Four friends, two weddings, and a Rachael Ray

You know how grandmas proudly cart around pictures of their grandkids in a brag book? I feel like the May issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine might be mine. Except instead of boasting about grandkids, I'm showing off some of my dearest girlfriends. (So just indulge me, won't you?) (They're really cute, I promise.)

The weddings of not one, but two friends of mine are featured in the issue. The ceremony of my girl Karen (whose baby shower I wrote about back in January) and her husband Eddie were the example of a lovely second wedding; my friend Lin and her husband Brett's nuptials served as the glamorous "multicultural" feature. My friend Sonal, the Executive Lifestyle Editor for the mag, directed the piece, and my friend Elizabeth wrote it.

And me? All I had to do was get gussied up, attend a couple of fabulous parties, and stuff my face with cake. Nice work, ladies!

P.S. Ten points if you spot me in a couple of the pics from Karen's wedding. Hint: I'm holding a camera (which I am sure is a shocker).

Up on the Upper West Side

A few snaps from an afternoon with lovely Leah on the UWS. And yes, the frites really were that gorgeous.

Portraits of a City

I never get tired of looking at an artist's interpretation of a city--I feel like I always learn something new, even if I've lived in that place forever. Here are a few spots in the wwworld that have recently caught my eye.

Los Angeles, $25, breeree at etsy

Manhattan #2 Blue Print, $20, Andy Pratt Design

Brooklyn Rooftop #2, $20, Andy Pratt Design

City of London Coordinates Print, £25, rockettstgeorge.co.uk

Moscow, $25, breeree at etsy

Pittsburgh Print, $25, JHill Design

Berlin, $38, Binth

Images linked to their sources

On the hunt in Cobble Hill

I didn't find any Easter eggs (or, more devastatingly, any chocolate Cadbury Mini-Eggs), but I did find a lovely spring day in one of my favorite Brooklyn nabes.