tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307129076445520552024-02-18T20:52:31.848-05:00Princess Askew - Life Off Kilterde Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-87756845062033012712011-01-14T13:49:00.001-05:002011-01-14T13:49:36.640-05:004 (Very Masculine) Environmentally Friendly Products for Your Home4 (Very Masculine) Environmentally Friendly Products for Your Homede Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-7771918999749165452010-11-25T23:56:00.000-05:002010-11-25T23:56:13.238-05:00You are the hero of your life. In my inbox every morning when I get to work, there is a message titled Today's Gift. This one was especially inspiring as I am currently swimming in a state of limbo, sort of like walking through a swamp; I'm getting there, where ever there is, just very slowly. It takes a lot out of a person to mentally slog through a swamp that their mind can sometimes become.
The important message de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-76702243080365365152010-09-07T12:53:00.000-04:002010-09-07T12:53:20.381-04:00She Wears Flowers in Her HairFor my wedding, I purchased gobs of faux flowers thinking I might use them to embellish pieces of the wedding, maybe the wedding arch in the arbor- which actually was completely covered with grape leaves, signs around the grounds - only had time to create one, the poles in the tent at the Commander's Mansion - there was way too much color going on after we were done, so not needed. Now I have a de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-12708261249860423602010-08-09T17:28:00.000-04:002010-08-09T17:28:27.297-04:00Photobooth Fun, Lasting MemoriesOne of today’s hottest wedding trends is the resurrection of family friendly photobooths. Originating in 1925, their curtained walls transport us back to the days of country fairs; I still have photostrips with my friends at the midway, and first dates on the boardwalk. Companies like Shutterbooth Boston offer guests and newlyweds the chance to show off their fun, wild side and take home a glossyde Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-23576560234874495252010-08-07T14:06:00.002-04:002010-08-09T11:32:06.664-04:00Best of Boston 2010
Waiting for the Best of Boston edition of Boston Magazine is always fraught with anticipation for those who are potentially in the running. Who has the best haircut, best brunch, best wine and coffee, best party 2010? The "Best of" seems endless! As a wedding vendor, it’s always exciting to see who in the Boston wedding community made the cut. Will it be friend, foe, or partner? de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-53684319114659277312010-08-05T21:49:00.041-04:002010-08-07T13:37:55.909-04:00A vegan wedding cake? No, really? YES, really.I have a love affair with Red Velvet cake, as in can't get enough, adore the flavor, texture, color. It just looks and smells decadently rich, like good dark moist potting soil. Not that it smells like dirt but it is a grounded and savory flavor and when you inhale deeply, it fills up every possible nook and cranny, lingering for a sweet reward later on. But I am getting ahead of myself.
de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-37887567275626463882010-08-03T21:34:00.001-04:002010-08-03T21:38:29.056-04:00And the show must go on...So we got married, now what? Not that married life isn't great, although it is sort of like dating life only we wear rings and share money....sometimes.
My issue now is what to do with my time. My brain is constantly brain storming and therefore I have trouble settling on one task. I have a few business ideas, some blogs, some writing, some event planning, lots of wedding stuff on the brain. Butde Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-61150903938229571602010-07-16T16:38:00.000-04:002010-07-16T16:38:24.211-04:00WE DID IT!!Well one Brazilian dinner, two drinking parties, one Corningware Celebration and Matrimonial Jubilee, one rehearsal + set up, over 50 Knowles/Hachmeister/Smart/Monteau/Lund/Snell/Holder/Leth Family members, seven members of the Brazilian delegation, and one tear filled, stuck shoe, perfectly orchestrated Commander's Mansion wedding ceremony later, we are hitched and couldn't be happier! We de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-6369196751580578492010-05-25T21:10:00.000-04:002010-05-25T21:10:20.640-04:00One month to go - looking back..
When I got engaged my already married sister gave me some great advice, choose three things you care about, focus on those and let the rest go. And I took it to heart. My number #1- location, we chose the Commanders Mansion in Watertown, a Civil War era mansion tucked way on a few acres of meticulous landscape in the heart of an urban area. We fell in love with it the de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-34774209585792786832010-05-25T21:01:00.000-04:002010-05-25T21:01:46.999-04:00Beantown Bride Post - The Groom
Author: Mellissa A. KnowlesPhotography by: Eric Limon Photography
The Groom- a wedding duo's often overlook other half-plays an important role as a support system and planning partner for his bride-to-be. He may be content to just "pitch-in" when asked or manage non-wedding life, the house (my husband-to-be put in a new kitchen floor) or the car. Either way, planning a wedding is a trial de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-64181542818916532222010-05-03T15:49:00.000-04:002010-05-03T15:49:31.502-04:00The countdown...Today it is 55 days to our wedding and I feel like I am woefully unprepared. They say the last two months are hell on the way to heaven...ok...there is not they, I said it. Yeah...that is what it feels like somedays, I am not able to enjoy the engagement because the invites are out, the tree is not made, the notes not cut, the napkins not ordered. Everyday we move closer, everyday another de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-76164419679513004902010-04-02T13:45:00.012-04:002010-04-02T13:57:55.953-04:00What's in a color? Apparently everything!
According to Project Wedding:"The colors you choose for your big day reflect your personality and style. You can create a sophisticated environment or a whimsical escape. Colors can influence moods and exude sensuality, coziness, earthiness and youthfulness."So I have chosen festive fuchsia, caribbean blue and saffron yellow. I think the names sort of say it all with having to go into a long de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-67683890153071784002010-03-29T12:43:00.004-04:002010-03-29T13:30:13.087-04:00Parasols are prettyI am in love the idea of brightly colored, slightly opaque, slightly translucent rice paper parasols on a sunny wedding day in June. The very thought makes me giggly inside. I picture myself twirling and twirling and twirling it around as my ladies and I walk together across a sweet green field towards my beloved. There is something very romantic and whimsical about the idea of a parasol. I de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-10800456466791894892010-03-15T15:37:00.001-04:002010-03-29T16:04:38.689-04:00My two dresses went to therapy....
...to work it out and they still don't like me. I am not sure what to do and am in a bit of a state over the fact that I have two dresses that don't like me and I don't like them. One I bought from Running of the Brides with my mom and sis and at the time, I think I forced myself to love it cause it was a good deal, a nice designer and I wouldn't have to think about it anymore. Upon learning de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-55272038407342807062010-03-03T14:50:00.000-05:002010-03-03T15:28:14.436-05:00Beantown Bride Post!I was asked to do some writing for the blog Beantown Bride and today, my first submission to them was published. How exciting! It is a Real Wedding piece on Jason and Barrett, a very sweet couple, who were married last year. The task was to summarize their relationship and wedding in 250 word, no easy feat! But here it is.......enjoy and stay tuned for more posts to come!Barrett and Jason de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-22344309995101034142010-02-22T11:14:00.039-05:002010-03-29T17:06:24.553-04:00Inspiration for the day - BlueI am in love with the color combo of our wedding, festive fuchsia, caribbean blue and saffron yellow. It is fresh, vibrant and really speaks to us. And what I love most? Apparently the colors we chose are now the hot colors of the year, according the The Knot. Yup, you heard it here first, we are hot. I love being "in" "hot" "trendy" although I don't need The Knot to tell me so. HA!
Here is de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-17464968246686906492010-02-19T15:21:00.000-05:002010-02-19T15:34:49.724-05:00Inspiration for the day - CenterpiecesAhhh....I love these. So classy, simple and unfussy....they have a confident personality. de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-16332201032682918082010-02-05T20:36:00.000-05:002010-02-12T12:43:45.761-05:00Paper Scraps + Celery = Fabulous Gift WrapI found this absolutely fabulous blog called Creature Comforts with an appropo post for DIY gift wrap using celery. For anyone who knows me, I am having a love affair with celery. This could be more perfect. I am reposting this blog and give credit to Ez over at Creature Comforts Blog. Check em out!Yes, you read the title correctly... Celery! Today I put together a little photo tutorial on de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-76057378619387424112010-01-28T16:38:00.000-05:002010-01-28T16:49:22.625-05:00DIY Wedding blog post #1This is my first DIY project posting, originally on Weddingbee website. I will also post it on Project Wedding website. I think it means I am a bona fide DIYer!!When I started planning my wedding, my already married sister gave me some advice: choose three things that are important to you and leave the rest to someone else. Invitations and decorations top the list and although I have a whole de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-71105270128691120382010-01-28T13:29:00.000-05:002010-01-28T15:25:25.739-05:00Draping Dilemma!Currently being obsessed with the idea of tent draping...no correction, forever being obsessed with tent draping, I am having a difficult time figuring out how and what to do within a budget and time frame.Originally, I wanted to drape the ceremony area, which is an outside grape arbor as well. Imagine, white chiffon or cotton panels floating softly above the quets, protecting against the harsh de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-63276458173666972672009-12-30T13:22:00.001-05:002009-12-30T14:26:30.941-05:006 month FREAK out...oh and flowersI got an email the other day from Project Wedding, a site I frequent as a DIY bride. They send daily emails on different topic and tell the number of days until your wedding. Well Dec 27 was officially the 6 month mark and I had a small panic attack at work....every possible acronym happened to me, ADD, OCD, ADHA, OCD again, all at the same time, activating a strong, urgent need to go to every de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-40317315861026859362009-12-08T16:10:00.000-05:002009-12-08T16:25:43.155-05:00A picture is worth a thousand words.So we have a photographer and we couldn't be happier...well we could if we were already married...and had a million bucks, well maybe not even then. ANYWAY, Juliano and I have decided on Darren Pellegrino Photography help tell the story of our wedding day. We met with Darren and his wife Beth and were instantly smitten. There was no pretentiousness, no pressure, no hurry up and decide, in fact de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-40475256224389767662009-11-24T12:27:00.000-05:002009-11-24T12:35:52.249-05:00Two Maids Weigh InColeen likes #1 and Jess likes #2. I like them both but I also like #3 and #4. Maybe a trip to the bridal shop is in order. I like #4 with a small ribbon/sash around the waist.de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-32928373564073727202009-11-24T10:57:00.000-05:002009-11-24T11:10:09.235-05:00Maid Dresses Galore...So I think this is the easiest way, aside from actually shopping in a store - geesh who does that anymore - to see some of my ideas for bridesmaid's dresses. Just some ideas and nothing more. I love the colors though. EEEEE!!! as Coleen would say. I really like the first one but in a different color, obviously! Have at it ladies. These are all from David's Bridal but we don't necessarily need de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330712907644552055.post-73598701334435023442009-11-14T18:18:00.000-05:002009-11-14T18:42:57.095-05:00What LUCK!!So apparently I lucked out at Filene's Basement's Running of the Brides because I scored myself a Maggie Sottero Couture bridal gown for $250! Originally, I believe it is $2298. Ummm that is an over $2000 savings! And for anyone who knows bridal fashion, Maggie Sottero is an innovator in the industry, one of the most recognized bridal gown manufacturers, a multi-award winning designer label de Lovely Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850231470186800184noreply@blogger.com0