Corrie and Ryan's Wedding At The Hicksville Trailer Palace!

I did a post a few weeks back on my friend Corrie's bridal shower. Well guess what!? Corrie and Ryan tied the knot! Here are some beautiful pictures by OneLove Photography of Corrie and Ryan's Wedding in Joshua Tree, California at the Hicksville Trailer Palace. I LOVE the quirky Airstream trailers and modern, artsy take on a vintage desert oasis. What a sweet place to get married for a sweet couple! You guys are the bees knee's.

<3.

Pictures: OneLove Photography

The Bridesmaid Dresses!

Oh my goodness gracious! We finally picked out the bridesmaids dresses! I thought it would be a lovely idea to let the girls decide on what they wanted to wear (ex: just give them the color and they could pick the dress as a group), but with 2 months until the wedding and no dress in hand, we all started freaking-out a bit. So I called in the troops and we buckled down (a.k.a "crunch time" by my maids of honor) to find a dress together. This is it! I dig it.

P.S. A shout out to all my lovely bridesmaids! I love you girls so much! You're the best friends anyone could ever ask for. You guys mean the world to me.

Oasis asymmetrical dress, £45

ASOS stiletto high heels, $36

Gold clutch, £15

Kate Spade crystal stud earrings, $78

Janis By Janis Savitt clear crystal jewelry, $75

Privileged NYC gold plated jewelry, $45

Chanel fragrance, £210

BCD Tofu House

I went to BCD Tofu House with my friend Christine last week -- super fun and yummy authentic Korean food. Here's a little about BCD's story and some pictures of our dinner.

Inspired by a passion for spreading Korea's wonderful cuisine around the globe, BCD continues to focus on taste, health benefits, quality food  and so much more.
The BCD story starts with Hee Sook Lee, a first-generation Korean immigrant who loves to create in the kitchen and to share her cooking with family. Her mother in-law owned a restaurant in "Buk-Chang-Dong" (the city in Korea after which the restaurant is named), where Hee Sook Lee gained early training in the food industry. After immigrating to the United States, Mrs. Lee chose to focus on tofu soup due to its superb taste and beneficial health properties. She had a vision for success in America, and is building her restaurant enterprise one bowl at a time!

A Baby Shower For Lyssa

My friend Lyssa (also one of my beautiful bridesmaids this August) is expecting her first child with her husband Chase next month! Here are some fun pictures of the baby shower we threw her last week. The girls and I decided to do a tea party theme with scones and devonshire cream, jam, cookies, brownies, sandwiches, salads and strawberries with whipped cream etc. Shanny brought her mothers tea cup collection and Lyssa's sister brought a bunch of great stuff, including honey crystals for our tea. It was a cute get together.

We are all so excited for Lyssa and Chase! Praying for a save delivery and a healthy wee one. Three more weeks Lyssa! You are going to be fabulous parents! What a lucky kid.

Scones, devonshire cream and jam with "wishes for baby" cards.

Meyer lemonade, mango iced tea and cucumber water

with pictures of Chase and Lyssa when they were young.

Baby boy clothes line

Yummmm!

Mo's awesome cupcakes.

Are You My Mommy Game: Match the animal names to their baby names. It's harder than you would think...

Lyssa's party favors -- Fresh sprinkled doughnuts and a personalized earl grey tea bag.

Lyssa, Mo, Kelsey, Me and Shanny.

Birthday Dinner: The Boiling Crab

This was by far the MESSIEST and YUMMIEST birthday dinner I've ever had. Last Friday Danny and I went to the Boiling Crab with my Mom n Dad and Mo and Shanny to celebrate my birthday. Too much fun! We got dungeness crab, lobster, crawfish, smoked sausage, shrimp and raw oysters smothered in lemon pepper, garlic butter and cajun spices. I do believe this was the first time I've worn a bib while eating since I was 2 years old!

Look...they're friends

Danny and Me looking stylish in our bibs

Mo's first raw oyster...

(notice my Mom laughing in the background)

My Papa-do

Shanny and Mo. Best picture ever.



A Lovely Art Show and Dinner in Long Beach

Last week I went to my friend Christina's art show. I am so proud of you Christinyyyy. You are an amazing artist and extremely talented. You have a gift my dear.

P.S. Christina designed our "Save the Dates" too! She is so great!

Christina is graduationg next month with her BFA in illustration and plans on pursuing biomedical illusration. Wooowza.

Check out her amazing art at:
www.wix.com/cpecora/artwork

After the art show we drove to 2nd Street and put our name in at La Crêperie Café for dinner. We conveniently had the hostess wave to us from across the street when our table was ready.

Mmmmm...Dan and I split a

Crepe Carbonara Chicken breast slices, mozzarella and smoked bacon in a creamy garlic parmesan sauce with pesto

and a

Poire Belle Helene Pear, chocolate, toasted almonds and Frangelico in a crepe with French vanilla ice cream

for dessert.