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Happy Birthday to me! (+ a wedding planning update!)

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Good morning, friends! Guess what? Today is my 30th birthday! :) It’s off to a good start — I slept in (that being a relative term here — til 7:15, haha) and Matt made me breakfast in bed before work. <3 Who else agrees that working on your birthday should be illegal, btw? I’m not sure where the time has gone — I can’t believe Continue Reading …

Wedding: The Hair & Makeup!

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On Saturday, I had my hair and makeup trial for our wedding! (If you’re new to the blog — I’m getting married to my fiancé Matt in October! Check out my wedding page for all our previous wedding planning-related updates, are here is our engagement story.) This was definitely one of the most fun parts of wedding planning so far — up Continue Reading …

Weekend Workouts + Bridal Hair

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Thanks for all the sweet comments on my bridal shower post! I’m glad you all enjoyed the photos — it truly was a wonderful day. The whole weekend was awesome, actually — I loved getting to spend time with my BFFs! In addition to the shower festivities, we also went out to a fun dinner on Saturday night (at Me Jana in Courthouse, VA — a new Continue Reading …

My Bridal Shower!

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Morning, friends! I had such a great weekend — Saturday was my bridal shower, which was an afternoon tea at my parent’s house hosted by my wonderful bridesmaids! Here I am with the four of them — it was awesome to have my very best friends in one place. :) (If you’re new to the blog — I’m getting married to my fiancé Matt in Continue Reading …

Wine Tasting & Wedding Band Shopping!

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Morning! How was your weekend? I was supposed to be in North Carolina at the beach over the weekend with my UNC girlfriends, but Matt and I ended up having to cancel last minute… it was a 7 hour drive each way and we’ve been out of town so much lately that we decided we really couldn’t swing it. I was really sad I didn’t get to see the Continue Reading …

Wedding Planning Update: The Shoes!

Morning, friends! As I mentioned yesterday, I finally have a wedding planning update for you all! The reason I haven’t shared anything about it lately is because I haven’t been doing much! I basically took the past 3 months off from planning because I was so busy studying for and taking my comprehensive exams, finishing up grad school Continue Reading …

Wedding Food/Cake Tasting & Table Settings!

Hello friends! The whirlwind week of wedding planning/apartment hunting in DC (aka spring break) continues! Yesterday, Matt, his mom, my mom, and I spent the day doing wedding stuff. We had a meeting with the wedding planner from our site, who had organized a busy day for us — nice and efficient, just how I like it. Here’s what we did: A Continue Reading …

Wedding Planning Frenzy

Good morning, friends! The wedding planning portion of spring break has officially begun! Matt and his mom arrived here in DC yesterday — Matt was in Pittsburgh (where his family lives) over the weekend for a bachelor party so they drove down together. When they arrived, we had lunch before getting down to business! Matt made us a bunch of Continue Reading …