Boston Flower Show

Paul and I went to the Flower Show, as we have for the past few years, this past weekend. Go over to our slideshow and see the pix that Paul took.

Martha Stewart's 50 Wedding Reception Tips

Since the wedding, I've been a devoted Martha fan. If I had gotten into her before the wedding, I never would have gotten off the Internet to do the actual planning and craft making! I would have been deciding on which this or that to pick. Sometimes more choices are not better. :-) Martha's Wedding section is just an amazing collection of ideas and crafts and tips. If you're planning a wedding, you may want to start with her 50 wedding reception tips. Feel free to explore from there. I promise it'll be hours of fun!

We heart Jane Monheit

For our wedding reception, we played all standards -- good old love songs. The two female artists we played were Ella Fitzgerald and Jane Monheit. Well, this past Saturday, we got to see (a very wonderfully pregnant) Jane at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston. She was just amazing. She had two shows on Friday and two on Saturday, so she only played about a hour and a quarter (what with being pregnant and all).

Her voice can melt a glacier. She's so smooth and has a master's control. It was just great to hear her in person and to hear her quip with the audience. Thanks, Jane, for a great show! And good luck with the baby!

Merry Christmas!

So, we finally got around to taking our tree down this past Sunday, but we wanted to take a picture of it before we disassembled so we could wish everyone Merry Christmas! (Even today, 9 days after Christmas has officially ended.)

Stealing ideas, or Wedding program fans

Since the Modern Bride article is called "Wedding Identity Theft" and is all about stealing ideas from other weddings, I thought I'd come clean about where I got the idea about our wedding program design. I stole it.

My brother Brett got married about two months before I did -- to a wonderful woman named Sara. They were joking with me the whole day about stealing all of their ideas, but really I only took one -- the program design. There's nothing wedding guests need more during an outside summer ceremony than a fan to move the air around. I added ribbon, tried to be a bit more whimsical with what we called "The Cast of Characters," and changed the colors and theme to match our wedding.

The key is asking before you take. Let the person know you are really trying to flatter them by borrowing their very creative idea. And limit that borrowing to one idea per friend. If you borrow six ideas from the same person, not only will you look like you can't come up with an original idea on your own, but you'll also probably annoy the pants off the person you're trying to compliment.

On that note, on with the pictures!

Here is Sara and Brett's program:

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Back:

And here are pix of Paul's and mine:

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Modern Bride Feb/March issue hits newsstands!

As I've posted previously, I was interviewed for an article in Modern Bride magazine. It's just a small mention, but it's not every day I get quoted in a national magazine. Check out the Feb/March issue's story called "Wedding Identity Theft" on page 526 for a familiar name. Thanks, Brooke!

Centerpieces, the final picture

Months ago while I was making them, I posted about the centerpieces and the pictures of the each part. Here's the final picture, complete with floating flowers (a sunflower in the middle, surrounded by daisies). Underneath each was the little potted flower arrangement I had made.