Baby gifts are so much fun and I think part of the fun is thinking about what you would have liked when you were a kid. Now that I’ve had a baby and have had a chance to use all of the gifts, I know what gifts will save your life in the middle of the night! My other favorite gifts are the ones that I think he will remember when he’s older and what items he’ll …

Obviously one of the first things I thought about when I found out I was pregnant was how I would decorate the baby’s nursery. What girl doesn’t love to decorate? And to be able to go wild and have lots of fun with a room is ideal, right? You can’t use whatever color you want to in just any room in your house, but a nursery is pretty much fair game.

We waited until we found out the gender of the …

Who doesn’t love a great smelling home? With two dogs, a baby, and a husband it’s not so easy anymore to keep my house smelling super yummy. I love light, flowery smells and because they’re safer I love reed diffusers. I have a diffuser in every room. Prior to a month ago I had pretty much written off candles.

Then I found Low Country Luxe. Todd and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary in Savannah, Georgia …

Fortunately, the answer to the above question is “yes.”  But it’s not easy.

I’m like Charlotte York. And I don’t mean in the adorable, head-band wearing, beautiful, and eternally optimistic way. I am like Charlotte York in the I-am-rigid-and-like-for-my-home-to-be-pristine way. I’m probably the world’s worst roommate– if you’re messy. You’d love me if you’re tidy! Remember on Sex and the City when Charlotte and Harry finally got married and she was so happy? Her only problem was that Harry’s home habits didn’t …

Hey, y’all!

First things first. I need to give myself a proper introduction. My name is Erin, but I’m known around the blogosphere as the Blue-Eyed Bride. I began blogging as a way to keep track of my wedding plans and share them with our family. I was a bride and I have blue eyes, so the Blue-Eyed Bride was born. You can find me at Blue-Eyed Bride.

I’ve been married now just over a year and our first year was a …