Today is a super fun posts for all you brides to be out there. I know you are all looking for cool things to put in your hair. I even did a post about this a little while back. (Click here to see my thoughts on it.) Today I wanted to give a HUGE shout out to HOUSEofLOVELY. Lauren is the mastermind behind everything there and she is based out of Dallas. Her work is fantastic and it’s just the type of thing I know my brides would love. Take…

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…spots for your ceremony.) The weather did not bother Jess one bit because pretty much the whole day long I would catch her squealing with delight as she saw her day unfolding. Both Jessica & Charlie just passed their bar exam a few weeks ago. I overheard Jessica telling someone that the only way they made it through those study sessions was with the help of these little 5 hour energy drinks. She had one for him in the groom’s room so I…

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…This is Norman our bus driver for the week. When he was not driving us around, he was giving impromptu bus driving lessons to one of our team members who was about to come back to the states and have to take her bus driving exam. Crazy right? Reason #5208 of why I love these trips: The unexpected. Another group had been to this village before us and met this little boy with a medical condition that keeps him from walking. A member of their…

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What if you could choose the very first words you spoke to the person you were going to marry? Would you scour Cary Grant movies in search of that perfect phrase? Would you read every line Jane Austen wrote till you found that hidden gem? Or… would you just roll with whatever popped into your head? That’s what Emily did and you’ll love what she came up with. Emily & Lucas first met in a Physics lab at ATM. They then went…

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…dressy as jo gets. (all our kids selected their own outfits) luke and eli at almost 2 years apart but they look close enough to where people always ask them if they are twin. lately they ave decided to start saying yes. the latest part of this phase has involved matching outfits. you can’t get married without a ring bear. sara was totally into the vows. including creeping on what i had to say before i said it. we are not too big on…

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…you perceive to be a “fault”. the songs speaks to that idea and hopes to remind ladies of their beauty. dove is on a little campaign of their own to remind women of their beauty. the past few years they have made commercials, websites, and print adds that back this idea. their latest one is so great and totally captures the issue i see almost ever weekend. i’ll take a gorgeous photo of a bride, show it to the bridesmaids and…

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…l of amazing little details. Enjoy….

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…ool. Side note: I’m totally looking forward to being a kick butt grandparent by around 2032. (I’m also looking forward to finally getting that flying car.) So, back in the day I used to do a bit of video work. My company was cleverly called. The Video Guy. Like any new business I had t-shirts made and one day I took Jo, our only son at the time, out and did few photos. For some reason we also worked an iPod into the shoot. Partly…

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…in” the game. 2.  Set up the prizes ahead of time.You can do a general 1st and 2nd place prize or be more specific and say if you win you get this and if he wins he get that. 3.  If you see him turning into a competitive “guy” then just let him win and know in the back of your mind that you are better than him.  :) Here is a link to where you can download and print your own bracket. Here is a link to where you…

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