Shire party

It's been a very very busy week, and I've spent most of it inside doing work. So when I recently saw pictures from a beautiful outdoor reception, it made me really want to go to an outdoor party full of white lights, good food, cold champagne, and warm breezes under old trees - exactly the kind of party Bilbo Baggins had! (See below if you are not a huge nerd and LOTR's lover like me.) The following pictures (the original inspiration for this post) are from a Malibu wedding via Unruly…

With the release of the final Hobbit film on the 12th December, we thought we’d give you a little wedding inspiration…Middle Earth style! For all of you Lord of the Rings & Hobbit fans – did you know that you can get married and celebrate your wedding in The Shire?

It's bound to happen sooner or later: you're having a nice conversation with your gardening friends, and someone drops a name of someone they say was "one of the greatest gardeners ever," and you've never heard of them before. Worse, smiles of recognition appear on every face but yours. Don't worry—here's what you need to know.