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A Pirates Life for Me – Eli’s 4th Birthday Bash on Martha Stewart

I am not a planner by trade, but I’m definitely a bit of a perfectionist and overachiever by nature. It’s been both a blessing and a curse if I’m being honest. But today…it’s a blessing! If you know me, you know that I have a love so fierce for the two boys in my life that it’s hard to contain. And given the opportunity, I’ll spend every waking (and sleeping!) hour coming up with ideas and ways in which I can use my talents to show them. Celebrating them…especially the tiniest one…is my specialty.

I am thrilled to finally be sharing this with everyone, and honored beyond belief to announce that Eli’s 4th Birthday Bash is being featured on Martha Stewart today. I’m having a hard time refraining from inserting all the celebratory and crazy happy emoticons here. But I’ll hold back. For now. A year has passed by in the blink of an eye. So the wait? It’s been worth it!

During the most appropriate week of the year, and without further adieu: Feast yer eyes, Mateys!

And Happiest Birthday my sweet, Little Pirate!

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Thirteen

Thirteen years from this day….

if I’d known that we’d get to run a company, or two, together and be successful entrepreneurs

if I’d known that we’d get to ride a gondola in Venice, drink from a coconut in Fiji, eat kangaroo tail in Australia, and scale mountains in New Zealand

if I’d known that we would both get our work featured on the cover of multiple magazines

if I’d known that we’d be best friends, not just partners

if I’d known that we would choose to stay up late talking into the wee hours of the night just so we could be together longer each day

if I’d known that we’d laugh so hard it hurt, every day of our existence together

if I’d known we’d conceive and raise the single greatest child on the planet

if I’d known we’d one day build our dream home together, piece by piece

if I’d known we’d live in the country with two dogs, a cat, and plenty of room to run in our fields

if I’d known that we’d look better and better with age (haha!)

if I’d known that we would be happier more days than sad and love each other more than we did this very day…

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Jessica & Eric | Boulder, Colorado

I have found the one, whom my soul loves. – Song of Solomon 3:4

She planned it all in just over a month. From the ideas, color palettes, layout, guest lists, and style. And possibly because she poured her heart and soul into making this union so over-the-top special, the sun beat down warm rays in a Colorado October as her reward, and it was the most beautiful fall day I’d ever seen! My sister-in-law isn’t only gorgeous, she’s creative, energetic, and a hopeless romantic. I’m still smitten over all the details she designed and feel so lucky getting to be a part of it; but I was also wildly excited about being able to work with some of my closest vendor friends as well: Jessica’s ideas coupled with Bare Root Flora‘s styling, made the flowers of this wedding one for the books, and her vision of a garden-themed backyard wedding, laced with sparkle paired flawlessly with the vintage pieces from Yonder House. Every last detail was thought out and styled perfectly, so I’m thrilled to finally share it! ♥

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