Obviously, I love weddings. I admittedly swoon over several daily but there aren’t very many weddings that actually make me gasp out loud when I see them. I gasped several times while looking at Kim and Jody’s stunning Colorado wedding. Gorgeous florals and design by Alexan Events, a chuppah (handmade by Alexan Events!) that makes me all giddy and swoony inside, wooden …

Chelsea and Gabe were married at a private residence in beautiful Deer Creek Canyon, CO. I adore the photography by a.h.p and their photographic style is perfect for the unbelievable scenery!

The couple chose to do a first look – that is always one of my favorite moments.

Before the ceremony, we had some time to hang out at our venue and just relax a bit.  We were certainly unorthodox, as I was wandering around checking on last-minute details, and dr. dave and I saw all of my guests before the ceremony even started!  It was great being able to mill around and greet guests and friends before …

Hello, dear readers!  Sorry for the long break.  I’m getting ready to start up a business here in SoCal (DIY brides, let me know if you need a hand with DIY wedding flowers…it’s the basis of my biz!) so it’s been a bit crazy ’round here!

Flowers were such a hugely important part of my day (see here, here, here, here, …

Captain’s log: May 27, 2009. We’re at T-24 days to the big day, and things are looking stable, if complicated.

You may note my sleep deprivation in the following post, and for that I must apologize. I’ve been up late working on our Bride and Groom chair covers, which I’m SUPER duper excited about and will be blogging about shortly (scroll …

Our venue? I mean, seriously. I know I’ve mentioned it. I’ve posted an occasional picture. But for how incredibly important a good venue is…have I really POSTED it? ::Gasp:: Here it is. Insert angels singing….

Out of any decision during our wedding planning, the most important has been picking our venue. We actually …

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Hope your weekend thus far has been splendid and full of beautiful adventures.  My fiance and I are currently cruising 37,000 feet on the way to Colorado for an impromptu ski weekend in Breckenridge (big furry boots, here I come!).  This is a big weekend for us; we somehow have to cram Valentine’s Day, hubby-to-be’s birthday, and our anniversary …

Well…best to start at the beginning, as they say! As EAD’s newest weekly contributor, I’d just like to say how very honored and excited I am to be a part of this site. To be quite honest, I’m still a little (a lot!) shocked, but absolutely thrilled that I was picked. I could gush all day about the inspiration that comes out of this blog, but instead, I’ll dive right in! So come on over, find a comfy chair and a cup of tea, and let’s get to know one another.

Cinematography is something that is so new and fun to me – I’m just discovering all of the amazing talent out there and one of those artists is Library member Kevin Von Qualen.

Kevin was kind enough to share with us the absolutely stunning Aspen wedding of Brooke and Edouard shot in Super 8.

Aspen, Colorado – Super 8 Film from Kevin …

Sometime in the middle of planning a $2,000 wedding, it occurred to me, “Why not think of it as a reunion instead of a wedding?” Weddings tend to focus on surface things like flowers, attire, and centerpieces. Reunions tend to be about fun.

When it was time to plan the reception, we focused on just that: Fun. We rented out an …

At a lot of weddings I’ve been to, I’ve either felt like I was part of the “in crowd” or I was on the outside. If I’m in the wedding party? I’m part of the in crowd. If I’m not invited to the rehearsal dinner? I’m on the outside.

Even though Matt and I planned a $2,000 wedding, we didn’t want …

Honestly, one of the most difficult parts of the wedding planning process was trimming down the guest list (or should I say, “going at it with a machete”?). The list started out gigantic, even for our $2,000 wedding. We knew we had to cut it back because of Goal #5 for our ideal wedding: “We will have real time …