Vodka Infusions @ Varsity Grill

We just finished our Halloween decorations at the restaurant, Varsity Grill, this week and they look spooky and amazing! This image is from our vodka infusions. We always feature 2 infusions at the restaurant & the current ones are: Finlandia Vodka infused with Lemon Head Candy - this makes a delicious Lemondrop Martini and Finlandia Vodka infused with Sour Apple Jolly Ranchers - this makes a delightful Sour Apple Martini. Our guests are loving both of them! My favorite is the Lemon Head infused Vodka - this is a must try at home!

Wedding:The Shoes!

Last night about 7:00pm I called my best friend Heather to see if she was available for a shoe shopping adventure to to the Bellevue Nordstrom and she said yes! I knew I could count on her for a shoe shopping adventure! We are getting pretty close to our Mexico departure date and I  have been stressing about my wedding shoes. I have to have them for my last fitting at Luly Yang next Thursday and found the white Badgley Mischka shoes online yesterday at Nordstrom.com. After falling in love with these online, I also fell in LOVE with the Manolo Blahnik's pictured below in the store. I have them both at our house and am contemplating which ones are the ONE! 

Wedding Veil ~ Antique Italian Lace

I first heard of Emily Street through my friend Jessica McDougall. Elizabeth McDougall - sister in law to my creative and talented friend, Jessica, is the creator of Emily Street Veil's. I had the chance to sit down with Emily last Friday morning and discuss my vision for my wedding veil. She is SO talented and I love all the lace images that she sent me. I am most in love with the antique Italian lace that she picked up on a trip to Italy in 1999. This is the lace she is using to make my veil - I cannot wait to see the final product and hopefully pass this on to our daughter one day.

Cutest Bridal Shower Invites!

I am so excited for my upcoming bridal shower being hosted by three of my bridesmaids ~ Rebecca, Jennifer & Heather. I had to share the INCREDIBLE invite the was created by Heather! Oh how I love birds, the colors and that the directions are printed on a hand cut bird - oh so cute! We are so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing family & friends!

Make it: Smoked Salmon Fettucini

We were scheduled to celebrate my mom's birthday dinner tonight -  she is sick so we are postponing the grilled cheese and bloody mary dinner until next Sunday. I wanted to share a delicious and EASY recipe for a quick dinner!

1. Pick up a fresh fettucini noodle -  I bought ours at Tacoma Boys. 

2. Pick up a good smoked salmon - our came from my sister who is a commercial fisherman. I would normally buy smoked salmon at Metropolitan Market. I have found the best quality here. 

3. Cook fettucini and toss in a light butter mixed with fresh herbs - I used herbs from our garden.

4. Enjoy! 

Beautiful Wedding Garter

I found my garter on Etsy last week and it arrived yesterday and I love it!  I bought it from Rosebud Lips Etsy site -  I would defiantly recommend her site! We are getting so excited - only 35 days till the wedding.

Bella Puzzles is Creating Our Wedding Guestbook: Amor

I cannot tell you how excited I was to open Etsy's daily email today. It had the answer to solving our guestbook dilemma for the wedding - Bella Puzzles. We have been looking for a unique guestbook idea and had not found anything that we loved and represented us - until today! Adam and I love puzzles and this is the perfect fit as the guestbook for out wedding. Lara the owner has been amazing and I cannot wait to see her final creation! Below are some images from her Etsy site.