Have an inspiring long weekend!

My dears, what are your plans for this weekend? My mom is visiting for two weeks -- yahoo! Toby and I love hanging with her during the day, and of course she's been cooking up a storm (she's making guacamole as I type). Hope you have a fun weekend, and here are a few great posts from around the web...

These wedding rings are pretty much perfect.

I heart heart stickers.

Wouldn't you like this goosepimply feeling right now?

Loving J. Crew's new arrivals.

Another gorgeous wedding braid!

Cute "hold me" bag (and more favorite bags).

It's funny 'cause it's true.

What a great idea to stencil your kitchen table.

Amazing kids music for a good cause.

Hiking to a teahouse in China. Eeps!

You can never have too many vintage striped shirts.

Back-to-school pencil holders.

The sweetest pregnancy video!

Great article on ballet corps dancers.

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Jazz Age Lawn Party

This weekend, Alex, Toby and I took the ferry over to the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor's Island.
A jazz band played old-timey tunes, and there was a tug-of-war, pie contest and Charleston lessons.
People dressed up in fabulous 1920's ensembles--lots of pearls, suspenders and straw hats. (I, of course, wore a nursing shirt:)
Toby mingled with the dapper crowd.
And this girl wore the most fabulous swimsuit (which she had made herself). Yowza!

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A year ago today.

Alex, I love you more than ever.

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Have a fun weekend!

My dears, what are your plans this weekend? Alex and I have a "date afternoon" today, and he's taking me on The Shark Boat, a hilarious boat that goes 45 miles per hour in the New York Harbor (you get splashed!). I've wanted to go on it for ages, and I'm so excited about it. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few great posts from around the web...

Four ways to style bangs.

Summer tan lines. (Which are you?)

Tiffany-lamp-inspired wedding cake.

My favorite red lipstick = Devious. (It's the perfect cherry red.)

Don't we all want to be this girl?

Now I'm dying to go to Maine.

Such a cute baby!

Japanese diving women. Incredible.

100 ideas for wedding favors. (Here's what we did.)

Plus, five Cup of Jo posts you might have missed:
* French flower markets.
* Bike rush hour.
* Baby accents.
* Dog photo booth.
* Leopard print.

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Bathroom art

I love how Vicente Wolf hung this Tina Barney photo over his bathtub. "They're looking at me, I'm looking at them," he says. Cheeky!

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Nursing baby deer

Speaking of camping, when Marina and her family were camping in Maine, they peeked out of their tents and saw a nursing baby deer! How sweet.

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Have a smoochy weekend!

My lovelies, what are your plans for the weekend? Toby and I walked to the water today with two friends and ate potato salad; and tomorrow, Alex and I have a "date afternoon" and are thinking of going swimming here! Hope you have a great one, and in the meantime, here are a few fun posts from around the web...

Funny moments caught on camera.

How lovely to wear a braid at your wedding.

Embroidered newspaper.

Cigarette pants. They even sound cool.

Brides! Two beautiful vintage wedding dresses here and here.

Rad old-school GQ covers.

Triplets! Can you imagine?

What a pretty yellow blouse.

Seasonal vegetable calendar.

LOVE the idea of getting married at home. How sweet and relaxed to be in your own living room.

Alexa Chung's collaboration with Madewell debuts September 10th. Thumbs up.

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Birthday picnic + family photos

For her husband's birthday, Elizabeth surprised him with a Central Park picnic. She decorated a bench in his honor, made a seven-layer chocolate cake from scratch, and brought along their sweet daughter and the family dog. Then she had an amazing photographer take family portraits, so they'd always remember the occasion. (Good thing her husband wore a cute outfit to work that day!) Isn't that an incredible and creative present?

(Family portraits by the fabulous Brookelyn Photography; styling by Elizabeth, who is half of the new company You + Me)Source URL: https://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/search/label/photography
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Have a lovely weekend.

My darlings, it's Friday the 13th! What are your plans for the weekend? I'm excited to sit down and have a glass of white wine. That's it, simple pleasures. :) Hope you have a good one, and here are a few great posts from around the web... xoxo

What sweet photos from a Maine wedding.

Such graceful figure paintings.

Living in: North by Northwest

Lasagne cupcakes!

How chic and classic to wear a nightshirt to bed.

LOVE this scissors print.

This home birth video brought me to tears. What a heroic mama!

Cheery monogrammed notecards.

Another beautiful tattoo.

Plantable wedding invitations.

Pretty flowers for you.

A house IN a hill!

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Travel fantasy: Cinque Terre

Jacinta just went to Cinque Terre, and her gorgeous photos make me want to hop on a plane. Wouldn't you love to be eating fried fish and jumping off rocks into the sea right about now? I can almost feel that refreshing, goose-pimply water.

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Do you like camping?

We used to go on family camping trips every year. My dad would make bullet potatoes over the campfire and we'd ride bikes all day. But I have to say, I could never fully get into it. Camping felt so uncomfortable--sleeping on pebbles, peeing in the middle of the night, waking up freezing, worrying about bears sitting on your tent.

But, these days, I really want to give camping another shot, especially after seeing these gorgeous engagement photos. The fresh air looks so revitalizing and wonderful! Do you like camping? Where do you like to go? I'd love to hear. xo

P.S. Look at these photos of Catalina Island and Kirby Cove!

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Have a relaxing weekend

My lovelies, what are your plans for the weekend? I'm planning to bake chocolate-chip cookies for Alex, and I'll be taking Toby on his first picnic (I hope he likes it!). Have a good one, and, in the meantime, here are a few great posts from around the web...xo

The world's most beautiful lakes.

A hilarious description of what an overnight flight feels like.

Let Me Google That For You = funny response to friends who email with silly questions. :)

Remember this $5 wedding dress? Here's the bride wearing it!

The ballerina project.

Amazing video of a man's life.

Genius postcard save-the-date.

A love of design starts young.

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Iceland wedding

Would you ever have a destination wedding? Where would you go? This Michigan couple invited their family and friends to Iceland, where they tied the knot in a teeny chapel. The portrait by the hot springs is so rad.

P.S. Weddings in Jamaica, Manhattan and Sweden.

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BEST wedding video

Oh. Lordy. Max and Margaux's wedding video (by Shark Pig) is the most joyous and beautifully edited wedding video I've ever seen. My heart is all aflutter. Amazing. (Love the dancing feet!)

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Have a happy weekend (+ Bachelorette finale on Monday!)

My sweets, what are your plans for the weekend? Alex and I are having a date night tomorrow and riding bikes to Brooklyn for Mexican food. I'm looking forward to being out in the world with my husband again...but know I'll be texting the babysitter every five minutes. :)

So, the Bachelorette finale is on Monday!!! I'd LOVE to have "live commenting" on Cup of Jo. I'll put up a post on Monday, and then we can all chat and gossip by commenting on the post throughout the show (8-10 EST). It'll be like watching the episode with fifty girl friends. :) Are you in? I'm so excited.

Meanwhile, here are a few great posts from around the web...

Cute ensemble, especially for a 16-year-old!

I do like to be beside the seaside.

Porter got me into wearing comfy moccasins, especially while traveling. I like these.

Ruler stairs.

What a fun jump print.

There's a Bachelor video game?

Random tip: I'm loving Benetint lip balm this summer. It gives you that perfect just-ate-a-popsicle look.

Chris Rock's documentary -- Good Hair -- looks awesome.

Plus, three Cup of Jo posts you may have missed:
* A thank-you note every day
* Audrey Hepburn's pet deer
* Yummy cupcakes

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Congratulations

We met the wonderful Max Wanger when he took our engagement and wedding photos. Well, Max recently got hitched himself to the beautiful Margaux. Don't you love her chic Morgane Le Fay skirt and top? Congratulations to the lovely couple!

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Napping adventures

As her maternity-leave hobby, new mom Adele photographs her baby daughter Mila napping. Oh, the adventures she has!

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Have a happy weekend.

My lovelies, how was your week? Toby was sweet but oh-so-cranky today, so I didn't get much done other than rocking him, singing to him and playing Raffi on my computer in a desperate attempt to keep him happy. Whew! Now that he has mellowed out, we're heading to buy my brother a birthday beer. (Happy birthday, Nick!) Have a wonderful weekend, and here are a few great posts from around the web...

Damn, Nikole has a beautiful home.

What a cute photo-booth strip.

Impressive staircases.

NYC wedding invitation. (I want to go.)

This Beatles song played on a ukulele is so beautiful.

Polka dots!

More pretty bubbles.

J. Crew always has the cutest models. (Hello, girl crush.)

And a big thank you to Project Wedding for featuring our wedding photos.

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Have a fun weekend!

My darlings, what are you up to this weekend? We just got back from our vacation, along with two pints of freshly picked blueberries. And tonight we're having friends over for dry martinis (sparkling water for me; milk for Toby:). Hope you have a wonderful weekend, and here are a few great posts from around the web...

The best (affordable) wedding cake ideas.

Living in The Parent Trap.

Living in Jaws.

Summer wish list: A cute polka-dot swimsuit + a smoking hot pink one.

Sweden love.

Max Wanger (our wedding photographer) goes on his dreamy honeymoon.

What a cute 91-year-old grandpa!

A secretary's missing cat poster.

Plus, two videos:

A graffiti wedding proposal.

Remember my friend Colby and his matchmaking mom? They were on the Today Show!

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Have a fun summer weekend!

My lovely readers, what are you doing this weekend? My dad has been visiting this week, and we've taken Toby on neighborhood walks and to a delicious long lunch at Cafe Cluny. My dad has helped me realize how portable little babies are! Hope you have a wonderful, sunshine-y weekend, and here are some great posts from around the web...

A bike basket for minimalists.

This engagement session makes me want to give camping a second chance.

What a fab swimsuit from the 80's.

A quirky notepad.

Photo enthusiasts: A Teen Vogue editor gave camera straps a makeover!

Cheery mobiles.

Wouldn't you love to romp around in this romper this summer?

Thumbs up for these cute yellow business cards.

Plus, three Cup of Jo posts you may have missed:
* Piano stairs
* Dorky glasses
* Car, bus or bike?

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