My Best Friend's Wedding

Today I am going to feature my best friends wedding! She got married last summer and it was absolutely stunning! 

The venue was Nova 535 in St. Petersburg, FL. It was a cool venue, with brick walls and lots of interesting lighting - gave the wedding sort of a night club feel.

Here is the lovely bride getting her vail fluffed - she's never looked more beautiful!

Jenn thought of everything - so many neat touches all around the venue.

And who could leave out a shot of the gorgeous ring? 

They even had a signature cocktail, The Montini! It was delicious - I would know, I had MANY. 

I couldn't get over the flowers- perfection! 

I loved her dress - here is her new sister-in-law lacing up her back.

Her shoes were actually Disney Collection Cinderella shoes - and yes, they killed.

She got this shot for her mom - framed it and gave it to her as a gift after the wedding - like I said, she thought of e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g.

Shot from the 'first look'

...Here are the bridesmaids! Lauren and I were co-maid of honors (Lauren being the center blonde, and me to the right of her.) 

Their ring box!

Jenn, clearly as happy as can be after being announced as Mr. & Mrs. Montgomery! 

No one could stop us from doing the Bridesmaids pose from the movie poster, no one.

Instead of cake, they did one small cake to cut and cupcakes for all!

The notorious speech - Yes, we serenaded her. 

Their first dance as a married couple

...and the guy that stole the show! Jenn's nephew, little Bobby, breakdancing - all night long.

Sparkler Send-off for the Newlyweds! 

It was a beautiful wedding - and so so so much fun! 

xo

H

I've Got My Eye On You!

1. St Mortiz Self Tanner - I got mine on Ebay for under $20 - it's suppose to work as well as St. Tropez - but half the price! Will do a review once mine has arrived!

2. 'ZENOBIA' Steve Madden Booties - adorbs! find them here: Amazon

3. Oh how spring these little babies are! I ordered something similar yesterday from shoedazzle - these are from LuLu's!

4.  Oh these will be mine! Mint J.Crew Shorts

5. Minty fresh Nike Running Shoes - Can you see a trend here?

6. My favorite color in my favorite watch designer - Michael Kors

7.  This was found on Etsy via one of my fav blogs, Kiki's List! There are tons of designs to choose from - and very affordable =) 

xo

H

Wilmington for Birthday Weekend

My Birthday Getaway

Hello Everyone! My birthday was on May 5th - Sunday this year! (Cinco de Mayo!) Patrick took me to a river front town called Wilmington in North Carolina. Wilmington is small but beautiful and is right nestled on the Cape Fear River. When we arrived it was lunchtime on Friday so we went straight to the hunt for food. We found this cute little place right on the water called Riverboat Landing - It has nine private balconies that all seat only two! 

Riverboat Landing on Front St. in Wilmington, NC (night view)

 We ended up walking around the downtown area after lunch and doing a bit of shopping - there were so many cute little shops and boutiques to explore. One in particular that was my favorite was appropriately named, Dang. It had all sorts of things - jewelry, sundresses, flip flops, home decor, etc. A lot of the theme of the store was nautical theme (since it is a river city after all) I purchased the cutest little knot bracelet with a gold anchor on it - I am sure it will show up in some of my upcoming pictures! 

Nothing better than finding a cake shop with an Iron Man 3 cake in the window - I am sure Patrick would be thrilled to have this lovely spectacle as our wedding cake . . . not going to happen.

There was an Ah-Mah-Zing fudge/ice cream shoppe downtown as well. We stumbled in due to following our noises to the delicious scents. We got a tiny sample of two rich pieces of fudge - then we shared a chocolate covered pretzel... later to come back and get coconut ice cream....and later to return and get a carmel apple - yes, we were addicted to this place. I found this little box o' chocolates in the shape of golf - perfect for Patrick - unfortunately he is not into chocolate enough for me to get him these, although its pretty cute ;) 

Here is me standing in front of a beaded wall near our hotel - My dress is from Ross - and it was under $10 - I know, score! It's actually more of a beach/pool coverup but since I am short I can pull it off as a sundress. My jean jacket (my go-to for spring) is from Marshalls. You can see my new nautical knot bracelet - if you look really, really hard! 

Apparently, Wilmington is the Hollywood of North Carolina! We were out later that night to dance and in walks Hank from our favorite show, Breaking Bad! We totally went a little star struck and asked for a picture ( I also got a sloppy kiss on the cheek!) 

End of the weekend =( but happy to be home having a family bday dinner at my Aunt's house. This is us right before we dive in to this delicious Mint Chocolate Chip Coldstone Cake! 

Nom Nom Nom.

xo

H

Engagement Photos!

Engagement Photos have arrived!

Purple Dress - Banana Republic  |  Black Pumps - Colin Stewart
Gingham Shirt - Target  |  White Shorts - XXI  |  Flops - Target
Cream Dress - Urban Outfitters  |  Strappy Wedges - Bamboo

xo

H

Wish List

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I love the new prints and textures for spring! Also - this week's wish list is a special edition: ALL UNDER $100 !! The items shown are either on sale or just a great deal. Bright colors, textures, and prints - could be all yours ;)

xo

H

Welcome to Villa Alphie!

Hello! 

Thank you very, very much for stopping by! Welcome to Villa Alphie - my new blog all about my addiction to fashion, my lack of funds to support that addiction, and all the lovely little things in between.

First off, you should know Villa Alphie is another way of saying Alphie's house - who is Alphie? My precious pup of course!

Alphie - 3 yrs old - Broken Coat Jack Russel

I have a feeling that he will be making many a frequent appearances in future various posts on this blog - considering my world revolves around this little guy. 

Another guy that could very well show up often is Patrick - my fiance! We just got engaged in February and are very excited to see what lies ahead in our future! 

Here we are the night we got engaged - I was a happy girl in the photo (as you might tell)

Here we are on vacation in FL doing a little dancing for my Birthday

I am starting this blog because, frankly, I have found myself with a lot of time on my hands as of lately- Patrick and I moved to North Carolina from New York this past January and I am having EXTREME difficulties in finding a job! I have been applying to jobs constantly and - yes have had interviews - but people move slowly down here, or dont follow up and Im frustrated. Regardless, all the better to take out my frustrations with writing a blog - no?! 

Well, I hope you enjoy it! Please feel free to leave me comments and suggestions - You can contact me personally at hmdunne@gmail.com

H