Things I Love Thursday

My weekly compilation of all things wonderful, beautiful, mystical and magical. I hope they're just as awe-inspiring to you! (This week's list is huge! So much amazing to share!)

♥ this movie. love. [he's just not that into you.] ♥

♥ this picture. i'd love to be there right now. ♥

♥ this typography wall. ♥

♥ this pretty packaging. ♥

♥ this brilliant collage. ♥

♥ this hilarious flyer. (click to see larger! you must!) ♥

♥ this! i love e.e. cummings ♥

♥ this too true painting! ♥

♥ this soup. (psst... it's true!) ♥

♥ this. such a truthful statement. ♥

♥ this way too dreamy mood board! ♥

♥ this poster. i'd be lying if i said i didn't cry. (click for larger) ♥

♥ this. four for you, glen coco! you go, glen coco! ♥

♥ this kitty! i hope a sphinx is our next family addition! ♥

PS; Unfortunately I could not find the original source for all items shown above... so if you know the original creator or owner of any of the above pictures, please leave credit or a source in the comments below! I'd love for the original owner to receive credit!

Wedding Wednesday!

I'm excited to share with you another reader wedding this week! It's been a couple of weeks since the last one and the weather is dreamy and gloomy so I thought some bright and bold pictures of a cute, happy couple could liven up the mood! Check out the wedding of Miss Tiffany Troop to her lovely beau, Kyle. In lieu of the traditional WW interview, Tiffany has put together an account of her magical day in her own words! Be sure to check out more photos and more of the story after the jump!

All words by Tiffany.



"When I was 21, I woke up one summer day and realized that I was falling for my best friend Kyle.  Eeeek!  Since he'd been hiding romantic feelings for me for 5 years, it wasn't long before we were an item - and since we knew each other so well before becoming a couple, it took us just a few weeks to realize we were headed straight for marriage.

I put our wedding together in a matter of months.  A few months after Kyle and I got engaged, both of our mothers were diagnosed with cancer.  We delayed choosing a wedding date until their treatment was completed.  Kyle's mother made a full recovery after a few months, but my mother's treatment continued for another year.  Finally, as I was finishing up my last semester of college, she told me to just choose a date already and quit putting it off - so I did!  We chose Sunday, April 26, 2009 in downtown Cartersville, GA, just outside of Atlanta.

Everything about the wedding was DIY - I made my own wedding invitations, shower invites, "admission tickets" (like movie tickets), advice cards for the wedding guests to fill out for us, sign-able photo frames, guest book, wedding decor - including brightly-colored paper lanterns from the 2-story ceiling, flowers for myself and my bridesmaids...you name it, I did it myself (assisted by bridesmaids at times!)

As an extremely fair-skinned person, I had no desire to wear white.  I LOVED the dress I purchased - it was technically a bridesmaid's dress, so I got it for a steal...$199!  Everyone told me it looked as though that dress was made just for me (even though it was off the rack!)  My grandmother let me borrow her amber brooch, which I pinned to the dress.

My bridesmaids wore black faux snakeskin peep-toe pumps and black satin dresses in different styles, and they carried brightly-colored bouquets of daisies, which matched the color of their nail polish.  My husband and his groomsmen wore dress pants from Gap, white dress shirts from Express, black ties from Target and Converse - he wanted the guys to get use out of their clothing again, too.

Click the jump to see and read more about this big day!