There are so many amazing venues around the Iowa City area, to the point where it can get a little overwhelming! But don’t worry, I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite wedding venues in the area.

I always recommend that couples create a wedding website since you’re able to share so much more information about your wedding day than you are on your save the dates and rsvp’s. However, if this is your first wedding, it can be a little confusing where to start when it comes to creating your website.

It’s pretty common nowadays for couples to opt for a “Child Free” wedding, but how should you go about no kids allowed?

Here’s my ultimate list of unique and creative bridesmaid gift ideas that go beyond the conventional and ensure your bridesmaids will remember your special day with a smile.

As a professional wedding planner, I see many mistakes that couples make when planning their wedding. Today I wanted to narrow down that list of mistakes, to the top 5 that I most commonly see, and tell you how to avoid those common mistakes.

Not sure where to start when it come to planning your summer wedding? We have 10 tips & tricks for you to use when plnning your big day in the summer time.

Planning a wedding can get really stressful, really fast! That’s why we took the initiative to write out a full Wedding Planning Checklist for you!

If you're in the process of planning and creating your save the dates, you may be thinking, "where do I begin?!". Navigating stationary can get confusing and stressful sometimes, but rest assured this article will tell you everything you need to know about your save the dates!

The sky is the limit when it comes to your wedding invitations, but where do you even start?

Spring weddings are truly something special, but how do you even begin planning a spring wedding? What color scheme should you use? What decor should you use? While most of those questions are completely up to you as a couple, I'm here to walk you through some spring wedding ideas to show you what other couples have done, and what you can do to make your spring time wedding stand out, and stay true to the theme.

When you think of your love story, you may think is was fate, a love destined to be by the Gods themselves. That’s what I wanted to incorporate into this shoot. I wanted to bring in all kinds of celestial elements, because who doesn’t want a wedding under the stars?!

The music you choose to use on your wedding day is SO important! Afterall, it’s a reflection of you as a couple. But how do you go about choosing your wedding music? Do you pick traditional songs? Songs you love? Songs that represent you as a couple? Why not all of the above!? In this blog post, I’ll go over all types of wedding day songs- what songs I see used the most, my personal favorites, and more!

Are you having a winter wedding? Check out these tips and tricks to have the best winter wedding ever!

Hayley and Nates wedding was the literal defenition of a perfect fall wedding! They used a terracotta color palatte of burnt orange, tans, and other neutrals AND had a really cool wedding theme of... Vikings! You heard that right, the couple opted to have a viking themed wedding which consisted of drinking out of mead cups made from bull horns, grazing tables, and a hog roast!

Wedding favors are a really cool way to add a special touch to your big day. They can be a reflection of you as a couple, or go along with the theme of your big day! Within this article I'll go over everything you need to know regarding your wedding favors including how many you should have, how to choose your favors, as well as some favor ideas.

There are SO many different things you can do for your wedding guest book. From a traditional book to a polaroid guestbook, there are always new trends and unique ideas couples are coming up with to ensure they remember their guestbooks forever! If you're tired of the same old wedding guestbook that will most likely sit on a shelf collecting dust, then this article is for you.

Fall weddings are becoming more and more popular, but how do you even begin planning a fall wedding? What color scheme should you use? What decor should you use? While most of those questions are completely up to you as a couple, I'm here to walk you through some fall wedding ideas to show you what other couples have done, and what you can do to make your fall wedding stand out, and stay true to the theme.

I love fairytale vibes, I mean, your wedding day basically is a fairytale, right?! That's exactly what I wanted this styled shoot to feel like. I wanted to give couples a bright pastel color scheme to work with, and show off some of the most elegant and luxorius feeling decor. I'd call this a mix between a Bridgerton and garden style wedding!

Your friends and family don’t want to work on your wedding day, but they’re not going to tell you that. They aren’t going to want to arrive early to your venue to take hours to set up all of your décor, check in all of your vendors and answer their questions, keep you and your bridal party on schedule, keep your photography schedule on time, etc. That’s a lot to keep track of right? Well that’s just a few things they’ll need to do BEFORE your ceremony, there’s even more running around they’ll need to do after that!

You're sure to have seen the rising trend of couples doing a first look before the ceremony. You see the groom with his back turned to his excited bride, as she lightly taps on his shoulder. He turns around and see's how stunning she looks for the first time that day, his breath catches and he tells her how perfect she looks. It's such a beautiful and intimate moment, definitely one of my favorite moments within a wedding day!