Happily ever after;: Planning a fairytale wedding on a real-life budget.

After 3 years of planning our wedding, we changed every last detail. We gave ourselves 6 months to start all over again. So, budget brides, last-minute brides, DIY brides, organized brides and panicky brides; this is for you. This is how I came to plan a fairytale wedding with all the trimmings, for less than… Continue reading Happily ever after;: Planning a fairytale wedding on a real-life budget.

Day After Wedding Brunch at Ojai Valley Inn and Spa

After the engagement, the rehearsal, and the WEDDING of Allyson of Bob Gail Special Events and her beloved Steven, comes this fab send off – a Cinco de Mayo brunch as festive and merry as they come. And for a couple who loves pool parties and mexican food, this day after fiesta couldn’t be more appropriate. Have a… Continue reading Day After Wedding Brunch at Ojai Valley Inn and Spa

Princess Ever After (Royal Wedding Series)

Regina Beswick was born to be a princess. But she’s content to be a small-town girl, running a classic auto restoration shop, unaware a secret destiny awaits her. One that will leap from the pages of her grandmother’s hand-painted book of fairytales. Tanner Burkhardt is the stoic Minister of Culture for the Grand Duchy of… Continue reading Princess Ever After (Royal Wedding Series)

What No One Tells the Bride: Surviving the Wedding, Sex After the Honeymoon, Second Thoughts, Wedding Cake Freezer Burn, Becoming Your Mother, Screaming about Money, Screaming about In-Laws, etc.

What No One Tells the Bride is the inside scoop–good and bad–on what it’s really like being married. In these pages, journalist Marg Stark breaks the newlywed code of silence and exposes the profound adjustments brides often experience. Stark and 50 married women tell their stories–showing others how to handle turbulence on cloud nine–and reveal… Continue reading What No One Tells the Bride: Surviving the Wedding, Sex After the Honeymoon, Second Thoughts, Wedding Cake Freezer Burn, Becoming Your Mother, Screaming about Money, Screaming about In-Laws, etc.

Colorful Outdoor Celebration after the Storm

After torrential downpours and terrible flooding in Colorado, somehow, this gorgeous wedding was pulled together and without a cloud in the sky. It’s all sunshine and smiles photographed by Sara Hasstedt plus an amazing display of citrus colored blooms by Clementine Divine Designs. See it all unfold right here and be sure to catch this affair in the… Continue reading Colorful Outdoor Celebration after the Storm