Wedding Wednesday! (Is Back!)

Today... well, today did not necessarily start out as planned. I left home 15 minutes early to go to The Frist to get ready for my final Print presentation. We were to meet in the cafe at 12:30pm. I arrived at 12:15pm only to discover, as I parked my car, that I had left my boards AT HOME! Oh my stars! I was out of that parking lot by 12:16. I called Caitlin to relay the message to Doug. I'll just chalk it up to being finals. I flew home... sadly a miscalculation made it a 30 minute drive back to the house. I went a different route and made it back to The Frist in 20 minutes. I pulled in at 1:01pm. I ran inside, got my ticket validated, and panicked. I couldn't get ahold of anyone. I sat in the lobby for a few minutes and just cried (read: ten minutes, and tried to regain my composure). Luckily Caitlin came to my rescue and took me up to the presentation room. Thank goodness Doug is so laid back. I was blessed enough to walk in, calm down, and finally present my stuff. They seemed to really love it. I didn't receive any constructive criticism in any way and they said it was all very cohesive and very "me". Praise! The rushing, the panicking, and the crying in the lobby even... It all seemed worth it. I bolted not long after and now I'm down the street at the Panera on West End, killing time before my tattoo appointment at 4pm. So much to do tonight! But rather than think bad thoughts, let's drool over the recent postings at OnceWed.com shall we?!

(Click on the titles to be taken to the post on OnceWed's site!)

DIY Michigan Wedding

This is hands-down one of the most beautifully styled and photographed weddings I've ever seen. Her simple dress, his simple khakis. They even opted to go without a wedding party, and invited their adorable little dog to stand in as best man! The photography was shot by Amy Carroll. You must pop over and check out her site! Part ONE of the feature can be found HERE.

A Desert Engagement

Beautiful environment and colors. Doesn't this young couple just look so darling?! Photography by Kirstin Ellis.

Tec & Chelsea open a B&B!

I consider myself a huge fan of Tec Petaja and his adorable wife, Chelsea! They singlehandedly (doublehandedly, maybe? haha) inspired my future wedding. I love to read Chelsea's blog and I gawk in amazement at Tec's photography. Best of all, they're Nashvillians, too! They own an adorable little green house in East Nashville that has been featured on Design*Sponge and the likes. They just seem so charming all around. Tec took these photographs on their bed and breakfast, 40 minutes outside of Nashville. How gorgeous are they?! Swoon!

For anyone who is new around these parts, you can just click the Wedding Wednesday label up at the top of the post to check out other installments of gorgeous wedding inspiration! I'm not even engaged but man oh man! I can't wait to be married! ;)

Off to get tattooed! Thanks for hanging in there!

xoxo

One Life One Legacy~ Jeni L

I met Scot Aubinoe at the  Emilie Inc. Branding conference in February.  We discussed his company

One Life One Legacy .  The goal of One Life One legacy is to sell inspirational t-shirts to be a visible reminder that motivates people to act now and give back today.  With each shirt that is sold one is given to a person in need.   I promised Scot at the conference that  I would write about my hero.   I thought it would be an easy task, then I began to wonder, who is my hero.  What is a hero?  As I have walked through this life of mine, with many ups and downs, so many people of touched me.  I have many heros, but this woman is a hero like no other.  She is a beacon to me.  She has a successful business she started with young children even with many people discouraging her.   She shares my belief system and desire to love above all things.  She is an amazing woman and mother.  She is what I strive to be like, Jenifer Lloyd.  I met her at a meeting of area woman business owners and we connected instantly.  I tease her that our eyes met across the room and it was love at first sight.  The more I get to know her the more I crave her wisdom and advise on all things.  She has adopted me like family, and my children as well.  Our family was hit with some rough news three months ago, when we heard Peter's Step Mom was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.  Jeni has walked us through all our questions and given us advice, and encouragement.  When my daughter had  to go to the Doctor, I call Jeni for good questions to ask when I needed to advocate for better testing for her.  She works tirelessly for our community and state to encourage, love, and assist those who have heard the fateful words, "it is cancer".  Today One Life One Legacy posted Jeni's story, Click Here and learn about my hero.  I encourage everyone to think of their hero and post them on One Life One Legacy.  It is a great project, worthy of our support.

An Upfront Apology...

Here's to let you all know that this week may be kind of slow here at KaelahBee.com. It's finals week, as I've said probably countless times before (woe is me!) and while I have no actual classes left, I do have to present my Sweet Cheeks Bakery stuff tomorrow at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, print, photograph, trim, and pack my portfolio to drop off by 1pm on Thursday, and then cram for my final Art History exam EVER on Friday morning. Not to mention throwing in a few hours of getting my leg tattooed tomorrow night... Neither convenient on the time, nor money, front... but it has to be done so it shall! I'll be making flash cards to study for art history while I get tattooed. I'm a nerd... It's cool.

I don't mean to leave y'all hanging but I'm sure you understand! I bet more than a fair share of you are experiencing the same stressed out feeling of finals just like myself. And to think, just ONE more semester! I shall be a college graduate! Oh joy!

A lot of you have said you wish I would show my design work more so here you go. A logo and menu for my vegan bakery, Sweet Cheeks.

This is the logo for Sweet Cheeks. It still needs some tweaks but I'm much to physically & mentally exhausted to even think about dealing with it now. So it shall stay. Hmph.

The menu is a folding menu with a curved photo on the inside/end. A magnet falls down from the third panel. The top row is the inside of the menu, while the bottom row is the outside of the menu. All laid flat (obviously haha). (Click the image to view it larger)

Anywhoo, It's 11:30pm, I just dragged myself from school. I'm going to put on my jammies and settle into bed. Waking up bright and early so Mike can go to work and I can prepare for both my presentation and my tattoo appointment. Maybe I can churn out these flash cards tonight. Wish me luck!

xoxo

Where to Store Your Cabernet and Chianti? In the Card Catalog, of Course! :)

Hi Everyone! Hope your day was absolutely fabulous! I've been enjoying checking out all the amazing Met Monday posts! Bloggers are truly the most creative and talented people in the universe! If you are looking for inspiration for your own DIY projects, check out some of the exciting projects you'll find posted for yesterday's Metamorphosis Monday!

Poll for Participants of Met Monday or Tablescape Thursday:
If you are a Blogger and have recently linked via the new picture linky (InLinkz) that I've been using for Metamorphosis Monday or Tablescape Thursday, please vote in the poll I have posted near the top of my sidebar. I'd love your feedback! :-)

Reluctant Entertainer:
Today, I had the honor of guest hosting over at the delightful blog, Reluctant Entertainer.


When Sandy first asked if I would be interesting in writing a post for her beautiful blog, I was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs! BNOTP has been generously featured from time to time on other blogs, but this was my very first guest post. Yikes! I am a firm believer that sometimes we need to step outside our comfort zone and stretch a bit...try new things. :-) I hope you'll enjoy the post I put together for Reluctant Entertainer...it's all about using what you already have in your own home to create beautiful centerpieces for your tablescapes. Please leave a comment at Sandy's if you have time..I'd love to know you stopped by! :-)

While you're visiting Reluctant Entertainer, be sure to check out some of Sandy's recent posts. You'll find wonderful ideas and tips that you will want to use the next time you entertain in your home!

Sarah Winters Music!

"You're my roadmap... You know all of my streets..."

There is something absolutely exhilirating about receiving mail via postal service. Something other than bills, coupon books, and spam, that is. To hold a package or to gently tear open a handwritten envelope... ah! It's just invigorating! Today I was overjoyed at receiving a package in my PO Box from none other than my dear darling friend, Sarah in Minnesota!

While Sarah and I have never met in real life, I cherish her to pieces and I cannot wait for us to both be in New York City so we can go on many random adventures. All in due time.

Sarah sent me her new full-length album, Small Bones, and much to my surprise she included two darling little merch pins and THE cutest yellow-&-pink pen which says "This pen was stolen from a Sarah Winters show. Please return to myspace.com/sarahwintersishiphop" How clever and sweet!

Her album is nothing short of brilliant and I'm not just saying that because she's my friend. She has this gorgeous, almost-haunting voice, something you'd never expect from her petite and adorable frame. It's powerful and it simply resonates. I've had the album on repeat while working on a project for the past 3+ hours.

The album was released less than 3 weeks ago so it's still very fresh and new. While there's not a single song on the album that I don't like, I really really enjoy both Not Mine and We All Take (and Strung, too!) Sarah was so kind to upload and offer to all of my readers the track Not Mine from the album for free download! CLICK HERE to download the track and CLICK HERE to visit her MySpace to hear more!

Small Bones can be purchased via iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, and eMusic. Physical copies can be purchased by visiting her MySpace page.

And if you don't want to take my word on just how adorable and charming she really is, see for yourself!

Give my little lady Sarah a listen! You will be taken with her in a heartbeat!

Thanks for checking out Music Monday on KaelahBee.com! I'll have a new mixtape for download next week!

xoxo

Surgery Day

Marcos is in surgery. He will be going under in about 20 minutes or so. It's pretty scary, but hes strong. He'll be just fine.

I am trying to think of things to do to keep my mind off of the fact that he is going to be sliced. Ricky, Ashley, Tanzy and Ben are doing a pretty good job keeping me sane, but I'm still a little nervous.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Shop Kaelah's Closet

Kaelah's Closet

(click above to view)

I've been bogged down with finals lately and I haven't had much time to promote Kaelah's Closet. Basically it's just a bunch of clothes I'm trying to get rid of before moving to NYC. I'll be selling them for the next 3-4 weeks and then I'll stop while I'm in NY. Everything needs to be gone because I have NO desire to move this stuff again! haha

They're all priced in albums on my photobucket, but I'm willing to combine shipping and even work out a deal with you if you want to buy some stuff. A lot of the stuff is going pretty quickly so shoot me an email as soon as you see something you like. If you want measurements, ask me for them. I'll try to get them ASAP!

Email me at KAELAHSCLOSET(at)GMAIL(dot)COM!

Again, CLICK HERE to view all the items for sale! Shoot me an email and PLEASE include the link to the articles of clothing you're inquiring about! Thanks!

xoxo