Tonight I am headed to my one and only holiday party of 2016.  It’s the singular chance I’ll have this holiday season to get dressed up. I feel like I need to make my outfit selection amazing because after this, I’ll be back to my standard black leggings and winter boots until April rolls around. […]

Wedding colors seem to come in waves.  And about three years ago we were in the middle of a purple movement.  I got bored of the color really quickly as there seemed to be very little variation in shade, design and I even had two weddings in a row wearing the same bridesmaids dresses.  This […]

I don’t do many boudoir projects.  With them being so personal in nature, I think clients try to involve a few vendors as possible.  And then there’s the question of what to do with the pictures?  Do you create an album or gift box for your husband?  Is it appropriate to hang them as wall […]

I don’t know if it was the change of scenery that brought about my whole new perspective on lilacs or perhaps I finally learned to open my eyes to the world around me – but either way, it seemed that the lilacs were unbelievable this year.  It seemed like every time I turned around, I […]

My distaste for the word boutonnière is no secret.  I despise second guessing myself and having to spellcheck every single floral proposal, blog post and email confirming their numbers.  I’ve heard them referred to as buttonholes – which to mean holds a sweet, old fashioned sing-songy charm.  Not to mention the obvious, it’s much easier […]

The sensual side of being a woman.  That’s what I’d really like to entitle this project.  It’s not about raunchy, racy photos of women in the nude but a reminder that we’re all beautiful and our own kind of sexy.   It’s about the lingering glance behind long lashes.   It’s the she simplicity of […]

Once upon a time, when we used to think of usual local flowers in your décor, images of black-eyed susans and statice in vibrant rainbow colors was the first thing to pop to mind, i.e. wildflowers.  Today, floral designers across the country  have found a balance of collecting any wild bloom they can find with […]

Photography: Ashley Slater Photography  A full service planner plans weddings for a living.  Simple enough.  For myself, that means that I will tackle any wedding related task that the bride and groom throw at me, and then some.  It means I work an unlimited number of hours doing whatever it takes make all your wedding […]

Welcome back to our little working with a wedding planner series.  If you need a recap before you fulling plunge into part 3, you can read part 1 and 2 here and here.  And now moving forward with all the pretty details… Photography: Ashley Slater Photography | Floral Design: The Day’s Design  What in the […]

I remember this autumn day – not because I had much to do with the planning or even tagged along with Mattie and Nick’s engagement session, but rather because it was glorious.  It was the kind of October day that every bride dreams of.  Blue skies, heavenly temperatures and most majestic display of colors. If […]