Brooklyn Photography/Film Exhibit

I spent the day with a team of trusty (and newbie) interns at our Pop-Up in Williamsburg. We dismantled our adorable stationery store and installed a stunning photography and film exhibit featuring Wedding Library members. We worked quickly, but I still got home after dark. Here is a sneak peek.

The work going up, one piece at a time.

Missy McLamb, capturing the Brooklyn spirit.

Stunning and exotic arrangements thanks to Anne of Blade.

The Show opens today and continues only through Sunday -- 1-8pm. Come to the opening tonight to meet the artists and find your perfect photographer or videographer for your next event.

Buzz Bonus: Join us tonight from 6-8 for yummies by Frankies Spuntino, cocktails and tunes by Elan Artists. It's the Gallery Opening of the first ever Brooklyn Wedding Photography and Video Exhibit!

Tokens of Our Affection

The lovely ladies from Gifts for the Good Life made these wonderful little token cookies as press favors for our Brooklyn Pop-Up. As they say in their lovely story tucked inside, when you're riding the L train to Williamsburg, "...keep your eyes wide open, you never know who might be sitting across from you..."

These little pouches held three little cookie "tokens"

Here's the little story that's tucked inside..."You could say that our love started underground, precisely on the L train on a rainy night returning from the city. Earbuds firmly in place, I was singing to Tom Waits and minding my own business. Her beautiful face was buried in one of those sappy novels she inexplicably loses herself in, literally. An unexpected service stop caused both to look up and stop in our tracks.

If it hadn't been for this city, the train, the rain, kismet, and you, we might not be here. And this is a stop we wouldn't miss for the world.

Please accept these "tokens" of our affection, as a sweet treat for your ride home. If you find yourself humming 'Downtown Train' quiety to yourself, keep your eyes wide open, you never know who might be sitting across from you".

Buzz Bonus: Don't forget to stop by the Pop-Up for a little token of our affection in liquid form -- from 6pm on tonight!

Wedding Library Williamsburg

So here it is. Clean, beautiful, full of wonderful things. We love our Brooklyn outpost so much we want to stay! Come by this weekend before it all goes away. You'll be surprised at all the unique gifts and exclusive items we've brought to the Pop-Up.

The interior, filled with little treasures.

Some of our brand new and exclusive stationery designs - for now, only in Brooklyn!

The Crane Project and Origami lessons, tonight at 6:oopm, don't miss it!

Gifts for the Good Life selection of excellent customized gifts.

Love this idea!

Bird and Banner creates poetry from vintage hankerchiefs.

Desperation breeds innovation -- like the clothes pins?

Williamsburg In Progress

Two days before we open! Bryn from Paperfinger calligraphy was working diligently on our window signage yesterday before our display pieces arrived. This is how the blank slate looks! Can't wait to show you the "after" photos....The window looks great -- so far so good.

Stationery Week in Williamsburg

We were at our Pop Up Store in Williamsburg yesterday, standing in the clean, utterly empty space. Suddenly a large truck roughly the size of the store pulled up on the narrow street. A team of movers started bringing in furniture from Taylor Creative -- we all suddenly got worried that there would be more furniture than space. After less than an hour all the fixtures were placed and now we have a store!

We hope you'll join us this week and weekend while we offer crafty brides and friends lots of inspiration. The ladies who created our amazing Brooklyn Chapel logo, Ice Cream Social, will be in the house on Sunday. If you are not crafty, come for a cocktail on Saturday night or just to say hello and see how a store was created in an hour! Clear your calendar and make some time to be inspired!


THURSDAY JUNE 4
4-6pm Informal Press Reception

FRIDAY JUNE 5
6-8pm Wedding Co.'s Cranes Chandelier Project, Origami Crane demonstration

SATURDAY JUNE 6
12-2pm Lunch with Lisa Hoffman, Ceci NY, "How to Create a Creative Invitation Suite"
6pm Share a drink with us to celebrate the opening of the Brooklyn Pop-Up Wedding Series

SUNDAY JUNE 7
12-1pm Kimberly Canale of Inspired Goodness demonstrates developing a set of printed goods for your wedding
1-2pm The ladies at Ice Cream Social discusses their motif design process
2-3pm Inspired Goodness gives good ideas on out-of-towner packages with Brooklyn style
3pm Anna Beckman demonstrates her fun and unique calligraphy style

Pop Up Wedding Library in Brooklyn

We're so excited to be bringing the Wedding Library to Williamsburg for the month of June. Each week this month we'll be bringing our experts (invitations, dresses, photography/video, planning) to our Brooklyn Pop-Up Store to share products, vendors and inspiration with Brooklyn brides.

During the final week Martha Stewart Weddings will be styling the space as a chapel and a lucky couple will receive a wedding worth over $30,000 (including a 7-day Caribbean honeymoon!) Even if you don't win the all-expenses paid wedding, apply for the $500 Pop-Up Wedding -- you'll get Martha Stewart style, loads of gifts and Wedding Library assistance -- invaluable! Apply now!
For more information, check here often or on the Brooklyn Chapel web site. See you on Grand Street! Hours are Thursday-Sunday each week. 1pm-8pm.

Wedding Champagne

Champagne and sparkling wine are the classic wedding beverages, but few seem as appropriate as Iron Horse's Wedding Cuvee. The peachy pink wine is ideal as a wedding or engagement gift, and the perfect pour for your wedding toast.
Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée is a blanc de noirs style California sparkling wine, meaning the pale wine is made from dark skinned grapes - pinot noir in this case. The Cuvee has a hint of chardonnay with a soft richness and a hint of fruit at the end. I was just introduced to this bubbly -- with only 6,000 cases produced it seems a shame to drink it if you're not getting married!

Adorn Brides

Here's a good event, diamonds AND vodka. Check out the latest styles in diamond jewelry rental with experts from Adorn Brides while indulging in fab Double Cross Signature Cocktails.

Tuesday, May 12, 6-9pm, Double Cross Headquarters, 39 East 13th Street, 3rd Floor. If you've got questions, call 917.273.8633. Buzz Bonus: An open neckline works best when getting decked out in jewels. Please bring a photo of your wedding dress for a personal style consultation.

Brides Cocktails at the Metropolitan Club Images

Here are some final, lovely images of our cocktail event courtesy of photographer Allan Zepeda. Thank you for posting and recording the event! Martha Stewart Weddings represented the media, Kostas of Floralies created this ethereal huppah and Ron Ben-Israel said let them eat cake (and served it to all).

Food and beverage from the Club, inspiration from Gifts for the Good Life.

Flowers everywhere!

Amsale, Bride's Head Revisited and Adorn Brides.

The effervescent Darcy Miller and her amazing wedding scrapbook.

The Club looked stunning (as always) and sounded great too, thanks to Total Entertainment.

Here are some of the happy guests, brides and friend, enjoying a cocktail.

For the Groom and His Guys

Click on the image below for all the fun details...

The Wedding Library is Popping Up in Brooklyn

I love the pop-up shops that appear in an empty store front from time-to-time. There's the thrill of the temporary, the novel, of the unexpected -- it's a little shopping treat. So I was delighted when the masterminds behind 303 Grand, a revolving storefront in Williamsburg, invited us to create an experiential wedding showcase for the month of June.

Each week for four weeks we'll have different fun bridal activities, parties and showcases. On May 29 get ready for our launch party!

June 1-7 we'll have a stationery boutique open and ready for consultations. We'll feature custom invitations, boxed notes, gifts, favors and crafts from the crafty bridal designers in Brooklyn.

June 8-14 get ready for more bridal attire than you've ever seen in Brooklyn. We'll show established and up-and-coming designers gowns and bridesmaid dresses. We're also bringing you all the accessories, hair and makeup that will create your bridal look.

June 15-21 plan your destination wedding or honeymoon with our pop-up travel experts. We'll be unveiling great locations for your perfect get-away with lots of treats and surprises to make your planning a breeze.

June 22-30 is the time to find the perfect wedding vendors -- we're bringing the Wedding Library to you! We'll also be creating a fabulous pop-up chapel and opening it up for lucky couples to tie the knot. To find out more or apply to hold your nuptials with us check out the 303 web page on the event!
Interested vendors can email me at claudia@theweddinglibrary.com for more information about getting involved.

Four Weddings Viewing

Four Weddings and a Funeral is one of my all-time favorites, and if you haven't seen it, run to your Netflix account or take a friend and enjoy a complimentary screening at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. The film is showing on Sunday, May 24 at 6:30pm. They're also offering a prix-fixe dinner that makes this a perfect date opportunity.

My only warning is that this is movie may be better suited to a late night viewing in the privacy of your bedroom, with a glass of wine and a box of tissues....
SPOILER ALERT: The movie is full of funny and memorable lines. This excerpt is from a disasterous Best Man speech, very funny.

Charles: Ladies and gentlemen, l'm sorry to drag you from your desserts. There are just one or two little things I feel I should say, as best man. This is only the second time l've been a best man. I hope I did OK that time. The couple in question are at least still talking to me. Unfortunately, they're not actually talking to each other. The divorce came through a couple of months ago. But l'm assured it had absolutely nothing to do with me. Paula knew Piers had slept with her sister before I mentioned it in the speech. The fact that he'd slept with her mother came as a surprise, but I think was incidental to the nightmare of recrimination and violence that became their two-day marriage. Anyway, enough of that. My job today is to talk about Angus. There are no skeletons in his cupboard. Or so I thought. I'll come on to that in a minute. I would just like to say this. I am, as ever, in bewildered awe of anyone who makes this kind of commitment that Angus and Laura have made today. I know I couldn't do it and I think it's wonderful they can. So, back to Angus and those sheep.

Crush of the Day

We just received the new Smock Paper stationery book and loads of loose samples. Linda is in love with their folders which are unlike any other! Come by and check it out.

Martha Stewart and Crane & Co.

We are excited to receive the news that Martha Stewart Stationery Weddings will debut in May via Cranes. There will be 24 invitation suites with new pieces available through engraving, thermography, letterpress, lithography and foil-stamping. As always, we'll be one of the first to have them in store, so come by in May to see the selection. In the meantime, here's a sneak-peek at a couple of options.