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A Practical Wedding book tour: Brooklyn party

February 3, 2012
Creating + Designing

I was honored to do the design and decorations for the Brooklyn stop on Meg’s A Practical Wedding book tour. First, you guys have been following along on this tour, right? I certainly hope so, because the awesomest thing since candy-by-the-lb stores. By Amtrak, Meg is traveling the country speaking about her amazing book (#1 in weddings! #3 in chemistry?) and chatting with all of us devoted readers.

The decorations I crafted up for the Brooklyn stop on her tour are some of my most favorite things I’ve made! There was a sparkly photobooth backdrop, drink stirrers topped with mini A Practical Wedding books, and garland adorned with the couples who’ve been featured as wedding graduates.

 

 

Meg and I hamming it up in the photobooth. Below are a selection of my favorite shots! See the rest on the Flickr stream.

Oh, and one of my favorite parts of the day, my family came! My mom, bro, sis, and soon-to-be baby niece looking hot:

Huge, giant, monster sized thanks to everyone who came out to party, eat cupcakes, and devour tacos with us! Above pictures taken by Amber Marlow and Hart & Sol West. Love those girls. Also, without La Vie En Rose Events, the party wouldn’t have went as smooth silk.

See a ton more photos over on A Practical Wedding.

 

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What a homeless man taught me about business and weddings.

February 1, 2012
CEO of Life,Running a Business

Scene: This morning’s rush hour on the uptown C train. It’s crowded. Everyone looks smushed, uncomfortable, and tired. I’m standing, trying to balance myself while drinking a coffee, reading the news on my phone, and some-what holding onto a pole so I don’t fall over. A seat becomes available, I’m too slow to sit down and a teenage boy grabs it so he can play a video game on his ipad.

I grumble to myself something about chivalry being dead among teenagers and mentally note to never buy a teenager the latest in electronics.

Then, a homeless man starts his daily pitch, I grumble again. Apparently, I was pretty grumbly this morning.

“My name is Homeless Jim. But you can call me just Homeless for short.”

Hold the phone, this guy is funny.

“Anything you can give to help me out is greatly appreciated. I love bagels, coffee, juice, or just a few pennies. I could use some lotion too. Like I love to say, I’m trying to go from ashy to classy.” 

hah. The girl next to me gives him what looks like a sandwich.

“Deodorant too. Anyone have any deodorant? It’ll help me smell more like a human and less like Homeless. This way, more people will treat me more like a human and less like Homeless.”

I didn’t have deodorant on me, so I hand him the emergency dollars I keep in the inside pocket of my coat. Others were handing him things too – more than I’ve ever seen my fellow New Yorkers hand a homeless person on the train. Maybe he got his lotion.

Lesson of the day: Be Unexpected. When this man started his speech, a communial grumble was felt by everyone on the train. Something like: Oh great, I was having a fine morning sipping my coffee until this crazy guy started yelling about needing pennies. But then, he was funny. He was sincere. His speech was completely different than any other I’ve ever heard.

He was unexpected, and he got his bagel.

In business, being unexpected is a valuable trait to have among a sea of competitors. You wouldn’t expect to receive a confetti filled postcard from me just to say hi, but you will. It’s the fun, little, happy surprises that excite me. It’s the same with weddings. I design decorations that are out of the ordinary, that your guests are not going to expect. Sure, they’ll expect to see flowers and maybe even get a little favor. But it’s the unexpected details and cool, craftiness of those favors that will make them say WOW.

If you want some unexpected awesomeness at your wedding, click here to email me and we’ll chat.

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  1. Lindsey

    Love this! What a wonderful way to receive a business lesson.

     
  2. Saukok

    Right on! Totally agree with being unexpected. Why do more of the same?

     
  3. Mary Marantz

    A confetti filled postcard? THAT is amazing!
    M:)

     
  4. Hello Cupcake LLC

    Wise words! Well put!

     
 

Alt Summit is the best place ever.

January 26, 2012
CEO of Life

 

On Sunday, I got back from the Altitude Summit in Salt Lake City. Otherwise knows as The Best Conference Ever, Alt Summit was all of my favorite internet people in one hotel for four nights and four days of complete awesomeness. Even though we were all definitely nervous, by the last day we were all best friends. Ok, maybe we weren’t all best friends, but every person who took a few minutes to talk to me is now considered my best friend, wether they like it or not.

Today the huge contrast between the big and beautiful and spacious Grand America hotel and the cramped, hot quarters of the New York City subway system became all too apparent when a gazillion people bumped in to me and I had no personal space. I so wanted to be back at Alt, surrounded by a ton of rad, design people who all immediately got what each other was about.

So, instead of having a life crisis over the smelly, uncomfortable subway, I thought about this great moment that Tabitha caught for me. It finally started to snow in Salt Lake City. I just ate a freakin’ delicious cookie after scoring a silk blazer for $3 at a local thrift store. This is what Alt Summit felt like to me:

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  1. Lindsey

    haha, I was kind of curious what was going to be in the video and you just made me laugh out loud after seeing it…so cute!

     
  2. Moss + Isaac

    Hi! We didn’t get to meet at alt :( but I saw you on the pinterest board. I LOVE your work…CJ and I are wedding photographers here in NYC and would love to work with you sometime! Your site is adorable!! Anyways, send us a message sometime and let’s get coffee! -Leigh Anna

     
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