Archive for the ‘Wedding’ Category

Loving myregistry.com…

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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I just discovered myregistry.com when two of my friends registered for their wedding.  I love,love,love this concept, it’s finally an organized way to register for lots of the items that you really love that happen to be at smaller stores.  For instance, they registered for products from A+R, and all sorts of amazing design objects from other small boutiques.   You can also register to bigger stores all in one website, i.e. Target,Crate&Barrel and all the other usual places, and you can set up a honeymoon fund,or house fund too!

Off to a wedding…

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
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I’m so excited for one of my best friends weddings this week, it’s in upstate NY and is going to be a blast. (I love this mag tear, from Moodboard)

Another bridesmaid dress…

Friday, May 1st, 2009
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I’m also a bridesmaid for another wedding that is coming up in 32 days!  We all are wearing beige dresses, so this is the one I picked.  It’s by BCBG Generation.  I’m loving that my friends are letting us all pick our own dresses, we are all soooo glad to not be stuck with old fashioned satin dresses!

On the hunt for a black dress…

Friday, May 1st, 2009
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I’m on the hunt for a nice black dress.  I’m a bridesmaid in a wedding coming up, and I’m loving the bride for suggesting we all just get black dresses (everyone loves an excuse to shop for a black dress!).  I love this lacey dress by Catherine Malandrino.
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This DVF dress is really cute too, I love the neckline.
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It’s not really appropriate for the event, but it would be a great summer dress (by James Perse).

Wedding Belles…

Sunday, March 1st, 2009
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The other week I had the chance to go wedding dress shopping with one of my dearest friends.  We found an amazing dress, success!  For those of you on a similar hunt, I strongly suggest checking out Nordstrom’s site for their wedding dress section.  The above BCBG dress is gorgeous in person (although I hate the way it is styled above).
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I love this BCBG dress too.
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This one is also BCBG, and really pretty, and super femme.
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This Philip Lim dress is perfect for a modern bride having a city wedding.
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I love the personality of this Anna Sui dress.
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And for those that can pull off mod looks, this DVF number could be really fun, especially for a tropical destination wedding.

Our ‘real wedding’ in Martha Stewart…

Monday, September 15th, 2008
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Here is our spread in Martha Stewart Weddings!
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The ceremony in front of the horse barn.
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The bouquet.
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Leo and I after the ceremony.
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Thank you cards (with amazing typography by Bird and Banner, thank you!).  And two of my childhood friends/bridesmaids with a single peony each.
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The flower girls and ring bearer.
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My father and I dancing.
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The place setting.
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Lavender sachets we filled with dried lavender and hand stamped for guests to throw at the end of the ceremony.
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Table place cards and apple butter gifts featuring Bird and Banner‘s typography.

More Wedding Present Ideas…for the chef

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Over the weekend lots of people were asking me what to give as a wedding present….a belated wedding present.  So, since some time has passed for this gift, cash in my mind would be tasteless…so it’s going to take a more sentimental or thoughtful gift.  My immediate reaction was, do something to allow the couple to go on a date.  If they have kids, volunteer to babysit and get them a gift certificate to a cute local restaurant.  If budget is an issue, splurge on fun food prep items in a theme of a certain type of cooking you know the couple enjoys.

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While making dinner tonight, I was thinking about how much I love my antique juicer and my fancy zester (from Williams-Sonoma).  A cute antique juicer is easy to find on ebay or at almost any antique mall.  I personally love the jadite style or, like mine a depression era green glass style.

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Grilling is always a great theme.  I’ve been lusting after this burger press for a while. These cute seasonings and a electronic meat thermometer can make excellent add-ons.  I also recently purchased a spatula from this set at Williams-Sonoma which I love, as well as this amazing Grill Wizard from Amazon.

Wedding Season…what to give? part 1

Sunday, July 20th, 2008
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Here’s an idea if the couple loves to cook.  These grilling pans are beautiful objects and look like so much fun.  I’ve never seen anything like them before, but apparently they are inspired by the chefs of Spain’s Basque country and are made for cooking shrimp,sliced veggies, and all those other things that always fall through the grill rack.

Finally found a dress…

Monday, June 9th, 2008
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After looking over the Nordstrom dress selection for a good couple hours, I finally made a decision on what to wear to Leo’s brother’s wedding. I decided on this Trina Turk dress. I love the silk jersey fabric (should be great for dancing!) and the back of the dress has a really nice metal ring detail. My other choice was the below Theory dress, I love the print, but it didn’t feel dressy enough for the occasion.
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I also helped my mom find a great crochet dress at Lilly Pulitzer that she is going to look fabulous in.

What to wear?

Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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Leo’s brother is getting married next weekend, and I’m trying to find the perfect dress. I’m loving this Milly dress.

Inspired Weddings…Calligraphic cakes and relaxed flowers

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
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Here are some of my favorites from the Fall issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. I love the concept of the calligraphic cakes and the soft relaxed look of these flowers.

Inspired Weddings…Magical India

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
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I love this spread from last months Nippon Vogue. There are so many amazing ideas for an Indian inspired wedding.

Philip Crangi…at Erie Basin

Thursday, September 6th, 2007
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The other day Joy posted about, Erie BASIN a cute online shop (with a physical shop in Red Hook, NY).  Philip Crangi’s rings are my personal favorites. I love the simplicity of these rings, plus they would make really cute wedding or engagement rings! The pricing is also very accessible, ranging from $160-$385.

Back from a lovely vacation…

Friday, July 20th, 2007
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Leo and I are finally back to our normal routine here in the states. We had an amazing time traveling around Sardinia and Puglia. Above is one of my most favorite places that we stayed at, called the Truli Country House. Truli’s are ancient mud round structures with brick-like pointed tops (as in the top picture).

Bon Voyage!

Thursday, July 5th, 2007
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So Leo and I just got married, and we are off to Italy for our honeymoon! So I won’t be posting over the next 2 weeks, please check back upon our return. Shown above are the cake toppers we used. They are custom made by Ann Wood. I love the way she patchworked the bodies with our own printed fabrics.