Cheryl and Attila at the Glen Manor - Photos by Trish and Melissa

Thursday was a complete downpour...but Friday was clear skies!!!!! Yay! I must say that I was really sweating bullets on Thursday night thinking that it might be a rainy day for these guys, but luckily the storm took a break and it was a beautiful night! You might remember them from their gritty city photo shoot that we did on the Spring...

Cheryl's three sisters looking on as she gets ready.



Isn't Cheryl gorgeous! She was pretty relaxed.



I love this shot taken by Melissa. The living room was so lovely!


Nephew Hans in his brief appearance before his protest.

Here is Cheryl and her Mom having a fun moment.

Heading into the church, look at those blue skies... (photo by Melissa)

What a classic moment.

This is St. Mary's Church in Bristol, very grand!

I do...

The veil always 'makes' the bridal look.

The lovely wedding party...

Entrance to the Glen Manor.


OK, what?! This light is insane! This is actually a new angle for me at the Glen, love it!

They rocked the first dance!

Attila's brother gave the BEST toast! Just the right amount of everything, I cried!

Detail Shot by Melissa



Out on the bridge at sunset...

Nancy Paolino and the Black Tie Band, they were excellent!they even played the Violent Femmes! (well) You can't get much more versatile than that!

Another new angle for me, sitting on the grand staircase at the end of the night.

Congratulations!

The 411 on the Details:

Reception Location - The Glen Manor House

Cake - Jim Kennedy at Confections

Hair and Make-up by Invidia Salon in Portsmouth

Invites - by Paper Packaging and Panache in Bristol

Music - Nancy Paolino and The Black Tie band

Tuxes - Mr. Tux

Flowers by De Feldman in Barrington

Catering - Russell Morin

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The Bite of Salem AND celebrating 6 years!

This past friday marked 6 years together for Matt and I! Okay, so call us dorks since we are now married, but we still like to keep track of when we became bf & gf. We live a pretty short distance from the Waterfront Park of Salem, OR and since I was insanely busy, we decided to make it a more casual night and headed to The Bite of Salem for dinner. I like food so this was great!

Great gift idea for your special guy :: Bespoke made easy by 9tailors

When Samantha of 9tailors got in touch with me last month, I was excited! My hubby, Matt, is always having the most difficult time finding a well fitting shirt. Does your guy experience this? One of the problems for Matt is that he is tall and lean and any shirt long enough is generally too big in the sides. Anyhow, the brilliant force behind 9tailors would like to help your guy get the right fit with their customizeable shirts. 9tailors makes getting the most practical and thoughtful gift for your guy so easy!!! Rather than butcher the company's description, here is what Samantha had to say:

"History - I was in China last year doing graduate school and I probably made about 60 pieces of clothing. And, I thought what a great service to bring to the U.S. because I know A) a lot of people can't buy clothing off the rack (I'm 5'0" and curvy) and have to get things altered; B) it's difficult to find places in the U.S. to purchase affordable custom made clothing; and C) it's also very difficult to find clothing companies where the end user has a hand in the creative process.

Process - It's fairly simple. Step 1) Register onto the site. Step 2) Get measured. Step 3) Design a shirt. Step 4) Wait 3-6 weeks for your shirt to arrive.

Products - All our products are made-to-measure. There are many possibilities for our shirts (over 300,000 unique shirts can be created). We do not mass produce our shirts at all. Our products are great for work, play and special occasion. They make great groomsmen gifts too as we can monogram each shirt."

How exciting, yes??? Well, I am excited. This would make a perfect wedding gift for your special guy or anniversary gift and seeing that Matt and I have our 1 year anniversary coming up, I'd better get a move on with this!

Thank you Samantha for sharing all the fabulousness of 9tailors with the rest of us! By the way, Samantha always told me, "At some point, we will be moving to women's products..." YES!

New piece! :: DewDrop birdcage veil with handmade blooms

Just a super fast note...

I have been having to turn away a ton of wonderful brides because I truly cannot take on any more rush orders from now through the first week of September. I feel very guilty and so sorry, but I am pulling about 18-20 hour workdays and it will be like this straight through September, 7 days a week and no holidays. My last rough tally shows I have 660+ custom pieces to make from now until October and this isn't including special projects and boutique orders. I just want to personally say that if I could squeeze more into a day, I would very much love to work with everyone interested! From the bottom of my heart, thank you SO much for your support and kind words about twigs & honey!

I am going to try to throw up pieces from time to time and today is one of those days! I call this the "4am piece". hahaha! In the middle of the night, I was chipping away at convos and I just felt so bad having to turn away so many sweet ladies so I decided to make a lovely veil/flower piece open to the public. I will be listing it within a couple hours. It is white and ivory, silk chiffon, completely handmade and with a couple sleek goose feathers. Check it out in my Etsy shop.

Isabella and Dan's Photolounge! 7.19.2008

Okay... WHY doesn't EVERYONE do the photolounge?!

Isabella and Dan at Eolia Mansion CT, Photos by Mariah and Melissa

Saturday Melissa and Don and I travelled to Harkness Memorial State Park in CT for the fabulously fun wedding of Isabella and Dan. Isabella was an absolute vision and she and Dan are best friends! Their baby, Tyson a huge yellow lab made it into the engagement shots, but unfortunately could not atend the wedding. He was at home minding the family business, Uber Dog (a hotel and day care for furry friends!) Hey- somebody has to mind the store! I was pretty excited to find this antique-ish bathroom to hang Isabella's dress in...

Melissa got this handsome photo of Dan before the ceremony.

Too bad everyone is so uptight and not having any fun at all. I am standing in the bathtub to get this shot!

This photo knocks my socks off! Melissa took it!

America's next top model?

Isabella gets a peek at the room set up before the ceremony.

Isabella and her parents process through this cool covered area, and the guests stood by on the sidelines to watch her pass by...

Lovely spot for the ceremony with the mansion in the background...

yeah! married!!!

Isabella and Dan's mom.. sweet!

Just the gals hanging out on the boardwalk which leads to the beach.

Dan and Isabella pause for some smooching.. and right after this a big wave tries to reclaim Isabella... mistaking her for a mermaid no doubt... she escaped unsoaked!

Walking back down the boardwalk... oops both heels are stuck! That's Dan's hand trying to free Isabella!

Well, we can't have that happening again! Chivalry is alive and well!

These guys were awesome posers!

Nice suspenders boys...

Dreamy!

The bestman just asked Isabella to be the godmother of his baby, I think she's a little excited!

Is this the cutest cake you've ever seen?

Gorgeous!

The paper laterns had LED lights that kept changing color all evening- very festive!

Melissa took this shot...

Hey... it's Nicole and Brian! I am photographing them in October! Aren't the sweet?

This photo is so funny- I like the expression on Dan's face.

Cheers!

Part one of Isabella's unique dance moves...

part 2 of isabella's dance moves... very impressive! she sticks the landing!

I think Dan is pleased... that's all we want!

The 411 on the details...

Venue: Eolia Mansion, Harkness Park CT

Caterer: Cloud 9 Catering Old Saybrook CT

Flowers: Agnes Corr

Music: Sugar Band, Mystic, CT

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