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A Taste of Savannah

Although there are still plenty of things I should be doing to prepare for the wedding, I think one of my priority projects needs to be finding an excuse for Mom and I to return to Savannah for another “planning trip.” Let’s be serious, the city is full of reasons...

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What will she wear?!

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I can’t seem to escape these words lately! They’re being trumpeted from cable news channels and spread across every publication from the National Enquirer to the New York Times… “what dress will she wear to the wedding watched around the world?” And then this morning I came to the realization...

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Inspiration Board

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Well, we now have most of our major venues and professionals booked. Now for the hard part: actually figuring out an overall vision for our wedding! I’ve definitely been struggling with this. I know we want to go for a rustic look. I want simple wild flowers that look freshly...

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>Engagement Photos are in!

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>So the reason I haven’t updated in a month is because I have done almost zero planning since our trip to Savannah. Between two road trips to a total of 20 states and a marathon, I’ve had very little time. But we finally got our engagement photos (or atleast the...

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>Introducing the Roundhouse Railroad Museum

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>So while I always thought (or at least hoped) that we’d find something that we could all be satisfied with and turn into a beautiful and happy backdrop for our special day, I didn’t think we were going to find something that was exactly what I’d envisioned. The fact that...

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>Highlights from our Columbus Day planning trip

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>We started off our weekend with our engagement photos Friday afternoon. Despite some last minute emergencies (discovering a hummus ‘pit stain’ on a dress shirt and some very high water jeans) I think we were able to clean up quite nicely. We had a great time with Geoff and Leslie,...

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>We Have a Date!

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>So Friday was the big day… (okay, not THE big day, but a big day!) Morgan was there at 8:00AM when the Park’s office opened to reserve us a spot. We weren’t able to get our first choice, which was Columbus day weekend, but we were able to get a...

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>Check Out Morgan’s Blog

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>This is from a while back, but here’s our ‘upcoming weddings’ feature on our planner’s blog! http://www.thesavannahweddingplanner.com/2010/07/future-savannah-wedding-meet-johanna.html

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>Upcoming Events

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>So I’ll take a break from venues for a minute (or a month!) to share with you some exciting upcoming events! Saturday, I’m finally going to go dress shopping again! I haven’t really thought too much about dresses since we went back in May. That was a bit to early...

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>That Just Won’t Do!

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>Luckily there were a few venues that we were able to eliminate right off the bat… as in, before even going through with our official appointment. The first was Bryson Hall. Although beautifully located on Chippewa Square, did not match up with my interior decorating preferences/left much to be desired/looked...

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All about our wedding: proposal, planning and the big day.