This form is so cute! It gives me an idea for a kind of guestbook where friends and family use fun adjectives to describe the wedding, the couple, etc. Hmm.

A few days ago, Corey and I had the opportunity to attend a gardening symposium here in Boone. We met beekeepers, organic farmers, homesteaders, herbalists and others who are preparing to sell their local goods this spring. It’s so important to keep our country’s agricultural heritage alive, and we encourage all our readers to patron their Farmer’s Market! Not only is it good for the environment, but it’s often more affordable than grocery stores. I think the Farmer’s Market is more than just a place to buy food: it’s a bastion of our community. You can meet new people, ask farmers questions about their produce, listen to local musicians, and more. I think it’s an experience much more personal and enriching than a trip to the local grocery store chain!

If you care about local farmers, please also support them by writing your representatives to tell them not to vote for H.R. 875, a bill which would eliminate local farming. It only takes a few minutes to read about the bill and sign the petition.

For those of you in Boone, our local Farmer’s Market opens on Saturday, May 2nd (you can find other places to buy local in Boone here). For those of you down the mountain, Google or check your local newspaper since your warmer climate may lead to it opening sooner!

I love the fun, whimsical flair of this wedding board!

Listen up, y’all. Did you know that Southern Weddings has a blog? It’s fun to see the New South meets Old South in both style and tradition. They feature lots of DIY ideas, to boot!

Grooms in vests? Yes, please. Second only to the cravat, I’m convinced vests are one of men’s most forgotten clothing accessories of our time. So romantic and unreserved!

If you still need bridesmaid dresses, check out J. Crew’s sale!

If you haven’t seen it yet, Project Wedding has a huge number of inspiration photos from real weddings. I’m looking through their hair ideas for pictures to show my stylist at my next haircut.

Rosemary is my favorite herb, so when I came across this recipe for rosemary hair creme, I had to share!

Traditionally a symbol of love and loyalty, in the Middle Ages brides would wear a rosemary headpiece and the groom and wedding guests would wear a sprig of rosemary. The newlyweds would then plant a branch of rosemary on their wedding day, and if it grew it was a good omen for their marriage. Wouldn’t it be sweet to incorporate rosemary into a soil ceremony during the wedding?

Wouldn’t these look uber cute on your bridesmaids? Or your photographer, for that matter?