The Royal Wedding Watching

The excitement of the Royal Wedding caught up with me eventually as I was suffering yesterday after staying up late to watch the preparations, I should know better really!
But what fun we had watching this beautiful and meticuously planned event unfold yesterday in London and go without a hitch apart from the slight wedding ring potentially not fitting (always a good tip for a wedding planner to carry a handcream with them!)

We loved everything, the trees in the Abbey were a highlight for me (albeit lacking in fairy lights!) along with the abundance of lily of the valley. The dress was exactly as I imagined it, with the Grace Kelly style and I loved the sister's dress, it was to die for but then so was her figure.

I do think the Middleton girls need to give some style lessons though to the two princesses, what a mess they were, I thought one looked like an explosion in a paint shop and the other looked like a giant pretzel! Apart from this style disaster we loved the day :)

tea party favors



time for tea
Bridal Tea Parties seem to be the big thing these days. I have been doing bridal tea invitations, bridal tea showers, bridal tea favors...over and over again for the past year. I hope this trend doesn't go out of style any time soon because I simply adore it.

bridal tea party favors & guest teapot by elleDESIGNS

 Favors: Green tea cups and I made a tag for each handle with the guests name. I also handcut pink lace out of paper and wrapped it around the cup to keep with the lace, tea theme. Inside was a tea bag I handstamped with "C & J seeds" and filled them with wildflower seeds. Lastly, i printed out cute instructions with, "Love is in Bloom," as the title.

Guest Teapot: Typical guestbooks are find and dandy, but you know me, I like unique & different. I bought the cutest, most vintagey tea pot i could find. With pieces of paper and pens next to it, I asked the guests to write down wishes, advice, or a sweet note for the Bride and place it in the tea pot. I also placed a tag on the teapot so the bride could have it as a keepsake.

Bridal Boot Camp-low cal snack

Love sweets? Hate Calories? Need a Treat? Hate long recipes?
Well, Hi there....Come here often?

All you need is a box of brownie mix, fat free (or low fat) cream cheese, organic crunchy peanut butter, mixing bowl, spoon, oven, and a pan.

Brownie: do not follow the recipe on the box, Just add 1 and half cups of water, stir, pour in pan and bake for 30 min at 350.

Topping: Blend cream cheese & chunky peanut butter until smooth, refirgerate while  brownies are being cooked.

Cut the brownies when cool, and dallop some peanut butter mix on top. They may not be the prettiest, but the chewy chocolate mixed with creamy nutty peanut butter will sure satisfy your sweet tooth!

vegan like me? you rock! Most brownie boxes ARE vegan!!! Check the ingredients. As for the topping, substitute your fav vegan cream cheese.. or mix the peanut butter with 1/2 cup of almond milk and refirgerate. Mmmm, cruelty-free delicious-ness!