Like totally impressed

I am so, so impressed by how many votes have been cast in a day's time. Thank you so much for delurking and weighing in, it makes me happy to know that you all care about and read the blog.

I'm giving y'all until 3pm tomorrow to cast your vote. Right now wedding #5 is in the lead. So, if you don't agree, vote!

Why everyone hates high gas prices

A hypothesis from Duke econ prof Dan Ariely:

if I stood next to the yogurt case in the supermarket for five minutes every week with nothing to do but stare at the price, I would also know how much it has gone up � and I might become outraged when yogurt passed the $2 mark.

HELSINKI - on the street, kamppi & punavuori, 07/30/08

TIME TO VOTE

Guess what? I finally had a second to breathe last night and so I think it is time to vote for your favorite preppy wedding!

Now, I have over 2,000 hits to my site in a day, so you lurker fans out there, I want YOU to vote too. Wanna know why? Because my favorite preppy vendors have agreed to provide prizes for the winner of the contest. Here's a rundown of the most prepptastic prizes for your favorite bride:

A Set of Monogrammed Cocktail Napkins from To Bee Named

To Bee Named, the perfect place to personalize napkins, guest towels and coasters for your next party or wedding! Also, with many gifts to chose from for bridesmaids gifts, hostess gifts or "me" gifts! And we all know the Preppy Napkin blog written by To Bee Named's owner Jennifer.

An Awesome Oval Serving Dish with a Mini Accent from The Merry Martini
The Merry Martini believes that every day is an occasion where you should celebrate in style. Their online store is the first place I go to look for interesting wedding shower gifts, they a great eye and their products are truly unique. And guess what you brides-to-be? You can register on their site. There's also a Merry Martini blog - check it out.

A Customized Apron (pick your own design) with a set of monogrammed salad bowl set from The Palm Gifts

The Palm Gifts the first place I go for anything monogrammed. They have a great selection of things to spoil any preppy gal or guy. This is a great stop for wedding party gifts and the quality of their products is stellar. Their blog is also a great resource for finding cute things on sale and for checking out the preppy trends out there.

TO VOTE, all you have to do is leave the number of the wedding you love the most in the comments section of this post. And, just in case, here is a run down of our contest entries (click on the picture to read the original post):

HELSINKI - ehrenstr�mintie + punavuori + rautatientori + erottaja, 07/29/08

The Biggest Issue

David Brooks channels Goldin, Katz, and Heckman.

color palette two-fer! julia and dana: dark purple and light green (with a little dark pink)

{ polina dress by reddoll }

here we have two ladies with deep purple flower inspirations.

Julia said...
The very first aspect I decided on for my wedding was purple tulips, the really dark purple ones. They have always been my favorite. I decided to mix them with the dark pink ones, so my colors are dark purple, dark pink, and light green.

i figured if they'd be willing to share, i'd include dana's as well, although their greens may be different.

dana said...
Great idea! Our colors are dark purple and a soft green... our theme is Purple Rain. =D I really desperately love the new moon series carnations out of Australia... sooooo gorgeous.

Let's see what you got!

dana, kindly ignore the pink items :)
here goes:












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LHS, vindicated

Alex Tabarrok is on the case.

What's interesting is not only that Larry was fundamentally right about the facts (no surprise there), but that much of the mainstream media are still reporting otherwise. Here is the one source that got the story right.

The GSE Rescue Bill

Larry Summers and Dick Armey weigh in.

HELSINKI - on the street, kamppi & punavuori, 07/28/08

a casey megan sampler

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