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Picking a favorite detail is hard when you have a bridesmaid in a jumpsuit (yes!!), a mother of the bride decked out in florals and a dance party worthy of its own post. Not to mention the stunning combo of Carolina Herrera gown and Cartier choker worn by the Bride. This Rose Garden wedding designed by …
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Q: My fiancé and I got engaged on Valentine’s Day after being together for two and a half years and knowing each other for over thirty years. He and I have been in the same friend group for about twenty-five years; a couple of his friends are married to a couple of mine. We have …
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When my good friend from college invited me to coffee and made me promise not to talk about her upcoming wedding, I happily agreed. Being an obedient friend, I was ready to go down a long list of non-wedding topics. But five minutes in, my friend blurted, “I can’t find a wedding photographer.” “What do …
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You’ve been planning your wedding for months, and now the big day is almost here! You deserve to be able to be present in each moment and for your special day to run smoothly from start to finish. However, getting ready is one of those things that often gets overlooked in the planning process, but …
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Q: My dearest friend from childhood recently got married to a wonderful man. They live across the country and had a small ceremony for local friends there last year, and this year, they are planning a Marriage Party in our home state. This will be attended by all of her family and friends who live …
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One of the most fascinating aspects of wedding celebrations is just how different they can be based on the region of the United States. After you’ve seen enough magazines and pins, you can tell who’s in Los Angeles and who’s in Connecticut, without even reading the captions. And when it comes to the South, they …
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Mountain weddings are gorgeous but often land firmly in the rustic category…until now. This stunner captured by Brett Heidebrecht is blowing that notion right out of the water. An elegant mix of structured Vera Wang gown, a ballroom draped in white, and lush florals + candlelight designed by Alexan Events makes this Colorado celebration like no other.
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We know that planning your big day celebration can be a little, umm, stressful – and it’s so, so tempting to start minimizing your list of to do’s to make things easier. We totally get that, but when it comes to checking items off your list, a wedding website is most definitely not one of …
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The personal touches in this wedding are enough to give us the chills, they’re so darn cute and thoughtful. Let’s start with the invitation suite, which featured a penguin and an elephant designed by the bride (an illustrator!). Next up, the bride’s bouquet designed by Life in Bloom featured a fern clipping from the plant …
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When I was planning my wedding, I knew one thing for sure: we couldn’t afford to hire a planner, and so my only option was to do the best I could to learn what I needed to know. I bought all the relevant books and spent a lot of lunch hours reading wedding blogs, but …
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