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A big thank you to Elizabeth Ann Designs for featuring A Practical Wedding as blog of the week (and for calling me hilarious. I mean, we all know I'm honest, but hilarious might be up for debate.) Also, welcome to new readers, come join the party!

If you don't read Elizabeth Ann Designs (which is probably impossible in the wedding blog world), you must check them out. They are doing purple week this week, and anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE all things sparkly and purple, and that David is just not going to let that fly at our wedding. I suggested a sparkly purple tux and everything, and he told me to put down the d*mn Martha Stewart, and snap back to reality.
Continue reading Thank You, and Welcome!

To celebrate the California Supreme Court Ruling on gay marriage, Jessamyn Harris is giving away free wedding photography for a same sex wedding taking place at San Francisco or Santa Rosa City hall this summer. Above a photo of Jessamyn’s wedding at San Francisco City Hall, so you can see why she’s so excited about this! Check out her website to find out all the details, and please email this around to anyone you know who might be interested. Jessamyn will pick the couple who’s story captures her imagination the most. I can’t wait to see the pictures!

I'm posting these lovely wedding invitations with images of Brooklyn because we left our home in Brooklyn with a moving van filled will all our earthly belongings exactly one year ago today. It feels like just moments ago, but today I'm overwhelmed with longing for New York, all of our sweet east coast friends, hot summers, Olive Vine Cafe, the subway, Prospect Park, and nights in Park Slope where it seemed like you were in Paris.
Continue reading One Year Ago Today

Now that I’ve talked about the fact that I think expensive bridesmaid gifts are overrated, I’m going switch it up and show you my favorite bridesmaid gift of all time:
This necklace is inlaid with drops of silver representing the seven sisters constellation. For the girls that are like sisters to you. Awwww….

If you want to get them jewelry, get them something like this. Personal, handcrafted, lovely.

Sisterhood pendant by Blue Poppy Jewelry, another kick *ss idea via Mighty Goods.

So, since it's a holiday week here in the states I thought I'd post most some more frothy, slightly less practical goodness. I don't know about you, but I've been stressed out lately, and I need some stress relief!

Emily, over at Emily Style came up with the neat idea of buying some clothes and tucking them away for her honeymoon (they are going on a americana road trip). That way you have cute outfits for your honeymoon snapshots, and clothes you will look back fondly on as honeymoon clothes. So when I saw this dress, I immediately thought of it as a honeymoon dress.
Continue reading Honeymoon Clothes

I’m off for some southern California vacation. Sitting by the pool, walking on the beach, sleeping in, soaking up the sun, time with family, toasting David’s brother’s engagement.

I’ll see you Monday. Lots of good stuff is coming your way next week, stay tuned.

Happy Fourth of July!

Photo from The Dancing Mermaid’s flickr stream