Engagement

Italian coffe and red buttons on your Valentine’s day…

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Hi girls,

Happy Saturday sleepy morning!

Have spent this week two lovely moments chatting with Gaelle about our lovely daughters, our personal life and professional projects, in front of a good cup of Italian caffè macchiato!

Valentine’s day is getting closer, and she designed some fab Valentines cards I’m happy to share with you girls!

Gaelle said she got inspiration on the Italian coffee hearted card while sitting in a bar having a good Illy coffee! Do you recognize the shape of the cups! Great inspiration!

Love the tiny owls and the Valentine’s twins card that is now sticked on my fridge! Each time my troussepinette stares at it, she simply says “waouwwww”


If you just think to order some special and unique valentine’s cards for your love, simply contact Gaelle! She would love to design something bespoke for you!

Valentine’s Cards Designer: GB Illustrations  & Graphics.

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Where did you get your engagement ring?

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Back to Italy for a whole week.

I already had:

- a few glasses of Franciacorta wine (don’t remember how many)
- a strawberry and cream cocktail at the Small pub (an old osteria turnet into a cocktail bar…lovely!)

Franciacorta white vine Italy

- a few scratches from my old little Susy (yes, I know…she looks so sweet but she is a little pest!)

Italian cat
- not sure how many hours of chats with my lovely girlfriends…main topic of last night was: how did you get your engagement ring? OMG, I heart the most romantic and ilarious stories…Silvia’s boyfriend recorded a video announcing  a week end in Monaco where he gave her the ring in front of a pint…Lara got it in the kitchen, Sylvie found it under her pillow (after a 10 year engagement!)…and me?! I was looking at the ceiling thinking what to say. Silence.

The plan aimed to focus on gentle subliminal messages failed a while ago, so now I’ve started working on a straightforward strategy – hey darling, why don’t we stop and look at that window so I will show you which ring I really like.
No positive results so far. Last January was my birthday and I thought it would have been the perfect event for an engagment ring…nothing…he arrived with a photography mag subscription!
How does your ring look like and how did you get it?

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Valentine’s day at Bingo

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Hello girls!

I have to admit I’m not that fun of Valentine’s Day. Actually, I prefer to celebrate this day with something romantic but unusual…so no table for two with candels for me please…better a night out at bingo? Well…not my type of thing, but I found this bingo themed engagement shot simply marvellous!
I love the little details Cinzia took in this engagement photo shot (we love her photos!)…the bingo tables with the couple’s names and wedding date, the little Italian coffe cups and the black board…

Bingo lovers in Italy
Engagement photo shot in Italy
Bingo lovers
Cinzia & Francesco wedding in February
Engegement in Italy

engagement photo shoting in Italy
Francesco and Cinzia will get married next week end and I’m soo curious to see some pics of their wedding…keep tuned!

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An Italian engagement section – Patrizia e Luigi

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Hi loves,

Summer is over, I can already feel some kind of nostalgia in the air… and winter is going to be sooo long before the sun is back again… But I’ve just come across Patrizia and Luigi’s engagement pictures in Sardinia which almost make me smell the sea and fell the sand in my hands…nice memories of the summer!

I’m so happy about this pics because we eventually managed to find an Italian engagement section after Melaina and Patrick’s engagement which we posted a few months ago! Engagement sections are not so popular in Italy or, I must say, they haven’t be so popular so far. So I hope we will have more like these ones…I found the pics lovely and quite different from the tradional American style we are used to.
So, simply enjoy and thank you Mauro!

The sand made heart designed between Patrizia and Luigi is sooo romantic… A simple, natural and lovely couple greatly captured by Mauro’s expert eye…

Pictures courtesy of Mauronster
Location: Is Arrutas, Cabras, Sardinia

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Engagement in a playground – Melaina and Patrick

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

They are not very popular in Italy, but I think engagement photo shots are a really lovely idea!
That’s way I asked Melaina if I could post some pictures of her engagement with Patrick and I was so happy when she said “yes”!

These pictures were taken in Victoria (Canada) and I think they are great! I love the idea of the playground for a photo shot and I also like the different kind of colour tones the photographer played with.

{Gentle gray and blue}
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engagement pictures
{vintage colours}
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engagement pictures (more…)

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I am a woman on a mission, whoa!

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Three years.
Yes, I’ve been with Mr B  for three years and I’ve got no ring yet, not even a tiny little silver ring!
I’m not that fond of rings to be honest, but I wouldn’t mind to receive one from Mr B.
I think it would be just fair, wouldn’t it?!

Unfortunately Mr B is one of those unconventional types who don’t believe in the importance of rings. So, if my strategy of showing a complete indifference upon this subject has failed, I have came up with a plan B.

Yesterday I helped Mr B packing for his new business travel – like an authentic devoted girlfriend - but I put some extra stuff in the luggage by mistake…what a naughty girl!!!

A few pics which I printed off the computer and hided among his well ironed shirts and CK knickers.
Guess what’s the subject?

engagement rings

engagement ringsCourtesy of Alexandra Roberts

engagement and wedding rings in Italy
engagement and wedding rings in ItalyCourtesy of Jessica Lorren

What do you think?
I would like to see his face when he opens his luggage looking for a pair of socks and he will find these little presents!

I hope he likes them because I spent  a quite long time choosing the right pics and rings…at least I want to give him the right inspiration and these pics taken in the Italian countryside are gorgeous!
I’d love Mr B sliping a ring on a Prosecco cork or hanging it on a vineyard plant.

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