exit, pursued by bear

waiting for somebody ...

"All my life, waiting for somebody
Ah-ha-ha, come and take my hand ..."
Paul Westerberg, "Waiting For Somebody"

I've always loved the soundtrack (well, and the movie itself!) to Singles. Have you seen it? This song from Paul Westerberg was stuck in my head today, so I just had to share. "Dyslexic Heart," also by Mr. Westerberg, is another favorite of mine.

Oh, and the Pearl Jam song! And Chris Cornell! And Soundgarden! And Mother Love Bone! Oh heck, just go watch the movie ;o)

sweet dreams.

I love little nightgowns/chemises -- soft, simple little things -- so easy to wear, but so pretty and sweet. Before our wedding, I bought about a half dozen. Nothing fancy or elaborate -- in fact, most of them came from Old Navy -- usually cotton, perhaps with some delicate trim.

Now this ... this is a bit more fancy:

{"Well-Tended Chemise" from Anthropologie: $58}

From the description:

"Under a gardener's watchful care, the pansies on the voile skirt of Lilka's chemise grow oversized and lush, then spill over onto the deep grey jersey bodice."

I mean, who wouldn't fall in love with 36" of cotton with adjustable straps after a description like that? Oh, but the colors are just so darling, I can barely stand it.

And while we're on the subject of bedtime/lounging attire, I'm rather partial to these pants as well:

{"Zigzag Heron Pants" from Anthropologie: $48}

I like the color. And the birds -- they rather look like peacocks.

And those are the only two things I'm even going to look at. Loungewear/sleepwear browsing at Anthropologie may turn out to be a bit of a slippery slope for me ;o)

who I am.

{© 2008 Koch Photography}

"You often learn who you are by realizing who you are not."
-- Lisa Belkin via The New York Times Magazine

possibly embarassing to yours truly.

Sabrina apparently beat me to this; she's sneaky like that. This is because she knows full well that she can't possibly wait for me to get around to posting this. She knows me too well ;o)

{Ellen and Jeremy Highlight from Jeff Saunders on Vimeo}

Things to watch for (I wish I could do some sort of pop up video, a la VH1):

1. Huge basket of laundry in the background of one shot (classy.)
2. Jeremy apparently spending the majority of our wedding day standing pensively in our stairwell, looking out the window and wearing someone else's sunglasses
3. Me booking it down the aisle
4. A variety of other things that make me blush excessively and I can't believe I'm sharing this you and I better just hit "publish" before I start thinking about this too much ... gah!

Does this buy me some more time to write those reviews? Here's hoping ;o)

that whole wedding "thing"

Over the next few days/weeks/however long it takes me to get my act together, I thought I'd post some more pictures/details/reviews from our wedding, seeing as that might be of some value to those still planning weddings, especially anyone in the Saint Louis area.

Cool?

In the interim, a picture of me and my dad (who rocks, btw -- have I ever mentioned that? Consider yourself lucky if you've had the pleasure of meeting him, lol):

{© 2008 Koch Photography}

You can't tell from this photo, but there should be like, blurred action lines behind me because I apparently completely booked it down the aisle. Hello? I have a cute husband, I was excited to marry him.

You'd hustle down that aisle too if you had this handsome man waiting for you:

{© 2008 Koch Photography}

He's so cute I can hardly stand it ;o)

just because ...

{© 2008 Koch Photography}

By the end of the night, Jon kept teasing us to stop kissing because he "already had about a hundred other kissing shots."

We couldn't help it. I mean, can you blame me? ;o)

oops.

Yesterday was our one month wedding anniversary and neither one of us remembered.

I did, however, remember that it was the one year anniversary for a colleague of mine, who was married last year on 07/07/07. You'd think that would have caused something to click in the vast wasteland that is my memory, but alas, no. Someone actually had to come into my office today and mention it to me.

Not that we plan on celebrating every milestone or anything, but a month, that's kinda cool, right? lol.

For your amusement, a picture of me and my parents that (not surprisingly) makes me giggle:

{© 2008 Koch Photography}

And oh, all right ... a fun one of me and Jeremy -- this one is classic, it really captures our typical looks/expressions of amusement. You can now probably understand why my mother shushes me in the movie theater/theatre for laughing too loud, no? I laughed the whole day :o)

{© 2008 Koch Photography}

**UPDATE** it also just occurred to me that Jeremy picked up his newly re-sized wedding band from the jeweler's yesterday. You would have thought that of all things would have spurred some loving, thoughtful recollections of our day ... Nope, we are useless :o)

{© 2008 Koch Photography}

:: blush ::

While rummaging around on the internet, looking for themes + templates and trying to decide if I should bother updating the look/feel of my blog, I received a lovely e-mail from our photographer -- he forwarded me two links from Southern Weddings Magazine and Melissa's Smitten.

Both blogs have recently featured some of Jon's pictures from our wedding! We're so excited for him -- what a wonderful surprise :o)

Check it out:

• Details: Ellen + Jeremy {Southern Weddings}

and look, I'm an inspiration board or something, yay!!

• Jon Koch: Ellen and Jeremy {Melissa's Smitten}

{photo via Melissa's Smitten: click to enlarge}

It's kinda weird seeing your face one someone's blog -- I kept feeling like I couldn't recognize myself or something -- like, who is that? :o)

Anyway, this has caused much blushing on my end -- everyone has been so sweet, I can hardly believe it. Thank you!

signage.

It's been a while since I've posted any etsy finds -- spotted this today while browsing for home decor:

{Bride and Groom Vintage and Chic Door Signs from etsy seller signsandsalvage, $24}

From the description:

Here comes the bride!!! To make your day PERFECT with all the right touches...here are two sweet signs for your dressing rooms...announcing "Bride" & "Groom." These are our "original" design & one of a kind...so be creative!

Each sign is about 7 1/4" x 5"...painted white & black of course...then lightly distressed for that vintage, old world we all love! We have added a beaded hanger to each...a little piece of tulle...and GLITTER for that added sparkle!

All of our sign are made from salvaged wood & handpainted...making each sign a "one of a kind." If you have any questions...or requests...please let us know!!

Perfect for "getting ready" rooms, or maybe slung on the back of your reception chairs? Good price, too -- and I love the script.

snappy snaps ...

Is it only in England that people refer to photos as snaps (from snapshots)?

Sometimes having an English family is really confusing -- I can never remember if it's grey or gray, people look at me funny when I call a wash cloth a "flannel" and I have a tendency to use weird expressions like "and Bob's your uncle" -- which further confuses people since I have an Uncle Bob ... Jeremy always teases me because I use "rather" more than your average American -- as in, "oh, I rather like that!" or saying "I can't be bothered," when I really just don't feel like doing something ...

Anyway! On to the snaps! Our wonderful photographer, Jon Koch, posted a few "teaser" pictures on his blog -- I was so excited to finally see them! Here are a few of our faves.

The happy couple, in our getaway car outside the church:

My lovely bouquet:

Our rings:

My shoes:

Dressed and ready ...

The watch was his "official" wedding gift -- but since it had to be sized, he opened something different during our first meeting. The French Bulldog cufflinks, one of my FAVORITE details, were a birthday present from me:

Isn't he so handsome?

So excited about our first meeting ... I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest. Maybe the only time I was really nervous the whole day:

Me and my gorgeous girls - each girl picked a different style dress from J. Crew. I love this photo, I think it's really reflective of everyone's personalities:

Jeremy with his two brothers - in the photo above, his sister Amy is on the far right in the picture with me, and Jeremy's good friend Andi is just to her left:

More tomorrow, if you're interested ;o)