floral favors

They're magnets! What a cute idea for favors for a garden wedding! From The Poetic Life.

mailbag: cozyblue, unusually fine photos, etc.

{ custom heart tree pillow by cozyblue }

liz of cozyblue writes with a sweet idea for a wedding or anniversary gift -- the screenprinted/custom-embroidered tree pillow ("also available as wall art, for those with juice-dribbling kiddos or animals who like to claw"). or, for your friends growing families, the adorable custom family tree. thanks for writing, liz!

{ cozyblue }

also clever:

• three recent columbia grads started a company called chocomize.com, where you can custom-design your own chocolate bars as favors or whatnot. i like their story.
  

contests:

• max and margaret of unusually fine photography wrote with an unusually charming invite for new york couples to enter their free wedding-day photography contest by march 12. check out their fun portfolio.
  

• oxo is still flacking their free giveaway contest, happening each week. nothing wrong with free! acloserlookatoxo.com

not to be NYC-centric, here's a"food-and-drink-themed bridal event" march 11 at the astor center, eat drink be married.

{style inspiration: always olivia}

{via the sartorialist}

{runway: michael kors fall 2010 rtw}

{style.com}

hats: not just for snowstorms.

Anyone out there planning an outdoor fall wedding? Wouldn't that white hat, (maybe with a small blusher) be perfect? I just loved the other hat too much not to post it, both from Yellowfield. Contemplating wearing more hats...

{runway: mulberry fall 2010 rtw}

{style.com via the lil bee}

southwestern sampler: santa fe wedding

{each photo links to its shop}

forgive the slow posting, am out west introducing my fiance to my father (!) and his family.

dad: he can ski! he can drive a stick. he likes surf guitar. he's in.

so far so good. back wednesday!