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Tale as old as time… Raise your hand if you have a mama, grandma, aunt, or cousin that you absolutely adore. Okay, raise your hand if you love the sentiment behind wearing your loved one’s wedding dress on your big day. Now raise your hand if your loved one was married 30+ years ago and […]

10 Ways to Incorporate a Loved One’s Dress on Wedding Day

Nov 28, 2018

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It’s a scavenger hunt really. Y’all, one of the most difficult wedding planning tasks I experienced was finding the table linens and decor drapery. It seriously took me 6 months and a wild goose chase all over Atlanta to find the right color combo and fabrics. I’m pretty positive JoAnn hates me because I called […]

10 Tips to Pick the Perfect Table Linens

Nov 21, 2018

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The Venue Search Booking your venue is one of the first wedding “To-Dos” you’ll want to mark off your list. Your venue determines your wedding date, location, and over-all wedding style/feel. Things really start to feel real when you have a date and a venue! And while choosing your venue is super exciting, it can […]

16 *Money-Saving* Questions to Ask your Wedding Venue

Nov 7, 2018

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In The Spotlight: Brittany Pannebaker Photography For this week’s spotlight, I’m so excited to introduce Brittany Pannebaker Photography. Brittany and I first met on Instagram (LOL) when she posted an “about me” write up on her Insta Story. I sent her a message because I found a commonality in almost every line she wrote! We then […]

Vendor Spotlight: Brittany Pannebaker Photography

Nov 5, 2018

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Holiday Weddings 101 Is your wedding scheduled on or near a holiday? Do you want to tie the holiday into your wedding design but not so much that your guests forget they are at a wedding? If you answered yes to either of those questions, I’ve got ya covered! Today we are going to talk […]

10 Ways to *subtly* host a Holiday Wedding – Halloween Edition

Oct 31, 2018

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In The Spotlight: Ellis Paige Makeup For our very first Vendor Spotlight, I am so excited to feature Ellis Paige Makeup. This spotlight is super special because Ellis was my wedding day makeup artist! Ellis is such a sweetheart and was a joy to have around on wedding day. Her natural makeup technique and gentle application […]

Vendor Spotlight: Ellis Paige Makeup

Oct 26, 2018

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The Dreaded Guest List Who else agrees that creating a guest list is one of the most tedious and sensitive parts of planning a wedding? I know it was a huge task for us. First you don’t know where to start, then you want to invite every person you’ve ever met, then you realize you […]

How to Organize your Wedding Guest List with a FREE Guest List Template

Oct 19, 2018

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*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases* The Search When I was planning our wedding, I remember searching high and low for the perfect gifts for my bridesmaids. I wanted something cute to incorporate on wedding day, but I also wanted the girls to be able to use the gift again. While I […]

8 Cute, Functional, & Affordable Bridesmaid Gifts!

Oct 3, 2018

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