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14 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

Fairytale Floral Engagement

From the photographer : On a beautiful spring day, where the cherry blossoms, camellias and little daisies are in full bloom, Natasha and Derek celebrated their love story in a sweet elopement style getaway for their engagement session. We started out the story as Derek watches his beautiful and sweet Natasha wakeup in the glorious …

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14 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

You Won’t Believe This Was a DIY Wedding!

You will not believe me when I say this darling, backyard San Diego wedding photographed by My Sun and Stars Co. was largely DIY. And you DEFINITELY won’t believe me when I say this gorgeousness cost less than $15k. But it’s all true! Crowned Events and My Sun and Stars Floral Design Co., you’re officially …

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13 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

A Tropical Vacay That Ends With a Really Gorgeous Wedding

For this Bride and Groom, a dream wedding entailed a multi-day celebration that felt like a vacation for friends and family and just so happened to end with a really great party. We like the way they think! The Four Seasons Lana’i played host to this tropical affair crafted by Brooke Keegan Special Events and …

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13 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

How Do You Pick A Wedding Location When You’re From Everywhere?

Q: I just got engaged to an amazing man that I love. We’re so excited to be married. We are not excited about trying to plan it. This is largely because as millennials who have moved around a lot for school and work, the geography is a logistical nightmare. So where do we get married? My …

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13 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

My First Wedding Dress Haunted Me For Years

Four days into 2018 and four years into a whole new life, I bought a wedding dress. I even had a “the one” moment, which I was sure was impossible. See, I wear a lot of dresses—my closet is stuffed and 90 percent of the time you’ll find me in a dress—so I have liked …

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13 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

One Look at This E-Session + You’re Going to Want More!

Lovelies, we are kicking off this morning with quite the treat – a gorgeous, glowy engagement session in the rolling hills of Los Olivos! Between the stunning couple, the absolutely perfect lighting, and Joel Serrato‘s always breathtaking photography, to say we’re smitten is an understatement. Lucky for us, there’s more where this came from! We’re sharing …

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12 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

28 Ethical Engagement Rings You Can Feel Really Good About

Maybe it’s because I work at APW, surrounded by fierce, ambitious, and community-minded females, but I strongly believe that women-owned companies are indisputably changing the world. Case in point: MiaDonna is a female-founded and led company that is changing the diamond industry one engagement ring at a time. In 2005, MiaDonna founder and CEO Anna-Mieke Anderson …

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12 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

This Garden Wedding Includes Everyone’s Favorite Food Group…Tacos!

Combining a gorgeous botanic garden backdrop with romantic details planned by Evelyn Francesca Events, and the prettiest array of blooms by Native Poppy, this Encinitas affair hits it out of the park. And we haven’t even mentioned the food yet. From a crowd-pleasing taco bar to a trio of gilded cakes, this affair captured by …

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12 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

What Do I Say When People Ask If We’re “Practicing” For Kids?

Q: I know I can’t be alone in this. Ever since I got married, it seems that my interactions with kids are seen as “practice” for my own future children. People I hardly know hear that I’m babysitting my infant nephew and tell me, “Have fun practicing!” People I know fairly well but with whom …

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12 Mar | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

5 Things You Need to Survive Your Wedding

When I talk about the mistakes I made when wedding planning (of which there were many), what it all really boils down to is this: I had a really hard time figuring out what wedding things were actually necessary and what things were merely “necessary” for the wedding industry’s bottom line. Case in point: chairs. …

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