Bridal Showers bring May Flowers

Among the weddings that I am planning and coordinating, I am actually in three (3!) weddings this year.... two of them as a matron of honor. Yes. I am also planning the weddings, but of course, leaving the day-of-coordination up to my trusty assistants! :)

The first bridal shower is this weekend and I could not be happier for my sweet friend, the bride-to-be. I don't want to reveal too many of the details for these parties because Connie M Chung will be providing some fantabulous images for me to post and write about later, but for now, I will share a favor idea that we have for one of the parties.

I love journals and notebooks and thought this was such a great idea, via this awesome post on Orange Beautiful's amazing blog, The Scoop.

Isnt' that gorgeous? So, we have quite a large guest list at this particular party, so I thought we could replace these thicker notebooks, with the Moleskin Cahier Soft Cover Notebooks.  I love these little things. They come in a pack of three and are super handy dandy because they are on the smaller and thinner side and can fit in just about any purse, clutch or glove compartment. I have one in all three of those places! :)

We plan to put our own twist on them and I can't wait to see how it turns out.

And as for May flowers... it is that time of year when we can buy peonies at Trader Joe's!! May-June my home is always filled with lovely and affordable peonies from Trader Joe's. I usually place them in vases and cups throughout the home, but this year, I think I will try to make some arrangements with other flowers as well. Wish me luck! I will be starting with this great tutorial via Apartment Therapy. Jessica - from Frequently Full, Seldom Satisfied - aren't you proud of me? :)

image via Design *Sponge

I will be a very happy planner if I can create something like the arrangement above! But where oh where to find such precious garden roses? Maybe I need to write a letter to Trader Joe's. :)