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LHoward is selling beautiful ivory Melissa Sweet “Jillian” gown. The new dress is a sample size 10. Inquire about price.
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I’m sure you have all noticed the current trend of mustache props in engagement and wedding photos. ‘What is that all about?’ you might have wondered to yourself. Well, I have no idea but I know I like it!! And when I saw these on OnceWed I knew I had to have them!
In my last post, I described the meltdown that I had on the day before our wedding. That evening, I had just enough time to shower, throw my hair into a sloppy ponytail, and throw on one of my favorite vintage dresses before the rehearsal began. I was very excited and overwhelmed when we arrived and saw our families, bridal party and friends at our venue. I was also very dizzy! Yes, I had made a classic mistake—I didn’t eat anything all day due to stress, and didn’t realize it until I was about to pass out. Luckily, my maid of honor had a Nutrigrain bar in her purse. I felt the stress edge away as our rehearsal began and my stomach stopped growling. 
I will pass on showing you our rehearsal photos, and skip to the rehearsal dinner!
Mr. Taffy and I were so excited to arrive at our rehearsal dinner! Do you recognize this dress? I wore it to Mrs. Stiletto’s wedding!
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I’m not sure if we actually made it right on time like I promised myself we would, but regardless, we were finally at the Church and ready to roll.
I was ushered downstairs to see my dad and to put on my veil. My dad and I have such a close relationship, and while I’m not your typical Daddy’s girl, we have a bond that has kept our relationship strong through some tough times. My Dad is also adopted, and as I was growing up I always felt like he and I were somehow “soul mates”. My brother is my parents’ biological child, so while we were all pretty close-knit, my dad and I had that special connection.
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From the moment I had my mind set on collecting fabrics to make our dinner napkins, I’ve been trying to find other ways to incorporate the fabrics to make our day seem more cohesive. So far, I’ve come up with ways to incorporate different fabrics into our centerpieces as flowers, on our attendants as boutonnieres (an idea I’m totally, uh, borrowing from Miss Moonbeam!), as a part of our favors, and into the invitations. Thankfully, the internet is full many, many creative and like-minded brides… I’m finding inspiration all over the place!
A few weeks ago, I saw a real wedding featured on 100layercake that made my jaw drop. Seriously. It was like wedding porn created just for me. I squealed, wished that I was as talented as the bride, and then saved the link into my favorites.
Although every DIY detail was the-cutest-thing-I’ve-ever-seen, one image stood out above all others:
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Moments after leaving the nonsucky bridal show held at the historic Towers in Narragansett, Mr. Potato Head and I held an in-depth summit in which we listed, mulled over, and debated the merits versus disadvantages of potentially holding our wedding at the aforementioned venue:
Me: Should we just like… have the wedding here?
Him: Um, yeah!
And so it was! Who said wedding planning was difficult (har har har)? The space had everything we could dream of: sweeping views of and easy access to the beach, a cozy interior, ample dance floor, a nearby bar for the after party… plus we fell in love with the history of the venue.
From the website:
The famous Towers remains Narragansett’s strong link to its past. The bold span, which crosses the town’s scenic Ocean Road, is a reminder of Narragansett’s Gilded Age—that opulent period around the turn of the century when “Narragansett Pier” rivaled a then even-more-prominent Newport in terms of sumptuousness and social prestige.
Fancy! Having done a bit of scholarly research on hobnobber novelist and scenester Henry James, I immediately tried to ascertain whether he’d ever visited the Towers (results are inconclusive, so I’m going to assume yes). Ditto Edith Wharton. Oh, be still be my nerdy heart!
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Mr. Rainbow and I have a history of keeping our Thanksgivings pretty low-key. I think that stems from being “un-invited” to my FMIL’s Thanksgiving Dinner in 2007, the first year we were together… and yes, you heard that right. Un-invited. Anyway, moving on… after calling my mom half-way to tears that year, she invited us down to South Florida to spend Thanksgiving with her, even though she doesn’t generally celebrate Thanksgiving. We thought about it, but decided we’d just have our own little Thanksgiving at home - just me, him, and our dog, Sophie.
When Thanksgiving 2008 rolled around, we stuck to the plan: me, him, Sophie, Spade (our new furry addition), and way too much food. Little did I know, this year’s Thanksgiving would take on a whole new meaning. Let’s start at the beginning:
Thanksgiving morning started out pretty calmly, but that didn’t last very long. This had to be the Thanksgiving where nothing went right. The thermometer was broken, we didn’t have a turkey baster, when we took the turkey out of the oven it wasn’t cooked, yadda, yadda, yadda. It was just one of those days. At one point I said to Mr. Rainbow: “Thank God we’re not having dinner with my dad, because he always makes us say what we’re thankful for, and right now, I’m not thankful for anything!’” All the while I was freaking out, Mr. R was busy trying to calm me down, stashing the ring, and trying not to let me figure out what was going on. Poor guy, sometimes I don’t know how he does it!
The cute wrapping paper above (holding delightful pieces of snail mail for the Lambaids) was a piece of swag from the fanciest bat mitzvah which I’d ever laid eyes on. I helped my cousin’s design firm by directing the guests to the custom Converse sneaker spray painters. I also helped hand out the swag bags that included sweatshirts, pins, t-shirts, and ball caps. I got this cool, heavy, and oh-so-customized wrapping paper. And if one of my Lambaids got the design that says, “Life with Lex” - hahahaha, yeah, that’s the 13-year-old who got her bat mitzvah at the Ritz Carleton in DC.
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After a whirlwind of family portraits, I disappeared into a hotel room with my bridesmaids to wait patiently for the remaining guests to be seated.
After an anxious 15 minutes, my father collected me at the door and we walked towards the restaurant. As the first few beats of Ben E. King’s Stand By Me began, I followed the glow of lanterns held by my lovely ladies to meet the gaze of friends, family, and towards the far end, Mr Lightning.
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We were incredibly excited to attend the Monique Lhuillier show! It was held at the Eyebeam Atelier, and it had a double runway setup, which was nice because it maximized visibility for the attendants. Mrs. Bee and I scored great seats right up front with Anne-Marie from Perfect Bound and Kelly from Santa Barbara Chic. Anne-Marie was in the first seat, so she got the best pics, and was kind enough to share some of her shots with us!
I really wanted to soak the show in so I didn’t take very many pictures myself. Monique says that her Fall 2010 line is all about a Fairytale Winter Wedding.
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… Minutes, that is, since we’ve been married. What’s changed in the last two years?
1. We bought our first home! Thanks to Obama and Schwarzenegger, we were able to take advantage of some first time home buyer tax credits to purchase a 2BR/2BA condo in downtown SF. Nevermind that we are too broke to furnish it. Ignore our ghetto “drapes”, i.e. the faded bed sheet we attached to our window with painter’s tape. We have double sinks! Do you know what that means? I can ignore the nasty, hairy shaver “sand” around Mr. Eggplant’s sink! And I’m finally near public transportation so I have an excuse to leave work early; “Sorry guys, gotta go catch my ferry!”
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After arriving in after dark on Wednesday night, the girls and I woke up early on Thursday morning. Mr. CB had gone off with his groomsman the night before. The girls and I woke up around 7 AM. Maybe it was because we’d gone to bed at 11 PM? Maybe it was because Bridesmaid FSIL was on East Coast time as she’d flown in from NY the night before? Whatever it was, we were ready for the day’s festivities to begin.
For many of those in our wedding party, this was their first time in Colorado or even west of the Mississippi. So you can imagine Bridesmaid FSIL’s surprise when she woke up in the morning to this farmland on the edge of Boulder.
So I thought I could just roll up to my makeup trial and say I want a “bridal” makeup look. But for some reason I decided to search the internet for “bridal makeup looks” and this image came up:
Go ahead and Google it, I promise it’s there. That’s when I realized that people have very different ideas of what constitutes bridal makeup, and I better not just stroll in to my makeup trial empty-handed.
I know we are all too familiar with the cheesy “silence your phone” commercials during movie previews. Practically everyone owns a cell phone today, and while most people are used to silencing it during meetings, church, etc., I think it is important to remind people that a wedding is also the occasion to “unplug”.
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