Blake Lively is stunning on the cover of Allure magazine for the October 2012 issue, out on newsstands September 25.

Here’s what the 25-year-old Gossip Girl actress and newlywed had to share with the mag:

On how she feels about her life: “Right now, I’m so peaceful…I’ve never been happier in my life. It’s the choice that you have to wake up every day and say, ‘There’s no reason today can’t be the best day of my life.”

On her body: “I obviously have plenty of imperfections on my body, but I’d rather have a little bit of cellulite and go do a food trip and try every ice cream place in the South.”

On her wanting children: “I’ve always wanted a big family. Oh, I’d love 30 [children] if I could.”