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Wedding Wednesday – our dinner table decoration in the prettiest fall colors….

11/21/2018 Keine Kommentare

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Hi guys,

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I always loved fall, maybe you have recognized it by my posts. Fall posts are always my most read and also the ones I put the most effort into. The colors of the leaves, the fresh cool air, the mysterious fog and overall the happiness for the holiday season starts.

So when we got enganged last Christmas Eve (wow it already has been a month) I already knew I wanted to get married in fall to have the perfect fall themed wedding.

But let´s go back when I had to decide on the decoration and the color theme. I always wanted a dark orange and a rich burgundy color for my wedding but let´s just say I took a little detour before I finally decided.

Last year was the year of the Great Gatsby or 20´s inspired weddings (almost everyone we knew and the people they knew took advantage of that theme) and so I thought maybe I would love a black and gold wedding theme full of sequins. Don´t get me wrong I love it at anytime but I ordered many samples for different things I needed and I just couldn´t get into it at all. That was the moment where my rustic and rich colored fall wedding theme came back to my mind and I took it right away.

After that the first thing I did was to order two books I worked with quite a lot (Style me Pretty Weddings and The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook) and the other thing was that I created a new Pinterest board all things fall wedding and finally my decor imaginations came together.

I started of with the wooden discs and the jute table runner. This was the rustic point. Another thing I knew I wanted were plenty of pumpkins. I love pumpkins, not only the shape but the rich colors and also the taste. We have lots of pumpkin patches nearby so the only problem was if they would already be available in the middle of September.

To add some chic to the rustic feeling I got two golden brass candle holder. Each of them was made for long white taper candles. Looked so elegant and so beautiful at night. The windlights had been a DIY project I made with my SIL and tured out very pretty (view the whole post here). So now that all of the decoration is complete the only thing that is missing here are flowers.

All of the flower arrangement were made by a local flower shop I have gotten bouquets for birthdays, Christmas or other special ocassions for year and I absolutely trusted them. And they did not disappoint at all. They made the most beautiful bouquets and flower arrangements I have ever seen.

All the stationery like the table cards, the seating chart and the name cards are made by Kartchenmacherei. de, I have used their online shop for everything I needed this far and recently got our Thanksgiving and Family Christmas Dinner invitations made by them.

Maybe this helped a little if you are planning a wedding. It is safe to say your life is easier if you are set on a color theme. This is probably the hardest decicion since it defines your whole day from flower bouquets to decor to the wedding cake.

I hope you enjoy reading my Wedding Wednesday posts as much as I enjoy writting them for you. Still have two or three in draft I am definitely gonna post. If you want to have a look at what I have already written about head over to the Wedding tab.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.

Photography by Tine Kirchmayer

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Our Thanksgiving table scape and meal suggestions I have tried so far….

11/17/2018 Keine Kommentare

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Happy Monday everyone,

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given the short amount of time until Thanksgiving I have skipped my posting routine to share my adorable table scape for this years Thanksgiving dinner as early as possible with you. Maybe I can give you some last minute inspiration or meal suggestions (I add a list of what I have tried so far).

I decided to go with all the fall colors this year, my main color is a shade of burnt orange I have always loved. All the colors of the table decor will be found in the table runner. They are from Appelt and if you ask me I would say that they have the best variety on table runners, also the quality is unbeatable.

We have invited only family so there will be Florian´s and my parents and his sister with boyfriend and his brother. I was thinking about the meal a lot but in the end I went with the classics. I have a huge Pinterest board for recipe inspiration where I get some of my ideas and am able to search anything food related.

So for our Thanksgiving dinner I decided to cook with stuffing filled turkey breasts before stuffing and baking a whole turkey. We are definitely for boneless meat over here.

The other recipes I have tried and approved so far are:

– classic traditional turkey stuffing
– rosemary dinner rolls
– grandma´s corn casserole
– brown sugar roasted sweet potatoes
– orange scented cranberry sauce
– roasted onions and chive smashed potatoes

I also tried out this sauce but I didn´t like it so I am still in search of another option.
Do you have any ?

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.

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Step by step party planning with Paperless Post….

08/31/2018 Keine Kommentare

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Hello friends and happy Friday,

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I love entertaining. Really love it so I am constantly searching an ocassion for hosting a party or a get together. Not so hard since there are many holidays throughout the year and many more possibilities for hosting a party. So for today´s post I decided to share a birthday table.

Set a date, an ocassion and a party theme:

I picked Florian´s birthday party which is in September. We also had a celebration for him last year but I wanted to follow a real party theme this year.

Pick an Invitation:

Paperless Post has so so so many different invitations for all kinds of parties, showers and even weddings. For our Mexican Fiesta theme I picked the Fiesta Frame invitation and started to customize it. Totally love the baby blue lines on the yellow backdrop. To make the yellow pop I went with a navy blue background. And aren´t the little glasses with the limes and the umbrella really make it work.

Another reason these paperless invitations are great is that they are only sent out online so you save paper and money on buying stamps and evelopes.

Decorate:

So for our Mexcian theme I got these little sombreros, matching napkins, a wooden cactus garland, some colorful pompoms to hang up and this adorable black metal cactus with a led-wire around it.

Make lists:

I am a list person. I always have a physical list in my hand (paper goes over everything here). I even make lists for my lists but that is another obsession. A grocery list is key for party planning. Also a guest list. It is much easier if you have a total number. Although I would add on about 4 to 5 people. You never know who suddenly changes his mind and running out of food is one of the worst case scenarios.

Prepare:

If you have to move the furniture or add some tables or chairs get this a day or two ahead done. This is additional stress you don´t need to have by planing it out right. Also get all the groceries you don´t need to be super fresh. Canned stuff and most vegetables or cheese are fine up to four days and more. Same for drinks and crushed ice. A extra drive just to get the drinks is much more relaxed and your car isn´t full with lots of bags. Same goes for kitchen utensils. Clean and prepare everything you need for serving, placing the food, drinks etc.

Timing:

Beginn earlier than you think is necessary. Having some time ahead to give it a final walkthrough or clean up some stuff already is gold. Also you should get dressed up too. Don´t forget about that. Happened on my first hosted big Christmas dinner. I changed about 10 minutes before the guests arrived and only had time for a quick make-up and hair fixture. Timing takes a little. It took me about 3 to 4 ocassions to find out what works best for me. It is also a different theme if you are serving a course menu where every dish should be on schedule or having a buffet.

All those tips help me a lot and make party planning easier but at the end of the day you have to figure it out by yourself. It also always depends on how much you have to do by yourself and how much help you have.

I hope your next party is going to be a total hit.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.

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My home – living room reveal – how I have redecorated….

05/28/2018 Ein Kommentar

James Dean picture Ikea / pillow set navy amazon / storage box felt Ikea similar here / white lantern Ikea / candle holder on console table H&M small here and large here / tray on console table H&M / Village Candle Change of Season Candle Dream / vase Nanu Nana / curtains bonprix / side table Otto / white shelf Vittsjö Ikea / console table Vittsjö Ikea / dining chairs Hendrikstal Ikea / table runner Apelt amazon / rug Otto / runner Otto

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Hi guys,

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it has been a while since we moved in and I shared my first living room reveal. Don´t get me wrong our living room was furnished but it wasn´t fully ready. View the original post here.

From time to time and piece to piece I have been swapping items I didn´t like, into some I really loved. For example the pretty lamp (very similar here). I wanted it so badly and didn´t know where to put it so I built the whole console table construction around. But pst! don´t tell my fiancé 😉

I am totally loving the white and gold combination but for the living room I went for silver, taupe and white and some pops of blue. Since I already had so many pieces in this style.

The center piece of course is the sofa. It might seem big but sometimes it still is a little small for the three of us. Especially Chloe needs lots of space!! The coffee table is my favorite table in the house. I love the shabby chic white and grey optic. Looks like the table has been in our family for many many years. The TV console is a rack I got from Ikea some time ago. The TV takes a huge space away but I really enjoy having this small space left on the right side to set up some decor with candles.

Another piece I really adore and which is one of my latest additions is the consol table behind our sofa. I have seen it in so many other living rooms and I totally fell for it. First of all it is practical cause I can put my mug onto it. My arms are way to short to get to the coffee table. And of course it was another little nook to decorate.

The dining table makes a great centerpiece too. I searched for a white table with white legs and a glossy finish for such a long time. This really is a rare piece. Hope it is going to last a long time. Although when we are having kids we need to get a bigger and extendable table. The chairs are from Ikea and I love that they are forever available. I first had three of them back in my small appartment. And when we moved we got another set of three and these are the exact chairs. So when we opt for a larger table we only need to get a few more chairs instead of swapping them all.

My golden bar cart is a must-have for every living room. You can spot one in every blogger´s home and boy they can be expensive. I got mine from Ikea (seems like my living room is out of their catalogue) and since it was a creamy color I bought some golden spay paint and changed the color. You can view the post about my Summer bar cart here and my Valentine´s Day bar cart here.

I have linked everything I could find and also a ton of similar items under the pictures and in the widgets below.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.