let me style your engagement shoot - for free!

Happy Thursday! 

Have you heard of LoveStories TV? It's a one stop shop to view wedding videos and films. Essentially, if you're engaged and considering a videographer for your wedding, a visit to the site will convince you within minutes.

Raven and I had such an incredible experience with our videography team, that we cannot recommend this service enough for those of you planning a wedding. 

And! If you're planning your wedding, you know how strongly I feel about an engagement shoot...so I've teamed up with LoveStories TV to give one away!

Check out all the information here. I don't do giveaways very often, but I'm so excited about this! The winners and I will work closely to come up with a look (or two!) for their shoot, and have an in-person (or virtual, for those outside of NYC) fitting to cement their wardrobe for the shoot. If you want to learn a bit more about the process of working together, see an example of my work here.

You have until Sunday to enter, and I hope you do - we're going to have such a blast!!

xoxo,

aok

etsy giveaway!

Good morning! It's actually kind of a gloomy morning over here...but we're up, we're at 'em, we're kicking Monday in the ass! I have many thoughts on the Golden Globes. For example, where the hell were Tina and Amy the whole night? Where can I get Tina's amazing tuxedo? And why does George Clooney seem so glib and uninteresting? Why is his wife too good for the Golden Globes? Oh, right...because she is too good for the Golden Globes. My best dressed of the night was probably Emma Stone (that HAIR CLIP!), Emily Blunt, and Alison Williams. I wouldn't have changed a thing on Emma or Emily, but I would have loved to see Alison do a messy bun or something. The hair weighed down the look a bit for me. But Armani Prive? Perfection.

Okay, enough of that, let's get to the juice of this post! As you all know, I love supporting small businesses, in part because I am one, and in part because everything is just better when it's handmade / not mass produced. I contacted Breezy over the summer when I wanted to have a sweet little nursery gift made for my nephew Elliot. She was so thoughtful and excited about what I wanted, working with her was an absolute blast.

Then, when Christmas rolled around, I had her make another hoop for Raven, and we started chatting about working together. Cut to today, and we're doing a giveaway!

Today we're giving away one CUSTOM HOOP of the winner's choice. Have a favorite phrase? Want to commemorate a special date? Have something else in mind? Breezy loves customization and is willing to make your vision come to life. Also, she hand dyes many of the fabrics that she uses, so each piece is unique and made with love.

To enter, simply click on Breezy's page and tell us which is your favorite piece in the comments below. Winner will be randomly selected on Friday. Good luck!

xoxo,

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happy friday, winner, and announcement!

Hi friends! I just wanted to pop in quickly to say hi and to announce today's SEA AND CAKE GIVEAWAY WINNER!

Congratulations...

ELOISE!!!!!!!

Look out for an email from me shortly!

Also, to celebrate Cyber Monday, which is coming up in 2 days, I wanted to let you know that I'll be offering 25% off ALL of my services for the month of December! That includes Closet Makeovers, Lifestyle Styling, Engagement Styling, and Personal Shopping! Look out for that sale, again, come Monday!

I am full of pie and lovin today. Raven and I are headed out shortly to go visit his Mom. Hope you all are having a wonderful long Holiday weekend!

xoxo,

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sea and cake giveaway!

If you've been reading LRW for any length of time, you know how deep my love of etsy runs. It's important for me to support small business, as I am a small biz myself. So, today I'm giving away a piece from one of my favorite jewelry designers: Sea and Cake!

Stephanie's pieces are dainty but bold and beautiful. They work for everyday wear as well as special events. I own this necklace (seen here) and get tons of compliments whenever I wear it. We gave away this last month for LRW's birthday, which also got rave reviews. I currently have my eye on this baby.

But this giveaway is not about me! It's about you, and supporting small businesses during the holiday season. (And there's nothing wrong with purchasing something for yourself while picking up a gift in Stephanie's shop :).

Today I'm giving away this necklace, in the winner's choice of chain length (16, 18, or 20).

To enter, comment below with your favorite piece from Sea And Cake's collection. Winner will be randomly selected on Friday! Good luck!

xoxo,

all photos via Sea and Cake's etsy page.

picture of the week [19]

Happy Halloween, friends! I've got an exciting one today, starting with prep and fittings for the shoot tomorrow, and then hanging with some friends this evening. Be sure to check Instagram to see what I'm being! I'm still nursing this sore throat, so Sunday Raven and I will probably just take it easy with the extra hour of sleep (daylight savings!). Side note, tomorrow is November. How are we here? Suddenly I feel like I'm behind on Christmas shopping...I'm kidding (sort of). See you back here Monday, and as always, here are my favorite links this week:

Finally! Raven and I popped over last night and we highly recommend it.

Proof that everything matches. Love this outfit, makes me want this.

How to pop a pimple.

This makes me miss Ireland so much.

Love this marble shelf (and the price, too).

A cozy sweater from Anthro.

Something to make you smile.

And the winner of a $50 ASOS gift certificate is...

BIANCA!

Congrats, I'll be emailing you shortly! Thanks to everyone for participating in the LRW birthday extravaganza. It really is so fun  writing this blog and I so appreciate that you read it.

xoxo,

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