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Corey Talks: Our Bridal Party
© 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…
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Corey Talks: Dealing With Death(s)
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…
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Corey Talks: Choosing Vendors
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…
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Corey Talks: Finding THE Dress(es)
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…
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Corey Talks: Choosing the Location & Date
By far one of the easiest decisions for us was choosing the location and date for our wedding. We knew that we wanted to be married in the Outer Banks. I’ve been going there since I was a child and Chris had been going for the past few years too. Neither of us wanted…
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Corey Talks: Getting Engaged
I have a confession I have to make before I get into this any further, I was married before. It was really the age-old story, getting engaged a) too fast and b) too young usually is just not a good idea for a lifelong marriage. Sometimes it works but usually, as in my case, it…
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