happy weekend!

 

I celebrated the weekend a little early and snagged some last minute tickets to the sold out Joshua Radin + Tristan Prettyman + My Name Is You concert last night and it was incredible!  they're a great bunch to watch perform, and Prettyman's cover of 'wide awake' blew the original out of the water.  I hope everyone's ready for the weekend!  {psst.  stay tuned for a special post tomorrow}  here's a little hint as to what I'll be doing this weekend
{well, really on Monday...but we'll count that, right?}.

*image via modern hepburn

here's some weekend links:

- watch some amazing inside J.Crew videos
- DC's most valuable restaurants if you live in the area

- take script school with k.barteski
- simplesong's offering 20% off some envelopes, wax seals, or gift tags at her online shop

- 21 secrets for your 20's (sent over by my girl friend, val)

- a conversation website spending one minute with...
- branch+cotton is celebrating the olympics!  take 15% off their GOLD foil products

xoxo, megan

"I'd like to thank the Academy..." - The Oscars 2012

For the longest time I've wondered who "the Academy" is...I figured it's most likely a group of white-haired balding old guys in a conference room of sorts.  Perhaps that's largely the case, but after some google-ing I found that the Academy is comprised of some younger folk like Jake Gyllenhaal *cue girls cheering* as well.

Every year there are always a good bunch of movies I've never heard of.  This year I'm adding The Artist, a black & white film, Hugo, The Iron Lady, My Week with Marilyn, and The Descendents to my list.  Of course there are always those films I never got around to watching like The Help, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

My favorites were definitely the Cirque du Soleil performance and the dresses.  I thought the ladies looked fabulous last night - here are (in no particular order) my top 6 picks!

 

{Cameron Diaz in Gucci + Kristen Wiig in J. Mendel}

I'm loving these nude dresses, whether sleek or soft.  Cameron's still sporting her always-smile, and Kristen showed up with her whole posse of Bridesmaids.

A Valentine's Banquet

Happy Valentine's Day!  I hope you all have a lovely day, no matter your status.  Today is just a day to be reminded of what we should do every day - love.  Spend it with someone you love, whether it's your family, best friend(s), or lover.  

Photo credit: Briana Smith

Just thought I'd share a few pictures from the valentine's banquet we had at church this past weekend.  I emptied most of the contents of my room to put together this dessert table.  Thanks to everyone who brought delicious treats!

Photo credit: Daniel Kim

it's my first time {at a paper party!}

Who knew you could spend a whole evening talking about paper, color, and design trends?  I sure could, but never actually did it before until The Dandelion Patch in Georgetown asked us (Fig 2 Design) to host one at their store.  We met with new brides who were on the lookout for paper products for their weddings, and they got to ask us questions about all things paper.  We even did a drawing for 50 free Save the Dates!  Our lucky winner was Allison.

{wedding wednesday} holly's bridal shower

If you couldn't tell, it's hardcore wedding season time. One (of three) of my friends is getting married in Dallas! Her lovely bridesmaids threw her a shower and my dear friend, Amy (who also works for Branching Out Events), did these gorgeous tablescapes.

p-p-p-party every day

Who doesn't love a good party? I believe there is always a reason to celebrate. In this case, it was to celebrate the end of a season. Cathy and I decided to throw an intimate party for our friend's band, Tim Be Told (check them out if you haven't!) as they closed their tour in Houston.

We made a map plotting the cities they had gone to & made labels for the food and beverages on chalkboard paper. You can find these 4x6" postcards at Paper Source (Cathy and I's frequented favorite store).

Eric graciously individually squeezed each lemon to make a delicious watermelon lemonade (smitten kitchen). So, enough of the prep pics -- here are some snaps from the party!

 

The main menu included honey barbecue ribs, oven-roasted asparagus, mixed salad, mashed potatoes, fried eggrolls, korean ribs, kim chi & seaweed.

renegade craft fair: austin {recap}

This weekend I had the great pleasure of going to the renegade craft fair in Austin (and, of course, I dragged some reluctant friends there as well). I met so many talented artists and was definitely inspired to (maybe) start an etsy of sorts for myself. Magnolia Photobooth Co set up a booth there with lots of props, so my friends and I took the liberty of getting some free prints. (:

I can honestly say that every booth there was full of talent and innovation. I can't believe I didn't go last year! There's not enough room to display all the talent in this post, but here are a few of my favorites that I saw at the show.