I take every opportunity I can to celebrate my daughter as she is growing up so very fast! Yesterday I shared a picture on my Instagram as my daughter turned 18 months. 1.5 years old! With a blink of an eye she is going to be 2. I really can’t believe how fast the months are flying past me. I also shared that the months have gotten easier in some ways, harder in other ways, but by far all these months have been my biggest joy in every way. My greatest privilege is to be Sienna’s mama. I’m now expecting my...
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Persian New Year 2016 | Norooz 1395
March 7, 2016I have been anticipating this Persian New Year {1395} since last year Persian New Year because I knew this one would be the most exciting one for me now having my daughter Sienna here. Last year I was very pregnant and with all of my might and swollen feet I managed to prettify a Haftseen as it’s a favorite holiday for me and a huge deep rooted tradition for us Iranians. I wanted to prettify a spread a little different than my usual interest in neutral hues. My daughter adds so much color to my life and I wanted...
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Pretty Please {Nursery Essentials} by our friends at AFK …
December 8, 2015{NURSERY ROOM ESSENTIALS} Planning a nursery can be both exciting and confusing, there are so many wonderful item to include in this room, but what do you really need? Follow these tips to determine some essentials you will definitely want to have in your nursery! {MOM AREA} Your nursery isn’t only a room for a baby it’s a room for you too. You will be spending plenty of time in the nursery feeding your baby etc. and so make sure you have an area to make yourself comfortable as well. A glider with a side table is a must...
My beautiful sister-in-law just got married this past weekend and I have to say it was one of the most beautiful weddings I have been to. Not because everything was pretty but because the love that my sister-in-law and handsome brother-in-law share are examples of Christ’s presence and living proof of how He brought them together. That being said, I helped my sister-in-law with all of her pre-wedding and wedding festivities. Her taste is very simple, classic, and understated. Keeping this all in mind, I designed all of the bridal shower details as such and incorporated her love of...
One of my favorite things about doing what I do is getting to work with some of the most amazing brides. Soraia is certainly one of them and she was one of the easiest and sweetest brides I had the pleasure of working with months leading up to her wedding. Not only is she smart but she is stunningly beautiful inside and out. It is to no surprise that her wedding was nothing less then pretty perfection just like her. Though this wedding was last year – it was recently featured on Grace Ormonde. Yay! I have been impatiently...
Simply put – I love entertaining. So much so that I don’t wait for a special occasion or holiday to have family or friends over – but really, I entertain on a daily basis whether it’s for my husband and I, my girlfriends, or simply just me. Come on, doesn’t everything just taste better when it’s “pretty”? I don’t wait to pull out my pretty pieces for a special occasion because I feel as though every day is special occasion. Entertaining doesn’t have to be over the top. It’s more about the little details and the experience you pull...
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A pretty please – fancy that – tic tock – sofreh aghd collaboration!
July 6, 2014I could barely wait for this whimsical seaside sofreh aghd ceremony to finally come to fruition. We worked many months on the details and design behind this ceremony spread and lets just say it was pretty dreamy. The coastal setting, the gorgeous blooms, the beautiful guests, the flawless flow of the day and the evident love and romance in the air made this ceremony a true fairytale. Congratulations Tanya and Arvin! DESIGN + COORDINATION: Fancy That! Events | SOFREH AGHD STYLING + FLORALS: Tic Tock Florals | À LA CARTE SOFREH AGHD DESIGN: Pretty Please Design | VENUE: Bacara Resort {Santa Barbara} | PERSIAN...
One of my most popular orders/designs are my rock candy stems {nabat}. This design is original to Pretty Please + I consider it modern yet traditional. It’s one of my favorite pieces because it is so versatile to style and so delicate. I got a big order from a very sweet repeat client of mine in Abu Dhabi and this bride-to-be ordered 200 nabat stems. I typically sell them in a set of 5 so essentially she purchased 40 sets. This means I prettified over 6,000 pieces of rock candy. Lets just say it took me some time, ha...