Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler...

Today is my last day working in an office.  I have decided to move forward and work surrounding myself in what I love.  Fashion!  A couple months ago, while standing over the photocopier at my office, I realized I hated my life.  Not my 'real' day to day life, but my 'working' life.  The monotony of scanning documents, fetching waters and booking executive class flights for my 3 bosses had left me feeling terribly bored and completely uninspired.  I have spent my entire adult working life at a desk, avoiding awkward lunchroom small talk and sitting through boring office meetings.  I just accepted, like most contributing members of society that this is just what you gotta do to pay your bills.  However, a wonderful opportunity randomly fell into my lap and I snatched it up!  I was ready for a change and the stability of getting married also contributes to me being able to make a move into a job with perhaps a little less stability.  I know Avi has my back and won't let me end up living in a cardboard box.  If my game plan doesn't work out.  Which it will. 

Because it's fabulous!

xx Jaimee

If I could fall in love with photos

If I could fall in love with photos, these would be it.  Each photo makes my heart hurt. 

Photog Shae Acopian Detar is ROMANCE.. 

I can spend hours clicking through her blog and portfolio in a ethereal daze.  I guaruntee you will do the same.  She styles and snaps all the pics, and the clothing in her shots are either vintage, or pieces she has made herself.

Amaze.

Fall in love here: http://www.everythingstyle.com/

At the risk of sounding creepy...

Cath In The City is theee cutest blogger girl in blogging land.  She is the most beautiful blonde girl I have ever seen, and I will admit I don't follow her so much for fashion, as I do just to stare at her. 

Creepy right?

Find Cath In The City here: http://cathinthecity.modette.no/

The truth about tanning...

In my quest for that 'healthy' summer glow, I have spent more time than I care to reveal in the tanning bed.  Truthfully, I even worked at a Fabutan for 7 years.  Ignorantly ignoring all the warnings of skin cancer, sun damage and pre-mature skin aging (these things are not real, right?!?!?) my 28 year old skin finally has sun damage!  I have now made a promise to myself to stop tanning my face (not my body though - I can't just give up cold turkey!) and to solidify this promise, I took a trip to Sephora to scoop up some face bronzer and tinted moisturizers.  The Sephora girl, sent me home with a powdered bronzer she reccomended for all the girls that came in over Halloween to dress up as Snooki, which I purchased without hesitation, it's definitely the look I'm going for, right?  She also told me she had a strong sense that I should become a flight attendant.  It's not just make-up you get when you visit your local Sephora.  That 18 year old girl will also include free career advice with purchase.

Too Faced Caribbean in a Compact - Sun Bunny  

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P48406

Happy Friday! xx Jaimee

BHLDN - The Summer of Love

When you have as many weddings to attend as we do this summer you are on a constant hunt for something pretty to wear.  If you haven't yet, be sure to visit the new Anthro website BHLDN (pronounced 'Beholden').  It is filled with pretty dresses and delicate head pieces to wear or at least take some inspiration from, these pieces are pretty heavy on the bank!  Anthro's new line dedicated to weddings is heavenly! 

http://www.bhldn.com/the-shop_dresses/filigree-cupcake-dress

http://www.bhldn.com/the-shop_dresses/rivulet-dress

http://www.bhldn.com/the-shop_dresses/sandspun-maxi-dress

http://www.bhldn.com/the-shop_gowns/pleated-fantasy-gown

And although it is super bleary & dreary in Calgary still...these dresses are an instant cheer up! 

Happy 4th day of Spring!  xx

Gypsy Friday on ebay

I have accumulated a ton of crazy vintage dresses that I am going to be posting on ebay.  If you are not shy these pieces will call your name!  There will be more posted in the next day or so.  Check them out!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-80s-Party-Dress-/170615450068?pt=US_CSA_WC_Dresses&hash=item27b97929d4

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-Party-Dress-/170615452711?pt=US_CSA_WC_Dresses&hash=item27b9793427

p.s. this is Sandra from Grime Inc.  You can find her here:

http://www.grimeinc.com/

What it's really about

Avi and I recently spent 5 days in New York City.  It was my first visit there and was an amazing time, and an even more amazing city.  They had a crazy snow storm with a huge dump of snow and all of NYC was scrambled and out of sorts.  To us though, it felt like being back home in Canada!  While in Central park late one night, Avi asked me to marry him.  I was ecstatic!  It's the most amazing compliment to have the person you love say that they want to be with you forever.  We are getting married this September!  For a girl that had Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' song stuck on repeat in my brain every single day, I really hadn't put any thought into what I would want my own wedding to be.  While I still am not sure of how our day will turn out style wise, I am sure of what I don't want.  After being a Bridesmaid, Maid of Honour and a guest at countless weddings...I have come to the realization that as much as I wanted my own, I don't actually enjoy weddings.  Beginning with matching bridesmaids dresses:  All different girls, each with their own individual styles, personalities and body types in the same dress.  When do you ever want to wear the same thing as someone else?  C'mon! To a head table where your wedding party is forced to sit (while their significant other is forced to sit at another table, likely with people they don't know), to theme colours (que matching seat covers, linens and dress sashes), to a white wedding dress and matching veil?!  My list goes on.  So for someone that feels a wedding is tacky, it has been a struggle to come up with the feel and style of what I want my own wedding to be.  On top of frightening dresses, we are struggling to come up with a venue in Calgary or BC that reflects the personality and style of Avi and I.  In Calgary, there is actually a place called 'The Wedding Pavillion' that is a ready-made good to go cookie cutter wedding venue...people actually use this and think it's beautiful.  This is what my nightmares are made of! I have added only one wedding blog, Style Me Pretty, to my list of daily fashion blog reads.  A ton of the weddings featured while theme-y, are beautiful, and I have enjoyed filtering through their ideas and coming up with my own.  They feautured a wedding yesterday, and it really made me stop and pause.  While I am busy trying so hard to plan the perfect 'un-wedding', another couple while planning their wedding, were are also somehow managing day-to-day real, raw life.  While from the outside they look like a beautiful care-free couple, their story of baby Harper brought me back to not only what a wedding is about, but what life is really about.  http://www.stylemepretty.com/2011/03/03/missouri-wedding-by-hawes-photography-the-gifted-wedding/  I will now take a break from my own self-absorbancy and remember what is actually important and what a wedding actually is about.

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