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Last October, just as the first cool weekend of autumn came upon us, I was honored to celebrate the love of Gillian and Izaak. With dashes of family heritage, guests from across the globe and pure romance, this wedding is sure to inspire you to focus on the good stuff. The bride and groom, affectionately […]

Shores Event Center | Cedar Rapids | European Romance Wedding

Celebrations

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Conflict is never enjoyable and at times, wedding planning can be wrought with heated discussions and passionate opinions. Have no fear, lovely, I am here to offer a few tips for navigating those moments. A few weeks ago, some of you asked that I tackle the unpleasant conversations that come up through the planning process and […]

Sweet Beginnings: Navigating Decisions

For Brides

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I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, lovelies! I’ve been a busy bee working on pulling together the office and some awesome projects coming up for HHE! Today, I wanted to share with you my major furniture pieces, as mentioned in step 4 of my design process. The girl cave is still a work […]

Girl Cave: Furniture & Progress

Lifestyle

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Happy Friday, Lovelies! I am so excited to bring back a series, with a fresh name and more fabulous vendor friends! The HHE Friends series will introduce you to some amazing and oh so talented vendors and resources in the area, as well as help you get to know them and what makes them tick! First […]

HHE Friends: Bride Meets Wedding

For Brides

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Happy Monday, Lovelies! I hope that you had a fabulous weekend and were able to enjoy some of the warmer weather we had. Today we are going to talk about one of my favorite topics- wedding style! You hear people mention it all the time and you will likely have people ask you often. What […]

Sweet Beginnings: Finding your Wedding Style

For Brides

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