Two years ago, yesterday, Alex and I got married in a lovely building in downtown Manhattan. It seems like both one second ago, and a lifetime ago. True to form, for our anniversary present, I made Alex a book of our wedding photos...
(Cocktails, with a lion and fascinators...)
(I love this photo of our flower girl!)
...It now lives on our coffeetable, and we haven't stopped looking through it since.
I also made a framed photo for him (and me:) to put on our mantlepiece. It shows the thrilling moment we walked into our cocktail reception, announced as "husband and wife." Alex, I adore you. xoxo(Book photos by Laura Ratliff; wedding photos by Max Wanger)
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! What a beautiful idea for a book!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely, thoughtful idea. That framed photograph is stunning. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSending you two a huge SMILE fresh from Switzerland. Enjoy the memories (and the making of new ones)!
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Just got goosebumps - such a treasure that everyone (even Toby) will adore looking at for YEARS to come...Happy Anniversary, indeed!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to you. I love the new albums that look like coffee table books. Your gown and headpiece are so gorgeous . . .
ReplyDeleteLovely, happy anniversary.
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Aw, happy anniversary! Love the book. I'm thinking of doing that for our first (paper) anniversary. What a great keepsake!
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Happy anniversary you two! Congratulations on two years and many more ahead of you, sweet sweet couple!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I share your anniversary -- we celebrated 13 years on the 29th. Cheers to you and your adorable hubby!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of a photo book of wedding photos! The photography for yours looks lovely too.
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Happy Anniversary!!!
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aww this is so sweet! happy wedding anniversary! i hope you two have a fantastic time celebrating. xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet! Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteWonderful gift idea. It can be enjoyed every day for years to come.
ReplyDeleteAs Rachel said above, I'm also thinking of doing a photo book for mine and my husband's first anniversary in a few weeks (the traditional paper gift being the main reasonning and inspiration - not to mention that I'm a closet photobook-aholic!) . . . the only difference is that I am going to make my book a collage of sorts (or the highlight reel if you will) of our first year of marriage and title it "Yvonne and Rob: Year One".
ReplyDeleteMaybe it will be a gift for every year too, becoming a nice little tradition and a way to document our marriage over the years (and get those pics off the computer and onto something tangible and beautiful!)
what a lovely gift! happy anniversary! many years of happiness!!!!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness how wonderful! Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteWhat a romantic and thoughtful gift. It gives me a great idea for our upcoming anniversary :)
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!
What a wonderful way to remember such a happy moment in your lives. I love a well-documented occasion be it wedding, vacation, or birthday party! Your book is so beautiful. Congratulations on your anniversary.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! You are sooo good at making these books. xo.
ReplyDeleteAuguri to you & Alex, Joanna! I know what you mean about seeming like forever & yesterday. What a wonderful gift, too.
ReplyDeleteso sweet. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteso so beautiful!! happy 2 years! xo
ReplyDeleteHow did you make the book? Great idea.
ReplyDeleteAwww... this actually got me all teary-eyed. May you both continue in love and joy and I hope I find a man who would inspire such romantic gestures from me. Congratulations on your anniversary, Jo!! Nice blog, I like.
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So sweet, happy anniversary!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Wedding Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary, you two! What a sweet idea:)
ReplyDeleteyour wedding is so rad! what a wonderful building.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love it!!! What a sweet gesture. Your photos are amazing!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary. Enjoy!
Happy anniversary!! Our big day was August 28th 2009, what a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! :)
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Simply beautiful. Happy anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! What a beautiful book! I have not printed out our wedding photos from our April 2010 wedding...I see a pinhole press book in our future! Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteCoffeetable books have never been more beautiful. Happy anniversary! :)
ReplyDeleteso sweet...happy anniversary! to many more!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary, Joanna!
ReplyDelete(I can't help but wonder, though, if it wouldn't hurt to be a little more transparent about your relationship with Pinhole Press. I think they're wonderful, and I'm glad to see them getting coverage. But, it seems like it's not just advertising that they have arranged with you...Could you clarify, please? Thank you.)
Aww...Happy Anniversary to you two and the wedding book is truly beautiful! Kisses, Joanna
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful anniversary gift! My husband and I will be celebrating our 20th anniversary this November and now I have the perfect gift idea ... thank you!!
ReplyDeletethat turned out so well!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! The album is so cute! By the way, is that blouse you're wearing the Dots Within Blouse from Anthropologie? I have been coveting that blouse for awhile now!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary Joanna! You guys seem so wonderful together. I hope you have a wonderfully romantic evening planned!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary :)
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happy anniversary! what a beautiful book. the photos are breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteare you doing anything to celebrate?
loving your wedding photos! how classic:)
ReplyDeleteStunning, blissful, perfect.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy a beautiful day together!
Happy Anniversary! I was hoping your relationship week would let us know how to find an Alex :)
ReplyDeleteThese are some great wedding pictures!
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happy anniversary, you two! you all really seem to have such a rich and loving relationship. cheers to many more years to come!! xx
ReplyDeleteYou two are just the most endearing couple around. Congrats! xx
ReplyDeletelovely. I'm celebrating my 10th anniversary on thursday...time flies
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! The book looks amazing by the way. Something I should probably do for my husband too, I know he would love it. We've been married 4 years now, and we never managed to make a selection of photos for our album. We have the originals in digital though, so maybe I should do one of these. It really turned out so lovely! Thanks for sharing, and again, happy anniversary!
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Happy anniversary!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy Anniversary! That book is so sweet, hope guys have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY 2nd Anniversary to you and Alex!!!! and may you be blessed with a lifetime of many more.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo album and the framed picture. Beautiful!
Your gifts are perfect. Wishing you and Alex a very Happy Anniversary! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE that idea. and ps where's that shirt or dress from? i think i love it too...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! What a beautiful book to represent a beautiful day. Your family is lovely. I got teary looking at these candid shots!
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happy anniversary! wishing you many more years of love, happiness and adventures together.
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Sept 13th is our 2nd wedding anniversary and I'm going to follow your lead! Thanks for the wonderful idea and happy anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! The book looks so great!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary, joanna! gosh that book is beautiful. what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! My husband and I got married 2 years ago this past July :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to you!
ReplyDeleteLove your creative way of showing your photos! They are fabulous!
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That book came out so amazingly. I guess it helps that the photos filling it are both so personality-filled and so artfully shot. I love Max Wagner. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteI love celebrating my wedding anniversary, every year so far we dress up in our wedding attire and take a photo. :)
happy anniversary! Such a cute gift!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, has it been 2 years(plus) since I started a daily meetup with you here?
ReplyDeleteI feel as if I know you...congratulations on your anniversary.
Thanks for sharing so much with us Joanna.
oh joana! thats beautiful and it gave my goose bumps! I can't wait to find my soul mate. well, i can since those things take time. Happy Anni-v <3
ReplyDeleteHi Joanna. Congratulations on your aniversary.
ReplyDeleteFYi, Today it's Ours 3rd aniversary! :) :)
How lovely!
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Happy anniversary, Joanna ! This actually the first time I'm posting a comment on a blog - yours is absolutely irresistible.
ReplyDeleteI'm the mother of a 7-month old (love, LOVE all the 'Toby' posts) and got married last year - my witness was my oldest and best friend who got married... on August 29, 2009 :-)
So here's the link and the reason why I couldn't resist posting this comment.
Thank you for being such an inspiration and for sharing with us this way.
Congratulations and all best wishes from Paris !
Que ideia linda, e parabéns pelos dois anos de casados.
ReplyDeleteEu estarei completando dois anos de casada em outubro. Beijos e FELICIDADES.
Congrats on your anniversary!! hope you have a fabulous time celebrating.
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You were so beautiful! And everything looks so lovely and pretty and romantic and happy! Happy anniversary :)
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ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary. That photo book will help you relive cherished memories for years to come.
ReplyDeleteAww happy anniversary! Love your wedding photos - so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary from Berlin! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou so make me want to get married. Congrats on two years Joanna and Alex!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary! we, too, cannot get enough of our wedding photos :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! My husband and I were married 14 years ago today...and I'm just as in love with him now as I was then. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Joanna! I love the book you created for Alex, its a beautiful reminder of a beautiful day. This post reminds me that my 2 year anniversary is only one week from today!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!
ReplyDeletehappy, happy, happy anniversary! may there be many more :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!!! beautiful photos!!!Kisses from Greece.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!! what a beautiful life and family you have created together!! Much love from Michigan!! xo
ReplyDeleteLacy
So sweet! Happy anniversary to you both! xo
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GREAT idea! I am totally going to use that photo book site!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to you and your hubs! That book looks great and your wedding loes lovely and elegant! Congrats on your 2nd anniversary!
ReplyDeleteI made my husband one a few weeks ago for our first anniversary next month :) i can't wait until it gets here!! thanks for the great tip!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Thats awesome! What a beauitful album!!
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Pearl
love it!!!
ReplyDeletewhat a fabulous thing to have for a memory! And more sophisticated and elegant than, say, a scrapbook.
ReplyDeletei shall have to do this when i get married ( in MANY years to come )
what a gorgeous book to cherish forever after...love it!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary :)
Claudia xo
Aw, that little book looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWas looking at your photos and listening to Dark Times by Huddle. It was a great soundtrack for them :) http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/all-these-fires/id458406476
ReplyDeletei'd love if you wrote a post about how you guys met? (maybe you have already and i missed it!) you re-posted recently about your first date but i always love to hear the how people met/got together/were asked out stories...
ReplyDeleteand happy anniversary! LOVE this photobook idea
ReplyDeletelovely! and congrats! my parents celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary yesterday. :)
ReplyDeletejust perfect!
ReplyDeletehappiest of anniversary!!! lovely gift! hope you are celebrating!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I can't wait to make one for myself. It's been 3 years and I have yet to put any type of album together.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to print my photos into a book!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!!!
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ReplyDeleteAwe! You & us got married on the same exact day, the same exact year, but we were on the beach in Monterey, CA. Belated congratulations!
ReplyDeleteso sweet :) congratulations. hope you two had a wonderful day celebrating :)
ReplyDeletewe got married the same day, so I was really looking forward your post :)
ReplyDeleteAny tips on how to put a book as good as yours? I always go and try to make one for my family but never like how it looks :(
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! And love the book idea and to preserve them in a coffee table book. Great idea!
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Happy "Cotton" anniversary!!!
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Congrats on the big "2"!! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen your happy time flies... enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI love the book! What a gorgeous present. <3
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what a sweet gift idea! my family always makes me for my birthday photo calendars, but this book takes it to another level :) looks like you guys had a lovely wedding. happy anniversary!
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What a lovely idea!
ReplyDeletehope you don;t mind if I steal this idea. we hit 17 years this November, and our wedding photos were hideous, but I could make a greatest hits album of the last 17 years! Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteIt's been almost a year for me, and I haven't done anything with my photos other than post them on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteYour book is lovely!
Such a great casual way to present your photos! I love hearing about your adventures together, as an outsider it seems like a peaceful, equal, and truly admirable marriage, congrats!
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This is by far the most brilliant wedding present I have ever come across. I plan to add this post to my favourites. Genius. Gorgeous too.
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yes! i want to do something like this with our wedding photos too!
ReplyDeletecongratulations on the two year anniversary! :)
xo!
Simply beautiful! You two are adorable. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThat book is wonderful!
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How special! Our first anniversary is coming up, and I should've thought of that! :) Congrats on 2 years!
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ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary- I hope you too have many more!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you both! The love you two have for each other is so evident. It's quite refreshing and sweet :)
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea. your pics are beautiful. i just got married in july and received the horrifying call from my photographer that he lost our wedding pictures!! =(
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I love your green anthro shirt! Picked that up this month!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your anniversary!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Lovely book.
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Congratulations! lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteso lovely! and thoughtful. what a lucky husband you have.
ReplyDeletealso, i have that blouse that you're wearing. love that shade of green!
I think it's the perfect gift! So romantic and sweet! Dingal.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! this is so lovely and your wedding looked amazing!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. And what a nice gift. Also love the shirt you're wearing - pssst - I have it too :)
ReplyDeletethat's lovely--those books really are the most precious present one can give.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! My wedding anniversary was Aug. 30, 2009 and I got my hubby the same gift! I made an album for our honeymoon and one for each year of our marriage. I love Pinhole -- so great gifts.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! I love your book. I wish I could see every page.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading about your wedding. This is so lovely!
ReplyDelete¡Feliz Aniversario! Your pictures are gorgeous.
ReplyDeletejust got my first pinhole press order and i am officially in love, and blown away by the quality. thanks for sharing with all of us.
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A little late, but HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! The pictures and book are gorgeous (not that they'd be any less coming from you) and what a wonderful first two years you've had! Here's to many, many more! xxx
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happy anniversary
ReplyDeleteI have and LOVE that green Anthro top! Beautiful as a background for the gorgeous photo book : )
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Cotton Anniversary to you and Alex! My power just came back on from Irene on Thursday so I'm spending a lot of time catching up on my new Google Reader posts!
ReplyDeletelesli, 17 years!!! that is amazing!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for these really, really sweet comments xoxo and zielone-buty, happy anniversary! :)
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