Yearly Archives: 2008

Yes. We. Can. The party is in full swing here at the apartment. We even shared a champagne toast with our neighbors across the back drive at the moment of the announcement. An amazing night!

…and it was awesome! I put on a blue tweed skirt and red sweater and waited for an hour in the cold morning outside the fire station. It was sunny after yesterday’s rain, just like predicted. The line of about 50 people – dressed up and antsy – would occasionally be broken up to let…

It is currently a rainy, horrible day; sprinkled with bad news and melancholy. But it can’t stop me from being positively giddy (and crazy nervous – this cheesy video and this awesomeness are helping) about tomorrow’s election. As Obama said at a rainy event yesterday, “We’ve been through an eight-year storm. But a new day…

Our plan was to stay in Tahoe for a few days after the wedding on our way to Sundance…but a very cold night camping in 28 degree weather at Donner Pass pushed us to head to Utah instead. We have a friend living in Salt Lake City and asked her if we could come stay.…

I love this tableau of bobby pins, false eyelashes, earrings, flowers, rings and the family bridal necklace from the morning after the wedding. We spent our first night after the wedding at Cavallo Point in Sausalito. This brand new eco-luxe hotel uses converted military officer housing for the guest rooms. Our suite had a fireplace,…

To finish up the recap, I have a wedding slideshow for you of all my favorite shots from our photographer and friends. I think it does well at telling the story of our day. Photos always seem to look so nice in that large, black-framed format. Click here to see the slideshow. And happy Halloween!…

Our caterer served chilled bottles of limonata to the guests as the evening wound down (Thank you Susan!). We weren’t around for this part, of course. It seems nice though. I like the cozy atmosphere in the photo of people getting ready to head home. I’m going to be gone tomorrow for a friend’s wedding.…

I’m a firm believer in the grand finale! Always best to end a wedding with a bang. Our guests were lined up outside armed with ribbon wands and plenty of birdseed (seriously, plenty. I was shedding birdseed for days). We ran the gauntlet armed with our overnight bags to our adorably decorated little Honda. And…

On to the second act of the show! This was the sing-along portion and a little more relaxed. We started with a version of Ring of Fire by our motley “band.” We had two guitars, one uke, one bass, one singer, a tambourine, a trumpet and a recruited friend on a shaking bean! Not the…

Per request from Lena in Norway, here are a few more photos of my dresses in action. The first and best dress was my great grandmothers. It’s made of three pieces of handmade Point d’Alencon lace from France. Can you believe that the whole skirt with train is one seamless piece?! I think you can…