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Christmas 2018, I see you!

October 17, 2018
Okay, I’m skipping Halloween and Thanksgiving all together to share some images of my past Christmas decor. Can you tell I’m excited for Christmas? Who’s with me? I used the same faux green Christmas tree the past 3 years and I have to say it held up very well. It was so easy to put up and take down. Every year I did it all by myself while my kids were napping and my husband was at work. This year I purchased an all white Christmas tree which I have always wanted. I don’t know why I didn’t get...
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“Welcome TuTu my party!”

September 20, 2018
When I think about what comprises the signature look of Pretty Please Design {Pretty Please Baby}, three things consistently come together to create the perfect harmony of what I find pretty. The first is flowers – fresh and faux. Blooms are an essential part of my designs, and I spend a lot of time curating my collection of faux flowers to ensure I always have the highest quality in color and longevity. The second signature component is unique or vintage pieces. As a designer that values sentiment more than spending, I am constantly on the lookout for timeless pieces that can be a permanent part of my repertoire instead of buying new or...
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Family•Lifestyle

Our multilingual home …

September 19, 2018
A couple months ago I shared on my Instastory that my daughter is trilingual. I got so many questions and continue to get them as to how we have taught her Farsi, Armenian and English so I thought to share our journey here with you as it isn’t a short answer. I would like to mention that I’m not making any recommendations here as all people learn at a different pace and learn differently. There has been a lot of trial and error for my husband and I and it most certainly isn’t easy. It just takes commitment and...
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Beauty

All the pretty you need from the Sephora Sale

August 30, 2018
So I don’t have much of a skin care routine thanks to my kiddos. I wish I did but I have to admit most nights I fall asleep with my makeup on because I’m so exhausted. I’m terribly overdue for a facial, like years overdue. Surprisingly, I am not a beauty junkie either. I am such a creature of habit when it comes to makeup and I always wear the same thing – from day to night. If I want my makeup to have a little punch at night I will put on some individual or strip lashes for...
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Pretty Vignette

June 18, 2018
One of my most asked questions is where to find my mirror and console table. These are pieces I bought when I first got married almost 6 years ago. I have used both the mirror and the console table so many different ways and in a few different spaces, styled together as well as separately. I really find them to be versatile pieces. The colors of the pieces make it easy to match everything. A little secret, the console table didn’t come with the stone top it has on it. I had some extra Italian Carrera marble stone left...
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Persian Food•Recipes

Tahdig

June 15, 2018
One of the staple dishes at any lunch or dinner table where there is Persian food is tahdig. Tahdig means “bottom of the pot”. “Tah” meaning bottom and “dig” which means the pot in which we cook the rice in. Tahdig is otherwise known as crunchy rice and often raced for at the table. We intentionally crust the bottom layer of the rice to achieve this crunch and we eat tahdig with any Persian dish or stew. There are a couple of other delicious versions of tahdig including an additional layer of sliced potatoes or the use of flatbread,...
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“Minnie in the Garden” Sienna’s 3rd birthday

May 19, 2018
My “Minnie in the Garden” theme came to fruition nestled in one of the most charming patios at our favorite restaurant. A restaurant in which my husband and I have celebrated many of our life’s most important milestones together. Celebrating my daughter’s birthday there was truly nostalgic and one for the books. Moreover, to say that I love florals is an understatement, faux or fresh. My regulars readers know that, right? My goal was to bring Minnie Mouse to life in a garden setting to reflect both pretty and playful. Above all the details, my daughter truly enjoyed enjoyed...
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Milan’s Christening

As I sit here to write about my son’s christening, I wonder to myself how is time just slipping through my hands? I feel like I just sat down yesterday to write and share my daughter’s christening details with you guys. With a few months to plan Milan’s christening I decided to keep things classic and use a lot of French Blue where I could. That is my favorite color in general but especially for my son. I had a custom tapestry made with a verse we found special – “every good and perfect gift is from above” James:1:17....
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“Some bunny is ONE!” Sienna’s 1st birthday

May 18, 2018
I wanted to share with you guys a little bit about Pretty Please Baby. I stopped working/designing Persian wedding ceremonies once I found out I was pregnant with my daughter in 2014. Once my daughter’s 1st birthday came around I quickly realized how much I had missed designing and DIY’ing. I realized that I could still make time to do what I love and that is why I started using FAUX florals more than I ever had because it gave me so much freedom and flexibility to prepare her party decor months in advance. I used to be at the...
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Un avec Ladurée – Ladurée Inspired 1st birthday

With any excuse to plan a pretty celebration, I had the pleasure of designing my sister-in-law’s daughter’s 1st birthday. My sister-in-law and I were brainstorming ideas and her suggestion was a tea party theme. I suggested we add extra pretty to the tea party theme by pulling inspiration from the oh so pretty and delicious French bakery Ladurée. Ladurée has a special in my heart because of my sister-in-law. While my husband and I were dating many many years ago she would always bring me back Ladurée macarons from her travels. Guys, I didn’t even know what a macaron was...
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