Choosing your wedding photographer can be quite daunting, especially when you consider how many are out there—all with different styles and personalities—offering their services. You only get married once so you only have one shot to choose your perfect photographer and there aren’t any do-overs. Did you know that, typically, wedding photography is one of […]

Dear Bride: The Wedding Planning Process It’s time the start the wedding planning process. After all, you’ve told your family; you’ve popped some champagne and got a manicure with your gal pals; and you’ve chatted about some ideas with your fiancé. Now you are finally ready to start the wedding planning process. Great! But now […]

Kawishiwi Lodge is one of the most gorgeous wedding venues in Minnesota. While it has been described as rustic chic, I think it’s more “elegant outdoorsy” but, honestly, Kawishiwi Lodge is the perfect venue for easy-going, nature lovers who don’t mind being surrounded by the sweet scent of pine trees and feeling the breeze off […]

There is so much about these two that I absolutely love! From the first time I spoke with them not only did I know that they were the best complement to each other, but they were fun-loving and their wedding was going to be a blast! Jessie and I became fast friends through planning phone […]

Dear Bride: You’ve got this! If we were face to face having a cup of your favorite hot bevvie and chatting, I’d look you straight in the eyes and lovingly tell you, my dear bride, to take one big breath, to exhale, and to let those shoulders fall. Let the stress melt away and know […]

When it comes to choosing your bridesmaids, there is so much to consider and it can easily become overwhelming, especially if you have a lot of close friends and are finding it hard to choose among them.  A group of my married friends were sitting around the other day and chatting about the bridesmaids we […]

So you’ve been dating the love of your life and then, WAHOO! You were finally asked those four little words that made your heart flutter and you responded with a great big, “YES!” Now you two are over the moon excited and can’t wait to announce your engagement news on social media, but you’re stumbling […]

When your wedding is all said and done, the right wedding photographer will help capture the wedding memories you want to remember the most 20 years from now. When planning your wedding, you can sometimes get bombarded by all the information out there and start to feel overwhelmed. Keeping up with trends, meeting everyone’s expectations, […]

Dear Bride, please don’t forget about self-care! You are in the thick of wedding planning, working, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying the engaged life, but have you taken time to check in with yourself? For some of you lovely brides out there, right after you said yes to the best four words […]

Is a First Look right for you? Trying to decide if you want to incorporate a first look into your wedding day? Feeling overwhelmed by people saying what you should or shouldn’t do? I understand completely and was a bride myself just a few years ago. I’m all for a First Look! It’s such an […]