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Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at

Mike and Emma's Wedding

Remember my friend Emma, of poofy headband fame? Well, she looked so pretty at her wedding that I thought we should take a closer look at the rest of the festivities...
First off, she married a graphic designer (smart call!), so they designed their invitations together. Their friend Catherine Thompson painted their incredible portrait. ("We wanted to marry her, too," says Emma.)

They typed each invitation individually. Very Wes-Anderson-chic.

They also made buttons of their cute faces.

Then they had the intimate wedding ceremony at Emma's family's house in New York. Emma wore a ban.do headband. Michael did not.

They're friends with Stephin Merritt (!!) who sang "Walking My
Gargoyle" as Emma's dad walked her down the aisle and "You You You You You" during the ceremony. Then a few friends read Frank O'Hara's "Having a Coke with You," David Sedaris's essay "The End of the Affair," and the last paragraph of Jane Austen's Emma.

Afterwards, they all headed down to Mary's Fish Camp for lobster rolls.

Emma and Michael are the cutest, laughingest couple. Wasn't their wedding amazing?!

(Ceremony and outdoor photos by Cappy Hotchkiss)
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82 comments:

  1. this might be HANDS DOWN the greatest wedding i've ever seen.

    i love the wes anderson-ness of it all.

    the lobster rolls and the david sedaris essay sold me.

    i want to steal your friends and her ban.do headband.

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  2. wow.
    i adore all of their details. and the readings they chose. and stephin merritt!!! oh, the envy.

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  3. Oh what a lovely wedding. Original Personal and beautiful.

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  4. Anonymous11:20 AM

    OMG THEY ARE AMAZING. i want to marry them.

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  6. Sounds (and looks) sweet, simple, personal...PERFECT! This it the kind of wedding that is truly memorable! Well done, Kids!

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  7. I'm just gonna say...this has been quite a week of hope for me.

    I clicked on today to see something nice and boy...here's my reward....

    Hope in love and marriage. Maybe everything is turning around :)

    i love these...
    please tell the newlyweds
    xo
    v8grrl

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  8. Absolutely adorable. Love every bit.

    I love weddings that make you sorta wish you could do yours all over again.

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  9. Yours is the only blog I can focus on today that is non-political. :-)

    This is so sweet. I think you recently posted on another really small, intimate wedding. I think it's the wave of the future. I really think big, obnoxious weddings are on their way out and intimate homespun, true weddings are coming back in. Hope so anyway. You should do an article on it.

    And I LOVE the J. Crew dresses (and have for quite some time, she says, lamenting the fact that they came out right after her wedding...).

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  10. Love it. Their happiness just oozes off the pics.

    They are too cute.

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  11. If I could do a re-do, this is the wedding I would have. Stephin Merritt!!

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  12. Soooooooo Wes Anderson chic... you hit the nail on the head with that one.

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  13. So cute! I love the buttons they gave out to everyone such a fun way to remember this day and she totally pulled off the headband I never could have!

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  14. Probably the cutest, coolest wedding I've seen in a long time. I love every single thing about it. Cheers to them! And thank you for sharing it with all of us.

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  15. Olivia11:55 AM

    i agree that it's out with the "must have" wedding list and in with the "what I truly need" list- we had a personal intimate wedding and I loved every moment of it...congrats to you and I hope you enjoy every minute of planning it!

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  16. this is a beautiful post!
    i'll be re-blogging :)
    by the way congrats on your engagement!

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  17. The invitations are amazing. I love non-traditional weddings, but especially super adorable and creative untraditional ones. She looks gorgeous! I'm about to go watch Having a Coke With You on youtube because I love it so much haha

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  18. they did NOT have stephin merritt sing walking my gargoyle while she walked down the aisle! thats crazy awesome. im SO JEALOUS!

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  19. this wedding is fantastic! so simple and sweet and personal. and i love the short classy dress! thanks :)

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  20. personality-filled weddings are the best. the photos are oozing joy! love the unfussy dress, poofy headband, and omfg, FLATS?! so-so-wonderful. looking forward to YOUR wedding :)

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  21. Friends with Stephin Merritt? Walking My Gargoyle down the aisle? Can't say I have any plans to get marries, but I am certainly fostering incredible amounts of jealousy over here! That's amazing.

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  22. "to get married", that is, not marries. Whoops.

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  23. so sweet! I love the first photo and the one where she's wiping her tears. so cute!

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  24. I never thought I'd say this after the end of my first marriage, but every single thing about their wedding, from the invites to the lobster rolls, makes me want to get married again.

    Beautiful. Fun.

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  25. I am madly in love with those invitations. The whole thing is intimate and personal and perfect.

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  26. Holy moly, this is great!

    This wedding is by far the best I've seen in a while - every little thing perfect, and perfectly them.

    Wow.

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  27. Oh my gosh - adorable!

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  28. oh my goodness so lovely.

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  29. AHHH! I don't like weddings- this one is exceptionally cool and sweet and REAL! Awesome details! Best wishes for them always! wonderful!My hope is that their marriage is as lovely! Great post!

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  30. i know these people!!! michael and my husband are very good friends and i had the honor of meeting them at yet another wedding this past summer down in florida. honestly, i fell in love with them both.
    their wedding was beautiful!

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  31. Oh my word I love that first photo -- so sweet. I hope I have a picture like that if we ever get married ^_^

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  32. great head piece! i love how simple and cozy the wedding seems in these photos!
    xoj

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  33. jennifer in sf3:39 PM

    I think they had the dream wedding I didn't even know I wanted. Having Stephin Merritt play is just beyond awesome.

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  34. Anonymous4:26 PM

    they are really cute together. they look very happy.

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  35. oh, you are all too much. thanks for all the wonderful remarks. a few of you commented on my dress-- it was my mother's wedding dress. i always knew i wanted to wear it-- never even thought about buying a new one. made the whole process much less stressful. one less thing to think about!

    thanks again! i love all the love.

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  36. This is exactly the kind of wedding I would have if I ever got married! Small, cute and personal. Big white weddings are sometimes all the same and lack personality. Of course I can only dream of having Stephen Merrit playing...

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  37. those buttons are genious!

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  38. Anonymous6:25 PM

    perfect.

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  39. i'm in love with this wedding...every detail...lovely :)

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  40. cute wedding and I love her headband!!!

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  41. Adorable! I love their originality and spunk!

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  42. those invitations are the raddest ever!!!

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  43. Its really breath taking and i love the retro/modern feel to it i want a wedding like that I didnt think it could be done. they look great together i wish them the best oh and you too!! i loved the black and white pic of them iloved her wedding attire. i want something like that but it wont happen lol great post!

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  44. guess i wasn't the only one who was so completely enamored with their beautiful, original wedding... loved it.

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  45. I love how it was understated and personal and still had a great sense of occasion. So charming!

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  46. Anonymous4:20 AM

    I agree with the fab miss!

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  47. Now that is a wedding! Being at the age where I attend a wedding at least every other weekend this is a breath of fresh air, about two people, in love, excited about spending the rest life together not just the circus that can be the wedding day. a massive belated congratulations to you guys on your engagement. And just quietly, something tells me Michael was a bit jealous he couldn't ban.do - anyone with half a brain is wishing they could wear ban.do 24/7!! xx

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  48. Oh god, I love everything about it, small, home wedding, in New York...her dress is so killer, I even love that she is taller than him (I am taller than my sweet O...) sigh....

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  49. Stephen Merritt sang at their wedding...

    wow.

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  50. Its beautiful!!

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  51. oh they are so cuuute !!!

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  52. this is the cutest wedding I've ever seen what a beautiful comfortable modern couple - straight our of a wes anderson movie - except probably more functional

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  53. Stumbled by here while reading a few wedding blogs, looks like a perfect day :-)

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  54. wow. what a wonderful, personal wedding. so great because with the trend toward super-big weddings it was nice to see an intimate affair with such happy people clearly full of love.

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  60. Oh. My. Gosh. This is exactly the type of wedding I want. One day, one day. I'm so madly in love with their invitations!

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  62. Hi; do you know if illustrator Catherine Thompson takes commissions? If so, do you have her contact info? Thanks so much!

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  63. so, so, so very lovely.
    love the laid back simpleness of it all.
    xo.

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  64. Oh, how sweet! I love this :)

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