Our Wedding Reception!

Luvies, I can't believe I never posted our wedding reception! But I'm thrilled to share them with you now.  As our first anniversary {rapidly!} approaches it's so fun to look back through the images and remember the absolutely electric feeling of that night.

Key statistics: I never sat down, I never ate, I only managed to grab one drink and I never used the restroom - for six hours. And I loved every second of it!

As you probably remember - we held our wedding ceremony on a remote beach in Mexico. But still wanted to involve our entire circle of family and friends. So when we returned we threw a big ole' hometown party.









A bit about the details:
We held our reception in a fantastic urban space - a former brewery in Seattle that had amazing high ceilings, cathedral windows and concrete floors. The perfect blanks slate for me to go bananas with!

The highlight for me, and really for everyone there that night, was a looping black & white video of our wedding ceremony that we projected, movie screen size, onto one of the blank walls. The fact that could see it from the street totally rocked.

We also had a welcome table decorated with Polaroids taken from the Mexico wedding ceremony so guests could see more of the special day. Vintage postcards from all over the world served as our guest book. Fans, sombreros and chalkboard signs for available for guests to play with in our photo booth. The rest of the room was adorned with cafe tables, benches, fresh farmers market flowers and candles candles and more candles. Our guests feasted on Mexican themed treats, noshed on a dessert bar of cookies and mini cream pies and enjoyed local beer and wine, all done DIY style.

All in all, it was a fantastic party with everyone we love and care about. And there's nothing better than that!

You can check out details of our wedding ceremony in Mexico on Style Me Pretty and my tips for planning a destination wedding on Green Wedding Shoes!


Our Vendors
Photography {Visions of Romance}
Event design {me, myself and I!}
Invitations {Brown Sugar Design}
Catering {Herban Feast}
Rentals {Rented Elegance}
Flowers {me, myself and I}
Photo booth {David Ryder Photography}
Wedding dress{Robert Bullock}

Say Ahhhhhhh

My dears - I'm so sorry, but I must say good-bye a bit early this week.



While the blogging world has such a glossy surface, under it all the seas can be rather rough. In what seems like an ever-growing swell of sameness it feels harder and harder to keep your head above water and work to maintain an authentic voice.

I read a quote recently that's stuck with me:

"Great style means always having a point of view ~ and never being mediocre."

Spoken by a woman with a strong vision - Deborah Lloyd of Kate Spade. But it can seem easier said than done. So I'm going to take a little time to invest in the things that ground the way I see the world both online and off: my sweetheart, dear friends and good wine!

In the meantime, here are a few of my recent blog discoveries to tide you over while I'm away - I think you'll love their unique points of view just as much as I do.
~ Honey Kennedy
~ Luster
~ Butter + Brass
~ Size too Small

Till Monday luvies,
*Mrs. E

image  by rosie hardy via brown dress with white spots

For the Destination Bride

I'm so honored that Jen invited me to share our wedding along with my top tips for destination wedding planning on her blog, my longtime fave, Green Wedding Shoes today!

Are you planning a wedding or special event? I'm now sharing the wedding planning knowledge I've gained, both from my own wedding experience and from my life as a professional event planner, with the masses. I'd love to help you clarify your vision, set a creative direction or manage the details of your special event.

Please check out my event styling services, Aparmtent 34 Creative, for more information!

And be sure to check out Jen's entire feature at Green Wedding Shoes.

Your Life. Styled.

This weekend I had the pleasure of attending a style party hosted by my friend and Apartment 34 sponsor, Sara, a representative of Stella & Dot.

For two hours we sipped mimosas and played with great statement necklaces, bejeweled cocktail rings and killer cuffs. I was over accessorizing everyone I could lay my hands on and loving it! I was particularly fond of this sweet set from the new spring line.

I'm a sucker for the layering look. But even more fun than the jewelry was getting the opportunity to help out the other ladies by offering my styling services!

That's right my dears ~ after years of dreaming/thinking/plotting about it I've decided to actually go out and do! I am now offering personal, event and business styling services to you (and all your friends, neighbors acquaintances or the person you sit next to on the bus!)

If you have a style dilemma - I would sincerely love to be of service! No style question is too big or too small. You can get all the details here.

In honor of the launch of Apartment 34 Creative Styling Services Sara is offering a special offer to all of you!

Mention Apartment 34 when shopping for your signature spring look at Stella & Dot and receive 15% off your entire order. Simply contact Sara here for more details.

Gettin' Gussied Up

Well my dears, I hinted at a big announcement for Apartment #34 last week. A lot has been happening in my world of late, but little of it has been in blog world. The big announcement is....that is all about to change!

After more than 2 years and nearly 900 posts, I think it's high time I pretty this place up a bit!

image by anna aden via flickr

In the coming days and weeks you're going to see changes in a variety of things here including a subtle facelift for Apartment #34, long overdue updates to links, new weekly features (Tasty Tuesdays anyone?!) and new sponsors. 

My most exciting endeavor is a little something I'm calling Apartment#34creative. While planning my wedding and reception, I caught the creative services bug something fierce and so now I'm hoping to take all I learned and help others create the special occasion of their dreams! 

This is all in the beginning stages, but I was just too excited to wait to tell you. Things are going to take awhile to set, so keep checking back and let me know if you enjoy what you see or have ideas or suggestions. 

And if you have a party you need help to plan it's not too early! Feel free to email me now apt34 {at} gmail {dot} com. I aim to make Apartment #34 your go-to destination for all things style. I hope you'll like it!

Cheers, 

Mrs. E

PS. The winner of the Wendy Mink giveaway will be announced at 4:00 pm this afternoon - so enter now!