So he finally popped the question! Your ring is beautiful and you’ve spent every spare moment dreaming about that magical day that you will become his wife. In the midst of all of the excitement is inevitably a huge list of ‘to-do’s’ that take over most of your days and rob you of precious moments […]

The ants go marching one-by-one, hurrah! …Hundreds of them, single file, across the floor, up the table skirt, to the tippy top… Of the cake. My banana cream, dirty-iced-to-look-effortlessly-elegant-with-sprigs-of-greens-arranged-just-so, wedding cake. Infested with ants. This is not what bridal dreams are made of. The cake wasn’t the only thing that went awry that day… Rain […]

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The months leading up to your big day were meant to be abounding with joy, not carrying the burden of worldwide panic. Instead of showers and girls’ getaways you’re facing cancellations, re-bookings, contract amendments. Despite all of the effort put into planning thus far, every element is now […]

The most profound wedding march I’ve ever had the honor of witnessing was that of my sister-in-law in Pittsburgh. She walked down the aisle, adorning her white gown, steps in rhythm to the beautiful albeit obscure song selection, The Vow by Derek Webb: “I can’t see the day after tomorrow. I don’t know the future […]

The very day after my now-husband proposed, we headed to our university’s library and set up camp for the day, a Pinterest “date”. We were (I was…) so eager to jump into planning for our wedding day. The unlimited supply of pins offered a multitude of options for us, which served as a great jumping […]