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image by juxtaphotos  It’s been more than a month since the wedding and I think I finally have time to share all the details! Come back next week for details on our ceremony, reception, and my sparkly shoes.

A while ago I had seen an engagement session that was done in a studio. When I first started telling people my idea, I got a lot of weird looks and a few “…like JC Penny portraits?” questions. Ed and I wanted to do something unique and creative, and I think these photos turned out […]

Normally I am not a big fan of Save the Dates- I feel like this is one of the many things the wedding industry made up to make more money. However, I had seen a save the date that was used to tell the couple’s story, which I thought was incredibly creative. Since our story […]

After I had created the mood board and once we had our logos and colors, I made a style board. I used to think this was the same thing as a mood board, but I was wrong. While a mood board consists of images and colors that grab your attention, a style board is a much […]

I love design, and my fiance happens to work in marketing. Between the two of us, I knew it wouldn’t be difficult to come up with a ‘wedding brand.’ We knew we wanted something classic yet fun (think JCrew meets Kate Spade). Our main color is navy, which keeps the overall look classy while still […]

The beginning planning stages of any wedding (or party) can be incredibly overwhelming. I find that it can be helpful to begin by creating a mood board. Different from a style board (we’ll be discussing this later) a mood board simply consists of images that catch your attention, details that you want to include, and […]