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Q: I asked my best friend to be my MOH right after I got engaged, and my first mistake was not asking her if she’d be able to travel to the wedding. We are getting married on the other side of the country, where my family lives, and my BFF seems excited for me and …
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We’ve featured weddings and inspiration shoots from all over thew world—New York to Paris, Kauai to Bali and everything in between. But today’s unassuming destination selected by Billy Folchetti, founder of Luxe Paris Events for this styled story, is always a refreshing sight. Billy says it best, “The elements that draw us to Morocco are simple—the …
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One of my favorite tips about planning a successful party is to give your guests something to do when they walk in the door (it helps with the social anxiety until they’re warmed up). And my personal favorite of those activities is a DIY photo booth. I mean, I’ll also take a professional photo booth, …
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With today’s world of social media bombarding us with (what we deem) “perfectly” designed homes, it can feel a bit overwhelming on where to begin when making your own house a home. With the amount of time I’m on the scroll, I can absolutely attest. But I’ve learned that finding your own style is easiest …
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When we first started planning our wedding as a queer couple, we had about a minute to celebrate the googly eyed joy of being engaged before we started sweating a few things. First, we both had to tell our grandmothers we were officially marrying a woman. They gave us so many blessings we felt …
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From the Bride… LUCK, What is it? Where do we find it? Does it Find Us? Or Is it always present and we just help nurture it along into something magical, transformative and unforgettable? In essence were we creating LUCK ourselves? For Us it will forever be all of the ABOVE, and Our Wedding was …
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When it came to cancer, I was lucky. I had a thyroid nodule under observation for many years; when I was twenty-six, it was thought to be cancerous. I had two surgeries to remove my thyroid. My roommate cleared out so I could take radioactive iodine to kill any remaining cells. I missed about four days …
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When it came to cancer, I was lucky. I had a thyroid nodule under observation for many years; when I was twenty-six, it was thought to be cancerous. I had two surgeries to remove my thyroid. My roommate cleared out so I could take radioactive iodine to kill any remaining cells. I missed about four days …
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I first spotted Erin Kestenbaum’s home while binging on instagram and double fisting a big ole glass of red wine. I am constantly amazed at the rabbit hole of incredible bloggers that one can go down and how long I can actually make said binge last (not so much on the vino), finding one beautiful …
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I remember a few of my friends being shocked to hear that another friend was going to wear a ballgown to her beach wedding. I, of course, loved the idea. Because I don’t believe that you HAVE to do anything. While I do believe in using your venue as inspiraton, that doesn’t mean that ballrooms …
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