Arkansas Bride and Style Me Pretty featured the beautiful wedding of Hannah + Shay Mooney (of Dan + Shay), that I gave a glimpse of, in my post on their […]

Christine and Ben have a love story for the ages, while they met in high school,  both on their debate teams from opposite sides of the country, they didn’t find romance […]

This wedding was a joy to design. It is rare that I get to work weddings from afar and not be present on the day of, but still see the […]

I am so excited to announce my first workshop that I will be hosting with my amazingly talented friend, film photographer, Jessica Lorren. This will be a comprehensive styling experience exploring […]

Spring represents new life and new beginnings.   With that always comes a sense of hope and anticipation of what’s to come.  I love that about this season.   Before […]

Everyone should have a hero in their industry, someone they respect and admire professionally.  For me, that person is Joy Thigpen.  She’s a creative genius and I’ve always adored her work. […]

About this time last year, I quit my other job to do event design full time.  I couldn’t be happier doing what I love to do and it’s already been […]

When Jessica and I were working on our last project together for a certain recording artist, we took some shots of our work.  Here’s the inspiration board on Pinterest that I […]

Zankyou.com is a cash wedding registry for your honeymoon, home or any other dream you may have for your married life.  It’s a great resource for brides-to-be and I was […]

We are super excited to share that Lovebird Style has its own magazine article!  We were asked to write about how Lovebird Style came into existence for a magazine that explores unique […]

I call myself an “event designer” with intention.  I help brides design their day and bring to life what they envision.  I’m definitely a wedding planner, but with a focus […]

Is there are part of you that just wants to run away and get married?  It seems like most couples toy with the idea of having a destination wedding and […]

For a couple months now, I’ve been addicted to the website Pinterest.  But it’s a healthy addiction because it fuels my creative mind and helps me connect and better communicate […]

We are so excited that our retro “just married” shoot is featured on Style Me Pretty! We absolutely adore Style Me Pretty!  It was so inspiring to peruse the lovely […]

I’m just a girl who has been in 10 weddings, planned my own wedding and is having a blast helping other brides plan and pull off their special day.  But […]

I am so excited and ready for our wedding tomorrow!  Allison and Stu are a super cool and laid-back couple who wanted to celebrate their nuptials not only outdoors, but […]

So you’ve spent all this money on your wedding photography – because you obviously want amazing pictures of your special day – and now you also have this “engagement session” […]

When Souder Photography asked if I wanted to style a shoot with a “James Dean” feel, I was so excited!  An opportunity to work on something retro and full of […]

While being engaged is a special time in any girl’s life, the decision-making and planning goes into overload as your day approaches.  So when it’s time for the showers and […]

Let’s face it… we’ve had some pretty crappy weather in the South this spring!  The question that worries so many couples this time of year – be it an outdoor […]

I think the single most important thing you can do when planning your wedding is to think through your overall wedding style.  It’s easy to pick out things you like, […]

I’m excited to announce that I’m a contributor for the Lifestyle & Leisure blog at tree.com, focussing on life celebrations, which includes weddings!  I wanted to share a little bit […]

We are excited that our “Steampunk” inspirational photo shoot was published today on Forget Me Knot Weddings today and that we can share it with you! When the girls of […]

The creative minds that make up Lace * Paper * Flowers started brainstorming for our next inspirational shoot while we were in the middle of the steampunk shoot!  We had […]

It’s been an exciting week!  We found out our wedding was published in BRIDES magazine this month (the April 2011 issue).  And a big thanks to Elizabeth Anne Designs for […]

When the girls of lace * paper * flowers were putting their designer heads together to come up with our next inspirational photo shoot, “steampunk” came up and we struggled […]

If you are not familiar, Pantone is known worldwide as the standard language for accurate color communication, from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer, across a variety of industries… […]

My heart just fluttered… I got wind of the BHLDN sneak peek today via a tweet!  Wedding and event dresses galore, courtesy of Glamour Weddings.  Click to enlarge each image […]

What’s popular in interiors often translates to the trends you see in the wedding world.  If you asked me to name just one thing that stands out as a wedding […]

If you follow (correction, “stalk”) Anthropologie like I do, then this will be old news… I’ve known for a long time Anthro was coming out with a bridal line in […]

I have to admit, I wasn’t really looking forward to dress shopping when I got engaged.  Why? Because I have expensive taste!  I like things BECAUSE not everyone likes them. […]

A new year brings excitement and anticipation of what’s to come!  So instead of having the post-holiday blues, Souder Photography and I teamed up with some great vendors to style […]

It was so fun to do come up with this fall theme and see it come together.  I’m thankful for my friends at lace * paper * flowers who collaborated […]

I mentioned in my first post that I searched wedding blogs for inspiration, DIY ideas and color schemes.  Style Me Pretty is one of my all-time favorite blogs.  It was […]

after 30 years of going to weddings and being in 10 weddings, i had a pretty good idea of what i did not want to incorporate in my own wedding… […]