1000 + and Where it all Began

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I just realized that Erin Ever After is now at over 1000 followers (thank you Simone for being lucky number 1000!) which is completely bananas to me. But so, so, so cool. It seems like just yesterday I was trying to decide if I should take the plunge into bloggy land and upon doing so had but one follower, my Mom. My how things have changed. Thank you all for reading along and sticking with my musings even when life gets too busy to blog. I so appreciate each and every comment, tweet and email. So to celebrate this little milestone, I thought it would be fun to read back over my first post which started it all. Cheers and happy tuesday xoxo

   

It is 5:30 in the morning on a sunday and I have finally decided to sit down and create a blog. Why, you ask? I could feel my bloodshot eyes begin to water and beg to be closed as I sat on the sofa perusing shoe websites when it hit me...I have lost my f*!?ing mind!  Any normal person would be in bed right now, sleeping off the three (four maybe?)vodka tonics that I happily consumed earlier in the evening. But I am not any normal person, I am a very detail oriented bride to be who is currently searching for the perfect pair of shoes.  

I figure this blog might be the only way to remain somewhat sane through out this process.  Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love, love being engaged and planning a wedding but I have come to find that wedding planning has made me a bit...how shall I say this...obsessive, compulsive,overly detail oriented, up at 5 in the morning scouring zappos.com, going to make my sister and mother disown me if I don't stop emailing them every two seconds with inspiration pictures....crazed. And that, my friends, is why I feel the need to blog.  Welcome to my wacky world. Now what do you think of the shoes?

   

Snippet & OUT OF CONTROL GORGEOUS

seriously, I have been waiting to see Kathryn of Snippet & Ink's wedding because I just knew it would be good...like wedding porn kind of good and it delivered. Elizabeth Messina's photography is out of this world and the details are perfect. The whole day totally captured my heart and if you know what's good for you, you'll take a little time to watch the film too. See it all on Snippet & Ink

Images courtesy of Elizabeth Messina via Snippet & Ink and Kiss the Groom

Fleas in Paris

It is safe to say that I am a total blog stalker when it comes to Jordan Ferney and her little corner of the blogosphere, Oh Happy Day. And this was before her and her adorbs family up and moved to Paris. Now, seriously forget about it. I eat up every single image from the beautiful flower stores to the lovely little apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower and now the Paris Flea Market. Clearly all Flea Markets are not built the same. The Parisian version is bursting with one lovely chair after another. And you know what I say to that? Not Fair!!!!! Obviously I know where I need to move next.

Images courtesy of Jordan and Paul Ferney via Oh Happy Day

2011 is off to a busy albeit amazing start...

We have been a little crazy around the SMP offices as of late but with good reason, we were busy working on our first E-Glossy and I know I'm a bit biased but all favoritism aside, I happen to think it is fall off your seat gorgeous. Definitely worth a look if you haven't already devoured it cover to cover. See it here

in other cool news... BrideTide named Erin Ever After in its 100 Top Blogs of 2011 along with a bevy of other fabulous reads. Thank you for the lovely mention! I have a feeling this year is going to be a really good one

Southern Hospitality

 a little birdie told me that this little ol' blog made it onto a pretty sweet list of top blogs in the new Southern Weddings Mag. So cool!

and in the whimsical category none the less. Oh how I love that. Thanks Southern Weddings! You're making me blush

It smells like Summer

the style savvy ladies of Sitting in a Tree recently put on a fab event in San Diego to celebrate all things summer. We are talking hay bales, yummy food from MIHO Gastrotruck and Viva Pops and the cutest of decor. They even screened their favorite old summertime movies. I must admit though, it made my heart ache a wee bit for my old hood. Summertime and the livin is easy...indeed.

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Exciting News

I am now officially gainfully employed and it's an incredibly AWESOME JOB.

YAY!

Image via We Heart It

We interrupt scheduled broadcasting...

to wish this blog a happy first birthday. On this day, one year ago, I wrote my  first blog post and had absolutely no idea what I was doing or what I was getting myself into. Needless to say, it has been a very good year. Cheers and thank you so very much for following along. I think I need a cupcake.

An email from Sunset Magazine

From: Alan Phinney

Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:15:43 -0800
To: Erin Lepperd 

Subject: Hello, Erin, from Sunset Magazine

Hello Erin,

I noticed your charming blog post about our recent story on succulent frames. If space permits, I’d like to include a reference to it in an upcoming Reader Letters column. How does that sound to you?

--Alan Phinney

I found this little gem in my inbox yesterday and nearly had a heart-attack. Granted it says "if space permits" and yes it is only a reader letters column but STILL - it is SUNSET magazine. I die.

Once Wed

Our wedding is being featured on the always incredible Once Wed today. Hurry, run go check it out. It is so crazy to see our faces up on a blog that I have poured through the last year for wedding inspiration. Very, insanely exciting but oh so surreal. I'm doing a little happy dance right now.

All images courtesy of Corbin Gurkin

Emerson Made is swoontastic

I have seen these pretty little flowers all over the blogosphere the last few days but I am so excited for the Emerson made shop to open on Monday. Check out her blog in the meantime for organic, hand made, hand dyed flowers, insanley cute outfits right out of a J Crew catalog and EAT napkins that I think I need stat.

And the award goes to...

The Splash Award

The ever so lovely Rebecca June {who has an amazing design blog by the way} has awarded little old me The Splash Award. It is always so nice to get kudos and now it is my turn to pass it along.

Here are the details of being Splashed:

The Splash Award is given to alluring, amusing, bewitching, impressive and inspiring blogs.  When you receive this award you must:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate up to 9 blogs which allure, amuse, bewitch, impress or inspire you.

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let your nominees know that they have been splashed by commenting on their blog.

5. Remember to link to the person from whom you have received your Splash Award.

Drum roll please...Here are some of my most favorite blogs that I have decided to Splash.

#1 Mason Jar Bride

#2 Veiled Vows

#3 You Are My Fave

#4 Wide Open Spaces

# 5 Dress, Design, Decor

# 6 Tulle and Feathers

#7 Feather Love Photography

#8 Diagnoses Deferred

#9 Lake Jane

{ Blog Love }

{All images via Tulle and Feathers}

I have been completely obsessed with this blog ever since I stumbled upon it a few days ago. Tulle and Feathers is comprised of two friends, both planning their weddings from different California cities. One wants a colorful fiesta in Mexico and the other is planning a modern cocktail party in a barn. They both have amazing design sense and I am sort of insanely jealous of their drool worthy engagement rings. Check out their lovely blog...go....now.