Our Wedding Video

This is a shout-out to my favorite wedding vendor, Curtis Nemetz Videography. Not only is it great to have this amazing momento from the biggest day of our lives, but to have such a GREAT video is beyond what I could have ever imagined. He captured the day perfectly, and we are so grateful for it!

As soon as we met Curtis, he put us right at ease and it felt like hanging out with an old friend. My husband's whole family is Romanian, and come to find out Curtis and his wife have traveled many times to Romania on missions trips! 

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Bridal Accessories

Welcome to my design room! Today I thought I'd share a recent project I've been working on with you. I love all things sparkly and beautiful, so bridal accessories were a natural fit for me. This might be my favorite niche market!

The creative process is so fun, I can spend hours upon hours testing out different ideas and designs until I find the perfect look. I love to get as unique and exciting as possible, which means there is a lot of behind the scenes problem solving with structure and technical design. Luckily that's one of my specialties!

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Bridesmaid Dress Challenge

Most people view picking out the perfect wedding dress as the ultimate wedding planning challenge. For me, deciding on a bridesmaid dress for my besties turned out to be even harder than picking my own wedding gown! The girls were already traveling from Michigan, Ohio, and North Carolina all the way to Cali to support me and Chris on our big day. The last thing I wanted to do was ask them to shell out a few hundred bucks for a bridesmaid dress they may never wear again. The problem with finding an affordable dress was that there were barely any options, and most of them looked very cookie-cutter or cheap. 
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