Boston and brides ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O6I3kUbi8hkBAGvLEeQhte7CKBidtAxumyA4We0ZYVFmfuGnJthOx0xp-fp4sqM4p_HgE3J5PTI5Y1nlUmrQnawwjMuIx8P3PSrHL2yW6oiexDm4EpzZhg0iYyZKzZimHrZTmA-IGuAX/s1600/weddinginboston.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512783056620397154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O6I3kUbi8hkBAGvLEeQhte7CKBidtAxumyA4We0ZYVFmfuGnJthOx0xp-fp4sqM4p_HgE3J5PTI5Y1nlUmrQnawwjMuIx8P3PSrHL2yW6oiexDm4EpzZhg0iYyZKzZimHrZTmA-IGuAX/s400/weddinginboston.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Take note of the woman in red confidently<br />leading this Boston bridal procession ...</span></span><br /><br /><br />Last weekend, my husband and I took the boys to Boston for the day. We started with a ride on <a href="http://www.bostonharborcruises.com/codzilla/default.aspx">Codzilla</a> (so much fun!), we visited <a href="http://thebighammock.org/process/">the big hammock</a> on the <a href="http://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/visit/features.htm">Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway</a> (so much to enjoy), we saw some artwork by <a href="http://www.sidewalksam.com/about_swsstory.htm">Sidewalk Sam</a><br />(I actually went to college with “Sam’s</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> son, Rob), we saw a guy in a kilt (and not much else!) ride a unicycle <span style="font-weight: bold;">and</span> juggle three baby dolls in the center of <a href="http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/">Faneuil Hall Marketplace</a> (I doubted him but am now a complete believer) and we watched a random bridal procession head down the city street. Of course I had my camera with me (I never leave home without it)<br />so I quickly snapped the photo above.<br /><br />About a half an hour later, as we were returning from our walk on the greenway, we saw the same<a href="http://elizabethwertzphotography.blogspot.com/2010/10/michelle-and-nick-boston-ma.html"> bridal party posing for pictures in a dark brick alley</a>, up against a chain link fence. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">What a cool contrast of a private and formal event with the public grit of the city. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">I thought to myself, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">“That is totally something my photographer friend, Liz, would do!</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> As I moved in closer to get a better look I realized it WAS Liz! How often do you run into a neighbor photographing a wedding when you randomly head to Boston with all of your children for the first time??? I knew she and I were meant to be friends (and, yes, my husband and I should get out more often with the kiddos!)<br /><br />When Liz posts pictures from what looked like a very energetic group of wedding attendants, I will get you <a href="http://elizabethwertzphotography.blogspot.com/2010/10/michelle-and-nick-boston-ma.html">the link</a>. <a href="http://elizabethwertzphotography.blogspot.com/">Do stop by her blog</a> if you are looking for <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">a wedding photographer</a> for your special event ...<br />along with getting some really cool shots, Liz has a unique ability to capture an emotional moment<br />in a way that is profoundly beautiful.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ticketing/bridal_festival.jsp" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512785235408284530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT76vK8J4ZqnpcRbuoDRKKC-dYXKsH34UKilpt_2k61C4SP9Elin7EaC8Sv993wCCEiMPYHr6_7wZg-0L6BZiuOQU-ay0xMNpJWR5AL5V2jYJmQ0a0qRutgtgIEQAg1gMLy9byMIvIX2Pa/s400/fenwaybridalevent.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A save-the-date postcard announcing the 2nd annual</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100603&content_id=10762904&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos">Fenway Park Bridal Festival</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Next weekend in Boston on Sunday, September 12th from 10am to 4pm there will be a blow-out bridal event held at <a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/index.jsp">Fenway Park</a>. What a great way to get a guy (or any Red Sox fan) excited about making those final big-day decisions! There will be all kinds of wedding vendors participating along with a bridal fashion show from a new friend of mine, Harper Della-Piana of <a href="http://www.seamstheshop.com/">Seams Couture</a> in Wenham (I met her and her talented mother at the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/north-shore-design-show-preview.html">North Shore Design Show</a> last May). Four lucky couples will even win a Fenway Park wedding ceremony (<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ticketing/bridal_festival.jsp">click here for details!</a>) </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Tickets are only $15 per person. Save $5<br />per ticket if you <a href="http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?pid=6785505&agency=FENWAY9">buy them in advance online</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xLdQHAOxMnkZX3HlHA3RVkgGHuivs9yfChn6OX-chaMHQRIONQ8UmYTvKgWxVnzG_YUux3aRPdtleBiusg9VodQqAM2_IbUBqm61g6RLLor8rGDaKKcF5DQ54bLGP3K5etna6h2_QmJf/s1600/ringbearer_LSklar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512848048937460402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xLdQHAOxMnkZX3HlHA3RVkgGHuivs9yfChn6OX-chaMHQRIONQ8UmYTvKgWxVnzG_YUux3aRPdtleBiusg9VodQqAM2_IbUBqm61g6RLLor8rGDaKKcF5DQ54bLGP3K5etna6h2_QmJf/s400/ringbearer_LSklar.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">My nephew Roger as ring bearer.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photograph by <a href="http://lorensklar.com/sklar_menu.htm">Loren Sklar</a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYhdUDa2CI855K2BOpo1Qe3s70AtSN_S-YnprhMEP_SSftPDZJ8CqYYffB2L8Ab_NHQvfcOjApTJUs0t1crQzugFFOphTpRh5z7lUatGUpT6nNjyc8KUIbdnCIpCCU6VjSVKSqsGzpRae/s1600/myflowergirl_LSklar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512780572283387282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYhdUDa2CI855K2BOpo1Qe3s70AtSN_S-YnprhMEP_SSftPDZJ8CqYYffB2L8Ab_NHQvfcOjApTJUs0t1crQzugFFOphTpRh5z7lUatGUpT6nNjyc8KUIbdnCIpCCU6VjSVKSqsGzpRae/s400/myflowergirl_LSklar.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our niece and flower girl, Taryn.<br />Photograph by <a href="http://lorensklar.com/sklar_menu.htm">Loren Sklar</a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />My nephew (who was the ring bearer at our wedding) just had his senior prom at Fenway Park last spring. And now my niece (who was one of our two adorable flower girls) will be walking the runway at the Fenway event for <a href="http://seamstheshop.blogspot.com/">Seams Couture</a>. Did I mention this bridal extravaganza is being run by <a href="http://www.rafanellievents.com/gallery/index.php?page=non">Rafanelli Events</a><br />who you may recall just threw a little party for<br />Chelsea Clinton?? And who would have guessed that the tiniest members of my bridal entourage would,<br />ten years later, both be invited to Fenway<br />Park for black-tie events!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfY9I2GCqSLCBXCZJY4Yiy_nKH0GERZiji9MbbU03cal6InfeD0QUBKBftTxDOAKqrozr_Ufdh3LnX48AYhfn390U8so4UMYA7MhS3AMQA-v4f-BiMSuyV1aDnmUlnHoqub9CufTLeakY/s1600/seamslabel.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.raindelisle.com/post/527408341/taryn-and-i-with-jared-bowen" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512809673322807218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEN0vSZbBQcmC0nDyqM6NKyb96CG7oWSI2RvR3FW37FuOT5aN3DxnmG-MiTe7DAm2C1O_NyMIPu_QgdI8PHyfR0Wb_nDzTmH81VzPMMfBxKJjUab6sAlTaUGYLXfiEt9WRh487AixFI-q/s400/taryn,jared,raindelisle.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://blog.raindelisle.com/post/527408341/taryn-and-i-with-jared-bowen"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">{Photo borrowed from Rain’s blog}</span></span></a><br /><br />Here is Taryn last spring modeling a classical-music-inspired gown designed by Rain Delisle, the winner of <a href="http://www.planet617.com/portfolio/bso_project_tchaikovsky">Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Project Tchaikovsky.</a> The winning pair are shown here with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jared-Bowen-FacePlace/125135653136">Jared Bowen</a>, the arts reporter for WGBH who emceed the event.<br />I love watching shows like Project Runway,<br />but I love it even more when I know the life story<br />of the model wearing the works of art!<br />Now that is cool : )</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/WraptureCollectionbySEAMS" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512860271230269346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUI7anOv3ey4W6ZQfUtMTvktDvtGfs7M56qhRCblPH62ErW5IEBMqAj53OYyK7yf6NUZuRyd6KV9I2y4YaBPEZH8C29MFZhY8g05ocuQrXJTGhktuD3DyW8yl-g5-vsgcdSBmSOIvXQhQT/s320/seamslabel.png" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you make it to the bridal event at Fenway, be sure to tell Harper I sent you! I will be posting more photos from her new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WraptureCollectionbySEAMS">Wrapture Collection</a> after the show.<br />For now, enjoy these random snapshots from<br />our “family fun day</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> in Boston ...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztxzURpDhE5JNJrF9g_811T4FH-IKXBpVr6CPaDvAH3qVHxEHXVanjv6621sahmKoDqsfLrdOjONBafGVoxSFifXJ6xHpjyQheJiZTBGlkq8opfKNN-vaZxUTD8Qve6ZHxf0bm13Pp_zu/s1600/bostonskyline:boat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512827041578367266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztxzURpDhE5JNJrF9g_811T4FH-IKXBpVr6CPaDvAH3qVHxEHXVanjv6621sahmKoDqsfLrdOjONBafGVoxSFifXJ6xHpjyQheJiZTBGlkq8opfKNN-vaZxUTD8Qve6ZHxf0bm13Pp_zu/s400/bostonskyline:boat.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; 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Boston and brides ...

Take note of the woman in red confidently leading this Boston bridal procession ... Last weekend, my husband and I took the boys to Boston f...

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A wedding to remember ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZmc9e43xL_vrT12Q0D0EZsy1yveVMxJydJ4OV2-15RIz2ttuv5iJ0dZml5WPVMi69GNTPni7K2ZInpSh5e74JDSPLp4IayU0lorFzCGmkHNLeOzU9U3KtaWZpHDKd8Szv4PgJsEjwxY/s1600-h/champagneFD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403319714829980626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZmc9e43xL_vrT12Q0D0EZsy1yveVMxJydJ4OV2-15RIz2ttuv5iJ0dZml5WPVMi69GNTPni7K2ZInpSh5e74JDSPLp4IayU0lorFzCGmkHNLeOzU9U3KtaWZpHDKd8Szv4PgJsEjwxY/s400/champagneFD.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 250px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Art by </span><a href="http://www.felixdoolittle.com/web/index.aspx" style="font-style: italic;">Felix Doolittle</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Pop some champagne, put on some music, and celebrate the times of your life<br />(or in this case, you are cordially invited to join me as I stroll down memory lane ...)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> <div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; visibility:visible; margin-right: auto; width:450px;"> <object height="270" width="435"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_regular_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Floadplaylist.php%3Fplaylist%3D71861573%26t%3D1258775869&wid=os"></param> <embed style="width:435px; visibility:visible; height:270px;" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_regular_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http://www.indimusic.us/loadplaylist.php?playlist=71861573&t=1258775869&wid=os" width="435" height="270" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0"></embed> </object> <br/> <a href="http://www.profileplaylist.net"><img alt="Get a playlist!" border="0" src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/create_gray.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.pplaylist.com/standalone/71861573" target="_blank"><img alt="Standalone player" border="0" src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/launch_gray.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.pplaylist.com/download/71861573"><img alt="Get Ringtones" border="0" src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/get_gray.jpg" /></a> </div><br /> <br /> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; visibility: visible; margin-right: auto; width: 450px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUPhDxQwvfmwEBoOWyHPKltwWJO1jHaOewf1lreKHCPZmoffHGx82E8Y6YeWfPdibXBtRW6-umR5ofg4BCzDSMsajQrxcxXK9zpw5sdWPvPNOF9nlCQqDLFpd3bwyn70pbVzArKn3jpg/s1600/theinvitation96.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404788615860367730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUPhDxQwvfmwEBoOWyHPKltwWJO1jHaOewf1lreKHCPZmoffHGx82E8Y6YeWfPdibXBtRW6-umR5ofg4BCzDSMsajQrxcxXK9zpw5sdWPvPNOF9nlCQqDLFpd3bwyn70pbVzArKn3jpg/s400/theinvitation96.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /></div></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >The invitation<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyMbWvSTAEbFPzcCjw3IrmM06iqmisH973ts5ybnLmmLdgVc1L53E0bXT41PNcfm_tL67fuKbrQQYaHLgBv_-K_HIjfNp7fWsjXrkZNoKx6fO2evknjXkesDmLBNudqVfDBprkWKLGw0/s1600-h/thegirls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403321364575493170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyMbWvSTAEbFPzcCjw3IrmM06iqmisH973ts5ybnLmmLdgVc1L53E0bXT41PNcfm_tL67fuKbrQQYaHLgBv_-K_HIjfNp7fWsjXrkZNoKx6fO2evknjXkesDmLBNudqVfDBprkWKLGw0/s400/thegirls.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo credit: <a href="http://lorensklar.com/sklar_menu.htm">Loren Sklar Photography</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br />The girls, the flowers</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82BJbK1n0d32twbMh5rpSrXImlqgB4S64lDnLFKMvYXHgrY8G1zM8r8YpKFJuRr4xQh5wa9zftNideVkrkdSrHV-6OwtZS_LWEMH1O3bIcADkO7OhApEpxpYCNgKYYFOmoBWhLGLsAUI/s1600-h/y&j96LS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402528204189225186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82BJbK1n0d32twbMh5rpSrXImlqgB4S64lDnLFKMvYXHgrY8G1zM8r8YpKFJuRr4xQh5wa9zftNideVkrkdSrHV-6OwtZS_LWEMH1O3bIcADkO7OhApEpxpYCNgKYYFOmoBWhLGLsAUI/s400/y&j96LS.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo credit: <a href="http://lorensklar.com/sklar_menu.htm">Loren Sklar Photography</a></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The happy couple</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k3QMOmcamEIZtXaakSj5WoQAAui-kZz6DD2E_qEeYQZOLa9Li_VoExNZjU7x01DTMTAwMGA9r0tWDQZTt1dcj-EKJF4CYq_-Tv-XeqtnRX_B8IOl18I4nQveRF7xqmaEUDXvVtn80LU/s1600-h/thecake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403321368834943106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k3QMOmcamEIZtXaakSj5WoQAAui-kZz6DD2E_qEeYQZOLa9Li_VoExNZjU7x01DTMTAwMGA9r0tWDQZTt1dcj-EKJF4CYq_-Tv-XeqtnRX_B8IOl18I4nQveRF7xqmaEUDXvVtn80LU/s400/thecake.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo credit: <a href="http://lorensklar.com/sklar_menu.htm">Loren Sklar Photography</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br />The cake</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvLOXlB1hBoM9ExkqsGeb2tnKxNJ9iqYuauedL-zalApIJ0MlgOqPdCRwSYcMG-EC1mUfPFNVyK2Wue_dEaAu11TbZdMWeytfLMxIuOkSUjhIpGOMpoXmQRmp8rOUwiKDb7FOreUx6Bw/s1600-h/Jwithlei.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403319731882429186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvLOXlB1hBoM9ExkqsGeb2tnKxNJ9iqYuauedL-zalApIJ0MlgOqPdCRwSYcMG-EC1mUfPFNVyK2Wue_dEaAu11TbZdMWeytfLMxIuOkSUjhIpGOMpoXmQRmp8rOUwiKDb7FOreUx6Bw/s400/Jwithlei.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_B6F26VKSR5WhqEPsVgbI3wxv0y5LScZRuv4ZzGA9TQ7CaCEVXpt27lrnMvKmcR280_XdjDktXBfxzBZ633yVZEJf7j2uMr_CnjDTapNGtUxt8RvuVf57w_JaFcIRkMMZ2CviC2SaIo/s1600-h/Ylobby.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403319729353585810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_B6F26VKSR5WhqEPsVgbI3wxv0y5LScZRuv4ZzGA9TQ7CaCEVXpt27lrnMvKmcR280_XdjDktXBfxzBZ633yVZEJf7j2uMr_CnjDTapNGtUxt8RvuVf57w_JaFcIRkMMZ2CviC2SaIo/s400/Ylobby.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1-UynprD8TboKovVih_AQ3lG3LysVCHAqYVZVHSGZ4qY6ft2HtMq3sOOUdAqY8KMZOpl7P6a7OJq42_Vg_D_ZTBoLR939EcPcs7vJYSwa3EGuup4EpXRJMN9q1LVsp9IDH69fC_m3JY/s1600-h/Y&Jdinner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403327799975883858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1-UynprD8TboKovVih_AQ3lG3LysVCHAqYVZVHSGZ4qY6ft2HtMq3sOOUdAqY8KMZOpl7P6a7OJq42_Vg_D_ZTBoLR939EcPcs7vJYSwa3EGuup4EpXRJMN9q1LVsp9IDH69fC_m3JY/s400/Y&Jdinner.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGi7mK4S6fE079lx62ZUhJOKbHoLNvTi1L_zF6IL0JOKhw1wfpsk8YUnzqceOKnJOrfGVGudxRI20O1ghbVpBk-JaLbTVY9cQtdP-7trr2y7_2_zxSJablY4zwaqQL8MOcyt24M52P2q0/s1600-h/Y&Jdinner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkSwF5tUMyzHTzTrpGvTt5ykjveCY9x9whg9ekHENAEbCJ__-kkk7bdTaqA2xJdxkHhbBRXNcdBrISJJQBUU3dzasdU44jlkU-7iJ_H6CvVTMKzEyNvWLT-tK1SevZY8zdwjx4mcjnwk/s1600-h/dessertfortwo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403319720596462066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkSwF5tUMyzHTzTrpGvTt5ykjveCY9x9whg9ekHENAEbCJ__-kkk7bdTaqA2xJdxkHhbBRXNcdBrISJJQBUU3dzasdU44jlkU-7iJ_H6CvVTMKzEyNvWLT-tK1SevZY8zdwjx4mcjnwk/s400/dessertfortwo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br />The honeymoon</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5LLJQTAGHftIcfhXeCjGuzmZoQpSFgTBHOdnq0YQ-_yoxNPUmLhLz4gMIos9WUTzwOaBJXiMgoPrYHGCjC1b_v9jlvJpvRtaEljP7HFadhIl_BHs5tmrxGxDX_fRMMVM6KA8is4tJaA/s1600-h/lovestamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403321355463828994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5LLJQTAGHftIcfhXeCjGuzmZoQpSFgTBHOdnq0YQ-_yoxNPUmLhLz4gMIos9WUTzwOaBJXiMgoPrYHGCjC1b_v9jlvJpvRtaEljP7HFadhIl_BHs5tmrxGxDX_fRMMVM6KA8is4tJaA/s400/lovestamp.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 157px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">If I were to do it all over again, I</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />wouldn’t change a single detail!</span><br /><br />If you know a happy couple ready to tie the knot,<br />here is their chance to <a href="http://reason2give.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">enter </span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://reason2give.org/">to win</a><br />a wedding to remember</span> ...<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reason2give.org/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404796146520815490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQr0lvZ1qwDLPz1GuzUbXPxwHHaxZ9iB-k9kOD90CtWIVhDYien6bMlvi57TFOGKqWR9texZYK0QDdXIMDVgvzlt5wIa6uvFnoPCAOnyRrO0dGRqYgAAXHHkzSbfYNRJTQxOnPUyZDpI/s400/r2gbanner_fnl.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 118px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Spread the word, and good luck!<br /><br /></span></span></div>

A wedding to remember ...

Art by Felix Doolittle Pop some champagne, put on some music, and celebrate the times of your life (or in this case, you are cordially invit...

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Creature comforts ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FH_2ehm8l08mHkLneFoZy6yiTO592iiBh9ceFDURkEaM-zFmpxOM3kXi00taDyLd5SxKbJBq0c_Y0ZyD-BX7Wvp0C3_C0gMbLUjcmKq2gTp4B_H9Mt_zo-cxZRinAc98cMD4z8cUGDY/s1600-h/bunny:rings.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309560846949547634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FH_2ehm8l08mHkLneFoZy6yiTO592iiBh9ceFDURkEaM-zFmpxOM3kXi00taDyLd5SxKbJBq0c_Y0ZyD-BX7Wvp0C3_C0gMbLUjcmKq2gTp4B_H9Mt_zo-cxZRinAc98cMD4z8cUGDY/s400/bunny:rings.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This is currently one of my favorite </span><span style="font-style: italic;">“</span><span style="font-style: italic;">scenes</span><span style="font-style: italic;">’’</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> in my home ... </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMpsqfvxk0FNvJ4XN6D15hrKqlv3xiB5xCTlFz52tjn3T3k2kyt4HeimD_fRIqOLVCB6Ka5zYvD1IZnEUyE4wl-zwmgExMxJxQkXXuWYTZNqC5nXgWHEy5VQTLYoG1KMFTsvNf9z4N-k/s1600-h/bunny:bureau:scarf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309556204401931810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMpsqfvxk0FNvJ4XN6D15hrKqlv3xiB5xCTlFz52tjn3T3k2kyt4HeimD_fRIqOLVCB6Ka5zYvD1IZnEUyE4wl-zwmgExMxJxQkXXuWYTZNqC5nXgWHEy5VQTLYoG1KMFTsvNf9z4N-k/s400/bunny:bureau:scarf.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For the longest time, I didn</span>’<span style="font-style: italic;">t have anything special on this small bureau in our master bedroom. Usually clothes would end up on top ... waiting to be put away or hung in the closet. For Christmas, my mom gave me this sweet, ceramic bunn</span><span style="font-style: italic;">y (she collects deers, I collect rabbits) and finding it a home was what prompted me to pull all of these pieces together.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >What makes it special to me ...</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />The vintage bureau was a gift from my parents ... they bought it for $50 at a yard sale and later my mom stripped it of it’s ghastly yellow paint and used a simple treatment of </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Minwax</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> to highlight it’s re-discovered good looks. I have had it since my first apartment at 21.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aNiRZpnLLLjItbW_w3bL1PJaKENtpVSrYff8Deg_0pDs3deZvoYoR2GY0n3ITB-CUwiTWqe39isvwE5qUoBMRtdy503c7oKbr_ENEgebfyLpcva_qjZP4sy2wqRArQo7sHvmKNZHlf0/s1600-h/DSCN1064.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309567937667975458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aNiRZpnLLLjItbW_w3bL1PJaKENtpVSrYff8Deg_0pDs3deZvoYoR2GY0n3ITB-CUwiTWqe39isvwE5qUoBMRtdy503c7oKbr_ENEgebfyLpcva_qjZP4sy2wqRArQo7sHvmKNZHlf0/s400/DSCN1064.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKn6QYR6sVQV7CrChoPhtzK39b5N__BHdb5s3s7vilAlst6AAh_KrUp60vscuYhVcvv7Ef-oapy-h_QuqfdZF0jMer3fytQ22vznmgJTUkuYlr2q6ynGjfiXM24wf6QO_WASgx1wGDQww/s1600-h/bunny:vignette:golden.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309552504653513602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKn6QYR6sVQV7CrChoPhtzK39b5N__BHdb5s3s7vilAlst6AAh_KrUp60vscuYhVcvv7Ef-oapy-h_QuqfdZF0jMer3fytQ22vznmgJTUkuYlr2q6ynGjfiXM24wf6QO_WASgx1wGDQww/s400/bunny:vignette:golden.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">John and my wedding photo (complete with family and friends literally standing behind us) sets a romantic stage for the objects below ...<br /><br />• a simple pink rose as candle holder (an interesting find from HomeGoods)<br /><br />• tall antique compote a remembrance from my Nana, and the smaller version picked up during a seaside vacation ... both perfect for displaying strands of sparkly costume jewelry</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSECne_MFLzJJfkmO9EjBVr1v10gLakoEdGp3YhypfipCV5VfP1RT3FebZVFRst8cB7vGu4ypZaIWAvt5T1s_-pEyhbZ7fkuKZmSHJ98VZfDGioKQV9bteGsnMWtM9KEIdBAG4RQzpNA/s1600-h/compote:hurricane.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309579365905203426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSECne_MFLzJJfkmO9EjBVr1v10gLakoEdGp3YhypfipCV5VfP1RT3FebZVFRst8cB7vGu4ypZaIWAvt5T1s_-pEyhbZ7fkuKZmSHJ98VZfDGioKQV9bteGsnMWtM9KEIdBAG4RQzpNA/s400/compote:hurricane.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">• glass hurricane (from <a href="https://www.southernlivingathome.com/wbslah/skins/s05/index.aspx?repid=568216">Southern Living at Home</a>, no longer available in this size, but larger ones are currently in catalog) with a biscotti scented candle from Pier 1 -- it smells even better than vanilla<br /><br />• cream scarf as runner (purchased this winter at Marshalls, worn once, but loved even more draped over the bureau top ... in the summer I will switch it out for a more seasonal fabric, but I am loving the warm look it gives the room)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28bIrnmufwic4mKDTPYBAUwYwIt-AZTSHjEjWLJmudZCVZ5O0KA5idObbLGx8peRHX79H2cxcziJK4PExjkC7gYgZkfMhwb9DzTetlcgGUrcywNuc0FjPy8JS8djkhWci4h99JGqDs4c/s1600-h/bunnypaw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309573358888375906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28bIrnmufwic4mKDTPYBAUwYwIt-AZTSHjEjWLJmudZCVZ5O0KA5idObbLGx8peRHX79H2cxcziJK4PExjkC7gYgZkfMhwb9DzTetlcgGUrcywNuc0FjPy8JS8djkhWci4h99JGqDs4c/s400/bunnypaw.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >What made it even better ...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The bunnies paw was hovering and I happened to have this tiny book of quotes (who doesn’t love a good quote??) that fit just underneath. On top of the book I usually keep a couple of pairs of earrings (they look like tiny wedding bands in this picture).<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Here is a quote </span><span style="font-size:100%;">that is a personal favorite of mine (and reminiscent of this scene), taken </span><span style="font-size:100%;">from page 111 of <span style="font-weight: bold;">100 Small Comforts: Wise and Witty Words to Lift the Spirit</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> by Lawrence Teacher Books ...</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br />“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.’’ - Marcel Proust</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Creating a design vignette is all about establishing visual connections. How do the objects relate to one another? How are they similar? How are they unique? The grouped </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >“</span><span style="font-size:100%;">treasures</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >’’</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> don’t have to be expensive, but they should speak to you in some way. Find some items that have special meaning for you and tell your own story.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV2DPLahRkPe4Y-OfLKNK1mFIeLKMOC8ORbhh41M79zRNtZt_hGTWkDOITPXD_-d7ZrHwPoU5FWOcWr-qhPqvGV4yBzdOUoo67LbA9CU_FeqCjfikd_KWV85BIQX1T3UdapDlVxVZqpM/s1600-h/flowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309584776812673234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV2DPLahRkPe4Y-OfLKNK1mFIeLKMOC8ORbhh41M79zRNtZt_hGTWkDOITPXD_-d7ZrHwPoU5FWOcWr-qhPqvGV4yBzdOUoo67LbA9CU_FeqCjfikd_KWV85BIQX1T3UdapDlVxVZqpM/s200/flowers.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 94px; height: 104px;" /></a></div>

Creature comforts ...

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