Peony Paradise & A Guest Post

Happy Thursday, sweets! Please excuse my photo heavy post today. I'm in complete peony heaven this week. I returned from vacation to find pale pink peonies at the market that I pass on the way to work. I always take the same route every day so that I can see the gorgeous selection of blooms. Even in the dead of winter when the selection isn't that great it instantly brightens my mood. It's such a wonderful way to start the day!

And of course I had to purchase them as soon as I saw them. They're my absolute favorite flower and I've been waiting nearly a year to see them again.

The beautiful arrangement intoxicated me the entire day and I was so eager to get to work the next morning to see them. Well much to my delight, on my stroll to the office I passed by the market and found an even more gorgeous selection of colors, deeper pinks and burgundy! I was in complete heaven and just had to snatch up a few more bunches to add to the gorgeous arrangement awaiting at the office. I can't stop staring at it. It's breathtaking!

I have some in my apartment now too and I can't wait for my next stroll tomorrow morning. What colors will they have next? Orange, red, white? This may get a little out of hand.... :)

Oh and today is the day that I am over guest posting at Julip MADE about my 5 essentials for the perfect weekend. Stop by and stay a while to check out Julie's amazing blog.

Have a wonderful day! xoxo

Images: 1, 2, 3-7 All images edited by The Alternative Wife

Still Flying High & Some Guest Posts

Good morning, lovelies! Hope you're having a fabulous week. I'm still easing back into things but I'm so chill from vacation that I don't even mind. I've never had this much of a vacation high for so long. It's fabulous!

Today I'm on over at JulipMADE sharing my 5 essentials for a a perfect weekend while Julie while she's off on her California adventure. So funny that we both were there in the past few weeks. I can't wait to swap CA stories with her!

***UPDATE***Turns out I'm not over there today, whoops. But check out her fabulous blog anyway. Will let you know when the post is up :)

Oh and in case you missed it, yesterday I was on over at Hello, Spledor sharing one of my favorite NYC spots on the Splendid List. Stop by and check it out. If you're ever in NYC, and I know a bunch of you will be here next week for Blogfest 2011, be sure to stop by this place as well as the other fabulous places included on the list!

xoxo

Images: 1, 2, 3

Stepping Into Spring & A Guest Post!

Good morning, lovelies! Hope your week is going splendidly. I'm still playing catch up after vacation, no surprise. It always takes a while for me to get back in the grove. I'm not worried though. It'll all come in time. I still have that vacation ease about me.

And in the meantime I'm thoroughly enjoying the gorgeous weather and beauty of spring that has popped up around here since I've been gone. Looking out my window I see a gorgeous canopy of green taking over the parks. And I also came back to peonies at my flower market. I'm over the moon since I've been waiting all year. I purchased a bunch for home and a bunch for work. I want to see those beauties wherever I happen to be. The trees are all green and flowers are in bloom and I'm as happy as can be :)

Hope you all have a wonderful day! Oh and I'm also am on over at Hello, Spledor today sharing one of my favorite NYC spots on the Splendid List. Stop by and check it out. If you're ever in NYC be sure to stop by this place as well as the other fabulous places included on the list!

xoxo

Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Back But Still Dreamin

Hi lovelies! I'm back from an amazing vacation but of course my mind and heart are still longing for California. We visited San Diego, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Santa Barbara and had the time of our lives. Every time we visit CA we seriously consider moving there. There's something about that place that is so enchanting. Who knows, maybe one day.... Good thing is that we seemed to bring the gorgeous CA weather back east with us. It's warm and gorgeous here and I'm already starting to dream of summer fun. It's not that long off now, right?

So how was your week? I hope you all had an amazing one and a wonderful Mother's Day for all you fabulous mothers. Thank you all for stopping by and visiting while I was away. And thank you Christel, Linda, Christine and Julie for doing such an amazing job filling in for me. How gorgeous were their posts??? I can see by all of your comments that they did not disappoint. I just knew that would be the case :)

I can't wait to catch up on everything that I missed while I was away. I'll be by soon to visit and also hope to be posting some photos and some more details from the trip in the near future. Missed you all!

xoxo

Images: 1 & 3, 2

Julie's Weekend Wishes

(Images via Pinterest and tumblr)

Hello, sweetie pies!

Julie here from Brown Eyed Belle filling in for our sweet Dawn while she's wrapping up her sunny California getaway! How jealous are you?! I just know she's going to come back all bronzed and sun-kissed! I thought these gorgeous balloon photos were the perfect 'welcome back' for Miss Dawn. Don't they just make you feel like you're in a candy-colored dream?

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(Images via Pinterest)

Sending you colorful weekend wishes wherever you are, loves! I hope it's beautiful and full of all the things that you love the most!

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Can't wait to have you back here on Monday, Dawn! We've missed you oh-so much!

XoXo,
Julie

{Guest Post} Bijou and Boheme

Hi everyone!!

It's Christine here from Bijou and Boheme and I'm beyond excited to be visiting today...truly honoured!
For my post, I decided to take inspiration from the beauty of the royal wedding

Like millions of people around the world, I was utterly enchanted by the gorgeous ceremony...the stunning royal couple, the lovely tree lined aisle, the perfect gown....the whole thing was quite literally the stuff fairytales are made of.
I was also in awe of the hats, or more specifically, the fascinators.

So with that, I give you a little artistic and editorial look at the fascinating fascinator...I so hope you enjoy!

{photos via 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19}

I seriously need to figure out an event or occasion where I might possibly pull one of these off - they're just so delightful.

xoxo

Kisses From California!

Hi, lovelies! Just stopping into say hi from sunny CA! I'm having an absolutely fabulous time! Oh how I love vacay. If only I could be on it forever....

Thanks so much to Linda & Christel for doing such an amazing job filling in for me at the beginning of this week. Weren't their posts just gorgeous? And good news, two more lovely ladies will be here to take you through the rest of the week :)

Hope you're all having a fabulous week and I'll see you all Monday! xoxo

Images: 1, 2, 3, 4 edited by The Alternative Wife

{Guest Post} Simply Seductive

{Good morning, Linda here from Simply Seductive. It is with great honour to guest post here on Dawn's lovely blog, the Alternative Wife. Dawn has been a great blogger friend and supporter of Simply Seductive for as long as I can remember and so it was without hesitation I accepted to appear as a guest. I am pleased to present the following images for your enjoyment (hopefully!). As much as I love to collect images, I equally love to combine them to convey an emotion or a story... do enjoy and I look forward to read what your impression/thoughts are of the two following collages. Linda, xo}

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{Guest Post} Prettiness for the Queen of Romance

Hello everyone! It's Christel here today, from Captivated by image, blogging for Dawn while she's is getting a dose of holiday fun in California deserts and beaches. After I woke up too early a few weeks ago I found out Dawn had asked me to do a guest post for her. Since I had never done one before and it was Dawn asking me I got so excited my sleep went away entirely. Dawn's blog was one of the first blogs I followed, long before I started blogging myself. I don't think I have to tell you why, but in trying to do so let me just say that she always does what my blog name says: captivating me with images. Gorgeous, romantic and sweet, every time. An unmissable dose of pretty. So, I'm very thrilled to 'sit on her chair' for one day. With great pleasure I put a bit of effort into posting prettiness for this Queen of romance;) It may not be in California style, more in style of the Provence, but I bet Dawn won't mind. Hopefully you'll enjoy. And Dawn, thanks so much for letting me do this. Wishing you fabulous, sunny and joyful days!

Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6