S.O.S.
(apologies for the double-post, but this is obviously more suited to the idle bridal crowd…)
1) We need to think of readings for folks to say at the ceremony—things about love and happiness and togetherness, etc. They can be poems or quotes from books or movies or tv or whatever…Ideally, it would be something from the perspective of an outsider, talking about the love of two other people, but we’ll take what we can get…
2) We met with our DJ last night, and he strongly, strongly encouraged us to rethink skipping the first dance (basically, if we don’t do it, no one will dance for the whole night and the wedding will be RUINED). Can you think of any good ones?
Basically, it turns out that all Mr. +J and I read/listen to/watch is horribly depressing and about misery and sadness and being alone forever.
Any ideas are welcome! Please help?
I love the idea of a poster for people to sign!
(via Weddingbee. Shocking!!!)
weddingwhims:
via Megan Fickling Pearson
Related: guess who bought the lace for her wedding dress yesterday?
Just finished making my wedding earrings!
I think most people have gotten theirs by now, so I don’t feel too bad about spoilers…anyway, the invitation was designed by my lovely and talented and generally wonderful friend Ellen (who, I should say, approached this whole process as a true artist—not just asking us what colors we liked or if we wanted birds or butterflys or whatever—but really trying to capture the whole vibe of the thing—us, our relationship, What Weddings Mean—in her design and ideas [she wanted the writing to be remniscent of old timey tattoos, because of the quirkiness, because for a while my tattoo sort of defined me, and because what two things are more permanent (in theory) than tattoos and marriages?]..She even carved us a stamp!)
Anyway, the point is, I’m pretty pleased, and if anyone out there is looking for their own custom-made invites, they should have a little chat with her: m.ellendavis at gmail dot com
[Apologies for the shitty scan—it’s much sharper in real life…]
I (Jess) was girding my loins and preparing to be a real (fancy!) adult and buy *fabulous* shoes for my wedding…but then I went to H&M, and I remembered that I am not a real, fancy adult, and these will do just fine!
(Also, please note the string holding the pair together (so that you can’t steal one of them? unclear). I like to think it will help me practice dainty down-the-aisle steps.)
Married Friends, I Need Your Help
So apparently, our (Leila & Anthony’s) venue doesn’t do day-before rehearsals (WTFWTFWTF?) so we’re expected to do a walkthrough on the Thursday before our wedding, while the restaurant is open. This seems terrible: there are stairs involved in our walk down the aisle, we’re having somewhat complicated musical cues, and in general, I feel like we need a rehearsal. Anthony thinks I’m freaking out unneccessarily. Keep in mind that nine out of ten of our attendents are from out of town. Here are my questions: how important was your rehearsal and what should I do?
![I think most people have gotten theirs by now, so I don’t feel too bad about spoilers…anyway, the invitation was designed by my lovely and talented and generally wonderful friend Ellen (who, I should say, approached this whole process as a true artist—not just asking us what colors we liked or if we wanted birds or butterflys or whatever—but really trying to capture the whole vibe of the thing—us, our relationship, What Weddings Mean—in her design and ideas [she wanted the writing to be remniscent of old timey tattoos, because of the quirkiness, because for a while my tattoo sort of defined me, and because what two things are more permanent (in theory) than tattoos and marriages?]..She even carved us a stamp!)
Anyway, the point is, I’m pretty pleased, and if anyone out there is looking for their own custom-made invites, they should have a little chat with her: m.ellendavis at gmail dot com
[Apologies for the shitty scan—it’s much sharper in real life…]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp907zC6Vj1qzaddqo1_400.jpg)
