Eat Your Veggies

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my, I have not been here in a while, huh? Things have been so busy around here lately and this poor, little blog just fell by the wayside! But, I'm back now and I thought we'd jump right in with a smoothie that I'm LOV-ING right now! 

I'm not a super big fan of veggies and I honestly really struggle with eating them, so when I saw Kimberly Snyder's Green Smoothie recipe on Pinterest, which contains 3 cups of leafy veggies in every serving, I thought it might be a good way to get my green on! And, seriously, oh my gosh, it's so yummy! Obviously, it's not like drinking that pretty, peach smoothie, but it's the best, yummiest way I've found of eating my veggies! I've only been drinking it for a week, but yesterday I skipped it and was really surprised to find that I noticed a difference! I was more sluggish and my "digestion" *ahem* was definitely lacking! It calls for a lot of organic ingredients, and I'm not a nutritionist by any stretch of the imagination, but I can't imagine it makes that much of a difference {foodies, please correct me if I'm wrong!}, so I just use the regular old stuff.

 So, if there are any veggie haters out there, I'd definitely recommend you give this a try! And let me know what you think! And if you have any delicious, smoothie recipes leave them in the comments below!

xoxo

Jillian Nicole   

Found: The Sweet Tea Society

Hi guys! Just popping in real quick this morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We just got back from our trip to London late last night and are spending the day doing all those boring, getting-back-into-the-groove-of-things things, but I just wanted to share something with you all that I found via my friend Lisa on Pinterest this weekend.

The Sweet Tea Society

I love this new society formed by the lovely ladies over at Southern Weddings Magazine.  They're all about the marriage that comes after the wedding and reminding us all that "true love always, always wins." So sweet, huh?  I can't wait to start reading the new series that goes along with the Sweet Tea Society and if you guys are interested in supporting them, click here to get your very own Sweet Tea Society badge!

Happy Tuesday, Lovelies!

London Print by Jim Datz via Paper Boots

We're starting our weekend early over here and are headed down to London for a few days! I'm so excited to meet up with a few friends and see my husband play Best Man at a wedding on Saturday! Should be a great weekend!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and I'll see you back on Monday!

xoxo

Jillian Nicole

Mondays Post on Tuesday

In an attempt to give this little bloggity some structure, I thought we'd try having Mondays be What I'm Pinning Mondays {I could not think of a cute name to save my life!} But I thought it was perfect, since I do most of my pinning on the weekends and it will give you guys a little insight into things that I love and my own personal style!

At the moment, I can't get enough of all the adorable ideas I'm seeing for placecards and escort cards!  Here are a few of my favorites:

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 Our placecards were just your classic, white foldover cards, but what made them super special was the amazing calligrapher I chose! If you're on the hunt for beautiful calligraphy look no further than Trial by Cupcakes who also did the calligraphy for my logo on Mimi Nicole Event Design!

Did you guys do anything out-of-the-box for your placecards or escort cards???

 xoxo

Jillian Nicole

*Pinterest posts will actually be on Monday, but Blogger was freaking out yesterday and not letting me upload my photos, so here they are today!:)

Found: Bloom Theory Straps

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Bows and Glitter and Ruffles, Oh My! 

How darling are these camera straps from the new Bloom Theory Collection? I love that the girls of Simply Bloom Photography, LLC saw a need in their industry and totally met it in the cutest way possible! See the full collection here and let me know which one is your favorite!

xoxo

Jillian Nicole

What I'm Wearing Wednesday: Wedding Edition

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You guys are just the best! All the comments, tweets, and sweet emails just blew me away yesterday! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your amazing encouragement--it means the world to me!:)

And now, I have a favor to ask of you! Handsome Husband is to be Best Man at a wedding over here next week and I'm scrounging around in my closet trying to find something to wear.  So far, I've come up with something resembling the outfit above, but the shoes are throwing me, guys! I just don't know what to pair with this little, ensemble...I was thinking maybe wedges...too casual? Help a girl out! Oh, and just in case you had forgotten, I live in the UK now, so there will definitely be some sort of parka going along with me!:)

xoxo

Jillian Nicole 

It's Official!

Oh my goodness, you guys, I've had the biggest butterflies for the past week about this announcement!  As many of you know, that have been following from the beginning, I've been dabbling in the wedding industry for the past few months or so, but, in reality, it's been much longer than that!  

I was first introduced to Style Me Pretty quite a few years ago, but at the time I was doing corporate event planning and really just thought of SMP as the place I went to get my pretty fix! But as time went on, and I found myself with more and more notebooks full of wedding notes and ideas {and more and more wedding blogs bookmarked!}, I began thinking, "Well, why not?" I have the event planning experience, a discerning eye, the desire to make other people's day as special as my own was for me, and to top it all off, nothing makes my heart go pitter-patter as much as a beautiful love story!

This past March, I was honored to be featured on Style Me Pretty {the blog that really started my wheels spinning!} and really took it as affirmation that, hey, I might just be really good at this!  So, after much prayer, and consideration with my husband, family, and people in the industry that I respect so much, I'm beyond thrilled to introduce you to:

Mimi Nicole Event Design is a full service event coordination and design boutique based in Edinburgh, Scotland

{But my passport is ready to go and I love a good adventure!}

Blogging has introduced me to so many outstanding people and I've been so encouraged by so many of you who are following your dreams, as well! I hope you'll join me as I begin this new journey and I'm so excited to see where this takes us!

xoxo

Jillian Nicole

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Good morning, blogettes! I hope you all had a super weekend--mine is actually still going on, since it's a bank holiday over in the UK! And judging from the poster above, I'll give you one guess as to what I'm doing this cloudy, gray Monday...watching Pride and Prejudice, of course {obviously the BBC, Colin Firth version!}! Since my own Mr. Darcy is off at the library today, I plan to cuddle up on the sofa with my giant mug of tea and watch all six episodes! Wish you were all here to watch with me!!!!

Oh, and if you're around tomorrow, pop on over here because I have some pretty exciting news that I've been dying to share and I finally get to tell you all about it!!!:)

xoxo

Jillian Nicole 

Friday Favorites

Sweet and Saucy Cake Photographed by Annie Edmonds via Green Wedding Shoes

In keeping with the Derby inspiration, I thought I'd share with you all this gorgeous cake from Sweet and Saucy which was part of an adorable Kentucky Derby Inspired photoshoot on Green Wedding Shoes this past week. I love how the ranuculas are actually made out of sugar--such a stunning detail! To see even more of this beautiful shoot, pop on over to GWS and be inspired!

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Lovely Links

There are so many amazing, wedding giveaways going on right now! Here are two you must enter:

Yeah! 2012 Free Wedding in Los Angeles

Photography giveaway with Claudia Rose Carter Photography via Today, I'm Bobbi

My lovely friend Erin {whose wedding you may remember from here} recently launched a new line of her gorgeous wedding stationery!  It's a new Mix and Match line and if you're a stationery/calligraphy fiend like myself, you must check it out!

And, of course, I couldn't end this week without mentioning that the newest Matchbook Magazine is out! Hello, Saturday morning!:)

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Have a great weekend, my dears, and be sure to check back next week for some super exciting news that I'll be announcing on Tuesday!:)

xoxo

Jillian Nicole  

What I {Wish I} Wore Wednesday :: Derby Ready!

Packing List for the Derby

1. Wide-brimmed hat :: Perfect for shading you from the sun & flirting with Brooks Brothers clad men

2. An adorable dress :: Try Milly, Kate Spade, & J.Crew

3. Horseshoe Earrings :: We are, after all, going to a horse race!

4. A clutch with a strap :: You'll need both hands free for holding Mint Juleps

5. The perfect, gold accessories

Are you Derby ready?

xoxo

Jillian Nicole

Found: The Wedding Reporter

Polly Alexandre Photography via The Wedding Reporter



Last week, Emma Woodhouse launched her new site, The Wedding Reporter.  For some of you, you may be wondering, what is a wedding reporter? I had the same thought when I heard about it a few months ago and who better to explain than Emma in her own words:

"The Wedding Reporter was a unique idea conceived in the early spring of 2011. The way it works is essentially that I'm a professional wedding guest, soaking up the ambience, the atmosphere and the details of the day in order to go away and transcribe it all into a literary creative non-fiction account of the day."

How cool is that, huh?! You invite her into your wedding, let her experience the whole day just like a guest, and then, at the end, you receive a beautiful book of all the days joyous happenings! I would have jumped at this when we were getting married! I've never heard of a service like this in the States before, but I think it would totally be a hit! One more keepsake to have of the most exciting day of your life!:)

Check out The Wedding Reporter here, and read a few excerpts from Emma's past weddings here on The Wedding Reporter Blog!

What do you lovelies think--would you want a narrarated story of your day??? 

xoxo

Jillian Nicole