Bridal Beauty

Breaking the Wedding Rules

One of Colleen’s good friends at work recently got engaged and she has started doing some wedding planning.  Initially she thought that she would have a winter wedding and was very excited about her “winter” color scheme.  Then she realized that she would need to have her wedding in the spring and has been feeling

Warming up a Winter Wedding

I feel certain that I’ve mentioned this before, but on our wedding day, it was unseasonably cold.  What I didn’t mention was that prior to picking the date (October 1st, 2011), I did some extensive spreadsheet analysis to try to determine the optimal fall day that was certain to be both warm and dry.  Pretty

A Costumed Bride

I have heard recently that October is quickly becoming one of the most popular months of the year to have a wedding.  I realize that many people like to avoid all the Fall and October stereotypes for their wedding to keep it from taking away from the weddinginess (that’s totally a word) and avoid making

Lindsay + Ben: Wedding

After a lovely rehearsal dinner Friday night, Saturday before the ceremony was spent beautifying in Lindsay’s hotel room.  Her Aunt Leslie and cousin Mary Dallas brought  an impressive spread of food (including lobster) and mimosas while we leisured our leisure.  Once Lindsay’s bridal beauty was complete, we were shuttled over to the North Carolina Museum of

Lindsay + Ben Rehearsal Dinner

On Saturday, two of my most favorite people in the world got married.  Lindsay and Ben have been together for over 7 years and this weekend we celebrated their relationship in the best kind of way, complete with lots of love, tears, and laughter.  The celebration started at the Stockroom in Raleigh, where their ridiculously gorgeous

A Strong Case For Veils

I completely understand that some people are not a fan of veils.  Let it be known that I am. Image credits  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 That is some ethereal beauty.