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    3 Habits to Establish During Your First Year of Marriage

    Our first anniversary is on September 24, 2017 and I can’t believe it’s been a year since our wedding day. And even with a cross-country move thrown into the mix, our first year of marriage has been great. Easy? Not necessarily. But Chase and I agree these three habits we established during the last year […]

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    Our Wedding Day: The Wedding Reception

    Introducing the part of our special day that took the most time and planning to create: after the wedding ceremony and receiving line, guests made their way to our wedding reception, which we filled with romantic flowers and timeless decor. {Click here for our L.O.V.E. balloons.} Wedding Reception Decor  While we didn’t decorate the ceremony […]

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    Our Wedding Day: The Wedding Ceremony

    Our wedding ceremony will forever be one of the best 30 minutes of my life. From my dad walking me down the aisle to Chase reading me his vows to the hugs in the receiving line, I will always remember how truly overwhelmed with happiness I felt in those moments. It was perfect (even though […]

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    Our Wedding Day: Getting Ready with The Bridesmaids

    It takes a village to get a bride ready to walk down the aisle — enter the bridesmaids. Choosing to spend the day getting ready at Rollins Mansion with my bridesmaids, mom, stepmom, sisters, niece and Chase’s mom will always be one of my favorite decisions we made because it set the tone for the entire day. From […]

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    Our Wedding Day: My Bridal Look

    Happy Halloween and YAY for it being Wedding Week on the blog! We received our wedding photos from the very talented Elizabeth Carrie Photography, and I can’t wait to share all my favorites with you each day this week. Let’s start with my romantic bridal look, shall we? THE DRESS & VEIL While wedding dress shopping, […]

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    How to Get Pinterest-Worthy Engagement Photos

    Preparing for Pinterest-worthy engagement photos may seem like another stressful wedding to-do but with a little guidance and a willingness to go with the flow, the photos will turn out better than you imagined. Chase and I have the pleasure of working with super-talented Elizabeth of Elizabeth Carrie Photography during our wedding planning process. Together, Elizabeth […]

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    Engagement Pictures: The Secret to Looking Candid

    Candid engagement pictures are my favorite — ones where the couple is laughing, kissing, dancing, and looking like they are genuinely happy about being engaged (even though the photos are probably being taken in the middle of the wedding planning). Elizabeth of Elizabeth Carrie Photography is a pro at capturing these moments beautifully during an engagement session. BUT… […]

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    Summer Internship

    I’m thrilled to officially announce my summer internship plans (drumroll, please)… I am moving to New York City to be a features intern at Seventeen magazine, and I couldn’t be more excited. For me, Seventeen served as my teenage self’s Bible to beauty, boys and self-confidence. I studied my copy of Seventeen each month, seeking answers to my teenage dilemmas, and now I […]

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