Tell me he's not the cutest dog you've ever seen.

This is my sister's new puppy.

He was an Easter present.

But the poor little fella doesn't have a name yet!

Now, don't you think an adorable face like that deserves a name?

Heather says he's already a Daddy's Boy :)

And he loves to help out around the house.

What should Heather and Michael name their fuzzy little bundle of joy?

Leave your ideas in the comments!

Creative Q&A's on AUCOTI

Almost-husband has been doing a really cool "Creative Q&A" series on his blog, AUCOTI.

His latest interview is with super-rad LA-based producer Daedelus. Pretty freakin' sweet.

Go check out the Daedelus interview and all the others in the Creative Q&A series!

Easy, helpful, AND free? Yes, please!

Have y'all been to My Wedding Workbook yet?

I had heard it mentioned on other sites and blogs before, but never checked it out for myself. I was missing out! It's a great site, especially if you are in the early stages of the planning process. You can organize pretty much every aspect of your wedding and keep it all in one place, and it's really easy to export all your work into spreadsheets, too!

My Wedding Workbook was created by a very organized bride-to-be and her web programmer fiance, so you know you're getting tools designed by people who know what it takes to successfully plan a wedding.

According to Jeff Kear, the co-owner of the site, "My Wedding Workbook is an easy-to-use, comprehensive online wedding planner that helps brides-to-be stay on top of all their wedding details, includuing budgets, guest lists, calendars, RSVPs, gifts and more."

I wish I had looked into this site sooner, but I'm still going to utilize a few of the planning tools :)

Hop on over and take a look!

Oh, and this.

From the same wedding that I just posted a few seconds ago.

We NEED to make one of those.

And put it right here:


Awww, yeah, boyeee.


first picture from here, second one from here.

YES.

The Flashdance posted their first wedding.

Please go look at it.

And then let's talk about how we wish we knew the couple.

Or maybe we could have just crashed the wedding.

Yeah, that's what we would have done.

Cuz we're rebels like that.




*photo by the geniuses at Our Labor of Love.

P.S. Michael Antonia aka "The Human Jukebox" component of The Flashdance is gonna let me interview him! Keep an eye out for that :)

Almost-Husband picks out my clothes.

A few days ago we were browsing the racks in one of my favorite stores. Almost-husband handed me this ruffly chiffon blouse and said, "Gingham is supposed to be really big for spring."


I didn't stare at him wide-eyed. My jaw did not drop.


Because this is actually a totally normal scenario.


See, he's got a really good track record when it comes to selecting things for my wardrobe. He's just got this uncanny knack for it. And he understands fashion and he knows what looks good on me. Is that weird? Maybe. I kind of don't care though.


He lovingly reassured me that if there is some freak accident during my Lasik surgery next month that results in blindness, he'll dress me and make sure I look cute every day (which got me thinking, would he learn how to do my hair and makeup too? that's a really funny thought).


Oh, by the way. That gingham chiffon blouse? It's in my closet right now. And I luuurve it.

What you don't need

You must go read what Meg's latest words of wisdom. And maybe all 50 (and counting) of the comments.

Hooray, sanity!

I mean, yeah, I consider myself a pretty practical bride. We're being smart and sensible about our budget, and making this wedding a really accurate reflection of who we are. Which is great.

BUT.

The WIC is a tricky little biatch. And I still have moments of anxiety and confusion because of it... I start stressing about what I do and don't need and end up just feeling paralyzed... the "wedding blackouts" that Meg refers to.

I feel pressured to keep up with all those silly little checklists. You know, the ones that just assume you're going to hire a calligrapher, and go to cake tastings, and sit for your bridal portraits. Not that any of those things are bad... it's just, I don't need them.

So. In an effort to keep myself as sane as possible, here is my list of things to which I will "just say no."

letterpress, chiavari chairs, custom-colored linens, favors (see here), amazing fondant-covered cakes, hair and makeup trials (other than the ones I do myself), a seating chart and escort cards, a pre-wedding massage (especially since the almost-husband is so good at giving them, for free), a champagne toast....


There. I'm sure the list could go on. But I already feel a lot better. Very liberated. Aaaaah.


Do you have a list? Spill it, sista!




*I know all my readers are smart, sensible people who won't take this too personally, but, uhh, just don't. Because this is my list. And yours will definitely be different. And if you can have letterpress and champagne, then by all means go for it! But don't go for it just because you feel like that's what you have to do or because it's what's expected. Just had to throw in that little disclaimer. Ya know, just in case.