November 2009
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Happy One Month Anniversary!
this is why he was our Spiritual Advisor fro the moment we got engaged. <3
elmadartista:
At 9:22 a.m. on February 1, I received a text from Shana that read, “Jessica wants us to get married in the Church of Hot Addiction.” When they got home from their engagement extravaganza they told me that they wanted me to officiate the ceremony. A couple of weeks later I was ordained in the Universal...
October 2009
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“If there’s one thing we like, it’s good people, and this is a good...”
– @rollthetanks, 10/10/09
(thanks to Katy Hardy for the twitter documentation)
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“We’re not throwing out the old institutions; we are claiming them as our own....”
– our amazing friend sara not only carried half the food eaten by everyone at yaybestdayever, she was our spiritual adviser’s adviser and, unexpectedly but beautifully, our chronicler.
read her full post here.
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“Speaking of marriages: Popnography wants to send a huge congratulations to our...”
– from Popnography: Mariah Makes A Gay Marriage Dream Come True
(Mimi had nothing to do with our marriage, to be clear.)
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“We played a wedding on Saturday for our dear friends Shana and Jessica. The cops...”
– from Roll the Tanks’ excellent blog, Keeping Warm In The Nighttime: Gunpowder for your Musket
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TODAY IS THE DAY!
Yaybestdayever is here!
The lovely brides are off getting ready so you have a guest blogger here today, Miss Rae, who is currently covered in glitter as per the brides’ requests. Here’s the final details you need to know for arriving at the big event:
Shuttle Schedule:
Every hotel only has one direct shuttle pickup. If a guest misses that they should plan to park at the lot or...
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8oz Burger Bar Los Angeles →
on friday at 5pm, come join us for happy hour at our favorite LA burgery. they have great specials on drinks and appetizers, and it’s a short walk to bar lubitsch for burlesque (we’ll leave for there around 7pm).
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Blake Lewis/DJ Dan/Bidwell/The Dance Party | The... →
our thursday night after-party (starting at 9:30), if you’d like to join us.
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join us for cocktails, thurs 5-8pm at the standard... →
please join us on the beautiful roof of the standard hotel in downtown LA (not sunset/west hollywood!) for cocktails from 5pm to 8pm on thursday night. a bar menu from the hotel restaurant is also available for light dinner. (our soiree is now extended by one hour!)
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10 Day Weather Forecast for Los Angeles, CA... →
attention, obsessive weather stalkers: don’t look up info for LAX if you want to know what it will be like at our house. search 90026 or downtown, and remember that the low temp isn’t what it’ll be like at 10pm (it’s usually that chilly just before dawn).
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“give him a tequila shot before prep”
– from the notes field of our google doc tracking who’s making what food for the reception. we’ll let you speculate among yourselves whom it’s about.
September 2009
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where to park →
our house in silverlake is on a tiny, curvy street with very limited parking, surrounded by more tiny, curvy streets with very limited parking.
we’ve arranged for parking at bedrock rehearsal studios, about 3/4 of a mile from our house, and to shuttle you from there to our place. please plan to park at the lot.
please click the link for directions to the lot. we are using the lot on...
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what (not) to wear
ATTIRE: festive fall cocktail party. that is to say: a little dressy, with bonus points for flair.
COLORS: our colors are blue, purple, pink, black and glitter, and we encourage the sartorially inclined to dress to match our color scheme (think how cute the photos will be!).
WEATHER: october in los angeles will likely still be fairly warm, with highs in the 70s to low 80s during the day. by 5pm...
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updated schedule
updated details below.
these events are open to any & all:
thursday, 10/8: 5-7pm, sunset cocktails on the roof of the standard hotel (downtown LA). cash bar.
friday, 10/9: 7:30pm, a burlesque double-bachelorette party at bar lubitsch, west hollywood. (get there early, it’s a small space. warning: possible nudity!) followed by the fruit loop (weho gay bar wandering).
saturday, 10/10:...
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block discount at the Standard downtown
UPDATE: rate extended until 10/1, but only as long as rooms are available, so if you haven’t booked yet and were planning to, do it soon!
we have managed to secure a very steep discount at the Standard Hotel in downtown LA (careful, there’s also one in west hollywood…) this is where we got engaged, and we love the mod-retro-chic vibe. the rates are (finally) even better than...
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LAX flyaway bus →
if you’re traveling from out of town but not renting a car, the flyaway bus is the best way to get from LAX (which is not as close to our part of town as burbank, but obviously has more flight options). you want the bus to union station, downtown, for a grand total of $7 each way. from there you can catch a cab—or we’re happy to help coordinate a ride for you to a hotel or...
August 2009
8 posts
“Shana married a few months ago. She and her wife, Jessica, are less than 10...”
– Our friend Sara Sarasohn, writing in the New York Times. Read the whole piece—it’s a super smart analysis of what marriage for anyone really means.
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Watchmarry me
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Hotwire Travel Ticker>Los Angeles, CA →
if you like to live on the wild side and wait and see what great specials might pop up for something even swanker, we recommend hotwire’s travel ticker. be sure to read the fine print—most require advance payment and are non-refundable. but we’ve found amazing specials for hotels (including our mini-honeymoon) by subscribing to their newsletter or checking the website weekly.
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Comfort Inn, W Sunset Blvd →
a budget alternative, with free parking and within walking distance* from our house, where the wedding will be held. shana’s parents have stayed there and report it’s newly renovated, very basic 2 1/2-star type accommodations (including a mini-fridge and microwave). they also recommend calling to make a reservation and asking for various discounts (AAA, senior, etc) as they...
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The Standard Downtown LA via Expedia →
great discounts are available right now at our favorite downtown LA hotel, the standard. (this is where we got engaged on our anniversary!) please note these rates do not include valet parking, $28/day.
see update w/ group rates that may be even lower here.
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