most of you know i was married to the love of my life nearly 3 years ago…but what you prbably don’t know if that the one place we registered was WILLIAM SONOMA…you see i sort of consider my self a bit of a chef…well, untrained for sure….but i love cooking…and even more than that i love pretty things in my kitchen….look at this lovely pot of coq au vin in my favorite LE CREUSET pot from  WILLIAM SONOMA (i secretly think my LE CREUSET pot makes anything i put in it taste better;)

we also are the proud owners of a beautiful set of ALL CLAD pots and pans (again thanks to our lovely WILLIAM SONOMA wedding registry)…every morning jasmine helps me make her scrambled eggs in a little ALL CLAD pan (now, i don’t want to brag, but jasmine says i make the best scrambled eggs ever)…i truly think when you have lovely appliances in your kitchen, it makes it a place you want to be….so trust yourself….let your inner chef free & fill your kitchen with beautiful pots & pans….i promise, everything will taste & look better…..these are the beautiful ALL CAD pans we have….

and of course, it is no secret that i am a coffee devote….my morning routine looks a little like this….

the sweetest thing about my coffee is this….one of my closest friends gave us the beautiful cannister set from our WILLIAM SONOMA registry…so every morning while i make my strong yummmy coffee, i think of her….and here are some of the things currently on my WILLIAM SONOMA wish list….

what’s on yours?? see here’s the thing….WILLIAM SONOMA is offering a $200 gift certificate to a lucky KISS THE GROOM follower

So, how do you enter to win the $200 Williams-Sonoma gift certificate?

1st visit Williams-Sonoma.com to create your registry….

2nd….leave a comment here (on kiss the groom) to let me know that you created
your registry & tell me what your favorite WILLIAM SONOMA registry item is.

If you already have a registry, don’t worry! You’re eligible too.
Just go to your registry, add at least one new item and leave a
comment here that includes the new item you added.

If you want to receive an extra entry, include a link to your public registry in your comment.

winning is oh so sweet….

good luck from us & WILLIAM SONOMA

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a little more sweetness....

tell me something good….xoxo

wanna come hang with me in kentucky?

i am giving away two tickets to the WOW event in kentucky….
the 2 tickets get you entry into both
the WOW event & the Bridal Show
in lovely lexington kentucky
on sunday January 9th, 2010
you’ll get to hear presentations
from photographer ELIZABETH MESSINA (me)
& amazing floral designer JANIE from the BRIDES CAFE
as well as TARA GERRAD a wonderful event planner….
plus you get the ever so  fabulous swag bag…..
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so if you are in the mood for a little southern sweetness…
leave a comment & i’ll pick a winner soon…xoxo

a very special congratulations to Lori!!
we hope your father is feeling better….
the winner of the ICING DESIGNS giveaway….
happy holidays to you & yours….xoxo

NONPAREIL MAGAZINE

sweet shipwrecked dreams….

last night i had a dream….

i was lost at sea…then shipwrecked…

and feeling all alone….

but then…there you were…..

i dreamed a dream & you dreamed with me….

and our days drifted by….

effortlessly & full of tenderness….

we were still…together…

in love…

& there is no place i’d rather be…

shipwrecked & dreaming….

with you…

if i had but one wish….

i would would wish for you….

& that no-one would ever find us….

for this is our happily ever after…xoxo
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LOCATION-SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM
STYLING & DESIGN by CANVAS & CANOPY
FLORALS by LA PARTIE EVENTS
HAIR & MAKEUP by FIORE BEAUTY
CAKES & CUPCAKES by SWEET & SAUCY
CALLIGRAPHY by LAURA HOOPER
PHOTOGRAPHS by ELIZABETH MESSINA
NONPAREIL MAGAZINE

is often as subtle & ever changing as her moods…we are unique & lovely creatures….
full of mystery…and laughter….and all beautiful in our own special way….xoxoxo

tis the season….

for sweetness…for kisses…and for giving….

so, do i have a gift for you….this beautiful box full of cards & goodies
created by the ever so talented & sweet ICING DESIGNS….& the super
cute KISS garland….perfect for a photo or a doorway (like mistletoe;)

so if you’d like all the treasures in this box to be yours….

leave a comment & make a wish….xoxo
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from ICING DESIGNS

Dreams

“Now here you go again
You say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It’s only right that you should
Play the way you feel it

But listen carefully to the sound
Of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering
What you had
And what you lost…
And what you had…
And what you lost

Oh, thunder only happens when it’s raining
Players only love you when they’re playing
Say, women…they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know
You’ll know

Now here I go again, I see, the crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
It’s only me
Who wants to wrap around your dreams and…
Have you any dreams you’d like to sell?
Dreams of loneliness…
Like a heartbeat drives you mad…
In the stillness of remembering
What you had
And what you lost…
What you had…
Ooh, what you lost

Thunder only happens when it’s raining
Players only love you when they’re playing
Women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know

Oh, thunder only happens when it’s raining
Players only love you when they’re playing
Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know
You’ll know
You will know
Oh, oh, oh you’ll know”

FLEETWOOD MAC

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone
who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are
yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You,
yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve
your love and affection.”
~ Buddha ~

pssst….come a little closer, i have something to tell you….i am putting on my mittens & heading to kentucky….i am going to be giving a presentation at the WOW event in lexington kentucky, on january 8th (for wedding professionals) & on january 9th (for brides) & i am hoping you’ll come too…

this event is produced by KENTUCKY BRIDE MAGAZINE….and i am particularly excited to share with you the cover i just photographed for them…i am so smitten with southern hospitality, so i just had to return to kentucky to celebrate & share with other people who love weddings…if you like these

photos you are gonna love this magazine….
& if you are in the mood for a little southern
hospitality, meet me in kentucky at
the WOW event….xoxoxo