On Tuesday this week Aaron and I went to City Hall to pick up our marriage license. That’s how you know this wedding business is really happening soon!
Engagement Pics!
August 4th, 2009 § 0
A few weeks ago we had our wedding photographer take a set of pictures of us near our home in Alphabet City. Here’s some of our favorite pics from the session:
My Wedding Dress (for real this time)
August 3rd, 2009 § 0
Shopping for a wedding dress is stressful, especially when you’re not in the market for yards of taffeta and heaps of ruffles. After a lot of consideration, I decided to go with a custom made gown – this way, it will be exactly what I want, and it will fit perfectly. I chose Merciel, an adorable bridal shop in the East Village that is operated by the designer, Jinny. So far, I have been thrilled with how Jinny understands exactly what I’m looking for – and I get to have my first fitting in a few weeks!
Our Venue: Elizabeth
June 24th, 2009 § 0
After what feels like ages, Aaron and I have finally chosen our wedding venue: Elizabeth.
Elizabeth is a restaurant and bar located in Nolita (for you New Yorkers, it’s in Rialto’s old spot). They have modern food, awesome cocktails, elegant black-and-white decor, and an outdoor garden. In short, pretty much everything we were looking for.
In addition to the wedding, we’ll also be hosting our afterparty here. So it’s a one-stop-shop!
Check out their web site for more information, or look at the pictures here:
My Wedding Dress (Maybe)
June 10th, 2009 § 1
I stumbled across this dress months ago and thought it was gorgeous. However, it sold out almost immediately. So I was thrilled when I found it again on Bluefly.com — this time for half the original price! I figured it was meant to be, so I ordered it. I’m always a little hesitant to order clothes online, especially something so important as a wedding dress. Obviously if things don’t look right I’ll return it, but still, I’m excited!
Pre-Webby Awards
June 10th, 2009 § 0
This doesn’t have anything to do with the wedding really, but it’s rare to find a photo of us both looking so nice so I thought I’d post it. Here we are all gussied up for the Webby Awards. We had a great time!
Our Wedding Rings!
June 9th, 2009 § 1
This weekend Aaron and I were walking around Soho, shopping for some fancy clothes for the Webby Awards, when we decided to drop into the Stuart Moore store to take a look at wedding rings. Aaron bought my engagement ring (a Niessing tension setting) at Stuart Moore last year, so we were hoping to find the matching wedding band.
The bad news was that Stuart Moore doesn’t carry the plain Niessing wedding bands, but that didn’t turn out to be a problem. Aaron and I both picked out Stuart Moore original pieces that look great together.
- On the left – My engagement ring (newly shined, yay!) gets blinged out with a diamond eternity band.
- On the right – Aaron wanted plain and simple, and he found it in this platinum ring.
Even though none of these three rings was meant to go together, I think they make a really nice set.
We’re having the rings shipped to my parents in Phoenix, who will bring them out for the wedding in October. There are two good reasons for this: first, we saved $700 by avoiding New York State sales tax, and second, this way I won’t be tempted to wear my pretty new ring before the wedding!
New York City Wedding Invitations
April 4th, 2009 § 0
I love these New York City-themed invitations from Hello Lucky.
