Michelle & Derek are one of the sweetest couples I have ever worked with to date. Derek was the rare groom who was very involved in the planning and design process of their wedding. He even video documented the whole process, and I have to say his end result was amazing! Michelle is STRIKING when you see her--she literally looked like a VOGUE Bride model in all of her photos. From the very beginning she knew she wanted to incorporate a black and white stripe, and have the accent color be apple green.
Read moreSheraton Wild Horse Pass Memorial Staycation
This past weekend we took the kids to stay at The Sheraton Grand Wild Horse Pass for the 3 day weekend, OMG what a perfect hotel for families and kids!!!! I just can not even explain to you all the fun that my family had in those 3 day. Besides the amazing food and spa that they always have they have set up numerous extra children activities for the summer. There is a whole extra inflatable water slide section complete with a DJ and BAR. There is an indoor inflatable bounce house section that takes up probably 4 ball rooms again complete with a DJ, face painting, and random cotton candy servers!!!
Read moreMoscow Mule Recipe
One of my favorite go to cocktails recently has been a Moscow Mule, and I am pretty sure that will carry though the next few summer months because there is something about them that is just so refreshing!!! I have even put a few twists on the recipe to mix things up sometimes.
Read moreBeach Vacation Essentials
Is it horrible that I am counting down the days til school gets out just because I can not wait to get to our families happy place?!? Summers in AZ are HOT so we escape every chance we get. I was born in San Diego and have gone back for the summer for a huge part of my life. So naturally when my husband and I started dating he got to join in on the tradition, and by the time we were married he too was hooked on staying in a beach house every year. There is just something about packing up the car and heading to the beach knowing that for the next however many days you will not be putting on make up, doing your hair, or even driving anywhere for that matter.
Read moreVintage Goth Wedding
Green eyes, purple hair, red lipstick, and a vintage wedding dress hand made by the bride herself made this wedding definitely out of the ordinary for me, but I LOVED every second of it!! Every aspect of this wedding brought me out of my comfort zone, but the vintage/modern/goth look really was fun to create. Not to mention watching how much McKenzie and Marcus cared for each other that day made it even more worth it.
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