Head on over to Studio Swoon!!

Come party with us at everswoon and check out the new home of walks with Bella, STUDIO SWOON!

Pop the bubbly and #dancetildawn with us on twitter as we celebrate the launch of Ever Swoon!

See you there!  

x - tamra & Bella

Tomorrow is the day! 3-7-12

I'm incredibly happy to announce my boutique event planning company, ever swoon, is going LIVE this Wedding Wednesday, 3-7-12.   The website and my new blog, Studio Swoon, will be live and ready to party all Wednesday.  Be sure to stop by and follow me on twitter as I #dancetildawn with the overwhelming joy I will have upon the birth of Ever Swoon.   Every one is invited to SWOON!

Victoria of Vmac and Cheese is graciously hosting me today.  Come on over to find out a little bit more about me and  inspiration behind ever swoon.  Thank you, V!

Are you ready to party?? Who is in??  Let me know via tweets at #dancetildawn

x - tamra  & Bella 

My nephew, the super blogger!

I'm so obsessed with my nephew, almost every single photo we have together I'm looking at him.  How could you not though, Maximino is the cutest!!  Not only is he incredibly adorable, but he is also a super blogger!!  Calling all super moms, moms to be, and Houstonian's, Max's Blog Mad Max and Family is taking the web by storm.  What do you expect from a toddler who reads the NY Times, drinks Scotch, and BLOGS?   He just revamped his site and I am one PROUD Auntie Tam.  

Hop on over and check out this trendsetting toddler!  He is also on FB and twitter.  What does my nephew not do?  :)

Stay tuned for some very special announcements coming up!! It's our last week here at walks with Bella before we are at ever swoon's blog full time.  So much to be thankful for and celebrate.  

Hope you are having a great week!

x - tamra & Bella

Today's Mantra

*via pinterest

Honeymoon Haute

Happy Wedding Wednesday, Lovelies!!

Recently, I've been trying to clean up my ol' pinterest.  It's amazing how many pins one can acquire!!  

While organizing the pin madness, I created a couple of new little boards, one of which is called STYLE: Honeymoon Haute.  I can't wait to scour the web to pin the best attire for the newlyweds first getaway.  Below is a recent pin that will have you #honeyswooning!  

Can't you just imagine relaxing on the beaches of Capri in this darling one piece from Missoni?  The playful ruffled neck adds a touch of femininity to the undoubtedly sexy low cut front and back.  

Was your or will your honeymoon destination acquire beach wear?

x - tamra 

Photo shoot wrap ups!

Happy Happy Monday, lovelies!  It is an absolutely beautiful happy day here in the city, and the mood is contagious.  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  As you can tell from my blogging absence, I've been happily consumed with the launch of ever swoon.  First, I would like to say Thank YOU so so so much for all the support, encouragement, and kind words on the launch.  I'm so very grateful to have y'all in my corner!

For those who follow my instagram  or ever swoon's facebook page you've probably seen some behind the scene shots from the photo shoots we had this past week.  Below are some of those behind the scenes shots. 

 The above pics are from the event design photo shoot I planned with an incredible group of vendors, we can't wait to share with you next month!  

Florist - G! Designs , Stationary - Ana Dolan, Couture Invitations, Photography - Erik Colonese

Yesterday, I donned my favorite gold Nicole Miller dress in the spirit of the Oscars for ever swoon's website photo shoot.   I was nervous at first, but my amazing team made the entire experience incredible.  We kept the champagne flowing and jammed out to some great play lists.  What's currently on your fav playlist?

Photography - Chris Owyoung, Hair and Makeup - Tara Segall, Style assistant - Ashley Leutner 

x - tamra 

1st Bloggiversary!

One year ago today, I posted on walks with Bella for the first time.  Allow me to take you back in time, to the very post that started it all...

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Once upon a blog...

“Once upon a time”… the quintessential opening line for all fairy tales and yet somehow it seems to have the perfect fit to my story.   Perhaps, it is because my story started with a dream.  Girl from Texas falls in love with New York City.  She graduated, sold everything she owned, packed her bags, said "i'll see you soon" to the most amazing family and friends, told her precious Boston Terrier, Bella, she would bring her to the city as soon as she can and moved to Manhattan.

In 4 1/2 years, she landed a job in the biggest beauty company in the world, met the man of her dreams, hosted visits (adventures) with friends/family from TX, made fabulous new friends, moved into a soho loft with said man, received Confirmation within the Catholic Church, experienced an out of this world proposal, which included Bella and most recently married her knight in shining armor (akaTom Ford tux),  on the most beautiful and perfect day....

Photo by Brian Dorsey Studios

New York City, where dreams are made.   These are my dreams, inspirations and things I love.  These are my walks with Bella.

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Today, I celebrate my Bella, my heart beat at my feet that continues to inspire me.

I also celebrate this blogging community who has shared my walks with Bella for the past year.  

 I feel truly blessed to have connected with so many kindred spirits.  walks with Bella has allowed my creative side to soar and I appreciate the support I've received.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I'm happy to announce that ever swoon's website and blog will be launching next week!  The exact launch date will be revealed shortly and I couldn't be more excited!!  In the meantime, my incredible and lovely branding genius, Erika of small shop, is sharing some SNEAK PEAKS and Behind the Scenes on ever swoon's website and blog.  Head on over to see a BIG REVEAL on my new blog!!!  I'm pretty much having a dance party all day I'm so excited.   Be sure to sign up for my e-blasts to stay up to date on when I am officially moving from walks with Bella.  In case you were wondering, Bella completely understands why we are moving blogs and she will have a big part in our new website. x

x - tamra & Bella


P.S. As you can imagine, things have been quite active getting ready for launch, so I appreciate your patience as I get back to your emails and comments.  I can't wait to dive into each one of your messages and blog posts.  So much excitement going on, please catch me up!