Sour cream chocolate cake (with walnut border) from Huntington village's A Rise Above Bakery.

Panacea for intense wedding-planning squabbles.

Congratulations Liz and Tom!

We had the joy this weekend of seeing my friend of over twenty years marry her lovely fiancé Tom. The wedding was a completely DIY affair. The night before, the wedding party descended upon Lake George, and everyone put their talents to use. Molly did the bridesmaid, sweetheart table, and bridal bouquets, I sang a song at their ceremony, and my mom married them, among other things! Tom and his brother (with some friend-helpers) made the entire multi-course meal for the fifty something guests. Liz was in charge of the overall artistic vision (she made her headpiece from bits of lace from the 20s and 30s). It was a wonderful weekend getaway from Brooklyn and we're so happy we got to be a part of it.

Lovely in yellow.

I had a lot of fun finding (and illustrating) their gifts. Liz tries to avoid cow milk, so I was pleased to find these goat milk caramels at Brooklyn Larder.

Mock-serious wedding portrait of the newlyweds.

The talented Miss Molly did all the wedding florals.

Today's cat-cam.

Mia on a box!

Mushu stakes his claim.

Making progress on the invitations.

One of the small upsides of an often stressful wedding-planning experience has been the re-discovery of my love of (silly) art-making.

Today's cat-cam.

My favorite girls.

Anchors aweigh!

Found my dress for the rehearsal dinner!

No one ever said subtlety was my strong suit.

Beautiful day in Brooklyn.