Want an engagement session with a bit more pizazz? Looking for some ideas that won’t be the standard ‘pretty picture in a park’ pictures? Here are some ideas to give your engagement session the extra bump it needs to be fabulous! Incorporate props One of the easiest ways to give your engagement session a little…
The day of the wedding was fairly relaxed. It goes without saying though that inevitably, there will be things that go wrong so the best you can do is breathe and go with the flow. My hairstylist cancelled at the last minute and sent someone else. Things were running behind. My shoes didn’t work in…
What is a wedding nowadays without at least one DIY project? When I started on the wedding journey the Wedding Bee was relatively new and I was OBSESSED with it. I only wish I’d discovered it sooner so I could have been a Bee. *sniff* I guess it will just be a life-long sorrow that…
© Brooke Mayo Originally we weren’t going to have anyone in our bridal party. With my first wedding I quickly discovered that they are more drama than they are help (at least my maids were…) and the cost to be in someone’s wedding is ridiculously expensive. We didn’t want anyone to feel they had to…
My Dad on top of Currituck Lighthouse in 1994, taken by me. One thing I knew that would have to be somehow addressed sometime during a wedding would be honoring my family. A few months before getting engaged my father lost his life to a short fight with cancer. My Mom and brother both passed…
My amazing bouquet from Blooms by Design! After I had the venue and the dress… I needed people to make the wedding happen! The first wedding vendor that I booked may surprise you, it was my florist. I have always been absolutely crazy over flowers so it really isn’t too surprising for those that know…
After booking our vacation house/venue, the next thing I did wedding related was go dress shopping. I had THE dress in my mind after seeing it over and over in magazine ads. It was exactly what I pictured myself being married in when I walked down the sand path to Chris. I went down to…