We’ve already covered the bride and bridesmaids in previous posts, so let’s talk a little about the groom, groomsmen and ring bearer for your wedding……
Archive for July, 2009
298 days to go
July 21, 2009With the sunshine finally out and some of our friends returning home from their tours in the next few weeks, counting down to the wedding feels as important right now as counting down to MM”s eventual fall return. So I’m setting aside the doldrums this week and rejoicing in the fact that I’m engaged, and to a wonderful Military Man.
Lovely day for a stroll through the grass.
July 17, 2009We had a flat of wheat grass in the store this week, in order to make up a sample for an upcoming Bar Mitzvah. After that appointment we were left with several square feet of lovely fresh green shoots just sitting there, begging to be shown off. So, how about this for a fun centerpiece idea, perhaps for a bat Mitzvah or baby shower?
When I sat down tonight to write this post, I thought I’d talk about the stuff I saw in Europe that has inspired me, or share the news of what has happened in our wedding planning process. Things have moved along, decisions been made, deposits paid, checklist items marked off as done. But the words for talking about those things won’t come. I can’t write them, not right now.
Instead, what I feel inside of me tonight is the hole in my life caused by that goodbye in Heathrow a few weeks back. It is the bittersweet joy/pain of counting down not to the wedding, but to that day on the sometime-horizon when MM comes back home again.
You Might Think …
July 13, 2009We have *not* disappeared. Honest! The big absence has been because of preparation for our new blog! Right now we’re having some difficulties with our web host but as soon as that is resolved, we’ll be ready to launch and show off the new digs!
In the meantime, I’ll be posting when I can and I know some of the guest authors will be able to keep the ship afloat 
Cheers,
Susan
Carried away by the wind
July 4, 2009I’m back in Canada after a lovely yet bittersweet three weeks in Europe with MM. We met in the airport in Rome, spent a few quiet days in a little Italian port city then boarded a cruise. 15 days and a dozen beautiful European city-ports later, we disembarked in the east of England and spent a few days in London before saying tearful goodbyes at Heathrow last weekend.
(a house on the canals in Bruges, Belgium)
Two Toronto weddings
July 3, 2009Just a quick post to share with you two adorable weddings from the weekend- One at McLean house here in Toronto, shades of pink with silver grey, full of peonies and other summer loveliness.
To Be Out In The Road
July 3, 2009
After watching the Daily Show on Wednesday night, I *had* to look up something they were talking about. And it’s perfect for Friday Footwear (something I haven’t posted about in a while).
They’ve been on the news quite a bit but have you heard of .: Heelarious :.? The company was started by two friends and their product? High heels for babies 0-6 months of age. When I first heard about it, I have to admit I was taken aback and thought it was a touch overboard. Now that I’ve gone to the site and seen the product more closely, I’m finding them quite adorable. I’ll let you decide for yourselves …
I’ve Got Something New To See
July 2, 2009
I came across this list on .: The Knot :. and thought it would be a great new topic and discussion. They listed the “50 First Song Ideas” … totally subjective, of course. There are some great classics on the list but if I hear any more Celine Dion, Shania Twain or Chris DeBurgh as that first song, I may scream. Okay. I won’t scream because I do believe people should play what makes them happy … but I can scream inside, right? I’m a self-proclaimed music snob. Anyhow, the list gave me an idea to find alternatives that people may not have heard of. I focused on a Cowboy Junkies song a few weeks ago … perhaps I’ll have to find some other gems for you.
Without further adieu, here’s the list …