Wedding experts say that at least a third of all proposals occur over the holidays. That’s a lot of proposals.
I wonder how they will happen and how the couples met.
Who doesn’t enjoy reading love stories? It can be embarrassing, though, to read them in a fashion magazine filled with makeup and wedding diet [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Lovey Dovey Words
Posted in Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My great aunt recently asked me about the personalized wedding poems. She wanted to know, “where do you find all the lovely dovey words?”
That’s a good question.
Writing personalized wedding poems involves inspiration from clients’ answers to the questionnaires, things I’ve seen and heard and even my own experiences.
Teaching poets will often discuss the “emotional [...]
Interview with Angela Liguori, an Italian graphic designer in Boston who specializes in custom made invitations
Posted in Invitations, Starting to plan, tagged Angela Liguori, Boston, graphic designer, Italian, wedding invitations, weddings on December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thank you to Angela Liguori for taking some time during the busy holiday season to share her expertise and advice about wedding invitations. Don’t miss her website with more gorgeous images. Find out what she’s been up to recently on her blog.
The language on an invitation can be a tricky thing. Do you have [...]
Guest Blog: Hans Noel Contemplates Wedding Traditions and Choices (Part II)
Posted in Guest Blogs, Traditions, tagged Ceremony, guest blog, Hans Noel, honeymoon, registry, tradition, Traditions, weddings on December 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here is the final installment in my fiancé’s blog on tradition. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.
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Yesterday, I wrote about the value of tradition, even to a tradition-shunning couple like us. We don’t want to do anything just because everyone else is doing it. But we will be following some traditions. [...]
Guest Blog: Hans Noel Contemplates Wedding Traditions and Choices (Part I)
Posted in Guest Blogs, Traditions, tagged giving away the bride, guest blog, Hans Noel, tradition, Traditions, wedding, weddings on December 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My fiancé and I have been discussing tradition at length. He kindly agreed to share some of his thoughts on the blog. Hope you’ll add yours in the Comments section.
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Tradition
If you haven’t noticed, tradition isn’t going to figure heavily in our wedding. Chloe’ doesn’t want the traditional dress, the traditional ceremony, or the traditional anything.
And, [...]
Guest Blog: Elisabeth von Uhl shares invitation expertise
Posted in Guest Blogs, Invitations, tagged Elisabeth von Uhl, Guest, Invitations, letterpress, Ocean Sea, search, thermograph, weddings on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Poet Elisabeth von Uhl, author of Ocean Sea, shares her search for a beautiful wedding invitation. Thanks, Elisabeth!
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Like the relationship, the wedding is also a practice in compromise. Luckily for me, my husband-to-be was pretty supportive of the decisions I made regarding the wedding. He had bought into the idea that girls plan their [...]
Choosing the right wedding photographer: an interview with Tony Richards
Posted in Photographer, Starting to plan, tagged choosing a photographer, DC, engagement, engagement photos, love, photography, photojournalism, Tony Richards, Washington DC, wedding, wedding photography on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We’ve all been to weddings where we’ve watched the wedding party awkwardly pose before a fake column or lawn. We’ve seen the obligatory kiss and the hand holding. Nothing looks natural. Everyone looks like a bad actor in a pretend wedding.
You don’t need those pictures, but you do want a visual memory of the [...]
Stop the voices in my head! (But don’t stop all the voices.)
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone has an opinion about everything and so do you. These voices are often in conflict, especially when it is about something as important (and frankly expensive) as a wedding.
As we are planning a wedding, we hear imagined voices and actual voices offering unsolicited advice. (Your best friend wants you to hire her mother [...]
The Dress: Real Life Weddings
Posted in Dress, Starting to plan, tagged designer, dress, love, shoes, wedding on December 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My fiancé recently went to a tux shop to inquire about the options. The salesperson asked what color his bride’s dress would be, “white or off white.” Being the perfect man for me, he laughed.
As we know, there are countless wedding dress styles, colors and details that can be chosen or added to make [...]
Good eats on the big day
Posted in Cooking, Starting to plan, Venue, tagged Cooking, cuisine, food, love, tasting, venue, wedding on December 10, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I am in love with my fiancé, poetry, good food, and autumn. Probably in that order. (I also like Italy, but that’s for another post.)
As you might have guessed, good food at our wedding is *very* important to me. I simply like eating and cooking.
I love to cook. My fiancé jokes that most people [...]
