journal
(or what some people may call a blog...but what can we I say- we're bougie around here)
Timelines are stressful and couples planning weddings are often afraid they are leaving things out. The truth is, that’s rare. The overarching issue that I see most often is too much detail, and way too precise of a time for each line item to happen. When you’re sitting on your computer typing it out and […]
My husband and I were married on a beautiful fall day in 2009. It was chilly, but the leaves were beautiful. I had H1N1 with a fever of 103.8 when I walked down the aisle. We didn’t realize of course just how sick I was then, but suffice it to say, I did not feel […]
If only one good thing comes out of my life being pretty much completely on hold right now, other than flattening the curve, perhaps it’s that I’ve had the time to put some deep thought into things I’ve had on my to-do list for a while. One of those things was revamping the titles of […]
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Rebecca and Clinton’s love story is a classic. Country girl meets city boy. They fall in love. The new Mr. and Mrs. held their ceremony at Minneopa State Park on a perfect July day, and by that I mean we weren’t all sweltering in 100+ degree temps, there was a light breeze, and NO MOSQUITOS…that […]
Many people think they know exactly what a wedding planner does. A wedding planner just charges a bunch of money to do things you can do yourself…right? RIGHT?!!!! see below…. via GIPHY Here are 4 things a wedding planner (like me) ACTUALLY does… 1) A WEDDING PLANNER WILL HELP YOU STICK TO YOUR BUDGET– it […]
Engagement Season is upon us! Traditionally the majority of engagements occur in the time between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, with a large portion of those occurring between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day. When someone I know and love (or even just like a lot) gets engaged, I love to give a little gift to […]
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 […]
When Kamra Joosten Photography asked me to help her with a styled shoot, I of course said YES! I immediately jumped into planning a simple, thoughtful, and beautiful styled shoot. I wanted to feature some vendors that we don’t get the chance to work with as often and most importantly, I wanted to shoot at […]
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 […]
