This is already old news, but while we were crashing at BFF Stella‘s pad in Chicago, she was getting married to Geek Hero Josh in New York.

Though they are both super fetching, I’m keeping Stella’s identity slightly mysterious so she doesn’t get bludgeoned by you hordes of jealous readers if you happen to see her in the streets. Josh, on the other hand, can be found quite easily for being an internet superstar, so I don’t feel the need to blur his features. Plus, I love this photo.

For their nuptials, I sent one of mom’s containers to Saipua, a top-notch flower shop (and soaps, too!) in Brooklyn for filling and delivery. I am a big fan of of the Saipua blog, starring Sarah and absolutely delicious photos of her flower arrangements. I cannot more highly recommend her.

Mom was a master in the Ohara school of Ikebana (japanese flower arrangement) and her arrangements always captured a bit of the wild in them. I think Sarah did a stellar job stepping in for mom, who (like the rest of us) would have been so thrilled to celebrate with Stella (who, frankly, was one we had all figured would happily remain blissfully single).

The container in question is called a “double ring” – the perfect piece for a wedding. Though I’m sad I couldn’t be there in person, it makes me so happy to think that a piece of mom was.

Happiness and blessings to my favorite couple in the world!