LONDON - istituto marangoni graduate show, old billingsgate market, 06/02/08

Thanks for the Assist

Brad DeLong is "absolutely breathtaking."

you are my sunshine! sampler

{ sunshine and daisies little girl's sundress by ohsoprettyclothing }

sorry to have been away, everyone -- one of my dearest friends from school has been here all weekend, and we had the *best* time. am catching up on some etsy wedding�related emails and suggestions, so there will be more to come this week (thanks all!).

but first here is a little sampler inspired by dana, who *many* years ago passed me a note in english class with a little sun in yellow highlighter that i have kept ever since: you are my sunshine. awww. someday i'll come to your wedding too, darling.








{each photo links to its shop}

Real Preppy Reader Weddings

Hey everyone! Hope you all had great, restful weekends.

I had a chance to see Sex in the City with a bunch of friends, and it was so good to see those girls together again in NYC. I highly recommend grabbing a few girlfriends and heading to the theatre, you will LOVE the film.

This week, I thought it would be fun to challenge all your preppy brides out there to send me pictures of your real-life favorite preppy weddings. They can be detail pics, dress pics, cake pics, kissin pics, whatever. Just make sure they represent preppy wedding to you. I have a great prize for the girl who sends in the best pic, so get to it!

Attracting Customers

Jeff Miron asks: Why is economics the most popular major at Harvard?

#308: shot down.

i emailed www.bebworld.com:

Guest Count: 125ish
Budget: weekend rental up to $2k

Details: I'm looking to rent a home for the weekend and also to hold a wedding reception in the backyard for 100 to 125 people. So far, I like Venice Beach CA Penthouse #0093 and Studio City CA House #0084.

I'm open to your suggestions as well. Thank you.

and promptly got schooled:

We have nothing at your budget for 125 guest for a weekend and I really do not know who would. good luck on your search. Maybe try a hotel or a park.

#93 roof top penthouse in venice.
125 guest per day for $14,500 per day
stays for 3 night min. for $4,500

update: thanks for the support, ladies. i thought their response was...honest. actually, it's pretty much almost exactly what i expected...but i will admit that i did also hold onto a little bit of hope that maybe they'd come back with a 'it's your lucky day!'.

after some consideration, and especially after that telling response, i'm coming to terms with the fact that unless the fiance and i up our budget, we will not be able to 'rent' a backyard. at least, not in the capacity i want.

so...i'm just going to stop leaning on that idea. the end. no more time will be wasted on these searches. the past week has been endless searching for houses...and now i can spend my time searching for venues that are more likely to work within our budget.

the upside: i do have ONE relative who has a potential backyard where we could maybe pull it off but even if it turns out his place can't accommodate...well, then that's that. meh. on to plan B.

lesson learned here: when you're on a budget, it pays to be flexible. i suppose that also includes ideas.

LONDON - brick lane market, 06/01/08