I’ve been thinking a lot lately about tradition.  At every turn in the wedding planning process, I find a friend or relative completely aghast at my choice not to wear a veil, not to throw a bouquet, not to have a first dance, not to have a cake-cutting.  To me, certain traditions are very important:  the ceremony itself, the ceremony …

The hubby and I are celebrating our very first anniversary today. It’s been an AMAZING year spent with my best friend. I am so crazy in love with him! I brag on him to everyone, and yes, I do believe he’s the best husband ever!

My true wedding confession?  I forgot the seating chart and E had to …

Reader Linh writes in to say:

My dress is an ivory strapless dress with a gold sash, and the bridesmaids dresses are floor length charcoal gray. I have been trying to do up inspiration boards for the 3 color combinations but I don’t get a sense of cohesion. I’d like to incorporate burgundy (but am afraid it may be too dark …

Although the title of this post makes me feel a little like I’m writing a middle school essay, I was intrigued by the recent thread on the many ways a wedding can be “green.” Though green is not a prominent color in my wedding palate, my wedding seems to be “green” on at least five levels:

1. We are getting married …

We’re so excited this week to welcome our second guest blogger!

I’m your guest blogger this week — call me “Davash.” A soon-to-be lawyer living in New York City, I am planning an August 3, 2008 wedding that will take place in Central Park…a full three days after I sit for the New York Bar Exam. I am looking forward to …

Miu Miu ballet flats via Barneys

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I thought you might enjoy a little snippet of my planning status, since weekends basically consist of me and my DIY projects!

Anne and I went through my to-do list yesterday and realized that there are 44 DIY projects in total, and here is the status:

3 are 100% complete
7 have partial completion percentages

That leaves a whopping 34 TO GO (plus the 7 partials)!  …

Kelly is marrying in August of this year and has chosen a color theme of black white and green. She’s going for a laid back vibe.

Image Credits: Pronovias, Ceci New York, Anthropologie, WeddingBee, Perfect Bound, Ludwig Photography.

E posted a lot of great ideas for using black, white and green here and here.

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How lovely does this inn look for a wedding or honeymoon?

Henderson Park Inn
Destin, Florida.

It’s a crazy day in the real world everyone!

I’ve been doing some searching for out of town basket photos, because it’s definitely a project I’m going to undertake.  These are such a great idea and so easy and inexpensive to DIY.  Anne did her own gorgeous baskets for around $2.50 each and they were a hit!

Here are my favorite little …