Ambivalence

I am close to finishing Anne Kingston's enlightening and provocative book The Meaning of Wife, and it has definitely woken up my feminist side. It has made me question why I would ever want to enter into an institution fraught with such restrictions and indiscretions placed upon women and also articulated many of the feelings I have about women in contemporary society. How quickly I am swayed... I saw this wedding at Lake Jane today that had me dreaming of my own fairy-tale event. This phenomenon is actually discussed in Kingston's book, many women have ambivalence about marriage but most are excited about the wedding, the ring, the dress... Could I perhaps have love and a big party to celebrate it- without a legal contract and the dreaded title of wife?

perfect backyard wedding

(Spotted on A Cup of Jo via Once Wed )

penguin invite

Since we seem to be on the topic of weddings today. The perfect invite for bookish types from Greenwich Letterpress .

(via a cup of jo )

rock solid

As much as I love the beach, I could never quite see myself getting married on one. This wedding on a rock outcropping on the other hand is perfectly sweet and simple. My perfect wedding would still be under big trees in a beautiful garden, preferably my to-be garden. 

(via a cup of jo )

Passionate kisses

{spotted on lake jane}

I've never been a big fan of weddings, but recently the writer of my favorite blog, lake jane, got married. She's taken me through the planning of her wedding and shared the details of some pretty cool weddings. I'm hooked. I'm particularly hooked on swooning kisses, sub-tree weddings and unconventional wedding attire.

I have a huge weak spot for men in scarves...