Monogrammed Life By The Sea: Naples, FL

Last weekend, we travelled down to Adam's home town of Naples, FL to witness the marriage of his sister, Casey, to our now brother-in-law Julian. We absolutely love visiting Naples. Everything about the city is inspiring. The beaches and clear water are picturesque, lawns are lushly landscaped and neatly manicured, the residents are put together and adorned in their LIlly Pulitzer, and the houses perfectly capture the coastal southern charm Adam and I strive to achieve.

When we first realized that we were going to commit to designing our custom dream home last September, we immediately turned our next visit to Naples into an inspiration gathering trip. We would spend the days driving around our favorite neighborhoods snapping pictures of our dream houses. It was fun to go back this weekend, now that this dream is more tangible, and gather even more inspiring images and fresh ideas. Here are some of our favorites that we came across.....

Although totally un-related to house design, I have to share a pic from my sister-in-law's wedding. The weather was absolute perfect! The ceremony was in the park at Lowdermilk Beach in front of a gorgeous banyan tree and the reception was at the groom's Greek Orthodox church. Now, having a best friend who is Jewish, I have been to my fair share of fun Jewish weddings. However, this was my first Albanian wedding. Similar to the Greek and Jewish receptions, this celebration can be summed up in one word.... ENERGY! There was so much dancing and tradition, it was a blast. Adam and I definitely worked off our wedding cake and champagne that night! Even my dad joined in on the circle dancing.