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Big Game Bash Series, Part II of Three: Super Bowl Party Main Dishes

 

Game on! From sliders and pulled pork to hearty sandwiches; hot dogs and chili to tacos and pizza.  We have you covered, whether you are sticking with traditional fare or refashioning the classics.

 

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Big Game Bash Series, Part I of Three: Snacks, Dips & Starters

 

Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching, time to kick-off your party planning with game day treats.  Score big with family-friendly dips, snacks, mini bites and finger foods that make the crowd go wild.

 

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In The Kitchen, Five Impromptu Colorful Winter Salads

 

Recipe: Red Wheat Berries Salad with Beets, Watercress and Goat Cheese Tossed in Clementine Vinaigrette

 

Wheat berries are unprocessed kernels of wheat with just the husk removed, hence reserving all the grain goodness.  I love using hard spring or winter red grains because of their nutty flavor and chewy texture, for the fact that they don’t lose their shape throughout the cooking process and that they taste even better the longer they sit in the dressing.

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Snowed-in, a DIY Winter Wedding Idea and a Stylized Breakfast Sweets Table

 

Garett and Jessica Mayfield of Wednesday, a paperworks, event styling and coordinating design firm, collaborated with Oklahoma vendors and Ely Fair Photography to bring forth this event.

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2011, I bid you adieu, 2012, well hello there

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Let The Holiday Baking Begin

 
 

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Apple Pie Cake Recipe

 

An easy recipe just in time for Thanksgiving; a crumb-topped apple pie that resembles a cake.

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Editorial, Sicilian Wedding, Photographer Signe Vilstrup for Vanity Fair Italy

 

A 21st century 60’s inspired romantic Italian wedding photoshoot.

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Round-Up, Halloween Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Ideas

 

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Entertaining Hollywood Style, A Backyard Movie Screening Night

 

An outdoorsy movie night is such a fun way to gather friends and take advantage of fall’s crisp cooler weather.

The talented duo from Bash, Please put together this inspiring photo shoot for Design Sponge and Brandon Kidd Photography captured all the gorgeous details.  Vintage props from Found Rentals were used to set the scene.

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Real Kids Parties, Swim Cap Invitation Inspired Summer Pool Party

 
 

Inspired by the adorable Sweetie Swim Cap vintage invitation collection by Loralee Lewis, photographer Kelly Anderson styled, hosted and photographed this colorful activities-filled summer pool party for her pre-school aged daughters.

 
You can’t go wrong with sparkling blue waters, oversized lounge chairs, yellow sun umbrellas and colorful flip flops.  Add water balloons, bubble-blowers, squirt guns and your own poolside photo booth and props to the equation and you end up with an amazingly memorable fun day.

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Vintage Preppy, an Engagement Photo Shoot by Tinywater Photography

 

Paper flowers, stacks of vintage books, cute props, an antique car and typewriter, old luggage bags and more.  An amazing styled “Vintage Preppy” photo shoot from the talented duo Caroline and Daniel behind Tinywater Photography.

I have been a fan of Tinywater Photography’s hip, fun and offbeat photographs for a long time now; and have come across many of their beautiful shots over the years.  There is something about their artistic style that catches your eye and who better to describe their style other than the artists themselves.

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