Last Saturday Lydia and I attended a brunch in Wethersfield for Connecticut bloggers. It was held at
Heirloom Market and organized by the lovely
Nonee, who runs
CT Blogger Babes. There were a little over 25 lovely ladies in attendance for a delicious meal followed by some discussions about how to best reach your blogging potential. I actually learned quite a few tips!
We left the event with goodie bags containing fun little bits and bobs like chapstick, lip gloss and an adorable burned wood spoon. I also won a $75 gift card to
Pearls and Plaid in Old Saybrook. Looks like I'll be planning a weekend visit!
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The beautiful location of our brunch |
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Table setting! Love how I had a postcard of London at my place, perfect for me. |
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The gorgeous table flanked by rows of seeds for sale |
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Everyone getting settled in |
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Lydia checking out the food |
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Food spread! |
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Mini BLTs with uncured Vermont bacon, local greens, tomato, avocado and focaccia |
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Avocado toast with farm to hearth bread, local eggs, cucumber, radish, picked onion |
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Mini BLT, Avocado Toast and Fritata |
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Blueberry tarts |
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Blueberry tart and my pile of business cards! |
I decided to wear my Carven Paris map print dress because I haven't worn it that much this Summer (I did
bring it to Italy, though!) It will forever be one of my favorite dresses. I'm so glad I splurged on it a couple years ago, it's definitely been worth it. I also broke out my rose gold watch for a bit more glam, but the battery died so it was just for looks.
Dress:
Carven Paris Map Print (
Yoox |
Blazer version), Bag:
Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Natural Selection Mini Messenger Bag' (
Saks Fifth Avenue), Sandals:
Cole Haan 'Minetta' (
Amazon), Sunglasses:
Gucci, Earrings:
Mejuri, Watch c/o
Movado
Finally, here are some official event photos by the lovely
Jessica Meade!
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Just look at that setup! |
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Beautiful table |
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Our location |
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Nonee welcoming everyone |
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Setting out the food! |
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Avocado Toast |
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Chatting |
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Nonee taking photos |
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Cheers! |
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Looking over each other's Instagram feeds to give tips! |
It looks like so much fun! I love your hair like this! SO cute!
ReplyDeleteBy Lauren M
That looks like such an amazing event - and I just love what you wore, it's perfect for a brunch!
ReplyDeleteCourtney ~ Sartorial Sidelines
Such a nice event, and that dress really is so gorgeous. Plus the mix of colors lets you play around with how you accessorize it.
ReplyDeleteMy fave map dress ! you look superb and the food looks so good.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a beautiful dress, I like the blue and purple accessories with it too :) Looks like an incredible brunch - the food is so tasty looking it's making me hungry haha!
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was a lot of fun too :)
Hope you are having a great weekend :)
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