I said there would be a hiatus, and the trouble with those is that it’s hard to come back! For one thing, the dumb platform is so hi-tech and they’ve improved things so much that getting a picture up here is like swapping out discs back in the 90s. Dial-up was faster. Not sure… Read More »
Wedding Pysanky for Suki
My mind has been turning to my beloved pysanky more and more, recently. I think it’s the start of a new year. I have identified that I really would like to be spending more time doing the arts and crafts that I love, and so I’ve been pondering what changes I can make in my… Read More »
Encouragement for the Stressed-Out Bride, or, the Secret to Happy Wedding Planning
At a certain point when I was planning my wedding, it hit me: the wedding magazines are not talking to me. As I fleshed out this thought, I realized that there were two visions competing for my wedding day. And, dear bride, these two visions are competing for yours as well. On the one hand,… Read More »
{pretty, happy, real weddings}: Your marriage is your gift to others; a Guide to Registering
To see the previous post in this series, click here. At LMLD, we want to encourage brides and brides-to-be to focus on the vocation of marriage rather than what can become the utter insanity of wedding planning and veritable flood of material things. However, the vocation of marriage does involve material things. It doesn’t make… Read More »
{pretty, happy, real weddings}: the Wholesome, Good-Times Reception
If you missed Part 1 of this series, click here. Last time I touched upon the fact that, sometimes, the wedding reception takes on a life of its own and doesn’t reflect the bride and her whole context. There are many factors that can come into play to make it difficult for a bride to… Read More »