Friday Links: Maryland's ready, Les Mis, and creepy babies

Hope you all had a lovely week. I've been busy with new clients, new vendors and getting our house prepped for the holidays (which is strange to do in 60 degree weather).

The happy news here locally is that marriage licenses are now officially available for same sex couples in MD. The marriages can't occur til January 1, 2013, but I'm so thrilled for all the happy couples planning their weddings for 2013!

Paperless post already has some awesome invites on their site, but Erin Jang just created some new designs for their holiday invites that you should definitely check out - so modern and fun. For those of you who don't know Paperless Post, they're a way classier version of evite - emailed invitations with really gorgeous design. Great option for smaller parties - from holiday gatherings to showers, birthdays to new years (and I did not get paid to say this. I truly just like them a lot).

As some of you may know I have a theatre background - so the musical theatre nerd in me really lurved this Les Mis wedding flash mob. That being said, my favorite version of the Les Mis flash mob is still this version (which was technically for a birthday). His joy just gets me every time in my theatre nerd soul.

And guys? I don't usually like to criticize or be too snarky. But... this woman makes baby cakes. Cakes that look like babies. Whatttt.

And with that disturbing idea, I leave you. Have a great weekend!

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!

Friday Links: tilapia, chalk, and nostalgia

Things have gotten quite busy for me this week – which is great news, but means I’ve been neglecting my blog! Hope to pick back up again next week. I was invited to a meal at a local caterer this week and though the food was delicious my favorite part was hearing about how green and sustainable they were. I don’t know why I was surprised, but I was. Below is a photo of where they keep tilapia in an aquarium and then use that protein-rich water (cause the fish secrete protein rich stuff…can you tell I’m super scientific?) to grow their food. Awesome.

Oh, and they have bee hives on their roof. Amazing (but no pictures, unfortunately).

Now onto some Friday links…

I’m not usually a very crafty person. Even the simplest of projects intimidates me. But this chalk spray paint (brought to my attention by the ever-so-cool oh happy day) is so rad and looks so easy that I just may have to try it sometime. How awesome is this not only for events (painting a welcome stencil or your party’s logo on your sidewalk ? hellooooo), but for simple at-home fun. I don’t have kids, but I imagine kids would go bananas for this. Heck, my Mom would go bananas for this. I’ll give you all an update when I give it an official whirl.

On a slightly more somber note, Bridal Guide wrote a great post about how to plan a wedding during difficult times. There are a ton of resources for bridal gowns, DIY projects, etiquette, and party favors (on and on and on and on)  - but in my opinion not enough for people dealing with tough times. So I was really glad to see this out there. Frankly, it’s a good read for anyone cause it brings a whole lot of perspective. With Thanksgiving around the corner, that’s never a bad thing.

Had to throw in one more super-random link – I just heard through the grapevine that Free To Be…You And Me is FORTY YEARS OLD. Can’t believe it. But it inspired me to revisit the album, which in turn made me smile like nobody's business. Here’s a little sampling, and an awesome article on the making-of. Go listen, read, get happy, and feel old. Oh, and if you have no idea what I'm talking about, read the article anyway and be sad that your parents weren't hippies.

Friday Links - I heart NY

What an odd, crazy week. Still getting back to normal after Sandy - and sending lots of positive vibes out to all of those who are still suffering in the aftermath of that terrible storm. It didn't feel right to focus too much on events these past few days, so I'm ending this week with a couple of random links cause I'm in a New York state of mind. My sister was supposed to have an Anniversary party this weekend up in NYC. It was cancelled for obvious reasons. And though I'm really sad not to be back there and see family and friends, this makes me realize it was probably a wise decision. Damn you, Sandy. But I love that in typical fashion, New Yorkers are pushing through. And I especially adore that Bill Cunningham is already back on the street. If you like documentaries by the way, check this out. It's fantastic.

And for a bit of a laugh (couldn't we all use one?) - this hilarious gif reenactment of the hurricane.

And finally, some Brooklyn love for my old 'hood. I'm obsessed with Anthony Bourdain's show, No Reservations. It's his final season, and his final show? Will be Brooklyn. Well done, Bourdain, well done. Don't miss it this coming Monday.

Here's to a better week next week - stay safe this weekend everyone and be grateful for what you've got.