I was just a regular chick trying to sort through the bewildering mystery of wedding planning in order to throw a giant party that celebrated all the people I loved best. And I did that, right here in this space. Sort of!
My beau and I got engaged in June 2009 and we planned a wedding for September 18, 2010. Like many who came before us, it was our first time navigating the murky waters of social expectations, cultural traditions, consumer impulses, and the finer (read: nuttier) points of blending families, and at the time I thought writing a blog might help make sense of it all.
What’s left from that time are the archived posts that chronicle our journey. And the wonderful people I met along the way. Seriously, it was a time unlike any other. A time… when people read blogs. And became friends with people who read blogs! Pounds cane on the ground for emphasis.
As of January 11, 2011, I packed up and moved over to my permanent home at another damn life, where I’m currently writing about… life. And babies. And therapy. And donuts. Feel free to visit me there, if you’d like.
All photographs on this site, unless otherwise noted, are by me.
Dude, where’s your email? I have a question for you–can you email me? xo Mouse
OMG!!! I stumbled across your blog today and was just FLOORED!! It’s like you took all the crazy, insane thoughts out of my head an put them down here. I am laughing so much and and so relieved that there is someone in this world that feels like I do about this whole wedding business. Not to mention, your ideas for your party are basically what I would do. I too, am having pie, and LOOOVE the cake stand idea. I too, am having “wildflowers” or seasonal random flowers and struggling ever so much with overthinking the unimportant stuff and forgetting about the important stuff. I love your seating arrangement idea. Your blog is a breath of fresh air and I thank you so much for writing it. Now that you are done you probably won’t even read this, but just know you have a new grateful fan out there in internet land.
Hi Heather! I still get emails whenever anyone leaves a comment here, so I totally read it. Thanks for your kind words! When I was in the middle of planning it was such an enormous relief to find people out there online that shared similar ideas. Best of luck with your planning and your comment made my day.
love love love your humor! thank you for shedding a true light on some of the insanity we put ourselves through ….especially those of us who think crafting is a “piece of cake” – or “pie” in your case.
keep up the blog – you are a laugh riot!