I just realized recently that not every bride takes bridal portraits before her wedding day. I’ve always liked the idea because I love to see the bride’s large portrait on display when you walk into the reception. I flew to Louisiana in March to meet Kelly Moore for my bridal portrait session. I wanted a mix of contemporary and Southern …

The original “dinner and dancing” card from my inspiration board was the first piece of inspiration I had for our invitations. I also knew that I wanted to include the lace design again, but only have it as a border. I had always dreamed of having letterpress invitations, but I really wasn’t sure if our budget could accommodate the expense …

Once we decided that the lace handkerchief paisley design would be our inspiration, I knew that I wanted to put it on all of our print pieces. We started looking at different invitation vendors for a good Save the Date format. I knew that I wanted to include a photo of us, a guide to Greenville, and a schedule of …

Choosing our venue was really a difficult decision for me. Choosing the city where we would get married was even harder. I am from Louisiana and lived most of my life there, but my parents live in Dallas now. My honey and I were both living in Columbia, South Carolina and he was originally from Columbia and his parents still live …

I don’t think it’s any secret that the most fun part about wedding planning for a newly engaged woman is shopping for the dress. Because my parents live in Dallas, I was so excited that I could spend time with my mom and search for gorgeous fashion in the South’s most fashionable city.

I made appointments at Patsy’s Bridal, Warren Barron …