Chic Cactus

My husband and I went to a fabulous nursery this weekend called Thompsan Hanson, which is conveniently located next to their landscape design firm http://www.thompsonhanson.com/ and quaint, delicious restaurant, Tiny Boxwoods.

There we purchased a couple of my new chic obsessions, succulents. They are beautiful cacti that come in a variety of soft gray/greens, purples, and warm tones.

These lovely little plants are perfect for interior decor et al!

Ell Decor 

  

House Beautiful

Succulents are perfect for indoors because unlike most plants, they do not require direct sunlight and very little maintenance.

House Beautiful

House Beautiful

My husband and I ventured to an estate sale in Houston and bought a few ceramic cups and a matching pitcher, then used them as pots for our new succulents!

 

The MET Ball

As stated in the Cut Blog "The Oscars of the East Coast! The only red carpet that is actually reliably quite fashionable!"

Monday night was the Met ball. A glamorous party that honored Alexander McQueen. Here are my favorites from that spectacular night that.. hopefully one day I will get to go. :)

Her Royal Highness

Sarah Burton, of the design house of Alexander McQueen, designed Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress. 

Fashionologie.com wrote an article with a quote from Sarah saying,  "It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Katherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it," Burton said. "It was such an incredible honour to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen team have created. I am delighted that the dress represents the best of British craftsmanship. Alexander McQueen's designs are all about bringing contrasts together to create startling and beautiful clothes and I hope that by marrying traditional fabrics and lacework, with a modern structure and design we have created a beautiful dress for Katherine on her wedding day."

The dress is beautiful, and reminds me of Grace Kelly's wedding Dress. I love the deep V in the front! Absolutely stunning! Thank you Instyle.com for the images of Kate!

 I love the detail on the back of Catherine's Dress.