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Oct 11

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Finding a Wedding Dress

This process was not easy for me. That whole “try on the kind of dress you’ve never worn before in your life and try to feel comfortable in it” just didn’t go well. It took many trips to many dress shops; some shops saw me come and go after two visits, and in one case, it took me three appointments (Amanda has the patience of a Saint) to find my wedding dress. But I did, it’s so beautiful and it’s very me.

But let’s back up a second, because that nice ending to the previous paragraph took a lot to get to. Read more

Jul 26

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Wedding Photographer: Engagement Photos

Choosing the photographer for our engagement and wedding photos was the easiest decision in the wedding planning process. I emailed Stephany Wieland from EyeSpy Photography immediately after our engagement to secure that our location and her schedule would sync up. This was not only because my two co-workers had their wedding photography with her and loved the results, but because she has that eye for finding a certain je ne sais quoi. And that je ne sais quoi might be two people who are not outwardly affectionate, certainly not in public and most likely not in the form of kissing, hand holding or the like, but in the glances, humor and loving our life as it exists because it does with each other. Stephany gets that, and when she asked us to kiss for the first time, “got” that this was not something we do in front of other people, in particular my mother who was armed with her camera taking as many pictures as her memory card would hold. Read more

May 11

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Engaged! Where to Start?

Last weekend I caught up with a close college friend who is also engaged and planning a wedding. As we talked about checklists, color palettes and wedding blogs I realized I hadn’t written about the whole “Where do I start?” part, which I should have because I felt so overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start. I would say the three things to do right away (other than call your mother) is: Create your wedding checklist, follow wedding blogs, and Pinterest. Read more

Apr 26

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Wedding Venues in St. Paul & Minneapolis

Frank and I have been engaged for 8 weeks (as of tomorrow), and planning is progressing nicely now that we’ve got a date, location and color palette. The first four weeks of our engagement were spent researching and visiting venues I had found through local bridal magazines and wedding websites.* Frank and I quickly found places we didn’t like for one reason or another, which made creating a criteria list much easier. Read more

Mar 14

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Here Comes the Bride…

I’ve been a delinquent blogger but it’s because Frank asked me 15 days ago if I would marry him! It’s been a whirlwind two weeks of happiness, planning, and talking to family and friends. He proposed at home, on a Sunday while lunch was in the oven, with our puppy Cassidy and kitty Luda in the kitchen. Read more

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