So for our last and final trip, we ventured back to Hobbiton. I've already shared pictures of what our experience looked like from the last time we visited, but this year was a real treat solely because of:
1. Our cute little old tour guide, and
2. The Green Dragon Inn.

 (Samwise Gamgee's cute little hobbit house!)

The Green Dragon Inn 

The Green Dragon Inn was just finished in December 2012, so if anyone is planning on a trip to the Shire any time soon... You're in for a real treat. After the tour, you actually get to go have drinks (on the house!) at the Green Dragon Inn for some real honest-to-goodness (nonalcoholic :) ginger beer. I honestly felt like I was in a LOTR movie, as we sat around the table as our tour guide told us stories of Middle-earth. It was never on my bucket list before visiting, but it definitely felt like a once in a lifetime sort-of experience. (And truth be told, the pictures hardly do it justice)

all i want out of life.

the
little brown pen probably has the most beautiful pictures i've ever seen.

and after spending a sunday afternoon browsing through the entire website, i have decided that all i really want out of life is a picket fence and twinkle lights,

and maybe fresh flowers on my kitchen table.

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we scheduled our "celebrate springtime picnic" this tuesday because daylight savings means we get an extra hour of sunshine (and that makes daylight savings okay even though i dread losing an hour of sleep)

looks like spring.

i love her dress. her hat. her lipstick. her flowers.
everything, everything, everything about this look is flawless and beautiful.

dear springtime,
please come 3 months early?

via

wedding dresses.

as long as i can jump on the bed in my wedding dress,
any wedding dress will do.


*first two photos vera wang
third photo via

Yes, We Take Pretty Pictures.

My darling friend Mandy got some friends together.
Designed a photo shoot.
And these were the results.





She did a fantastic job throwing everything together
& i think that they turned out absolutely, fabulously well!
(if you want to see more, you can catch them over here.)

I hope there will be more photoshoots to come (hint, hint Mands)
there is nothing better than being a girl on days where you get to go take
pretty pictures.

love always.
& have a happy weekend.
(i know i'm most definitely in need of one.)