anyway, the journey toward the union of anat tsipora grosfeld and anthony alexander donn begins on the upper east side, where anat's bridal shower was held (too bad, boyz. ladies only). the invite looked like this (sorry, don't know how to rotate):
there were a few missteps along the way. i dunno, i'd never been to a wedding shower before, so i politely asked the hostess in my RSVP whether i had to bring gifts that complied with the theme. apparently my question was too obvious because nobody responded. i was on my own.i got off the crosstown bus in advance of the party's start time. i vaguely recalled reading that it's rude to show up early to a party and since i figured this would be a proper event (despite the fact i wore jeans--oops. i think the fact i remembered to bring a camera redeemed me somewhat), i decided to wander a little.
well, thank god i frolicked. look at this store i saw on lexington avenue.
unfortch, catherine keener wasn't there, and both sadly and kind of predictably, it had gone out of business:
FDR couldn't have had a cozier fireplace (real, working).
some of the many illuminati - bride's mom and groom's mom, from left to right:
bellport girls:
bellport girls:
what more can you ask for - pink champagne, gifts, and cheesesticks. man, i wish i had some cheesesticks right about now.
delicious fondant cake (i think that's what it's called. anyway, it was mmm good):
anat received a breakfast in bed tray.
apparently there is some tradition where you gather all of the ribbons from the bride's gifts and make either a hat or a bouquet that will be worn/used at the wedding rehearsal. yeah, i don't get it either. white people. sasha, who made the wedding invites (about which we will blog as well at a later point), made a rather impressive headpiece, especially considering the constraints.
anat with anna banana, who is in the wedding:
anat and her mom! cute:
delicious fondant cake (i think that's what it's called. anyway, it was mmm good):
anat received a breakfast in bed tray.
