One of my dearest friends, Melvin Coston, sings in The Young New Yorkers Chorus. While I’ve sadly never been able to enjoy a concert, he has told me about how much he enjoys the chorus for years.
A non-profit organization, they are seeking donations.
YNYC was started in 2001 as a way for interested volunteer singers [...]
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Donate to The Young New Yorkers Chorus
Posted in Art, Music, New Jersey, new york, tagged chorus, chorus auditions, christmas music, donations, melvin coston, Music, nonprofit, nyc chorus, singing, support the arts, the young new yorkers chorus, wedding music on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fading Light
Posted in Art, New Jersey, Photographer on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We could easily slip into the winter blues – early – with darker days. Not my mother! Melabee Miller blogs this month about finding beauty in the changing light. Enjoy!
Don’t forget to click on her blogroll on the right side of the page to see her photocubes.
Library Wedding
Posted in Seattle, Venue, tagged books, carrie bradshaw, downtown seattle central library, junbug weddings, kevin and megan, kevin strange, library weddings, Megan Tompkins-Stange, real weddings, Seattle, wedding library on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
junebug weddings blogged about our friends’ Megan and Kevin’s wedding in the Seattle Library.
Saying your vows in front of your closest friends and favorite books? Wow. What a great idea!
Read the blog for more photos and details on their colorful and literary wedding.
PS: Yes, yes, Carrie Bradshaw got married in a city library. Megan and [...]
Sign In Book
Posted in Sign In Book, tagged bride, wedding, Sign In Book, travel journal, travel book, handmade book, hand bound book, kristin crane, etsy, place cards, travel, map, new york, union square on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a writer, the sign-in book was an important part of our wedding planning. Happily, I am still quite in love with our sign-in book. It was made to order by Kristin Crane, an artist on Etsy. She even blogged about it!
In the beginning, we looked closely at books in the wedding section of stores and, [...]
Wedding hairpiece
Posted in Makeup, Style, tagged bride, hair piece, hair vine, live love bead, Swarovski, Swarovski crystal, Tony Richards, tony richards photography, wedding, wedding hair, wedding style on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was thinking about how to do my hair for the wedding, I fell in love with a Swarovski crystal hair vine that I saw in a bridal magazine. A hair vine is a swiggly piece for your hair that can be wrapped around your head with bobby pins. The crystal part of it [...]
Forget the Ring Pillow…
Posted in Rings, tagged palomas nest, ring bearer, ring bowl, ring pillow, wedding rings on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We did not have a traditional ring bearer or a ring pillow. Instead, my great Aunt Dora (101 years old) held the rings and the Chief Wonderful Woman, Dr. Yasmin Chaudhri, brought the rings to the judge during the ceremony.
My groom has noted in earlier posts that traditions help to solve problems. In the case [...]
Legally Bound. Under Law.
Posted in Traditions, relationships, tagged bride, chief justice marshall, gay marriage, Goodridge v. Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health, Groom, jon ladd, jonathan ladd, legal marriage, marriage, wedding on October 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My husband and I married one week ago this weekend. We probably won’t know for years what the ceremony and union ultimately signify for us. Immediately, however, we were joined legally. I have the pink, temporary marriage certificate to prove it.
Since noon last Saturday, I have felt both completely different and exactly the same.
We have [...]
Countdown: I do
Posted in Countdown on October 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Big Day is here! I can hardly believe it.
Was I able to sleep after all? Mostly…
I am meeting the Wonderful Women at my parents’ house at 6:30 am (the only downside to an afternoon wedding) to start hair and makeup with the stylist. Then… onto the venue.
You know, more or less, what happens next.
How [...]
Countdown: (1) Rehearsal & Gender Separation
Posted in Countdown on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today feels like the first day of the wedding. I will be meeting my Chief Wonderful Woman with the Mother of the Bride for pedicures and manicures after a very New Jersey lunch of thin crust pizza at my favorite restaurant. Meanwhile, my fiancé and the Gentlemen of the Wedding are having haircuts and shaves.
The [...]
Countdown: (2) Last Preparations
Posted in Countdown, tagged bride, chocolate favors, wedding on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two more days. It is hard to begin these last few blogs with anything less than surprise about how quickly time is moving!
Today is the last day of preparations (we hope!) We are going to drop everything off the venue for the set-up, including table markers, chocolate favors, etc. Last night we took a final [...]
