Get in my belly...

Here are some shots of the food from our venue. I am STARVING right now, so this might have been a bad idea to post right now. I want one of everything! 

{Lobster Risotto~it's sooo good!}

{Salad with yummy cheese. They have the best vinigrette dressings in the world}

{My favorite drink on the planet}

{Opera Cake, Strawberry Tart and Chocolate Nut Tart~How's Fave!}

{The menu, which was printed by the friend who is doing Lil's bday invites}

{from here}

Yummy yum yum!

She does it again....

Have a cake...and eat it to!

If we were having a cake, I'd want it to look exactly like this one from Maaartha. I love the coral and the color combo.

My 200th post...

I can't believe it. I thought I'd make the 200th post be about the one thing that How has asked for in regards to the vow renewal. Thanks to Ariella Chezar, we'll be having a super great oyster bar! This is all he wants...

It's getting hot out here...

For a couple of different reasons, we're probably not going to have an actual "wedding" cake. So, since it's hot as blazes in Seaside in June, we thought about doing different ice cream treats. I am in love with the little waffle bowls. How cute are those?

{both from Maaartha}

{Isabel Lawrence}

THE inspiration....

When did Maaaartha actually put all the good stuff on her website? I've always wanted them to add pictures from back issues, but I had given up! 

Well, look...they finally did. 

THIS is the image that started it all. This grilling station and that green lawn is what made me want a Southern Luxe Lawn Party. Think I should shorten that to SLLP? Anyway, you've probably seen it in one of the many issues it's been in, but this grill station is one of my favorite ideas EVER. I'm not planning on doing the daisy theme, but I MUST the rest of it. Love the umbrella, love the menu, and they don't have the closeup, but I love the way they serve the different foods they are cooking. In my mind, I see mini grilled lamb kabobs, maybe grilled oysters {except How is dying for a raw oyster bar}, shrimp skewers, some sort of veggie option all served in bamboo hotdog trays. I used to have a picture of those as well, but I seemed to have deleted it and I can't find it! Anybody seen those? I just LOVE this idea. I'm so glad to have a digi pic of it. I've saved my mag pic for years!

Update~ Thanks to Nole, I now have the picture of the food that goes along with the table. Yay! It's apparently another piece of Rebecca Thuss genuis. I should have known! I feel much cooler to have the same inspiration as Nole. She's great! Click the second link on her name to read her guest posts at EAD

{Maaartha}

*****Ah ha! Found the bamboo serving board that I was talking about...though they seem to only be in the UK. Take a look, they're very neat. Kidei

Oh and I know just using the term Southern Luxe Lawn Party could get my ass kicked, but I can't figure out another way to word it! Sorry for being so lame...

Might just turn on the oven for this...

{from here via Bakerella}

It's still really hot here in AL, but these cookies might be worth turning on the oven to make. The recipe is from Bakerella and I think it looks so yummy. We might make these this weekend if it rains like I think it might. Instead of peanuts though, I have some Heath bits that would be mighty tasty on there. I have the only child that doesn't love peanut butter. She likes the taste, but won't eat a pb&j for a million bucks! Weirdo.

BTW, if you don't read Bakerella, you should. It's fun!!