Over the years since I started planning and designing weddings, I hear one comment louder than any others when it comes to hiring planners. “My family and friends will help. I don’t need to spend on a planner. It’s a waste of money.” While I can understand that perspective, I also want to offer something […]

Congratulations! He asked you the question you’ve been waiting for and you enthusiastically said “YES”!! You have called all of your people, posted to social media and now you are overwhelmed with all of the possibilities and to-dos while eating ice cream and watching Gilmore Girls, right? What do you really need to do now? […]

I remember the first time Jill told me about her blossoming feelings for Ashik. She was bashfully looking at a vase of flowers he’d given her ‘just because’. Next thing I knew, she was making that two-hour road trip to visit him often and then the two of them were visiting us in Dallas. There […]

You are looking at that spreadsheet and having sticker shock each time you contact another stellar vendor that you dream about working with to bring your wedding dreams to life. Every email that hits your inbox has you feeling like you might want to take your dad up on that elopement offer, right? Investing in […]

When your best friend comes to you with a vision for an intimate, colorful and elegant Hindu-American Vineyard wedding design, you answer YES and start dreaming up everything that is perfectly her and her fiance! Jill and Ashik will be getting married at Arrington Vineyard in Nashville in just under a month. Today, I’m so […]