the final countdown. ☝☝☝

all smiles here. 5 days to go until the wedding! 2 days left of work! probably the most exciting week of my life ever. i get to marry my very best friend so soon! =D i promised i’d wear hearts until the day-of, and i am keeping that promise! skirt: vintage blouse: romwe shoes: DV by dolce vita bag: vintage coach…

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the day we picked up our marriage license!

this morning we picked up our marriage license! it really is incredible how easy it is to become married once you decide you want to be. it’s one of the biggest life decisions that is the easiest to bring to fruition. we walked a few blocks to our local clerks office, brought in our license’s, and voila! we have a marriage license! after our wedding…

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the month of hearts.

it is probably no surprise at this point that my wedding falls on valentine’s day weekend. we actually didn’t intentionally do this, it was all that the venue had left, but i mean.. who wouldn’t want to get married on the “day of love?” 🙂 it is the perfect time of the month starting now to wear everything in my closet with hearts on it.…

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champagne from a paper cup.

hello there, happy saturday! it’s a hot one over here.. the weather has been so hot and cold lately. one day it is 80, the next it is 60. who knows. all i know is IT IS OUR WEDDING MONTH. everything is beginning to feel real. our best friend max from amsterdam arrived yesterday for the wedding, and in another week  a ton of my…

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the final wedding planning trip to tampa!

this past weekend my parents and i made the final journey 4 hours upcoast to the city i am getting married in. we finalized the venue, cake, flowers and we had our trial hair and makeup done! there’s a lot of little questions and details that have come up along the way– such as who provides glassware, who walks down the aisle with who, the…

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F21/ a walk in miami beach soundscape park ♥

i’m teaming up with Forever 21 to share some of my favorite Miami Beach spots! I am so excited to bring you into my world/ my home! South beach is fairly small, and you can basically walk anywhere, or bike! I live and work within walking distance of this lovely park known as the miami beach soundscape park at washington avenue and 17th street. The…

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crafty cozy winter days.

24 days until THE day, and i am on a journey up to tampa to meet with vendors for the final time before the wedding! i spent the entire day finishing up tons of wedding projects with my mom (some peeks are above 🙂 ) i dont know what i would do without the helping hands of my parents, they’ve helped so much to make…

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llewyn davis feeling.

i have been so attracted to the style of the movie “llewyn davis” (which you should definitely see if you haven’t yet!) neutral colors, grainy shots, brown plaids… i cannot get enough these days. there’s something so romantic about this washed out undersaturated look. i wore this outfit when spending the day with my mom today. i was sick for 2 days, and now i…

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sunset sailor.

hello! i wore this for a mini roadtrip to my parents house to work on some wedding planning. we went to the craft store and ordered some fun little things from etsy (aka the wedding lifesaver site). i’ve been spending mostly every day doing weddding projects & working, and i have to admit I AM TIRED. haha. i’ve made myself a bit sick with overworking…

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color companionship.

there truly is not a color that i adore more than mustard yellow. it combines so romantically with so many colors– cremes, browns, reds and i’ve recently discovered that this red wine color is its perfect pair. i found these jeans thrifting a few years back, and have styled them tons of times on my blog (here and here), i love that they can work…

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rainy day feeling

rainy days are poetic in my mind. maybe standing in the drizzling rain for outfit pictures ISNT, but i think these pictures capture my sentiments perfectly. the world feels grainy, my eyes feel heavy and my creativity feels endless. my wedding is in 1 month, and i am enjoying running down my list of projects. florida has been “cold” lately (it really has been! 50…

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beach day dusk.

to be honest, sometimes it is hard to find time to take “outfit photos.” this has been one of those weeks. the last thing i really want to do after work (if it is even still light out when i am off) is stay in my clothes to take photos. i usually just want to go to the gym. on days off, if i don’t…

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hello again january.

this new years felt extraordinarily special, because it is the year i’m marrying matt. it was our fifth new years together! it felt like we were in our own little universe and my eyes were only on him all night. we sipped champagne and chatted about our relationship, our future, past new years’, what is important to us, favorite moments of 2013, favorite moments since…

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MERRY MERRY.

merry christmas to all of you ♥ i hope today has been lovely for you! i am so appreciative that you read my silly little blog, and have shared this space with me throughout the years. enjoy your food coma’s, i am sure we will all sleep well tonight! xo!  blouse: romwe skirt: chicwish hat/shoes: vintage sunnies: ZeroUV bag: PepaLoves…

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all things December.

december on south beach to me means the vintage fair is back on sundays, christmas lights are up on the balconies lining all of my favorite alleyways and even though it isn’t even close to 50 degrees, my sweaters are worn. it’s the time of year for vintage ties, red lips and endless amounts of walks down the familiar streets of my neighborhood. matt picked…

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an art basel brunch.

yesterday i had the day off, and vowed to soak in every waking second of the day. i did just that! if any of you work in retail (or shop around christmas time!) you know that it gets HECTIC and it is very very tiring. i love my time off to death (i love work to death too, but it’s great to have a balance!)…

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fall flowers.

for a while, i boycotted dresses. i only owned about five, and i wore them never. i felt like dresses were “cheating” because styling them only includes picking a bag and shoes. I liked the thrill of mixing and matching top to bottom. But lately, i finally understand. some days, it’s easy to throw on a dress and to still be cute! it requires less…

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buffalo checks & vintage trousers.

I’ve been wearing a lot of “holiday plaids” mixed with vintage finds. I love feeling like Annie Hall on the way to a holiday party. It’s sort of a shame to me how easy it is to gravitate toward comfortable jeans and sweaters these days. i will admit that tight high waisted trousers are not the most comfortable, but there’s something beautiful about being dressed…

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Grown ups are certainly very strange.

hello vintage, it’s me steffy. i am back to wearing you! i finally had a chance to thrift this past week, and am so over the moon to be wearing some new fun fall vintage staples! i am so busy with wedding planning that i won’t be selling any of it (yet), but after the wedding i will add a big listing to my store!…

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days off in the gables.

matt sent me this really interesting article written by isabel slone titled “fashion blogging is dead.” isabel used to write the blog hipster musings at the beginning of the fashion blogger era and i used to read her blog back in the day. anyway, i thought it was a really great article with strong points, and it made me deeply think / wonder why i…

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