This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Jewelers Mutual Insurance. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s a funny thing: before Riley and I got engaged, getting engaged was the only thing on my mind. When will he propose? Where will it be? Will it be a surprise? What will the ring [Continue Reading…]
The Secret to Stress-Free Wedding Planning
This is a repost from the archives for all my readers who will be spring or summer brides! Originally posted in September of 2016. Here’s something that I was told when I was engaged that changed the way I thought about wedding planning: your wedding is just a moment in time. Those eight hours in [Continue Reading…]
The Secret to Stress-Free Wedding Planning
Here’s something that I was told when I was engaged that changed the way I thought about wedding planning: your wedding is just a moment in time. Those eight hours in a white dress are but a blip on your life’s radar and the decisions you make with regards to your wedding are only a [Continue Reading…]
Why I Decided To Be A Stay-At-Home-Wife (With No Kids!)
This is a repost from the archives. Original posting date: August 14, 2015. I’m reposting this post because the decision explained here, however “weird” or unpopular, has singlehandedly shaped my husband and my lifestyle, marriage, and routine more than anything else in our life. Me not working in the traditional sense allows us freedom and simplicity that we [Continue Reading…]
Today Marks The End of a Hard Year
On this day last July, I loaded up my entire life into a moving truck, turned in my apartment keys, and drove away in my grey Honda Civic, tears rolling uncontrollably down my ruddy cheeks for the first 50 miles. They say “you don’t know what you got ’till it’s gone,” and that may be a [Continue Reading…]
9 Books To Read During Your Engagement
Contrary to societal belief, engagement is not just about finding the perfect wedding dress, booking a venue, and tasting cake. No, it is also a time of preparation for a lifelong marriage (not just a day-long wedding). Riley and I were engaged for almost seven months. You may not think seven months is a long time, [Continue Reading…]
3 Months Into Marriage: Finding Our Rhythm as a Couple
I’m almost three months into marriage, and it simultaneously feels like we’ve been married for much longer and like our wedding was last week! I plan on documenting our first year of marriage at three month increments (so, a total of four times), with this post being the first installment. 🙂 So much changed for [Continue Reading…]
Let’s Celebrate!: Our Reception
Our goal for our reception was that it would be comfortable and fun! We didn’t want it to be too uptight and formal (that’s just not us) while also maintaining the specialness (is that a word?!) of our wedding day. Today, I’ll share details about each piece of our reception. For the order of events [Continue Reading…]
The Best Hour of My Life: Our Wedding Ceremony
I was more excited for our wedding ceremony than any other part of our wedding day. I just couldn’t wait to actually get married! We decided to write our own ceremony from start to finish, borrowing inspiration from here and there as we did. It took me weeks to get it just right, but it [Continue Reading…]
Detailed Wedding Day Timeline
Our wedding day flew by just as I suspected it would. Thankfully, we had a highly detailed timeline for our day so that we could squeeze as much out of our big day as we could! Today, I’m going to outline our wedding day timeline! 7:00am–Wake Up I wake up at 7am every day of [Continue Reading…]
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