Before getting married, I had heard over and over again the importance of “dating” your spouse. ESPECIALLY when kids come into the picture! When you think back to the dating life before engagement, marriage, and kids, there’s no doubt the excitement of “newness.” Naturally, as time unfolds, the newness starts to wear away. But this […]

For anyone who knows Alex and me, we are money-cautious with our spendings. When it came to planning our wedding, we tried our very best to stick with our means of spending. So we got creative (more DIY posts to come about that!)! I want to share a little tip on how you can save […]

Happy Coffee Talk Monday!!! How was everyone’s Easter? I’m sure SO different from the past years… By contrast, I thought about what Easter was like as a kid. Dressing up for church, watching cartoon Easter movies, eating pancakes with our church, opening Easter baskets and of course, the egg hunt!!! Do you have any fond […]

I started the “Best of 2019” blog features a few months ago, and I’m finally concluding the series!! Wahoo!!!! I’ll have a full recap below in case you want to check out other features, But today, I’m sharing my favorite Virginia + Florida reception photos!!!  As I look through these photos below, I am transformed […]

I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m living a real-life Groundhog Day. HA! Yet, somehow, I have new content to share from each Coffee Talk Monday post! 🙂 But you can count on seeing weekly updates with my furry friends, creative projects, and encouraging words during this slow season. I hope you […]

Let’s talk about RECEPTION DETAILS today!!! I’m sharing my personal favorite Virginia + Florida reception details. 🙂 I hope you’re inspired today by the DIY projects, venues, the TREATS (yum!), color pallets, and the arrangements/setups! I know how challenging it can be to visualize everything before the big day. But when everything comes together, it’s […]

How do you see yourself looking back on your photos 5, 10, 20 years from now? I had to ask myself this question too. As we have seen, floppy disks, videotapes, DVDs have phased out. I cannot believe I’m admitting my age when I noted “floppy disks!” HA! But the truth is, soon USB drives […]

It’s another week of Coffee Talk Mondays, and despite this season being slower, I’ve managed to make it a busy one! I’m working on a few projects behind the scene (business and personal) and plan to pre-package a bunch of client gift/packages this coming week. This late summer/fall season is going to be a crazy […]

I am slowly but surely going through the entire 2019 wedding season and sharing some of my FAVORITE photos! So many great memories with my couples. <3 And today, I am sharing my favorite Virginia + Florida bride and groom wedding portraits!!! I don’t know how I was able to curate it down to just […]

Nope… It’s not another Coffee Talk Monday post! Instead, I have a tasty treat for you all today!!! I’m sharing one of Alex and my FAVORITE Virginia vendors from our wedding day — Brick Wall Coffee Bar! 🙂 If you haven’t heard of them or a mobile specialty coffee bar, then you’re going to LOVE hearing what Ashley, the CEO, is […]