132. bells, bells, bells
June 26th, 2009 § 6 Comments
When Chris and I returned home after a long morning of wedding walk-throughs and picking up our marriage license, I found a pink slip from the U.S. Postal Service claiming that an Express package was waiting for him at the post office. Sender: “England.” O boy! It could only be one thing: Chris’s custom-made, tweed, tailored suit from Bookster of the UK.
The suit is ever-so-dashing in person, but alas, I won’t be sharing any pictures of it until the wedding’s over; this little taste is all you can see for now, in which you can be privy to the bold, golden lining and the sewn-in label.
And as much as I love costume jewelry and rhinestones, I won’t be weighed down in baubles on the “big day” — I will be wearing this delicate silver bracelet designed by Saundra Messinger, which I recently received from Chris as a pre-wedding present. I love how obviously hand-crafted it is and the tiny lines carved into the surface. It’s like a twig wrapped around my wrist.
Very recently I discovered that I’d been overmedicated for a medical condition, adjusted some things (with the OK from my doctor, of course), and have found myself with much less fatigue than I’d been experiencing previously, which leaves me with all kinds of energy to do things like the following: a chapter a day of Latin lessons with Chris, who gives me daily homework; working on my novel; wedding planning; cooking; reading back issues of Elle UK; jogging in the sun and dancing to Nirvana in the living room; plotting my future; brainstorming for photography projects; etc. It’s summer! I’m in my mid-to-late 20s! I’m a very lucky girl!
That bracelet is absolutely precious. Best to you both.
Love Grace.
Thank you!
I love the bracelet. WHere did he get it?
The bracelet is from a store in downtown Los Gatos (California) called Manaz; Messinger’s jewelry can be found in a variety of places on the Internet, though, so there’s no need to make a trek!
Hey!!!! sorry i missed you. the gal that i work with told me you stopped in to say hi. I was bummed that wouldve been a highlight. i love the photos, lets do coffee or even a glass of wine would be fun.let me know when youre free…
I will call you or stop by again soon!