Yes. This is us.....

I knew for a long time (even before we got married)...that I wanted one of our wedding pictures turned into an illustration so as you can imagine it didn't take me long to start looking for an illustrator once our wedding pictures arrived! 

It took me a couple of months to finally find the right one as there were so many different styles and a range of costs that it was actually quite overwhelming. Anyway thanks to the amazing Sumek Injai on Etsy I now have ours framed and sitting on top of our side dresser! I am completely in ♥ with it and just had to share it for all of you newly weds out there who might be searching for the same things! Here is the direct link to Sumek's shop....enjoy x

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HandMek?ref=search_shop_redirect

Costa RiiiiCCCCAAAAA!...

5 months after our wedding my newly wed husband and I embarked on the adventure of a life time to the wondrous world of Costa Rica! It was a long awaited honeymoon but it was certainly worth it and even more than we had ever imagined. 

A colourful country full of flavors, lush landscapes, confidant creatures and vast beaches. Our plan involved a 14 day road trip from San Jose to Lake Arenal then on to the north west coast of Guanacaste. Followed by 4 days in the rainforest at Manuel Antonio National Park. Along the way we climbed through lava and up volcanoes, swam under natural waterfalls, bathed in hot springs, zip-lined through the jungle, surfed the waves and went spotting for wildlife! The don't call it the adventure capital of the world for nothing. There really is so much to see and do and the "Pura Vida" way of life is evident as you venture throughout. 

The thing that struck me the most was how friendly, approachable and trustworthy the people are. I had heard so much about them but it really took my own experience to truly understand how magical these people are. Relaxed, caring, thoughtful and happy. I remember saying to my husband that there is just something about them. It is when you look in their eyes that you can really see the kindness. 

The country and the people really touched me and Costa Rica is a place that one day I hope to return to. ♥

Renting the Runway!.....

Me wearing "Badgley Mischka - Night at the Oscars" c/o Rent the Runway

Due to recent work commitments and various travel expeditions I have not managed to find the time to blog as much as I would like to! Luckily for you all, I set aside some time this week to share with you my recent (life changing) discoveries within the fashion industry. Now, you may read this thinking "Yeah yeah....you are behind the times with your fashion just as much as you are with your blog" OR you may read this thinking "Thank you for this post you have opened my eyes to whole new world of fashion possibilities!". I personally hope it is the latter. 

Ok Ok, enough of the chit chat....lets talk (life changing) fashion; well, you see, it all began on the lead up to my 30th birthday. For weeks on end I was searching shops in the hope of finding the most perfect outfit to wear to my "Roaring 20s" birthday party. Unfortunately the more shops I visited the more I realized that a) No shops in Louisville compare (even one bit) to the high end fashion in the UK and b) I was not going to find my perfect outfit in any of the malls that I trailed. I left feeling deflated and a little disappointed by the lack of stylish and fashion forward clothes on the shelves. It was then that I took to the web! After a few hours of internet shopping later and I still hadn't found anything. It was only only then that I thought about the concept of renting. I eagerly typed "dress rental" into google and to my amazement RENT THE RUNWAY popped up! As soon as I clicked on it I knew that this was the place I was going to find my dream dress and sure enough it was!

Since my 30th birthday I have rented a further two dresses. Each time they drop it off at your front door the day before your event, you wear it and then return in in a pre-paid envelope! It could not be easier. The dresses are just beautiful and definitely the type I could never dream of affording. Rent the Runway enables you to wear red carpet dresses at a fraction of the cost. They are the kind of dresses you really don't find anywhere else, unless you are a superstar and it save you buying a new dress for your wardrobe that you really only wear once anyway!

For any future events from now on I will always.....Rent the Runway.