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 […]

Photography: Ashley Slater Photography | Floral Design: The Day’s Design As my business has evolved, I usually only coordinate weddings that I’ve also done the florals or some aspect of design for.  This wasn’t always the case, I used to do coordination or event management for the day as a standalone service.  So I’m writing […]

Remember back in the day when people would want to show you slides from their vacations?  Alright, so maybe I’m not that old but I have definitely been forced to sit through rolls of awful developed images with full of landscapes, with pictures and pictures of rocks and trees, a few buildings and inevitably the […]

I put a ton of emphasis into selecting the right flowers for each and every event.  I give my brides a few visuals and ideas of what varieties I plan on using, but in the end, plans change.  Sometimes I get inspired by something else.  Sometimes the color, size or movement is just off in […]

Do you ever just take a moment to sit in silence?  Just stop what you’re doing, close your eyes, turn off the TV, put down your phone and sit quietly. How do you feel? What are your emotions at this moment?  Just breathe in and breathe out.  Let your thoughts circle around you. Photography: Clary […]

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 […]

Photography: Jamie & Sarah Photography Mud, muck and icky mush.  So much brown.  It’s all I can think about. We’ve been here a 7 nights now.  The days attached to the nights have been filled with packing, sorting, boxing, taping, loading, traveling, unloading, resorting, unpacking and the piling up of so. many. boxes.  The reoccurring […]

Every day has a story.  I don’t just mean wedding days, or fancy celebration times but literally every single day.  Some tales are bit boring while others are a bit more momentous.  Some stories are disregarded by the next morning.  Some have a narrative that would rather be forgotten while others want to be relived […]

Calligraphy: Wildfield Paper Co | Photography: Ashley Slater Photography  | Styling: The Day’s Design What do I have to offer the world today? A fellow blogger posed this question and it’s been bubbling around on my brain for month’s now.  Ever read something that another writer, or even friend, has posted online and wondered why […]

Boudoir is concept that sometimes I struggle with. It is a French word that means a woman’s bedroom or private room.  And I think that’s the key to boudoir – it is private, personal and an emotional experience. Each January I see a huge influx in boudoir advertising, its right before the Valentine’s holiday and […]