vision of love.

fact: i am a huge, huge butterfly person. not in the annoying way, i promise--i just love butterflies and all that they represent. (back story: i wrote my undergraduate senior thesis on nathaniel hawthorne's the artist of the beautiful, a short story in which a butterfly plays a central role, and have been obsessed ever since.) so you can imagine my happiness when i stumbled across this gorgeous butterfly-themed engagement photo shoot over at once wed--aren't these images just beautiful?

{ pictures by sloan photographers }

yes.

and with pockets? yes, please.

to make you feel my love.

oh.my.gosh, you guys. how beautiful was alissa and ryan's wedding? the invitations, the favors, the setting--i am totally swooning.

p.s. view their equally gorgeous house here.

{ photos by jose villa, via design*sponge }

love story.

one of the best people i know--the lovely, talented, sparkly, delightful mel--is getting married this saturday. i am her maid of honor, and i couldn't be more thrilled for my dear friend and her husband-to-be, joe. which is why, for the next few days, i've scheduled wedding-themed posts to go up every morning (and a few in the afternoon, too). i hope you enjoy them and i hope that you find yourself celebrating love, whether it be at a wedding or with your cat, this week, too.

p.s. if you haven't, be sure to read joanna's beautiful "secrets to a happy marriage series." it's brilliant, truly.

{ image: martha stewart weddings }

a little extra cuteness.

just a girl and her balloon. i am a big fan of this photo. (apparently, it's a helium-filled day here today.)

{ photo: la cerise via decor8 }