I'll Cover You

Next Tuesday is a BIG day! It's not only Election Day (woohoo!), it's also the day we're taking our engagement photos. Sadly, according to Weather.com, it's also likely to be a rain day in Cambridge, Massachusetts:

Oh well.  Mr. HC and I wanted photos that captured our beloved New England, and I guess we're getting exactly what we wished for, capricious weather and all!  No way are we going to let a little precipitation spoil our fun.  And maybe if we're lucky, we'll even catch a rainbow.

Plus I love rain gear.  Look at how adorable this couple looks smooching under their umbrella:

[ErinChris Photograph]

And how fly are these rainboots?

[Vintage Jessica Claire]

So being a long-time Boston resident, I am already well equipped with a pair of black Hunter boots (classic and chic) and a pair of polka-dotted Tamara Henriques wellingtons.

[Image source.]

Now, what I need is a sassy umbrella, like this one:

[Bella Umbrella]

Except it's $96 (!!!) and out of my price range.  How about this darling Marimekko umbrella, which is a splurge at $40:

[Marimekko Ruusupuu Umbrella]

But I'm also digging the simple chic of this $65 umbrella, which is so little black dress:

[Pare Umbrella]

Alright, who am I kidding?  I'm not spending $65 on an umbrella that I'm promptly going to lose (because you know umbrellas run away -- from me anyway).  I think I'm going with this $27.95 number, which is simple navy on the outside and blue skies and white clouds on the inside:

[Leighton Cloud Umbrella]

Did it rain on your engagement photo or wedding day?  Any tips on how to stay dry and happy when it's wet and coooold?

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No, I'm not going to San Francisco.

But I can still wear flowers in my hair, right?

I love the look of a large bloom affixed to a loose chignon or some relaxed curls, so I went to my dealer -- ahem, I mean Etsy -- for my fix -- uh, I mean for some ideas. If you help me choose one, I'll show you a little somethin' somethin', if you know what I mean.

[Mikiye Creations]

Simple, a touch of glam.

[Twigs & Honey]

Myra is a superstar in the Etsy world, and deservedly so.

[Sweets n Lo]

But how luscious is this aubergine, vintagey number, which goes with my wedding colors?

[Samantha Sultana]

She did the hairpieces for Ashley Paige's show.

Yeah, I watched "Bikini or Bust," and I'm proud of it.

[Oh My Deer]

Chelsea's pieces are so refined and pretty!

[Muscari by Easter Yu]

Quirky, fun, and colorful!

[Portobello]

Biggest. Flower. Evah.

What do you guys and gals think? Which says to you: "Sexy, but demure." "A ballerina by day, but disco queen by night." "Cashmere sweater on the outside, silk lingerie on the inside -- Rawwww." Ok, forget those. Which goes with this:

Hive, meet my little somethin' somethin': her name is Monique, and she's been hiding in my closet for a little while.

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Aw, snap!

Wedding planning, let's face it, is 40% fun and 60% a big pain in the buttocks.  If I could, I'd offer you a xanax and a Mindy-Weiss-bot.  I can't, so I offer you the next best thing: puppies and Polaroids.

Well, it's actually one puppy -- Jellyby, the queen bitch of our household -- and Poladroids.  iDIY, one of the newer additions to my ever-expanding blog roll, introduced me to a fun little application called Poladroid that lets you turn any digital photograph into a Polaroid-like picture.

All you have to do is:

1) Download the FREE Poladroid application and launch it.
2) Drag & drop your photos
3) Wait . . . wait . . . wait again . . . or shake the picture.
4) Then look at or print your Poladroid picture!

* Sorry PC-users, it seems that Poladroid is only Mac-friendly (until November).

I can't decide which is more fun: Jellyby or Poladroid.  On the one  hand, Jellyby has a tres chic ponytail, makes NC-17 sounds chasing after her Wiggly-Giggly ball (I don't know what seals sound like copulating, but I'm pretty sure that my dog makes the same noise), and reacts indignantly if she's mistaken for a dog . . . particularly by other dogs.

On the other hand, Poladroid gives you ten prints per session, just like the content of a real Polaroid cartridge and it lets you speed up the "development" of the image by shake, shake, shaking it like a Polaroid picture.

I don't know, we might have to call it a tie.  I'm thinking of using the Poladroid images to give a vintage look to the photos on our wedding webpage or in our rehearsal dinner slideshow.  But I really could use more creative ideas, so please share what you'd use Poladroid for.

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