Buried deep between the rolling hills of West Virginia, just a few miles down the road from my grandparents farm, lies a small white church. A church where my grandparents and parents got married, and where my great grandmother was laid to rest. The grounds of the church hold many childhood memories for me. I try to visit as often as I can, but there is one special Saturday I always reserve. The first Saturday of August. The church hosts their annual Chicken Dinner. The dinner has been hosted for 84 years and every year brings new memories and stories to tell. The dinner has changed in very few ways over the years, but one thing that stays constant is the good food, wonderful people, and beautiful display of desserts!
Read moreWedding Day Gifts for Him and Her!
One of the hardest tasks I had to complete for our wedding was choosing a gift for my future husband! He is the type of person who will always just go and buy what he wants on his own. In fact, I was eyeing a beautiful watch and was going to attach a note to it saying 'see you at 2!'...a week later I spotted it on his wrist. So, there I went, starting my quest all over again. I have compiled a list of the best things I have come across to get your future spouse. Enjoy!
Read moreFormal Black and Gold Real Winter Wedding
December 19th, 2015 was truly a fairytale. Mark and I spent two years planning our wedding day and it was flawless. I couldn't wait to share my very own wedding with all of you! Enjoy!
Read moreWhy a Wedding Planner is a Necessity
I know, I know--as soon as you get engaged, you dive in to wedding planning and you start to look through the magazines to pick out how you will make your dreams come to life and you find it fun to do research and meet with wedding vendors and do cake tastings. Yes! Those are all the things a bride should enjoy about wedding planning but once you get passed the vendor choices and cake tastings wedding planning gets stressful, especially if you are not familiar with event planning. These are my top 4 reasons for hiring wedding planner:
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