So, you’re engaged (YAY!!) and you’re ready to tackle your wedding planning (WOOHOO!!).  But where to start?!  This brings on the question- What Order Should I Book my Wedding Vendors In? Welp, from an experienced wedding planner and coordinator, here’s what I would do. Before booking anyone- decide on a budget.  Who is paying/contributing, and […]

What’s Your Why? Why do you do what you?  Is it because other people expect you to?  Or you feel an obligation?  Is it just a financial means to an end? Are you passionate about what you do?  Do you feel connected to other people, or to God when you do it?  Do you have […]

Upon wrapping up the last wedding of 2020, I won’t pretend that things have been all sunshine and rainbows.  Things this past year, especially in the wedding world, have been HARD.  You know what I’m talking about! But, in the midst of those trials, I can’t ignore the beauty and unexpected blessings that have occurred.  […]

Picture this- It’s 8am on your wedding day.  You and your best girls are piling out of the car, starbies in the trolly, and galloping up to your fabulous “Getting Ready suite”!  You’ve got OJ and champagne in hand, all the curling irons, make up bags, and color-coordinated robes with fuzzy slippers to complete your […]

WOOOOWEEEE do I have a treat for you guys!  I am (finally) getting around to writing up a blog post on the exquisite Downtown Des Moines wedding that I coordinated near the end of this summer.  It’s a stunner- just like its couple! The Bride Maddie, my bride, first reached out to me over Instagram.  […]

Why should you hired a wedding Day-of coordinator? I was going to be clever with this post.  But you know what?  This is really really simple. You should hire a day-of coordinator for your wedding so that you (and your groom, and your mom, and your besties) actually get to enjoy your wedding day. I […]

You’re engaged!! CONGRATS!  Now you get to plan your very own wedding!  Or, if you want to significantly reduce the amount of overwhelm and stress you’re bound to feel, you get to choose a wedding planner to help you create your dream day!! Obviously, I’m a huge proponent of hiring a wedding planner to help […]

Every girl’s favorite P-word: Pinterest.   I know, I know, cue the angelic singing with a tiny stream of white light shining through a break in the clouds.  You know it, you love it, you pin all of it.   And wedding planning pinning?  HECK YES.  This is what dreams are made of!  Really, Pinterest […]

One of mine and my husband’s new favorite things to do on the weekend is to take a stroll around campus.  We live in Ames, Iowa, and Iowa State’s beautiful campus is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from our house.  So on every pleasant Sunday, we hop in our car, drive the […]

One of my very favorite things that my husband and I did before our wedding was get our wedding party together a couple of days before the ceremony.  In an attempt to make everyone feel comfortable, and avoid that awkward middle school dance-girls on this side-boys on the other-situation at the wedding, we introduced everyone […]