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WINNERS FROM LAST YEAR’S CONTEST, MR. AND MRS. HUDGINS! STP | BEST OF WEDDINGS 2020 CONTEST Best of Weddings 2020!: We can all agree it has been quite a year! I’m so thankful to be able to keep some of my traditions like this contest. My favorite way to close out a year is by reviewing […]

      Wedding Planning + Inspiration | A Unique Family Crest For Your Wedding   Hi Friends!!! I hope this blog post finds you and your loved ones well. I’ve started a new series! It is on wedding planning and inspiration. Millions of us are quarantined at home or not working as much as […]

Roaring 20’s Styled Shoot Happy New Year!!! The roaring 20’s are back and I am ready to embrace all the excitement that comes with this new decade! I’m starting off the year sharing this beautiful 1920’s inspired styled shoot with you. I had ALWAYS wanted to do a 1920’s themed shoot and when I asked […]

New Wedding Venue in the Upstate! | Heyward Manor I was absolutely delighted to be invited to the grand opening of the new wedding venue called Heyward Manor last night. It is an elegant white barn located in Iva SC, about 30 minutes from downtown Anderson and 1 hour from Greenville. The owners are Don […]

I have written about our wedding that we celebrated on January 28th, 2017, and it was the most wonderful day of our lives! I wore my white gown, said “I do” in a beautiful church, my dad officiated our ceremony, and just about all our friends and family were with us. It was perfect. However […]

Featured on the blog today is Lauren James of  The Olive Shoe Paperie and Goods ! She creates invitations, stationery, and all things printed for weddings and parties. She is a total gem and I am SUPER excited to have her on the blog today! We met through Junior League in Anderson and I have […]

Since this week the forecast calls for solid rain, I thought it would be a good time to talk able rainy wedding days. The first thing to remember if you’re getting married this week and you’re expecting rain is that rain or not, you’re marrying the love of your life this weekend and that is […]

Hello Friends! Today I have a guest blogger, my sweet friend Allie Walker from Katharine Marie Weddings. She is a lady of many talents. She is a wedding planner, business coach, AND is opening a bridal store in downtown Anderson SC. She is one of the rare people who are both creative and also very […]

Today the Clemson Tigers take on Alabama in the National Championship!!! GO TIGERS!!!!! I am so excited for them! I am a Clemson University Alumna and I also met and married my husband in Clemson. Clemson is near and dear to my heart. This blog post is in honor of our soon-to-be natty winners! If […]

I know my post is a little confusing. You might be thinking, “isn’t she already married?” Yes, you would be correct. My sweet husband and I were married on January 28th of 2017 in Clemson SC. Unfortunately; most of Natraj’s family was unable to come to the U.S. for the wedding. My in-laws asked that […]