• A “Rosé Before the Big Day” Bridal Shower

    We had such a fun weekend celebrating our brother Michael’s bride-to-be, Laura. While many of you know that Mallory and I live across the street from each other, you may be surprised to learn that Laura also only lives a few short walkable blocks away. She is the younger sister of one of my brother-in-law Chris’ best friends and attended the same elementary school that my children do now. We are talking less than one degree of separation here. As a result of her proximity and simply because we love her company, Mallory, Laura and I have spent many an afternoon and evening sipping glasses (notice the plural use of…

  • Una Bellissima Italian Bridal Shower

    This past weekend, we had the honor of celebrating our future sister-in-law Laura (@laurafrieds) at the most beautiful Italian-themed bridal shower hosted by the equally beautiful and very talented duo Kiersten (@kierstko) and Sydney (@syd_mcintyre). We thought we would kick off the week by sharing some of the gorgeous details from Laura’s bridal shower! Guests were greeted to the shower with beverages including on-theme “Bridal Aperol Spritzes”. We loved the cocktail sign detail! And the shower décor included well-placed bowls of lemons and an Aperol-colored balloon arch to match the cocktails. Dinner was delicious Italian-themed fare. Sarah (@sarahcocanour) brought the most amazing Lasagna Bolognese to the shower. Sarah was nicest…