This week I am in Las Vegas at the fabulous WPPI convention - many of the talented wedding photographers I feature on the blog are here as well, including someone whose work really resonates with me, Elizabeth Messina.

While obviously her panel class was geared towards photographers, while hearing Elizabeth talk about her art and showcase her work my thoughts naturally turned towards EAD and weddings.

I love Elizabeth’s work because she brings her own perspective to each photograph.  They are completely and innately her, while also being fully focused on the subject of the photo.  When I see a wedding that I love, it’s for the same reason - a unique perspective.

What are you doing to make your wedding your own?  What voice are you bringing to your event?  Are you truly representing your love and your relationship?

And related, to that:

What do you want to see here on EAD to help you achieve your goal of a unique and personal wedding?

I adore blogging real weddings, or inspiration photos that I find and treasure, and of course DIY projects from across the web. But what I enjoy the most is connecting with all of you and experiencing your planning process.

{Because every post needs pretty pictures: photography by Meg Smith, floral by Ariella Chezar, via Snippet and Ink}

So what I’d love to do is to hear what you’re looking for and where you are in the process.  What inspiration are you in search of?

{Polly Wreford via This Is Glamorous}

Are you trying to decide on your color palette?  Need an inspiration board to pull your look together?  Looking for the perfect centerpieces?  Struggling with the right venue, the right theme?

{Allison Miksch via Desire to Inspire}

Comment below (or if you’d rather, use the contact form) and tell me about you and what it is that you are looking for as you plan your wedding.  I’ll post as many of your questions as I can and hopefully get to know all of you better in the process!

Melissa and Diego’s Charlotte wedding is beautiful in so many ways.  They are a stunning couple, to be sure, but what is so amazing about this wedding is the strong sense of love and connection that they share.  Cheyenne and Geoff Schultz did a wonderful job capturing the magic of their wedding!

The couple have a son, Sandro, and he is just the most adorable little boy, isn’t he?

This light is just … etherial, perfect.  I adore how Melissa paired neutral bridesmaids gowns with red bouquets - they really pop!

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First, I want to thank all of you lovely and supportive ladies for sharing this experience with me. I appreciate your advice and sweet comments, and I hope you’ve enjoyed following along in our wedding preparation and celebration.

My advice to the soon to be hitched is this: Savor. Every. Single. Moment. I know invitation construction can seem tedious and table assignments can get frustrating. I know you can feel overwhelmed by registries and cake flavors and playlists. But before you know it the “I dos” will be said and the first dance will end. You’ll look back on the months of planning and only remember the overwhelming love that surrounded you on your wedding day.

Now before I sign off, I want to share with you one more project and one more unexpected and memorable moment.

The Favors: It took 2,500 sheets of paper, 20 ink cartridges, eight sets of hands, and ten days to make our favors.

The idea took shape during a conversation with my sister-in-law. She suggested we incorporate our passion for food and cooking into our wedding day. And since we’ve been blogging about our culinary adventures since 2007, we had a plethora of recipes to choose from. Thus the Family Cooking cookbook was born.

We organized our recipes into the following categories: Hers (my family favorites), His (Nick’s family favorites), and Ours (recipes we’ve made together). We ended up with close to 60 recipes, and that was after thorough editing! Once we had collected and organized the recipes and photos (all taken by us), I laid out the pages in Adobe Illustrator.

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Leah and Mike’s Minneapolis wedding is so sophisticated and classic.  I love Leah’s whole look: the gloves, the multi-strand necklace, the gorgeous veil…  and of course the glowing smile.

Erin Johnson beautifully captured the love that Leah and Mike share.

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