Kiss and Tell : Dress to the Nine November

For some reason, every Thanksgiving I choose to get dressed up from head to toe in order to sit around the table and eat a big fat turkey with the fam. In hind sight, this is quite silly! Silly because I change into sweats at the end of the meal due to my skirt feeling a bit more snug. In order to still look stylish in my sweats, I always remember to accessorize. In search of looking for Thanksgiving accessories, I began to think about all the different accessories people wear during weddings. Since working in the wedding industry, it has become normal for my thoughts to be consumed by weddings. Here are some beautiful brides sharing their something blue, something borrowed and something new. Enjoy!Dos Besos, KatieHere is Morgan's Story about her wedding day choices.

Old - my shoes! I wore one of my favorite old pairs of gold strappy sandals because they're pretty and great for dancing. new - My dress! It was custom made for me, making it extra new. Does that count? :) I was going to wear a new jeweled headband, but then went with flowers and succulents in my hair. borrowed - One of my bridesmaids lent me her grandmother's beautiful gold and amethyst earrings. blue - I wore my grandmother's old wedding ring, the centerpiece of which is sapphire.

and from our bride Jamie

OLD: My "old" is embarrassing; I have a pair of blue panties that I bought my sophomore year in college. They are clean and very cute! Since almost all the wedding accessories I wore were "new," I had to get creative ;) Also, I have a emerald ring that Adam, my hubby, gave me in 2007 that could be considered "old."

NEW: Adam gave me beautiful chandelier earrings as a wedding present. I proudly wore those earrings as my "new" item. My dress, shoes, veil, wedding ring and garter were all new as well.

BORROWED: I borrowed a tennis bracelet from a dear friend, Shirley. I was delicate and the perfect complement to my attire.

BLUE: Our wedding was decorated in royal blue and sunset colors. Blue was everywhere for our big day, including on my bridesmaids' dresses. The primary blue items I wore were my garter and a white handkerchief with blue decorative knitting my mother-in-law made which was the base of my bridal bouquet. Additionally, I had blue delphiniums in my bridal bouquet which incorporated another blue component.

IF YOUR GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO

Happy Monday! I had a couple different options for posts today, but I just had to post these photos from an amazing San Franciscan wedding. Not only because these capture how fun love is, but also because I'm currently huddled next to an outlet on the floor of San Francisco's International Airport surrounded by marshmallowy fog. Of course I can't pout about going to Chicago to visit my sister (cause I'm so so excited!!), but part of me wishes I could wander to Fisherman's Wharf and Golden Gate Park. I suggest taking a mental health day on a Monday in the future to explore San Francisco for a long weekend. Stuffing this week!!! xoxo... Jessica of the Wanderers

I did think of some other awesome San Francisco songs I could post, but it just didn't feel right. Watch this rad video of Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco".

moody

Today I am grumpy. Usually I am content and have often been described as happy, easy going, cheerful. My mom used to call me Sunshine when I was little. Actually she still calls me that. Well not today. Today for no reason I am overcast. Mike asked me this morning what would cheer me up. A candy cane was the only thought that popped into my mind. But since Mike left the house to hide out at the gym, I remembered a recent episode of Raising Hope. There is a magnificent log cabin made out of sausage that Burt made for Virginia to cheer her up. I should have said log cabin made out of sausage instead of candy canes. Next bad mood, xoxo suzanne

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP

Hello!  Hope you aren't too frustrated with me because of my missing MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY post last week... it won't happen again.  I came across these photographs when looking in the Shewander's collection the other day; I love the roles the horizon and bright blue sky play.  The sky seems infinite.  Try to take some time for yourself this week- maybe lying in the grass looking at the clouds, or sitting on a bench gazing at the moon.  Things are looking up.  xoxo.... Jessica from the Wanderers 

I'm attaching "Married Life" composed by Michael Giacchino from the amazing animated film Up.  The song is so beautiful and filled with emotion, as is the film clip.  Carl achieves his childhood dream by floating to Paradise Falls in his house that is attached with a bushel of balloons. I wonder how many balloons it would take to get me in the clouds!