Tag: wedding

  • Our Dresses for My Sister’s Wedding

    Our Dresses for My Sister’s Wedding

    My sister, Ashley, is getting married in September! She found her wedding dress months ago, and it’s beautiful. Ivory with lace and a little beading, gorgeous details down the back, and just a bit of a train. Completely different (much more formal) than what she thought she was going to choose, but when she put it on, her face lit up. It was the dress.

    I’ll be the matron of honor (yay!), and Eleanor will be a flower girl. We went with Ashley, my youngest sister (Francesca, also a bridesmaid), my mom, and Calvin to BHLDN and the Nordstrom on Michigan Avenue over the weekend to look for our dresses. A girls’ day out (plus bonus baby boy).

    Wedding Dresses at BHLDN

    Brandon and August will also be in the wedding party (Calvin is too little), but my sister hasn’t decided what the guys are wearing yet. The ladies though — she’s got that down! Each bridesmaid will be wearing a floor-length chiffon dress, and we’re free to choose the style we like best, and even the color from within her palette. (Pink was an option, so that’s why I’m going with because of course I am.) I’d had my eye on a specific Jenny Yoo dress, and it did not disappoint! I’m on the lookout now for a dress for Eleanor. I’ve ordered this one, but if it’s too big we’ll likely go with this instead.

    We still have plenty of time to choose the accessories and Ashley hasn’t made a final decision yet on some of those details, but this is the general look that me and miss E will be wearing!

    Pink Bridesmaid and Flower Girl Wedding Looks

    1. Gem Pearl Earrings, J. Crew

    2. Florascope Comb, BHLDN

    3. Guilhermina Posy Cutwork Heels, Anthropologie

    4. Jenny Yoo ‘Vivienne’ Pleated Chiffon Gown, Nordstrom

    5. Mae Dress, BHLDN

    6. Girls’ Classic Glitter Ballet Flats, J. Crew

    7. Mini Heart, ban.do

  • Ten Years

    Ten Years

    We’ve done so much together. We met in 1999. We were dating two years later, and married a few years after that. We’ve shared personal and career highs and lows, two apartments and two homes, and have two kids with a third on the way. In a few more years, I’ll have known Brandon for half of my life.

    Wedding

    NY Hotel Shot

    Happy tenth anniversary, love. We’ve done so much more together than we ever could have apart. Thank you for being there every step of the way.

    Photo Booth

    A Man and His Cat

    August and Brandon

    Snowy Day

    Eleanor and Brandon

    Love you.

    Wedding

  • My Wedding Dress

    My Wedding Dress

    Brandon and I were married May 22, 2004. Recently, a few of you have asked to see my wedding dress because I mentioned that it was hanging in the closet I’ve been organizing. Not being one to disappoint, here it is.

    "the album cover"

    I wore a white silk dress by Watters & Watters. I also wore red lipstick, my hair in a bun with my mom’s veil, simple stud earrings, and a big sparkly brooch on my dress. Brandon wore his suit with a pink tie and a lily of the valley boutonniere. My bouquet was made of pink peonies, lilies, old-fashioned roses, and lily of the valley.

    Brandon and me

    on the cheek

    Brandon and me