I saw the sign / And it opened up my eyes / I saw the sign / Life is demanding / Without understanding // Cheesy song, I know, but it was too easy to sing while I was working on this particular project. A lot of folks are using vinyl cut outs to decorate anything…
Paint With All the Colors
You can own the Earth and still / All you’ll own is Earth until / You can paint with all the colors of the wind // Flowers. They’re expensive. They die. They wilt. And, even if your florist makes you a sample in advance, there’s no guarantee of exactly what it’s going to look like…
What’s That On Your Head?
What’s that on your head? / A wig / What’s that on your head? / A wig / I say, what’s that on your head? / A wig / Wig, wig, wig, wig, wig, wig, wig, wig // I’m not one to be superficial. For years I was such a tomboy it pained me when…
All That Heaven Will Allow
Rain and sun and dark skies/ Well now they don’t mean thing/ If you got a girl that loves ya/ And wants to wear your ring // My Jersey boy. On my very first trip to Jersey, on our very first “date” (if that’s what you want to call it), we stopped to a ghost…
On Top of the World
There is something oddly official about an engagement ring. I’ve known for years we’re going to be together forever. I don’t want any other life than the one I have. And I really thought I’d made it to a place where the ring didn’t matter. But somehow, when he slipped it on my finger, it…
Unpacking After a Long Trip
Early yesterday morning we landed after a rather pleasant red-eye flight home. I was gone for 15 days. Brian was gone for 9. If you live far away from your family, you know that trips to visit them are never a vacation. Usually, they are so trying on your patience and nerves that getting back…
Stop. Smile. Breath. Laugh. Repeat.
This week has been rough. And has made me realize I want to make it a goal to write more frequently. I had started this blog to share the journey of planning a way-off-the-beaten-path wedding/event, and thought that perhaps through it my love and I could start to share with others the story of how…
I Gantt Even.
I’m a bit of an organization freak. OCD to some extent. When we first started talking about planning this whole shindig, I started to read various blogs and articles about efficient ways to plan. There are some great sites out there like The Knot and particularly Wedding Wire, that offer some great tools including apps…
A Mountain Apart.
While most couples are sitting stressing out about who sill sit next to Aunt Bea and how to keep Mom and her new squeeze across the room from Dad and his second wife, we have knowingly faced a much larger issue. Which is why we found a way to LITERALLY put a small mountain in…
My Rock. Rain on My Parade.
We knew we wanted different. And we’ve been gathering ideas over the last few months and throughout my trips around the world on creative and meaningful ways to set our celebration apart. I’ve always been drawn to rituals and traditions outside what have become “normal” in western weddings, largely because even secular weddings find many…
Oh Canyon, My Canyon
What can I say. Today was amazing. We got up early and made the trek out to see our AMAZING venue – the first time we’ve seen it not buried in snow. I was so excited I could have cried. My mother was able to join us, which I know she was really excited about….
Keeping it pinned together…
That giddy moment of butterflies is what a lot of brides are looking for. I didn’t quite realize how much even I was looking for it until I started working on the pattern. The most difficult part of designing a dress has got to be getting the core structure right, and that all begins with…
East2West2Love 