There is only one word to describe this inspiration shoot shared by Lisa Gilbertson of Simply Fabulous Events & Design - stunning.  Lisa set out to create a shoot that encourages brides to think outside the box when searching for gowns, flowers, and even venues for their wedding.  She chose to showcase a beautiful ruffled gray Kate Towers dress (elegant and quite …

Yes, it’s true… another venue  checked off for the wedding weekend! In order to get my fiance involved in the wedding planning that he was so desperately seeking {yes, he REALLY does want to help as much as I will let him} I gave him the task of researching rehearsal dinner venues in and around Nashville.

After some initial strategizing, we made sure …

We have pondered our choices, gone over contracts and our budget, and revisited some of our favorite venues–and finally made our decision!

The envelope please….

We will be getting married at….the Nashville Zoo!!

{Image courtesy of Author’s Personal Collection}

Unique, unexpected, and a bit whimsical, the Nashville Zoo ended up being the perfect choice for our wedding. Next September, my honey and I will …

First of all, lovely readers, I wholeheartedly apologize for my ridiculous play on words.  I have spent the last week and a half studying for lab practicals (for those of you who don’t know what those are, you are lucky!) and my brain is still recovering from biological overload.  However, my last and most difficult practical is finally over!  :::Insert …

Even before we were engaged I was on the search for a Richmond wedding venue that would best suit our needs. Because we are very cost conscious, as well as working with an unusually large guest list (several hundred friends and family are being invited), we knew we needed to find a well-priced, yet very large, venue.

We want a very …

There are SO many great place and resources in Chicago. One website that is a must check is Metromix you can search venues by style, cost, and food.  Another website that I love is called Last Night Chicago - they offer bridal party packages and transportation- so if you’re looking to spend 20 minutes make a phone call they do all …

When looking for a wedding venue in the Charlottesville area, Danielle recommended that we visit one of her favorite wedding venues, a farm in Scottsville, VA (about 15 minutes outside of the city).  The farm is owned by Shawn Cosette who is the owner of Beehive Events, an event styling and florist company.  When we visited the farm, we both …

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 …

First off, I will say that I have the most amazing bridesmaids: Emily, Emily, Emily (no joke), and Laura. Emily (my sister), lives in Washington, DC (about 2 hours away), is an amazing artist, and my maid of honor. Emily (the blonde) and Emily (the brunette) have been my best girlfriends since middle school. Laura was my college housemate, neighbor …

Jason and I visited two more venues. Even though we couldn’t decide between the first two, we thought a few more options would be good. Did it make the decision easier? Not at all!

Venue #3: Party like a Nashville star at Fontanel Mansion

Impressive? I’d say so. The Fontanel Mansion would give our guests a glimpse on what it is like …

With some great suggestions from our Nashville friends (thanks everyone!) and a whole bunch of internet research in hand, Jason and I set out to do some serious venue hunting. We looked high and low, considered all sorts of crazy options, and ended up with four awesome venues. How will we ever decide?

Venue #1: Wild and Whimsical at the Nashville …

Based on my email archive from last year – yes, I just checked it – Jon and I had more or less settled on a wedding date by the weekend after we were engaged on a Tuesday. We had narrowed it down to the last two weekends in May, before it gets too hot in Atlanta to get fancied up, …