As much as I love urban life, there’s definitely a part of me that dreams of waking up each day in the English countryside, enjoying my scones & tea in a garden that’s overflowing with roses, ivy and crumbling stone walls that have been around for hundreds of years. Kind of like this…wildly romantic, isn’t it? I’d love to bring a taste of the Cotswalds to a stateside garden party this summer, designed in shades of rosy pinks and ivy greens and dripping with floral touches at every turn. Delicate china, grapefruit-mint cocktails and a couldn’t-be-girlier cake make the perfect starting point for a late-June bridal shower or brunch, don’t you think? I’m off to NYC this morning for a whirlwind 48-hours of meetings…and I have a feeling I may be dreaming of secret gardens amidst all that concrete! Hope you all have a lovely start to the week! xx
*images: {row 1} stephanie rausser via dustjacket attic, the wild fleur via this is glamorous, fryd + design {row 2} elisa b. photography via snippet & ink, jose villa via style me pretty {row 3} andrea bricco for sweet paul, jessica claire via style me pretty, elisa b. photography via snippet & ink {row 4} joy marie via style me pretty, eddie ross, martha stewart weddings, mrs bergqvist for ikea.
Love that English Manor…all so gorgeous. Have a great week, sounds so busy!
xxx thank you for the link
Good morning Camille! I live in the heart of the Cotswolds and even though it’s raining very heavily (and has been for days!), it’s lush and green with lots of colourful little flower heads peeking out through the raindrops! I’ll be putting on my bright pink wellington boots soon for the walk to kindergarten to pick up my two little girls, and I’ll think of you as I wander past the many crumbling walls of our pretty little village! If you’re ever in the Cotswolds, please do let me know – I would delight in baking you fresh scones and many other yummy baked goods! And my little girls would be thrilled to meet your soon-to-arrive darling little girl! All best wishes, Jenni x
Love this. So bright. It makes me want to go running barefoot in the garden!
O la la! Girly and beautiful! Makes me almost wish the baby shower I’m throwing was for a baby girl (it’s a boy though!)
I totally agree…this NYC gal {in SoCal} longs for some little country cottage….this is gorgeous. Thank you for the Monday lovely!
So wonderfully feminine and romantic! I’ve gone a bit dreamy now
Totally beautiful and the grapefruit and mint cocktails sound divine! I’m actually from the Cotswolds originally! (live just outside London now!) Its a beautiful party of the world – you must visit!! xx
Spring is in the air – wonderful pics.
All so tasty and the colors are amazing.
X
tereza
I love this “collection” or “grouping”.