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Where we met, fourteen years agoSean on the rocksThis would be cuter if we werenWhere we metThis is the phone I needed to use 14 years ago, to ask my parents to come and pick me up from the beach. Sean was hogging it and I remember wondering if he was calling his girlfriend. Come to think of it, I donLittle Connecticut beachBench I was sitting on when Sean first said hello to meSean was playing hackeysack when I met himHackeysack reconstruction
This is where Sean first gave me his number. His BEEPER number. Oh, 1996.
Something old (a book of Common Prayer belonging to my great-grandmother), something blue (a vintage turquoise hankie), something new (my earrings)Pashminas in a vintage suitcaseTurquoise typewriter in lieu of a guest bookBanner made by WoodMade my own bouquet the morning of my wedding; it was surprisingly therapeutic.Made the boutonnieres for the groom, groomsmen, brothers, and dads the day before the wedding: used lisianthus, a guinea feather, and rosemary from my parentsIt took me sooooo long to write this sign how I wanted it. It was 90 degrees outside and I remember thinking it would never be perfect. And then finally I did it.Vintage hankies
Made this sign so people knew where they were going!Old family wedding photos on a trunk in my parentsPrograms designed by SeanMy brother and sister made crosswords that people did during cocktail hourSingapore Slings and ringsOur seatsMenu made by SeanMenus were tucked into vintage airmail envelopesLanterns hanging in trees and on tables
I handstamped the cocktail napkinsVintage matches (six bucks for this whole jar at the Alameda Flea Market) and sparklersPashminas for guestsMini cones of French fries with dijon basil aoili at cocktail hour
Cokes in a vintage coke box I got at the flea market for $10Amuse bouche: gazpacho and butternut squash soup with creme fraicheMan, I loved the back of that dressMarried an hour already!The backyard at seven-ish as we all sat down to eatBackyard
DadEvening lightDadHugging Anna, maid of honor, after her speechVintage cake topper
Cutting the cake my mum made