February Is Carnivale

Who doesn't enjoy dressing up and having fun with friends? 

Carnivale in Italy is a huge winter festival that usually happens in the middle of February. Different types of festivities are celebrated throughout the towns of Italy. You can either discover large parades with extravagant floats, music festivals or tons of parties. 

This year we decided to dress up as... you guessed it. #twoshells 

We had our own D.I.Y moment, using our knowledge of pattern making from school, we constructed two shells and two oversized pearls. Dressed in all black, we created the greatest costume ever!

Although, we had a rainy carnivale, #twoshells did not let it damp their plans. Nicola hosted a small gathering with a few of our close friends. Enjoyed some baked brownies and delicious martinis and played a round of Kings. The night ended with girls starting their own little dance floor in Nicola's living room, which made our night! 

Don't forget the name #TWOSHELLS

xo Nicola & Stephanie

Positano

Positano Picture perfect something right out of a movie. Its one of those places where you have to see it to believe it. Now being back in toronto nestled on the couch with a hot cup of tea watching the snow fall there is nothing better to do then go back through pictures of those hot summer days when you were on vacation and all you cared about was soaking up the sun and enjoying the fresh sea air. That is exactly what took me to this magical place. It was a hot day in early september. We made the drive along the amalfi coast in our fiat 500 sun roof down wind in my air. I decided to go for a teal blue wrap dress something elegant light and fun. With a sparkly teared necklace and my round old fashioned sunglasses. It was the perfect attire for a day like this. To enjoy a lovely lunch on a cliff looking down on Positano and the waterfront. Nothing could have been more perfect or romantic. 

"A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see." --Samuel Johnson -

 xo Nicola 

Colour Schemes

Now choosing colours for your wedding is probably one of the most important things you will do upon planning your wedding! Making it especially hard when you have so many wonderful colour pallets to chose from. That is why I decided one day to go through pinterest and save any colour schemes that I adored, and with out even knowing it I had chosen the same image 3 times. And the rest was history. Never in a million years would i have thought pink would be in my colours for my wedding but it just so happens that i decided to go with these colours,antique pink, champagne, and a creamy white. Going along with my Marie Antoinette inspired theme for the days events. I will be the Queen france loved and adored before they found out she spent all there money. 

Let me know what you think about this elegant and delicate colour pallet. 

xo Nicola&Stephanie

Capri

Sometimes I can't help but feel unbelievably grateful to be living in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. To have such history, culture, and beauty right outside your doorstep can sometimes be so overwhelming you forget to look. That is why my fiancee and I decided to take a road trip from Sicily to the Amalfi coast! A short 8 hours later we arrived in bellissima Sorrento! On one of our days discovering this stunning piece of earth, we decided to take a boat tour to the island of Capri. Having gone shopping the day before, I had the perfect attire for such an event. I decided to wear an almalfitano outfit made from olive green linen with loose-fitting lace details. It was just perfection. I paired this with my hair tied up in braids and pearl earrings. We discovered all the magical coves of the island and I even took a dip in the most famous blue grotto. Nothing could have been more perfect or more romantic than this day. 

                   

Crystal clear waters 

The famous blue grotto 

More to come on my road trip through the amalfi coast next stop Positano... 

xo Nicola  

Part 2: After School Retreat

Can you imagine that this is our view on our drive to and from school, so much inspiration and beauty that surrounds us every single day.
We are two very lucky Canadian girls being able to embrace this beautiful town.
Giving us the perfect back drop for fun photo shoots like this one just because we can.
All black and gold everything as we let the baroque City of Modica do all the talking. 

 Gold knots 

oh hey girl hey ! 

"what if I fall? Oh but darling what if you fly" - E.H. 

xo Nicola & Stephanie