EIGHTY-FIVE DAYS LEFT...

Everything I look at related to the wedding reminds me of the exact amount of days we have left to get this thing organized and it's not much time! I posted pretty photos of Paris as a wedding distraction- well the Philadelphia Flower Show this year not actually France- but close enough. They remind me of when we were there 2 years ago on one of the best trips we have ever taken.

Anyhow, we have in fact made some progress on the nuptial plans with the help of friends that are either related to the wedding business or just great friends offering their expertise & time. We are lucky to have them!

This weekend is also Steve's birthday & our 10 year anniversary:)

Independence Park Hotel

Rooms are now available to book at the Independence Park Hotel (Best Western Plus) located at 235 Chestnut St., http://www.theindependenceparkhotel.com/. The hotel is located 1.2 miles from the German Society of Pennsylvania (611 Spring Garden St.)-a short cab ride.

Room Options:
$165/night for Deluxe Queen
$185/night for Superior King
$205/night for Two Bedded Accommodation for four people (several bed options available)

When making your reservation you must call 1-800-624-2988 OR send an email to stay@independenceparkinn.com and identify as part of the "Van Trieste/Fawley Wedding" You can not book online via their website and recieve the discount. Rooms will be held until September 8, 2011.

for japan with love...

We barely blog, however this is very near and dear to our hearts...as i'm sure it is to yours, too. A couple of well known blogs decided to mark March 18th as a Bloggers day of Silence in order to raise money for those in need in Japan. Please consider donating, here, or to any other organization that is collecting.

Amazing Vera Wang dress

This dress makes me re-think my already purchased gown a bit- it's just so beautiful. For more of their details check out the post on Ruffled.

Elegant Martha.

I love her wedding photo and so many of these ideas: http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/50-great-centerpieces.

We love this little Valentine!

Lily was 4 weeks old yesterday!

I'm charmed...BHLDN

Anthropologie's Valentines gift to us: they launched their lovely bridal site today, http://www.bhldn.com/.

Thank goodness for Shakespeare

It appears he saved the Valentine's...http://www.npr.org/2011/02/13/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day

Wedding Archive: Venice, Italy 2006

Jessy (my sister) & Chris were married in Venice at the Palazzo Contarini on a very warm day in May 2006. It was such a beautiful wedding & we all felt so fortunate to be with them to celebrate!

Welcome, Liliana Marie Crossley!

Our youngest flower girl has arrived!! And we couldn't be happier to meet our niece born January 13, 2011 at 4:33PM. She is the sweetest girl!

We've Found Our Photographers!!

And we're stoked about it. We met with Carina and Amanda at LoveMeDo Photography last night at their beautiful warehouse studio in Fishtown. Their wedding photography was sort of a catalyst for us to start actually thinking about getting married. I think you will see a lot of our style in their photography. Here are a couple photos, to see more, check out their blog.

Happy Marriage

A good friend of ours sent me this story...don't skip the quiz. I hope it's true!

Save The Date!!

It's fitting that the first post on our wedding blog be a "Save the Date". Well, we've booked a location and a day! We will be married on October 8th, 2011 at the beautiful German Society of Pennsylvania.