Girls in White Dresses

Monday, January 16, 2012


My mother blames my fascination with weddings on early exposure; she made gowns for several close family friends when I was just a toddler, and my very first wedding included a Swiss dot wedding dress and sneaking buttercream frosting with my co-flower girl and very best friend. This frothy, lace-y, ever-so-slightly-sparkly gown spoke to the stuff little girl dreams are made of–how about you? 

Last week was deliriously busy, but for the very best reasons, and John and I decided to celebrate them on Friday night with Indian food and Maharaja Pilsners (best beer for spicy Indian food). We tumbled home, excited for the prospect of three whole days to ourselves! 

We spent Saturday morning curled up next to each other, typing away on our respective computers. John authored a comprehensive tome on beer brewing for his baby brother, who got a brew kit from us for Christmas, while I soaked up inspiration, fell in love with a half dozen invitation suites and watched sh*t all kinds of people say. My favorites? Brides, yogis and opera singers. We grabbed a table outside for brunch at Sea Breeze Café, then I made my way to Paper Source for Valentine's Day supplies. Along the way, I found the world's best coupe glasses at Pottery Barn–highly recommended for anyone hunting for vintage-inspired cocktail glasses. I glued and doodled to my heart's content with a Kir Royale by my side to increase creativity, then settled in with my sweetheart for dinner and Due Date, which only fueled my passion for a Frenchie. 

We decided to throw an impromptu cocktail party Sunday night, so we spent the morning cleaning, juicing and reading; has anyone else gotten into A Practical Wedding yet? On the menu were rum based drinks (Blue Hawaiis and piña coladas poured into hollowed-out pineapples, frozen daiquiris no. 1 and no. 3, just like Hemingway ordered them, and John's favorite tiki cocktail, the 20-70 Swizzle) and frozen hors d'oeuvres. Since we San Franciscans don't have any snow to enjoy, we figured we'd make the best of what we've got!


Tell me, what were you up to this weekend? And how many of you are enjoying today off? I've sworn to make the most of it, but I haven't decided just how to spent it yet!


Photo by Caroline Tran.

22 comments:

  1. Your last minute party sounds so fun!

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  2. In Canada the liquor system seems to be pretty different from the States. We can't get a decent Pilsner in Nova Scotia because the major companies pulled it for something to do with marketing? I don't know.. ANYWAYS... I'm REALLY craving a good pilsner & some Indian food right now and I'm blaming you!

    We have a really beautiful dress at the store where I work right now. It's different; it's a very tight bodice with a HUGE train. I'll have to snap a picture sometimes because it reminds me of you!

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  3. sounds like a fantastic weekend as always! this weekend we attempted to go suit shopping without luck...turns out my man is picky (which is okay with me!) we'll have to shop around to get the look just right. today i hope to do a little wedding planning :) xo

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  4. Your weekends always sounds so carefree. I love it! I got in the V Day spirit, too. I swear by the end of it I will make the husband love V Day as much as I do!

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  5. how is a practical wedding? I want to pick it up and take a read if it is good! let me know if you liked it.
    xo,
    Haley

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  6. Oh lady, your weekends always sound divine. I am off to watch sh*t brides say and dream of a day I will be invited to your cocktail party! xo

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  7. Sounds like a beautiful weekend, Lena. We went up to L.A. to visit family and it was just perfect. Especially since there was not too much family drama (always a plus).

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  8. I'm so impressed that your mom made wedding dresses for family friends! That seems like such a hard thing to make. I'm sure they were beautiful.

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  9. So funny, I just posted Sh*t Fashion Girls Say today! I can't wait to have time to devour them all, truly hilarious.

    Enjoy your day off!

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  10. just checked the book out, do you recommend it??

    life spelled jen

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  11. I wish I lived close to you guys so I could partake in all your cool parties. I have today off too and I plan on doing nothing. Seeing as how I havent gotten out of my pjs yet I think my plan is going well.

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  12. Sounds like you had an amazing weekend. I spent yesterday just in my apartment, taking things easy. Today I went shopping with a friend and brought back a cute black basic skirt. Have to work tonight! Poop. But class doesn't start until Wednesday so whatevs.

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  13. We just got home from celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary- it was the most fun! I'm reading & enjoying A Practical Wedding too :-)

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  14. Did you know that my mother did a lot of wedding dresses when i was a little girl... and i was a flower girl in several weddings? Enjoy your day off!! Have fun!

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  15. Your weekends always sound so wonderfully dreamy....Ours was a tad busy with me finishing up a Save the Date, heading to the Roller Rink for a B-Day party and many many fires to warm us up...

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  16. I would kill for a pina coladas in a hollowed-out pineapple!!

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  17. what an absolutely lovely weekend. and the light in that photo is charming!

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  18. Beautiful dress!
    I'm totally in love with it!
    Thank you!

    Silvia

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  19. You reminded me! I just started A Practical Wedding and am loving it... I've been rethinking/stepping things back a lot lately (or trying to find ways to step things back) it is so easy to let planning spiral out of control.

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  20. dotted swiss & buttercream! what a great memory!

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  21. You're awesome. That is all, because I'm sleepy. xoxo

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  22. I will happily trade the snow for a weekend like that!

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