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Oh how exciting, and hello there new readers! I came home to a rash of new comments, and discovered that the lovely and inspiring A $10,000 Wedding did a post about my little blog! Practical and thrifty weddings unite! We can have one really great party (but I’d bring your own a flask). Anyway, I spent years as a non-profit event planner, and now I’m planning my own wedding, and blogging about all of the beautiful and slightly nuts things I’m finding out in bride land. I’m not going to lie, I’m spending a little more then $10,000 on my wedding, but in my defense, I live in San Francisco, and it’s EXPENSIVE here. I’m spending $10,000 in Kansas dollars.

In other news, I’m launching a collaborative project later this week, so check back. It’s going to be exciting, and I’m going to need your help.

I don’t have much to say about this picture, except, um, I like it, this is the mood I’m going for. And David won’t let me get away with this much pink. It’s not ever going to happen.

Basically, I just like to post something pretty every day. Now you know my motivations.

Photo via {frolic}

Continue reading Peonies and Polaroids Lovely RSVP Cards

A Little Bit of Magic

Speaking of whimsy, I love this photo of Sara & Martin’s wedding over at One Love Photo. Heather’s work is charming, whimsical, and pretty (and I admit it, I’m a sucker for pretty). I’m in love with Sara’s wedding dress, which is of course a Chrissy Wai-Ching dress. David’s brother is getting married this fall (it’s a joyful year) and my future sister-in-law will be wearing a Wai-Ching dress. I would wear a Wai-Ching dress on almost every day of the year, but deep down I know I want something white and lace for my wedding day, so my search continues…


This weekend was beautiful and sunny in San Francisco, so I got to go out and play a bit. Not David though, unless you count studying for law school finals as playing, which I do not. Anyway, I finally got to go to the Pirate Supply Store (826 Valencia) and I was reminded that one of the things I like best about San Francisco is it's delightful sense of play and whimsy. The sell lard! They sell penny whistles! They sell multi colored eye patches! Sadly, they do not sell parrots! Or monkeys!

I can hear you right now thinking to yourself: "This is nice and all lady, but how in the heck are you going to tie this back to weddings?" Well, ah-ha, I will and I can. David and I love both whimsy and all things ridiculous and we clearly need a healthy dose of it in our wedding. And I take inspiration where I can get it.
Continue reading Found Inspiration: Whimsy (but sadly no monkeys)

One more for the cake topper file. If there is anything David loves *almost* as much as monkeys, it’s penguins! Rainsend over on Etsy makes these custom. We’d definitely want them to be a little less traditional penguins (no bows please), but I mean, they are pretty funny. And I like how the girl penguin is talktalktalking away. Not like anyone I know… achem… cough.