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White Chapel Wedding | The Day's Design | Cory Weber Photography

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Photography: Weber Photography There’s time honored tradition that goes along with getting married in a church. It’s a humble beginning and a way to start your lives together with a God centered marriage. However, more and more couple are choosing to get married in wide open spaces with nature as their backdrop. That doesn’t mean […]

Tips for Traditional Church Weddings

Feb 9

Wedding Planning & Advice

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I love wedding blogs as much as the next gal. I read them here and there, find inspiration and even advertise on a couple. But sadly, I have to say that they don’t always get it 100% right. Occasionally I can even go as far to say that I’m appalled by the information that they’re […]

Trust the Experts

Jan 19

Wedding Planning & Advice

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Wedding Planner Services | Job Description | The Day's Design | Ashley Slater Photography

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Photography: Ashley Slater Photography Somewhere between pretentious corporate event planner and “I planned my sister’s wedding so now I’m an event planner” – on the side, is where you’ll find me… with a bouquet of flowers in my hands. I am a small business owner and boutique wedding planner, specializing in one of kind celebrations. […]

Wedding Planning Services

Jan 8

Wedding Planning & Advice

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Visiting someone’s house can give you some major insight about a person. You can realize their passions, their priorities and it’s a glimpse into how they live. Style, favorite colors, personal tastes, preferences other and hidden secrets can all be discovered, even if it’s in a subtle, subconscious way. It’s not just a house but […]

Touring Our 1950’s Ranch :: The Living Room

Dec 29

Life Adventures

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Photography: Katie Grace Photography On November 2, a new adventure began for our family. My husband accepted a new job. It’s a great job and excellent career move. However, for the past 2 months he’s been commuting 60 miles back and forth each day. The situation is less than ideal. The remedy is for our […]

A New Adventure

Dec 22

Life Adventures

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Photography: Katie Grace Photography & Videography I usually love Christmas. I’m a bit obsessed. Sparkly trees, twinkling lights, snow, presents, dinner parties… yes to it all! But the last couple of years I haven’t really “felt” it. I feel like adulthood has officially checked in and the wonder is gone. It’s December 3rd and I […]

Holiday Cheer

Dec 3

Life Adventures

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Photography: Ashley Slater Photography Do you ever feel small?  There’s this world out there that’s full of hunger, heartache, tragedy, anger and defeat.  And then there’s me, siting here warm in the comfort of my own home stressing about minuet details such as flowers and home decor.  Hardly a world crisis. It makes me feel […]

A World without Flowers

Nov 18

Life Adventures

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Refining your wedding vision is often a struggle. There are so many great ideas out there and so many amazing vendors who can help bring those visions into reality. But one of the biggest challenges I find are really clear cutting that vision and then being able to accurately describe what it is that you […]

Creating a Wedding Mood Board

Nov 10

Wedding Planning & Advice

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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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Photography: Bradley James Photography Returning gifts, cancelling plans, pleading with vendors for a refund, thousands of dollars lost, returning your ring – cancelling your wedding is a horrid chapter of life and a very humbling moment in your story. After my last post, someone mentioned how proud I should be that I was able to […]

When it’s More than Just Cold Feet (Part 2)

Oct 29

Life Adventures

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