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The Photo Booth

I was adamant about us not doing a photo booth at our wedding. I thought setting it up and maintaining it on my wedding day would stress me out, but Brooke insisted. I’m glad she did. We not only have some amazing pictures and a hilarious movie, but I think it also set a really […]

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Two Tickets to Paradise

Brooke and I returned last night from a week in the Dominican Republic. We did surprisingly little over seven days. Read a couple of books. That’s about it really. It was the fist time in years I didn’t have a phone in my pocket and only ever had a loose concept of time. Enlightening. I’ve […]

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DIY

Brooke was so proud of the bouquet she made with Stop & Shop flowers. I thought they were beautiful, too, and wanted to share them. She has a bouquet planned for our Saturday wedding, but flowers for our first wedding (tomorrow) were an afterthought.  This is probably the last post from single Channing. The next […]

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Friends

The girls came over this past weekend to deliver a death blow to our to-do list. Welcome bags, programs, place cards, favors. It’s all done. We’d be in a mess if it wasn’t for the generous people around us.

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Needle in a Haystack

Our wonderful friends Steph and Caitlin are creating all our floral arrangements with flowers from Wilson Farms. All Brooke and I had to do was find some pins and floral stems.  We didn’t know what floral stems were and spent more time than anyone should ever have to in Michaels Wedding and Ribbon section. I’ve enjoyed wedding […]

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Impetus

I made this picture in March of 2004. About a year later, Brooke saw it hanging up in my sister’s office and asked who took it. Sara immediately made the connection that Brooke and I would be good partners. She actually said, “You should marry my brother!”  Never mind we hadn’t met. And never mind […]

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