I have been a bad, bad blogger. Sorry I haven’t written in so long! Things have been kind of crazy around here with work and life and non-wedding related things and I just had nothing really to share. And we’ve been in this awful state of limbo not quite knowing if we had a wedding venue or not. And it …

I mentioned how important it is to me to have handmade details in my wedding, right? There are plenty of things that the mister and I plan to create on our own (invitations, photo booth, centerpieces, and more) and others that will require us to enlist the help of friends and family (the execution of ceremony/reception decor) and many more …

This was written by the mister, and posted with his permission. I just couldn’t resist giving you his side of the story because he is such a talented writer (I’m so proud!) and let’s face it, I didn’t know what was going on this whole time so he’s the only one who can truly tell it!

One of the personality traits …

Hi! My name is Melissa. I grew up in a pretty small town in Virginia, and am now beginning my new life in the DC area. I used to hate it when my fiance told people that he lived in the DC area, and I didn’t understand why he didn’t just say Virginia. Was there something wrong with living in …