Emily and Ben were married on August 6th at the beautiful First United Methodist Church and they had their reception at the Historic Train Depot, both located in Salisbury, North Carolina. This wedding was very exciting to plan because it was being held in my hometown! I first met Emily and...

Jenny and Kory were married this past July at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in downtown Raleigh and the reception was held at The Umstead in Cary, NC.  Jenny and Kory were such a fun couple to work with and they were very open to ideas and suggestions about the wedding  so we worked...

Sara and Mike were married in June at North Raleigh United Methodist Church and the reception was held at Cobblestone Hall.  Sara’s mom, Karen, called me last August after booking Cobblestone Hall and told me that they were in need of a wedding planner to help them with with all details...

Elisabeth and Bernie were married in June at St. John’s Episcopal Church and the reception was held at Highland Country Club in Fayetteville, NC.  I met with Elisabeth and her mom last August and we worked together to create a beautiful event that was exactly what they had envisioned...

Ruth Ann and Craig were married on June 11th at Duke Chapel and their reception took place at the Washington Duke Inn (one of my favorite venues in Durham!).  I met Ruth Ann and her mom, Cathy, back in the fall of 2010 when they were in town one weekend from Oklahoma City.  Ruth Ann’s...

Annie and Erik were married on May 28th of this year and we are just now getting around to sharing some of their awesome images from Jessi Ringer of 5 Rings Photo. Annie and Erik met during a performance at the  Cape Fear Regional Theater in Fayetteville, North Carolina and this same theater...

As I write this article, I am still coming off of the amazing feeling of having one of our weddings featured on the wedding blog mecca known as StyleMePretty!  Yesterday, Maggie and RT’s May 21st wedding was one of the featured weddings on the site and we were so excited we could hardly...

On April 11th of this year, I received a call from Betsy telling me she and her fiance, Ed, would like to get married on June 11th at their farm and that they needed help with planning everything from start to finish. A quick calculation in my head told me that gave us two months to plan an...

Jennifer and Cameron were married on June 18 and the ceremony and reception were held at the beautiful Washington Duke Inn. Cameron and Jennifer were such a fun couple to work with, and their wedding reflected that in all of the details they selected for the big day! Before I begin I just want...

Katie and Joe were married back on April 30th of this year and I am just now getting around to sharing some of their awesome wedding images.  Katie and her mom, LuAnn, came to me last September and we worked together to plan all the details of Katie and Joe’s big day!  Katie and her...

Erin and Jim were married on March 26th and the ceremony and reception were held at the Angus Barn Pavilions. Erin and her mom came to me back in the fall and together we worked to finalize all the unique details Erin had envisioned. A lot of the details had a neat winery theme to them (like...

Here’s a subject we get asked about all the time.  What’s the proper etiquette for tipping at my wedding? Tipping can be hard for everyone, especially when it comes to tipping at a wedding. You have already spent a great deal of money for the event – bringing yourself to...

Jillian and Chad were married on March 12th in a ceremony that took place at Fairmont United Methodist and a reception at the Renaissance North Hills Hotel!  These two venues have a special place in my heart as this is where my own ceremony and reception were held back in 2010!  I clicked...

Here’s an issue that we’d like to tackle this week:  Is it acceptable to offer a cash bar at a wedding? Weddings are expensive. One of the biggest expenses for a wedding comes in the form of the bar. In an effort to reduce wedding expenses, some couples will plan on offering a...

I saw an interesting article from BBC News earlier this week that poses the question, Why is the plus-one issue always so tricky? We get questions about plus-one dilemmas all the time, and it’s a huge aggravation and concern for our brides.  In every wedding, there are debates about who...