Real Simple Weddings

I love to curl up on my couch with a cup of tea and a good magazine! That said, I am enjoying the 2009 edition of Real Simple Weddings. Uncluttered, the magazine is filled...

Real Wedding: Really Charming

Thanks to Snippet & Ink blog for sharing this darling wedding located Red Wing, MN. I love Red Wing! It's a beautiful historic river town near the Mississippi River and...

Cheers to 2009 Launches…

Check out a few exciting endeavors that 2009 is ringing in from the wedding world... Congratulations to sweet Sarah ( Classic Bride) on the grand opening of her new online...

Writing Your Wedding Vows

I love it when I get to attend a wedding where the bride and groom have crafted their own wedding vows . . . anything from just tweaking traditional vows a little to a...

Bride & Groom Gift Exchange

The bride and groom gift exchange is a totally optional tradition. That makes sense. The gift of yourself to the other is the best gift of all anyway... But, if you're...

Are Congratulations in Order?

I'm back in the office after a nice long vacation and well, lets just say... it's sugar and fat extraction at my house this week. Yep, nothing but broccoli and cauliflower for...

Walk Through That Door

Ah, fresh beginnings . . . who doesn't love them? Somehow, someway, at the beginning of a new year with a clean slate in front of us, we are appropriately compelled to make...

Christmas Keepsake Ornaments

I just love the idea of guests personalizing ornaments for a Christmas wedding. I borrowed this image from Project Wedding~ they're featuring a very lovely Real Green and Navy...

Color Your Wedding!

Color has infused weddings in amazing ways~ spicing up any style formality and introducing elements of surprise in a bold new way. Repeat a time-honored yet gorgeous, classic...

Fairy Tales Weddings and Worries

Fairy tale weddings DO happen. It's every brides desire that this day be just how she wants it to be with as few hitches to the plan as possible. Planning, of course, is key...

How to Get Into the Spirit of Christmas

Christmas coming way to soon for you? Having a bit of difficulty getting into the spirit of the season? We still have our parties to go to, gifts to buy, cookies to make and...

Vintage Romance

Meet my paternal GREAT grandparents... David and Ida on their wedding day waaaay back on December 31st in 1907. David, a musician was born and raised in Minnesota and Ida, a...