our first anniversary
One year ago today, Mr. Lively and I were wed in a quiet corner of le Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. To celebrate, we are spending the day together revisiting our…
the wedding comes to a close
Over the weekend our extended families came into town to celebrate our marriage and elopement over Thanksgiving, a cocktail party on Friday, and a dinner on Saturday. Though I…
marriage vows
During our wedding ceremony Mr. Lively and I took turns reading aloud our marriage vows. These joint vows were in addition to our personal vows and now serve as the…
paris in photos
As requested, I have more photos from the trip. To capture a bit of our experience I thought I'd create a photo collage of the things we saw and did…
our wedding
I cannot being to tell you how much joy it has brought me to share our rather unconventional wedding with you. And as many have requested, I have a few…
our wedding ceremony
When we eloped in Paris, we decided to craft our own wedding ceremony. Mr. Lively is not partial to any religion and though I adore teachings from many religions, I…
i’m back!
To try to explain this trip will not be easy. It was delightful, relaxing, and will be forever sentimental for Mr. Lively and I. As I get back into…
what i am wearing on my wedding day
Now for the fun part, my outfit! Though our wedding isn't traditional in many ways, I still wanted a white dress. However, since we are most likely holding the…
designing our wedding with intention
Now that I've shared why we decided to elope, I'll share what traditions we decided to keep, what we edited, and what we invented. As I've mentioned before, our decision…
why we eloped
When Mr. Lively proposed on May 30th, I was planning on a traditional wedding next fall. The following day his parents came into town and we talked about possible venues and…