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(or what some people may call a blog...but what can we I say- we're bougie around here) 

Who actually needs a Wedding Planner? Certainly not you when you have Wi-Fi and all these handy websites right? You’re looking for your wedding vendors on a website like The Knot or WeddingWire…because after all, these sites claim to be the only resource you need to plan a wedding… Cool. All seems to be going […]

Back in April I was lucky to spend the day coordinating Amanda and Saxon’s wedding. I was even luckier because they had Joelle Julian as their photographer! It’s funny the way life comes at you sometimes, Joelle and I worked together at Maurices when I first moved to Mankato 9 years ago. Time passed, she […]

Alright, if you are in serious need of a vacation just take a look at the following few images from Brian Bossany Photography and you’ll swoon over Kassi and Luke’s amazing wedding ceremony at Dreams La Romana in Punta Cana!  I know…..I told you…. So after saying their I Do’s and leaving the beautiful island […]

1) Be efficient- edit your pins. Just about every girl I know has a wedding board on Pinterest, these suckers can become a giant black hole of DIY wedding ideas. Thats ok for a little while, but once it is time to get down to the nitty gritty, you need to go back to that […]

  “My venue includes a coordinator, so I don’t need a wedding planner or day of coordinator since I am already paying for one.” I hear it ALL the time. I get it. It SOUNDS like it should be true.  But it isn’t.  Venue coordinators are AWESOME at managing all things venue related- banquet staff, […]

You. Yea. YOU.  Put down the new copy of Brides. NOW. Right now. Right there, just set it down. That’s it…… Now… Log out of your Pinterest account, that’s right…allll the way out.  Good. It has recently come to my attention, that you are trying to plan a wedding, but that you have not discussed […]