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Dear Martha,
When I first met you, I thought you were a leeeeetle too fussy for my taste. I flipped through an issue of your mag and couldn’t find one thing that applied to my life. Martha, let’s be real here: I don’t know what a dust ruffle is. For me, milk goes directly from the plastic jug into my coffee and, ergo, into my belly. So, no, I don’t need a method of cleaning and arranging antique creamers. I don’t know why people call curtains “window treatments”, and I don’t understand the purpose of a wall sconce. Is a sconce like a scone? Can I put butter on it and eat it? If not, I am not interested. If I ever host a dinner party, I will proooobably not forage for fallen branches to arrange in milk glass jars, or dabble in dimmers. I’ve never been to an estate sale, and the perfect Sunday morning involves jammies, pancakes, and television, not antiquing.
Despite our disparate lifestyles and views of what constitutes a good party (me: keg, you: fruit kabobs in decorative vases), I have to say, I prefer your wedding magazine to all others. Your Winter 2009 issue was the source for many of our initial decisions, and I will forever adore your approach to non-matching bridesmaid dresses, which I recently emailed to my ladies for inspiration. How cool, elegant, and lovely.
Thank you, Mar, for this. The next time I iron my monogrammed linen napkins, I will pour out a bit of lavender water for you, my homey.
Cheers,
P.Chips
Did your love affair with Martha begin when you started wedding planning? Or did you find her much earlier in life?
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totally unrelated (or maybe not), but i’m realllly diggin’ that short, white dress in the first pic. i’m thinking it’d be uber cute for like a shower or something.
OMG YES! I thought she was just some semi-stuffy, unreal lady who was all into insider trading until the wedding frenzy began. LOVE HER!
Yeah Martha sorta bugs the sh** out of me ever since a show she did where the recipe she was making was a BLT. Gee…however do you make a blt????
Well said!
MSW is the only wedding mag I subscribe to, i avoid the rest like the plague. Summer 2009 is my inspiration. And yes, that short dress is killer.
Hahahhaaha - oh you make me laugh! on a more serious note, I ADORE Martha. 
You said everything I was thinking, couldn’t have said it better!
Ha! Love it! I’ve always loved what Martha did, though I knew there was not a chance I could recreate it.
Agreed! I just got my first issue of MS Weddings last month, and all of a sudden I’ve hopped on the Martha train… even though I couldn’t stand her before. Hers is definitely the best wedding mag. Even the ads in her magazine are better than the rest
martha and i are kind of cool. lol. there are some things that makes me give her the side eye but some of the things are undeniably awesome
best. post. ever.
you crack me up p chips!
This post makes me giggle… I think I finally understand why my friends tease me about being a little like Martha… (in a good way) I’ve always had a dust ruffle on my bed… it’s been hiding all my junk ever I can remember! We’ve had wall sconces in my family living room… and my Gram’s dimmer switch was always a source of facination to me! lol I love antique sales and auctions… and throwing a party definitely involves pulling out some linens and pretty decorations! I’ll even admit it I like to iron napkins! Martha’s stuff can be over the top fancy…but she can be fun too!
Oh, such a good post. I loved Martha before, but some of her stuff is a tad ridiculous.
I have always loved Martha… as in, I subscribed to Martha Stewart Weddings from the 7th grade. Swear. Does it come as a surprise to anyone I know that I now work in the wedding industry? No.
You are the best writer…your posts make me giggle every time! And I’m still reading Martha’s wedding mag 8 months after my wedding. It’s the bests!
I fell in love with Martha a long time ago. My sister started subscribing to MS Living back in HS. Since then, I’ve loved reading all the magazines, including MS Weddings. I LOVE her baking handbook and have made most of the recipes in it.
I took me a while to get along with Martha, but now we do fine :).
I love ALL your posts. You’re awesome. I’ve loved Martha for a long, long time. Since I was 12… *hugs nerd*
My happened LONG before I started wedding planning. My nickname amongst my friends and family is Martha…and my new married last name will be Stewart (I am not kidding).
I love Martha for this same photo… and for the color issue. One of my friends gave me an old edition of the color issue and I had so much fun looking at all the lovely shades and tones of orange, red, yellow, etc.
BTW, have you discovered Martha’s planning tools online? I am sooo using her online seating assignment chart. You upload your guest list from an excel file and then can drag and drop names at tables.
Oh no! I am afraid of this happening … seriously. I’m not a big Martha fan. Never have been … but evvvvvvvvvery once in a while I see something that I think is cute then read that it’s from Martha and attempt to trick my mind into thinking it’s not so cool anymore. It’s a slippery slope I tell ya!
ahhh its like you read my mind! LOVE love her wedding magazine. after the first one i promptly subscribed to her magazine and love everything in it. let’s be honest though how much of it is really her though???
This made me giggle like a little girl.
I HATED Martha before wedding-land. Now I love, well, I don’t know if it’s her, but the people that work for her and put together the wedding stuff.
*swoon*
Ha! Funny letter. For years I had a love hate with Ms. M. It was hate for a long time, but then I got engaged and recognized that it was just all jealousy. That woman is the shiz.
I love her scrapbooking items. And I must admit that I wanted her wedding mag to be the first one I bought once I was engaged. My friend and I went to TWO locations to find it! As if there are places that would not provide this vital resource!
Your the cutest!!
I remember I asked FMIL who Martha was because I heard something about he on the TV about 3 years a go, I was like huh… she sounds cool - fast forward LOTS of months until I saw her wedding website while searching for fabric flowers *drool all over the keyboard* magic happen and now I love her
I’ve always been a martha fan! As a child, I would always come up with table settings and centerpieces for my mom’s dinner parties. I guess I came by it naturally! : )
I’m with you Ms. Potato Chips, I never have liked Martha. Now after looking at all the posts, I think that I will be going out today to buy a copy of the MSW mag. Thanks Gals!
My adoration for Martha is wedding-based only! Like you, I find little application for her in my “real,” day-to-day life. I will probably never have a wall sconce, and even if I call it a window treatment, the thing is still just a curtain, and we both know it.
I didn’t think I’d be huge on Martha either - but turns out she’s amazing!!! I love her innovative ideas and I’m a total DIY-er, so she’s become quite the staple in our house!
you are so cute pchips! I’ve actually always loved martha, but the obsession has definitely grown since I’ve been engaged. Whenever my girlfriends get engaged the first thing I do is get them a year long subscription to MS Weddings!
yes! totally felt the same way until i got engaged and read martha stewart weddings
So, so true. I never would have considered 1/2 of the things that I’m doing for the wedding without MSW.
@Sage: “the thing is still a curtain” Right!!? That’s all I’m saying!
@sweetheart18: I fully support this decision.
@Mrs. Perfume: Plus, she’s got street cred.
@fiftyfootbride: Right! I should be thanking her editors and assistants!
@Miss bliss: Oh Miss Bliss, you should give me lessons in how to be a grown-up!
@skibobrown: I totally agree about the ads!
@Mrs. Mouse: Thanks. Me too; the more mismatched, the better!
“(me: keg, you: fruit kabobs in decorative vases)”
Miss Potato Chips, you have just vaulted into first place as my favorite Bee blogger.
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I’m a Martha addict from WAY back. I attribute my decades long obsession with Feistaware to the divine Ms. M. (seriously what ten year old is at all concerned with dinnerware!?)
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Ms. Potato Chips, Boston/Narragansett RI
Age and Occupation: 29, PhD Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Personal Trainer/Business Owner/Physical Therapy Assistant
Engagement Date: January 1, 2009
Wedding Date: June 2010
Venue: The Narragansett Towers
About Me: A semi-professional bookworm, if I could be a literary character I’d be a cross between Jo March and Jane Eyre, only better accessorized and much lazier. My hobbies include sleeping in, seasonal brews, running, Trader Joe’s, and watching Unwrapped and Good Eats with Mr. Potato Chips. I harbor an irrational fear of tulle, crafts, things that are fussy, and overuse of the phrase "Your Special Day". After a year or seven together, down the aisle we go, slouching toward adulthood and planning a Rhodie party with equal parts whimsy, cheer, and pizza.
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