Hello all, Hope you’re having splendid Saturdays doing whatever makes you happy. Today, my first post as a weekly columnist on Elizabeth Anne Designs wedding blog went live. You can check it out here. For now I’ll be posting most of my wedding updates there every Saturday so be sure to tune in. Also be [...]
In my post about finally breaking down and hiring a wedding planner, I hinted at the fact that I’ve started seeing a therapist recently. It began with me trying to get a better handle on the stress of planning the wedding but has morphed into my therapist and I wrestling with much larger alligators. We’re [...]
-musical, cinematic bliss -quaint campgrounds -gallons and gallons of fresh air -views from a mountaintop -boots crunching over damp earth -waterfalls -covered bridges -a roaring campfire built all by myself -s’mores -raindrops on the tent -long naps -wonderfully sore legs -cool evenings -a sweet reunion How was yours?
It’s official. Today The Spotted Duck blog turns one year old. (Photo credit: chrissthegirl) And what a year it has been. Since I started blogging, we’ve elected a new president. One who nuzzles his wife in freight elevators. Since I started blogging, I got engaged. Something I never would have expected if you’d asked me [...]
Happy news! I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be sharing my wedding planning journey over on Elizabeth Anne Designs starting very soon. They also featured our engagement session today, so I’m feeling a little ferklempt at all the EAD love. Thanks Elizabeth and Anne! Can’t wait to join the fun.
Omg, I am just buzzing with excitement right now. Our amazing photographers from Allegro Photography just posted a “sneak peek” from our engagement session and – wow. The pictures are just fantastic. When it came time to choose a location, I knew I wanted some place fun and interesting. I wanted us to be doing [...]
I think I must be the luckiest person in the universe. Okay, maybe not. But I’m in the top 5 for sure. I first caught wind of this extraordinary quality of mine when in 2nd or 3rd grade, my Dad and I were taking a tour of Nickelodeon studios in Florida. They had a pretend [...]
After months of research and agonizing over where we should go for our honeymoon (and more importantly, where we could afford to go), we have FINALLY booked our flight and accommodations for the trip. Are you ready to hear where we’re going? Really, really ready? Truly good and ready? Okay. We will be going to [...]
Today I’m heading down to New Orleans for Jazz Fest. It was sort of a last minute decision and I’ll be there for less than 36 hours, but in a lot of ways it feels like I’m going home. I haven’t been to New Orleans since last September, for my grandmother’s funeral. It was a [...]
