make you feel my love.

super pretty cover of to make you feel my love, by mick mcauley & winifred horan.

he is we.

this song. our july in the rain (acoustic). by he is we. yes.



thank you pandora.

happy birthday nicole.

we love you. we miss you. we think about you every single day...but i know you are there whenever bon jovi plays on the radio.

she & him.

cover of you really got a hold on me by she & him. love.



i heart zooey deschanel.

twenty twelve.

it's hard to believe that we are already six days into twenty thirteen. i feel like we just were ringing in the new year last year. twenty twelve was a year filled with lots and lots of great times. pat and i went on an amazing vacation to puerto rico. after ten years, i officially left my job at kelsh wilson design to take on loveleigh invitations full-time. chey and i had a fabulous photo shoot at our newly-completed studio styled by kimberly from styled creative + shot by courtney apple photography. had our first loveleigh soiree for our family. went on my second super awesome camping trip. we worked with so many great brides! baby mason was born. phillies games. sam and jim got married. took our annual trip to ocean city, maryland. and fiona rae was welcomed in to the world.

here's to a fresh new start, new chapter, new memories...in twenty thirteen!

happy holidays!

happy holidays from d + p! we hope everyone had a fabulous christmas with their families + loved ones. we even were blessed with a cozy white christmas eve. the portrait above was illustrated by my amazing biz partner, the other loveleigh, cheyenne panzeter. i wanted to shake up our holiday card this year! keep a look out for the design on loveleigh's blog!

and in case you were wondering about jeb's whereabouts this year...you can take a peek right here!

we wish everyone a very merry new years too. can't wait to see what is in store for 2013!

on repeat.

cannot play this song enough times. the last time. taylor swift featuring gary lightbody of snow patrol

bang bang.

we just caught up on this week's so you think you can dance last night. i just love me some stacey tookey + dave scott.

step up.

this is why i love to dance...

hi again.

(finally!) i can't believe this is a saturday where we have no plans. none. a very rare occasion. after a lovely night with friends kath, dan + reagan, spent this relaxing morning with pat drinking coffee, catching up on my fave blogs + even some karate kid. the past few months have been filled with work, gardening, fixing up the house, working on our loveleigh studio, dance recitals, the italian market festival, lots of invitations, 1st trip to the national stationery show + some bbqs. quite the busy start to the summer...

tomorrow my mom and i are heading to the beach for a very much needed mother-daughter day of relaxing in the sun!

flyers win!

this goes out to the flyers. amazing win last night!

happy birthday nicole.

happy birthday nicole. we miss you so, so much. hope you are rockin out to bon jovi, eating a cheeseburger and having mini chocolate éclairs (that you won't share with anyone else) for dessert. we love you. we know you are watching over us all. happy, happy birthday. 

this is your life.

happy friday. thanks to the wonders of pinterest, i came across this wonderful website, holstee, and beautiful print of the holstee manifesto designed by artist rachael beresh. this manifesto was written by the founders of the company after they quit their jobs to dive head first into starting their own business in the middle of the recession in may of 2009.

it was about what they wanted from life and how to create a company that breathes that passion into the world everyday. it was a reminder of what we live for. the result became known as the holstee manifesto. { from the holstee website }

i can't wait to purchase this beautiful letterpress print. i hope this inspires everyone to "go out and start creating" and to "live your dream and share your passion."

images from the holstee website

gotye.

i have been totally obsessed with this song somebody that i used to know (featuring kimbra) from gotye's new album, making mirrors for the past few weeks. loving the paint in the video!

another reason to love target.

fell in love with target's color changes everything ad during the grammy awards this past weekend. the song is precious. allouette by the delta rhythm boys.



also found this one during my search from a few years back. every colour you can dream...love! amazing stop motion. the song is everyone and everything by the boys and girls featuring annabel feeney.

your love.

thank goodness for pandora. i love my sara bareilles station. just came across this gorgeous cover of your love by emma burgess. (originally by the outfield.) love.

merry. merry.

wishing everyone a very merry, merry christmas. hope santa was good to everyone :)

every year since we were little, my parents would get nicole and i an ornament for christmas. so we could start a collection and once we got married, we would then take our box of ornaments for our own christmas trees. my mom would write our name and the year on the back. in 1983, i was given this nutcracker ornament. it was one of my favorites, you pull a little string and his arms and legs move like he is jumping! even though it had my name written on it, every year nicole used to say it was hers! so through the years as we would decorate the tree, we would argue about who this ornament really belonged to. it became a running joke (not really to nicole) and one of our traditions. even up until last year, when she was in the hospital for the holidays...she still brought it up.

this year when it came time to decorate our tree, i was scared to get to that ornament in the box...and then realized i had brought it to my parents last year so that when she came home from the hospital it would be there.

we love you nicole. miss you everyday. hope you had a very merry christmas.

meet jebediah.

merry christmas eve!! as everyone's elf on the shelves are heading back up to the north pole until next year...i thought i would share the many hiding spots of our elf, jebediah. (yes, pat named him). see you next year buddy! save travels :)

handwork holiday.

last week i attended a holiday party thrown by long-time freelance client and friend, laura. she owns the handwork studio in narberth, pa. it is a needle arts studio that offers a huge variety of knitting, machine sewing, embroidery, fashion, fiber arts classes, parties, workshops and camps for kids and teens. it is quite an amazing place, with an even more fabulous staff. after 8 years of working with laura on the design end, i finally got the chance to meet this great group of women!

laura's house was gorgeous, with the most beautiful holiday decor. there was a cookie exchange for all those interested and lots of festive cocktails (thanks to alisha!) first course for dinner was a pumpkin soup and the main entree was lobster mac and cheese with a goat cheese salad. yum! did i mention, laura made everything herself....even the five loaves of challah bread!! lastly for dessert, my mom, dot (aka martha), made laura a custom cake. complete with a sewing machine, thread, yarn balls, knitting needles, a measuring tape and her company name! it was a huge hit and tasted delicious!

it was a beautiful party. i had a blast getting to know all the wonderful ladies that make the handwork studio such an amazing place! thank you laura.

two.

happy anniversary to my husband, pat. can't believe it has been two years already. still remember our snowy day like it was yesterday. love you. so. so. much.

{our amazing wedding video, by well spun weddings}