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Autumn Wedding | The Day's Design | Ashley Slater Photography

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It is really interesting working with a bride who shares your name.  All day long I kept hearing, “Shelby!” but no one was talking to me.  I can’t begin to tell you how many times I answered and then was immediately embarassed.  This day was not about me.  This day belonged to another beautiful bride. […]

Featured :: Shelby & Paul’s Picturesque Autumn Wedding on Style Me Pretty

Apr 28

Celebrations

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White Bridal Bouquet | Michigan Wedding | The Day's Design | Clary Pfeiffer Photography

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Building a bridal bouquet is so much more than just gathering a handful of flowers and binding them with a silk ribbon. It’s an artful composition of design. It’s a process of sourcing the right ingredients, crafting the perfect recipe and then weeding out any blooms that don’t quite meet the cut. And then the […]

Style Me Pretty Bouquet Breakdown :: Nautical Lake Michigan Wedding

Mar 21

Celebrations

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On the sand in St Joseph, Becca and John said I do.  From the flowers to the ribbons to the setting, the entire day was picaresque.  Lake Michigan will always hold a piece of my heart, no matter how far my travels may take me.  The soft tones and nautical touches were some of my […]

Featured :: Nautical Lake Michigan Wedding on Style Me Pretty

Dec 11

Celebrations

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A couple month’s ago one of the awesome ladies from Style Me Pretty reached out asking if I’d mind breaking down and sharing all the ingredients to Christina’s lovely autumn bouquet (you may remember Tim & Christina’s wedding was featured on their blog here last spring).  It was so special being asked, as I feel […]

Style Me Pretty Bouquet Breakdown

Nov 5

Celebrations

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Last week I had another one of my real weddings published on Style Me Pretty.  The wedding itself was a dream and I could look at the pictures (and video!!) over and over again and never tire of them.  And having your work featured on such a large platform is forever an honor – even […]

Getting Published

May 19

Business Planning

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Talk about sweet surprises, I knew this day was coming but I didn’t know when.  So when I saw this gorgeous wedding pop up in my feed it just took my glum morning and turned my busy frown up side down!  I LOVED this wedding.  And I know that I’m not supposed to play favorites, […]

Featured :: Style Me Pretty Michigan

May 14

Celebrations

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Last winter Rachel, of Sincerely Ginger Weddings, and I were inspired to create an inspiration shoot based on this scene. We’re all so familiar with Lake Michigan’s summer views, but the winter is just a breathtaking.  We thought about the soft lilac tones which subtly shift from periwinkle, to sky blue until they reach the […]

Featured :: Style Me Pretty Midwest

Jan 12

Celebrations

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I have goals, both in business and in life.  I’m not very vocal about these goals even though I’ve heard from numerous sources that voicing them will help you to achieve them.  I’m the exception to this rule.  I’m the girl who just feels even more miserable about herself when I fail and feels like […]

Featured :: Wedding in the Woods on Style Me Pretty

Nov 17

Celebrations

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