Blake and Ryan Sure Have Great Taste

As if I needed another reason to love Ryan Reynolds... He and Blake picked a page out of my book of favorites!
The perfect rustic, chic, southern plantation is said to have been the place to be this weekend for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' nuptials! Boone Hall Plantation, just outside of Charleston, is full of charm so not surprising that Blake and Ryan found it the perfect place to say 'I do'! 

The Cotton Dock on the grounds of Boone Hall Plantation is one of Charleston's most popular wedding venues and while it would typically be a tad on the rustic side for me it is about as rustic chic as it gets and provides the perfect backdrop for a fabulous evening celebrating.  

With some beautiful decor like this, it's hard not to love the setting!

Anxiously waiting Blake and Ryan's photogs but until then, this will give you an idea of how beautiful they will be...

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Tuesday's Lowcountry Treasure

Thanks to House of Turquoise for resurfacing this gem a few weeks ago. 

Located in Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina's Lowcountry -- which of course automatically made for love at first site -- this home exhibits southern charm and beauty at it's best. 

Let me take you through this magnificent abode.

First, the exterior.

How about this front porch? And the shutters? Doesn't get much more inviting than this, and frankly, with a porch like this, you hardly even need to go inside (but it's too good not to so hang on a sec.)

Love the turquoise shutters... 

...and the gas lanterns!

This outdoor living room on the porch is fit for a king!

And the back porch - just a great as the front!

 Love the brick fireplace...

...and every beach home of course needs a swing!

Now, time to peek inside. 

We'll start with the kitchen.

This open kitchen is about as close to perfect as it gets in my book.

The beautiful mahogany floors 

The Living Room -- dreamy! 

Even this stairwell - fabulous!

Great bedrooms!

Kiawah on My Mind...

There is a special place in South Carolina very near and dear to my heart (which, in case it has slipped your mind, I have been telling you about it for years!) I have been lucky enough to spend nearly 28 years visiting this slice of heaven, 30 miles south of Charleston.

This week that special place is in the spotlight as it hosts the 2012 PGA Championship... 

...and I literally cannot stop thinking about how much I want to be there 

(on the beach, but the course will do, too!)

Kiawah Island, South Carolina is the place to be for the next four days as the world's best golfers rival it out on The Ocean Course Golf Course. As the world watches golfers drive and putt their way through the links, I hope you can catch a glimpse of how beautiful the low country is and in particular this heavenly barrier island.
I'll have you know, I will be watching, drooling, near tears, pining to be there, living vicariously through my friends who are there, and day dreaming of one day having a "beach cottage" there of my own!

While the course does not lack anything to look at, it is house-free so I thought I would share just one of the many, many, many glamorous homes that are just beyond the course which you won't get to see. Let me reiterate, this is just one... I can't even begin to tell you how many beautiful homes are on the island -- especially in the Vanderhorst Plantation area closest to the golf course.

And, I should mention, this beautiful beach front Flyway Drive abode can be yours (in which case, I'm happy to be a live-in maid, cook, babysitter, house sitter, take your pick!) 

Oh, to wake up every morning and walk this perfect mile-wide beach.... one day, my friends, one day!

Monday's Marvel on Church Street

A girl can dream...

And dream of calling this Charleston Church Street abode my own, I will! 

A Charleston marvel for sure!

Cheers to a marvelous week!!

Private courtyard complete with a saltwater pool

Newly renovated kitchen and family room.

Absolutely love the colors and the updated pitched roof!