Guest post on marriage

I got pretty personal over on Capitol Romance today - talking about what Fiji taught me about marriage. Please head on over there and check out my guest post - I hope you like it! Please enjoy my snorkel hair selfie as well. Keepin' it real. And in case it gets you in the marriage mood, a reminder of some past posts from my own blog about marriage and relationships:

Freedom in Commitment

And for you Bachelor fans, a post about The Bachelor (but really about staying firm and confident in your own relationship): When You Don't  Conform

Friday Links: Officiants, One-Lowsmanship, & more suits!

  I had a very busy week this week. Exciting new collaborations with Capitol Romance and a photo shoot with the awesome Stephen Gosling (I'll share the pics once I have them).

But first thing's first: Best. Officiant. EVER.

Per this week's post on lady's menswear, more suits here! Click through to see some lovely cream options from H&M, available April 4th. Line up, ladies.

There have been a lot of mixed reviews on the season finale of Girls. However you felt about it, this breakdown of how long it would have actually taken Adam to run to Hannah's apartment killed me - the ex-New Yorker in me loved this. I used to live in Prospect Heights. The idea that he'd even consider traveling from Prospect Heights to Greenpoint (let alone take the G train), is absolutely insane.

Finally, I adored Off-Beat Bride's post about one-lowsmanship & one-upsmanship this week. Read it. Now. It ties in with my post on the pressure to be crafty, and I will nod my head til it falls off to this brilliant statement: "Engaged women don't need another voice telling them they're failing. It doesn't matter if it's a voice of tradition telling them they're wrong for wanting to have their wedding in the round, or a voice of non-tradition telling them they're wrong for wanting to wear a white dress — brides need encouragement and support."

**(except that I'd add "engaged women and men" but that's nit picky)

Capitol Romance

I'm honored and so excited to be over at Capitol Romance today talking about my background in theatre producing - how it made me a better wedding planner and can help YOU be a great one, too. Part 1 is up today - tune in next Wednesday for Part deux! Hope you enjoy it! Big thanks to the amazing Bree at Capitol Romance for letting me guest blog. For those in the DC area - run, don't walk, to her blog. It's a great resource as well as provides a ton of inspiration for DC area couples getting hitched.

Friday Links

I hosted my entire family in our new home this Thanksgiving. That, plus my adorable nephew passing along his cold means I've been out of the loop this week recovering from it all!

I did manage to get out this week to a fabulous get-together happy hour hosted by Capitol Romance - a blog you MUST check out if you're getting married in the DC area (or just love wedding related awesomeness). Met some fantastic vendors and had a blast (despite my sniffles)!

This is a great post on arranging centerpieces with vegetables from the always awesome Design Sponge. As you'll see in next week's post on my own Thanksgiving, I love rustic, simple table decor and this gave me a bunch of fun ideas for next year!

The Washingtonian has a great article in this month's issue in which a wedding photographer visits some of his old clients and sees how their marriages are doing. It's a beautifully written look at how relationships change over time - highly recommend.

And finally, for those of you who don't know Kinfolk (you must check them out) - they did a brief feature on one of my favorite stores from my old 'hood in Brooklyn, here. Made me a bit homesick, though I luckily have the fabulous Cheestique around the corner that definitely fills the void.

Happy weekend to you all!