tgif + Tori's getting Maui'd!

Happy Friday, friends! This is a very special tgif post today because tomorrow one of my dearest Twitter  (and beyond) pals, Victoria Sharkey, is getting hitched! With the helps of some awesome ladies, we were able to put together this beautiful virtual bridal shower to honor Victoria and John's Hawaiian wedding!

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Ahhhh...makes me want to hop a plane and catch a wave. So beautiful! Here are all of the other lovely tweeps participating in today's shower :)

Melissa Larson, Birdcage Bridal

Steph Kilip, Bubblerock 

Claire Gallam, Realistic Wedding

Alicia French, Charity Wedding

Aleah & Nick Valley, Valley & Co.

Jacin Fitzgerald, Lovely Little Details

Jaime Dray - WeddObsessed

Naomi V. Goodman - Enchanted Dream Weddings

To Tori & John, I wish you all the very best! Cheers to a bright future of marital bliss :) Cannot wait to see pictures and here about all of your adventures in Hawaii! Love y'all!

To everyone, have a fabulous weekend! 

xoxo,

Kat

tgif: week recap

Hi, friends! TGIF to you :) I have been absent all week, but I'm back just in time to say ta-ta for the weekend!

Here are just a few things I love and wanted to share:

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Bow + low back + skirt detailing = perfection :) I'm in love with this dress.

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I love this image of Elizabeth Taylor. We lost the brightest of bright stars this week. Elizabeth, you will be missed.

A bit of news on the home front, I have finally cleared my office desk! YES! It was at the top of my to-do list for entirely too long, but now it is finally complete. I'm starting swirl ideas around about what I'd like to do with it. Here is some inspiration I've scrounged up:

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Lovely, no? I'm definitely working with minimal space, so some of these are out of my league. But a type-A girl can dream, right? And please notice that each image has a plant or fresh flowers in each space! A definite goal for my office re-do! :) But I'm still searching for further inspiration. What are your must-haves in your office space? Please share in the comments. Help me out!

And here's a lil inspiration for you on this lovely Friday:

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I'm off to Virginia for some bff time. Psyched! What are your plans for the weekend?

xoxo,
Kat

tgif + weekend bliss, Oscars style

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TGIF to you! I'm off to the beach for a zen weekend with one of my besties - psyched! It will involve a lot of things including watching the Academy Awards on Sunday night. Is anyone attending an Oscars party? There's been a bunch of fantastic posts this week about how to jazz up your own Oscars Party. Check those out here at {Pizzazzerie} and here at {Valley & Co}. There are some fantastic ideas there, so be sure to stop by those blogs. Or you just interested in fun Oscar treats? AMAZING Best Picture cookies over at Amy Atlas' blog! Or if you're a go big or go home kind of awards show fiend, Event Brite dot com has listed the Top 10 Pre-Oscars parties around the nation. Check those out here!  


Any guesses or hopes for Best Picture? I hope Inception takes the cake - mind. blowing.

I've put together my dream weekend ensemble via polyvore dot com. Super fun website - check that out too! Those my theresa suede pumps are after my own heart - le sigh. Okay, party people - have a GREAT Friday and an even better weekend :)


xoxo,
Kat


PS: {flower & honey} is now on Facebook! Check it out :)

tgif + andi & mike

It's Friday, y'all - Saweeeeeet!

Aren't Andi & Mike adorable? Grace Leisure Events coordinated their ceremony and reception on October 30th at the Renaissance Hotel at North Hills. This was such a fun wedding to work! The bride and groom were smiling ear-to-ear the entire day and were a joy to work with! The fantastic Shane Snider captured the entire day, including the photos above. Check out the rest of the eye-candy {here}.

I'm off to Figure Eight Island for a coastal wedding. Y'all have a fabulous weekend! And best wishes to those getting hitched!

xoxo,
Kat

tgif + sweet baskets

Hi, strangers! It's been a while and I'm excited to get back in the blogging-saddle!

Hope your week is wrapping up nicely :) Here a few nuggets from this mornings SMP post.

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Those baskets are adorable & such a neat idea for sweet love notes in lieu of a guest book! And how beautiful is this dessert display? Love it.

See the rest of this backyard inspiration shoot {here}. Two more weddings lined up for this month, so I will have lots to share come December! :)

Y'all have a great weekend & best wishes to those getting married!
xoxo,
Kat

tgif + millie holloman

Get crazy, people! It's FRRRIDAY!

How fun is this?! It just makes you want to let loose, shimmy, do a lil' jig! :) This was shot by Amanda, of Millie Holloman Photography. Millie, Amanda and Brent were a tag-team effort for the wedding of Ted & Emily in Durham, North Carolina. The entire gallery of this wedding is super adorable! Check it out {here} (scroll down for the goodies). Plus check out Millie and the rest of her super crew {here}.

Millie Holloman is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, but is in high-demand all over! I've been patiently waiting for the day I get to meet/work with her and her amazing team. Cross your fingers for me!

Also, have a fabulous weekend, y'all! And best wishes to those getting married!  :)
xoxo,
Kat

tgif + friday fun!

Oh hey, party people! Welcome back to the best day of the week! :)

It's been a super busy one, but lots-o-goodies in store for today's post. I'd like to start things off with this cute Etsy find by thepeppermintpretty. This is a bride that looks ready to pop some bubbly! And how rockin' are those blue pumps?

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Next up is a glance at a first-look by Mrs. Scissors, contributing writer at The Wedding Bee. She and Mr. Scissors got hitched this past June. While their entire wedding process has been super fun and visually stunning (check it out here), this first-look image encompasses the joy of these two lovebirds! Don't you think?

Check out more of their first-look session here. The all angles idea is fab - so take a look-see!

And now, I cannot ignore just how excited I am for(and jealous of) all of the amazing wedding talents that enjoyed Engage!10 at The Breakers this past week! An all-star team, led by Rebecca and Kathryn of Engaging Concepts, hosted and spoke with the best of the wedding best. And based on the Twitter chatter and blog posts throughout the week, Engage!10 did NOT disappoint! The place settings, the goodie bags, the fabulous parties - I could go on, but instead here's a glimpse at what myself, and so many others dream of... *sigh*

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Previous two images via {Donna Von Bruening}

Check out that cocktail hour under the palms! And that goodie bag! It gets better...

Guests of the conference got to hear from wedding experts like Darcy Miller of Martha Stewart Weddings, event planner Marcy Blum, Mindy Weiss, Randy Fenoli of SYTTD,  Abby Larson of Style Me Pretty, Liene Stevens of Think Splendid, sweets extraordinaire, Amy Atlas and many, many, many more amazingly talented people!

Emily & Lara of Southern Weddings Magazine! Our Chapel Hill reps looking lovely :)

Champagne Flute Chandelier?! Yes, please.

Stilted-servers cutting down glasses for each guest? Double-yes! Who thinks of this stuff? Love it.
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Here's a glimpse, thanks to Cloud Nine Creative, of Engage!10 the Breakers...


Engage 10 {Day One} from Cloud Nine Creative on Vimeo.

Engage '10 {Day 2 + 3} from Cloud Nine Creative on Vimeo.

Amazing, right? It all seems like a lovely, lovely dream. But my favorite part about all the Engage!10 excitement was the almost palpable passion and enthusiasm coming from those who attended after it was all over. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see what these wedding pros produce after having inspiration like they did this past week! 

Whew! That was fun, right? I hope you all have an amazing weekend! And best wishes to those getting married :)

By Sean Flanigan via {Style Me Pretty}

xoxo,
Kat

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Yes, yes! All smiles party people, because today is Friiiday! Aren't these two adorable? Carol & Wilson were married earlier this year and the bride is an acquaintance of mine from Raleigh. The fabulously talented Kellie Kano shot their wedding earlier this year. She will be shooting the wedding Grace and I are working this weekend in Chapel Hill! YAY! She rocks, so find out for yourself and check out the rest of Carol & Wilson's big day here.

I hope you have a fantastic weekend! I'll be back with an update from this weekend's event :)

xoxo,

Kat

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Friday has finally arrived - have a lovely weekend, kiddies!

xoxo,
Kat