt. pleasant pier. that also happens to be that place we got engaged. for the record, the wedges were fine, and won't be making an appearance in this post because my jeans were far to long.

{tank: target, cropped jacket: target, jeans: gap, earrings: forever 21}

hope you enjoyed this first attempt!

-ashley

half-year

.......as my mr. likes to put it. he says it sounds better than 6 months. that's how long we've been a mr. and mrs. :) i can not believe how fast time flies when you are with the person you love the most in this world! it has been a great 6 months. here are some pics of the last 6 months:

6 month anniversary flowers :)

shf-

i love you more than i could type :) you are the greatest man alive and i thank God each and every day for this amazing blessing. you are my rock. i love you.

-ashley

hometown highlight: branch design studio

if you love flowers, you will love whitney of, branch design studio! i absolutely fell in love with flowers last year when i took a class on designing them and since then have been looking for a place to learn more! Lucky me, i have the amazing opportunity to work with whitney a few weekends a month and help her make brides dreams come true. here is a look at what she has to offer :)

{above images via juliet elizabeth photography}

{above images via squire fox photography}

{above images via marni pictures}

so if you are bride looking to get married in the charleston area, you HAVE to check her out!  i promise you will fall in love with all she has to offer!

-ashley

this is not a sponsored post

do-it-yourself

here are a few of my favorite d-i-y posts from around the web this week

personalized paperclips 

{via the sweetest occasion & lovely indeed}

the cutest party hat ever

{via one charming party}

easiest ottoman ever

def. making this one for myself 

{via say say yes to hoboken posted from Blueprint}

diy instructions here

the, perfect for spring, skirt

{via burda style}

hope some of these inspire you to make something yourself this week :)

coming later this week:

hometown highlight

thriftin'

stay tuned!

-ashley