a few weeks back, i talked about the fact that it's OK to splurge on yourself for your wedding day by hiring that makeup artist you've been dying to use, because you want to look your best on your big day. i also gave a small mention to something else: letting go. letting go of the expectations you had on the day-of, but even more importantly, letting go to those expectations long after your day has come and gone. and today i wanted to touch on that point just a bit more. i can't even...
today's post is short and sweet. {image by LLD, macaron via macaroon via} i have seen one too many wedding features with gorgeous signage for the sweets bar, only to see macarons listed as macaroons. i never knew the difference myself, until i did a little digging to discover they were two different sweet treats! {via some e cards} i've also seen so many event invites with "your invited" rather than "you're". so today's post is all about taking the extra 2 seconds to make sure you get...
disclaimer: jennie fresa (pictured above) was one of the best investments i made personally for our wedding day. she is probably the most talented makeup artist in the new england area, and i literally checked with her before booking our wedding date. that's how awesome she is, and how important it was to me to have her with me. jennie's team DID NOT do my wedding hair and this post is in no way reflective of her services. in conversations with a few brides-to-be lately, i've heard a...
{personal image, taken during sunrise on day 1 of our honeymoon at the four seasons in maui} We have so many pictures from our honeymoon and trips through the years that have continued to sit right here on my computer - I'm so bad about getting things printed out and up on the wall! Our friends have dubbed us the "small picture people" because in the middle of our spacious walls, we have 1 tiny picture hung sporadically through the apartment. It's actually kind of funny because we never...
{personal image of a page I found in a favorite book taken with instagram. this just makes me happy} Whoa whoa whoa... what a week it's been! Lots of controversy in the wedding world, I tell ya. But lots of loveliness too. I'm going to move forward and stick to the loveliness, though it did feel good to get some thoughts out there this week. Thank you all so much for your comments, they really mean the world to me to know I'm not alone in my feelings. Oh, and just to be clear: on Wednesdays...
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. We arrived back in San Francisco late last night after a wonderful, family and friend-filled 9 days back east. It's always so bittersweet taking that (almost 7 hour) flight back to San Francisco, because we really miss all of our friends and family out here. But we know this is the right place for us to be now, and we're trying to live more in the moment rather than on the edge of our seat thinking of "when are we moving back...
{personal photo} Today's advice is simple. Sign up for coupon websites - sign up for them all. While our favorite date night consists of a night in, a loaf of french bread, some cheese and a bottle of wine, it is nice to change things up every once in a while, without breaking the bank. For Pat's birthday last month, I bought him a flying lesson over the San Francisco bay - he took off, landed, and flew us around SF while the instructor made adjustments here and there and stepped in if...
Scobey Photography This was originally posted on May 10, but due to recent posts I've seen elsewhere, I feel the need to re-post this today in hopes that I can remind us all of this simple fact. Confession: I have about 10 versions of this post saved in drafts. Let's see if today I can get it right. As in all facets of life, trends will come and go, and this is no different in the wedding world. From ruffled, textured dresses to short reception dresses to the anticipated onslaught of...
{Burberry} Yep, see that tie up there? That's the tie Pat wanted to wear on our wedding day. I don't think I ever realized he really wanted to, because he never made a big deal out of it, but I also think my wedding-obsessed mind didn't quite hear it. And to this day, I feel horrible about it. See ladies, your wedding isn't all about you. And don't get me wrong - I swear, I didn't think it was all about me. But in this instance, I should have listened instead of just chugging along, and...
{moshie creations} Hi! Happy Thursday! I'm counting down the minutes to Kali & Duncan's wedding this weekend, but wanted to give you the quickest piece of advice today before I sign off. For those of you who are planning on changing your name (some of you may have already done this), you are probably dreading the email change, because you've had the same email for years, everyone knows that one, and you don't want to lose all the contacts associated with it, right? Well, you don't...
