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I’ve been a little bummed that we’ve had no wedding planning voices on the site since I got married, and stopped blogging about the fresh hell that is wedding planning (achem, I mean delightful relaxing time). So when reader Sarah sent this rant in, I had a very ’sister preach it’ reaction. And so [...]

I really think the rain bonded us all together in a way that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. We were married in our reception tent, rain rolling down the tent, with everyone was in a big circle around us.

The Wedding Angels look down and say, “Poor baby, you need to calm it down.” And you do, because you realize what Grammy told you is true: All you need is the man, the preacher and the dress.

The doors opened and there was this collective intake of breath and the love that rushed out completely blew me away. I laughed my way down the aisle– there was no other way to express what had just hit me.

I’m super pleased to introduce Julie and Guy’s wedding. I’m not excited about it because it was thrifty (which it was) but because it radiates joy. And joy? Well, you can’t buy that… but it’s the whole point. So Julie, take it away:Location: George Brown House in Toronto, CanadaWhat made our wedding creative: It was [...]

On Paying Attention

So as we approach the one month point before our wedding (Thursday!) I’m going to be blogging a bit more slowly. It’s not so much that we have piles left to do (we really don’t) but it’s that I want time to pay attention.
It’s been really interesting to hear from you guys if you felt [...]

I approached our wedding the same way I approach my life, like one giant design project. Spending my Saturday night tying ribbons on programs was a perfect Saturday night. Making birdseed packets, a joy.