merry christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!

courtesy of country living magazine

let the planning begin!

so for the last week {post-engagement celebrating!} i embarked on the journey they call wedding planning.

um, who knew how involved it all is! so many things to think about right at the start...ie. where the ceremony will be, where to have the reception, solidifying an available date, {because apparently people book their weddings 2 years in advance these days!}, oh and dont forget catering & dj!!!!

when all i really want to think about are the little details...the centerpieces, the table placecards, the save the date, the flowers, the candy bar!!! all the "important" things {to me!}...but alas, we must find a place and a date first or there is no wedding.

in the meantime though, i started looking thru inspiring images saved on my computer or links in my favorites, as well as old photos of parties i have thrown the last few years...and i thought i would share them with you. well, cause im in the party planning spirit! ;) so they will be posted throughout the next week(s).

get ready to party plan with me!

{p.s. i promise i won't be writing too many wedding planning posts...i know you are not reading this blog to read about my wedding planning...but, we do all love planning a good party, am i right!?!}

{p.p.s. i have no idea where the above picture is from, but i loved it...please let me know if you know who it belongs to, so i can credit them appropriately! thanks!}

happiness!!!!!!!!

photo courtesy of marthastewart.com

i'm engaged!!!!!! ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! it just happened last weekend in nyc!!!! :)

it was such a surprise and i am seriously on cloud 9!!!! (thus, the over-usage of the exclamation point. haha)

and of course, i had to share the news with all of you...who have been so supportive our shop, of me, & of everything we are doing here at madison belle! thank you! thank you! thank you!

anyway, it's been a whirlwind since saturday, so please bear with me and i promise to be back to blogging & corresponding soon!!!!

lots of love and happiness,
brooke!

weekend sewing

I am such a sucker for books. Oh, and by this I am referring to coffee table or craft books. Or any book with beautiful and inspiring pictures to look at. Though I do love to read, I just don’t take the time to do it. But for a lovely coffee table book, I would sit down, make a cup of tea, and enjoy a moment.

My most recent purchase was this amazing book Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross.

Not only are the pictures inside gorgeous, but the items Heather has included to make are oh so adorable! They come with their own patterns and easy to understand directions so you can enjoy this book in more ways than one! I mean, look at that front cover! Doesn’t it make you want to sew something wonderful to wear and then go lay in a tree in the backyard?!

Get your copy here!


Happy Weekend!
Brooke