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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Happy 3rd Wedding Anniversary to Me!

That's fellow cartoonist Ted Rall officiating with his Hello Kitty binder in the background--he's currently on a reporting trip in Afghanistan. The Secret Service looking guy on the left is Masheka's best friend Wil.

We're standing in front of one of the old textile mills in my hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. We nearly had our ceremony at the American Textile History Museum but I'm glad we had it outdoors (even though I did get sunburned).

I didn't end up making my dress (I bought it on eBay for $100), but my mother did make the sash and the hairpiece (and the wedding cake and the topper and all the decorations and...). Don't you just love a sweetheart neckline? It's actually a cocktail dress, as I really wanted something knee length.

We kissed so enthusiastically after we exchanged rings that his boutonniere got stuck to me:

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More cavorting in front of old mill buildings:

Wedding 2007

Wedding 2007

Last year we took a trip to a fun motel in the Catskills for our anniversary, and the year before it was a B&B in Provincetown, but now that we have a 2-month-old (who is unfortunately allergic to all dairy and soy, which puts a real kink in what her mommy can eat) we are just going out to a nice allergy-friendly BBQ restaurant. I may wear high heels for the first time in months! And a polka dot dress, of course...

Top photo by my brother Max, other photos by Erin Leigh.

11 comments:

  1. Happy Anniversary! I love your wedding photos! You both look so happy! Have fun tonight!

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  2. Happy Anniversary! I bet it is even more special with your new LO, who is a physical representation of the two of you joining together 3 years ago.

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  3. Lovely photos and congratulations!

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  4. Happy 3rd wedding anniversary! Our 5th wedding anniversary is Sept 18th - lucky us - on Yom Kippur this year! (Though, I can't fast this year as I'm pregnant).

    Have a great anniversary! Was Sept 2nd a long weekend 3 years ago?

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  5. Aww.. happy anniversary! Cute pictures! Love the Sanrio binder!

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  6. Aww... you two are so cute! Happy anniversary!

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  7. Happy Anniversary! Hope you guys had a great time.

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  8. Happy anniversary! I love the Hello Kitty binder! I have quite a HK collection!!

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  9. Congrats to you!!!! How sweet! You guys make a great-looking couple (wink)!
    ~Victoria
    tenthousandsewinghours.blogspot.com

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  10. you look amazing! i lvoe the dress awh cute hello kitty ^^

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  11. i ADORE your dress - gorgeous!!

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