Four Ways to Honor Your Parents on Your Wedding Day!

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Happy August, friends! We are heading into the end of summer and the beginning of Fall and, while the weather may not feel like it yet, engagement season is upon us. Whether you are just starting to think about wedding bells or are months into planning your vows, today’s topic is for anyone wanting to utilize some fun ideas on how to honor your parents at your wedding. From gifts to speeches, there are plenty of options to wow your parents (or move them to tears). This is a day they’ve been dreaming of for longer than you have, so doing something special for them will certainly go a long way (or right to their hearts).   Clothing: First up on our list is taking fabric from your mom’s wedding dress or a favorite tie of dad’s. There are so many ways to personalize this! You can wrap the dress fabric around your bouquet, sew
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Top 5 Wedding Etiquette Rules You Should Not Skip!

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Top 5 Wedding Etiquette Rules You Should Not Skip With more rules than ever before in our daily – and social – lives, if you are planning your wedding in times of post/current corona, you may be a little overwhelmed dealing with just how many rules there are to a wedding. Why in the world is wedding etiquette so important? What rules do you have to follow, and which ones can you throw to the wayside? Today, I’m answering your burning questions by going over some ground rules and explaining the reasons behind them. While this is just my opinion and certainly not required, these rules are highly regarded in the wedding industry and beyond as some important ways to show respect to your guests, wedding party and beloved family members.   Facebook First In our day and age, posting a Facebook #ringselfie may sound like a good idea…until your long-lost aunt calls grandma before
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Has it really been 30 years?!

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Allow me a moment of personal privilege through my blog! This year is a milestone year for my husband and me as we celebrate our 30th anniversary today, July 21. How time flies!! Now planning our daughter’s wedding, I’m remembering all we did to plan our wedding back then! However, it wasn’t quite as involved as it is now!! (No internet, Pinterest, etc., either!) In any event, David and I were each living in Northern Virginia, met at the church I was attending in Arlington, VA, and were married in that same church, which was also the church my mom and grandparents attended when they lived there in the 1940’s. Our ceremony was filled with lots of support, strength, and love by over 375 family members and friends (when you marry the Assistant Pastor, everyone comes!). David and I wrote our own vows and memorized them!!! Whew!! Our wedding party stood as couples around us
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