lake wedding at byron colby barn

Julia + Dave’s wedding at Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake in September was the most impressive DIY wedding you’ll ever see. First, it rained so hard the night of the rehearsal that it took me three hours to drive from the city to the rehearsal at Dave’s parents house in Crystal Lake. It was not […]

you can’t go wrong with poofs for your wedding decor

I am loving the idea of using raw cotton poofs for anything and everything in your wedding decor. This bride and groom used it in their decor, flowers and so much more. Check out their whole wedding featured on green wedding shoes! And want to incorporate poofs in your wedding? Find out how we can […]

travel inspired wedding treats for a destination wedding

Saw this today and I love it. Anything travel/map inspired is right up my alley. This would likely be something you could recreate on your own with a family cookie recipe, a stencil of the globe and gobs of patience. source Who doesn’t love an edible favor? No one I know. If you decide to […]

chicago wedding at holiday inn city centre

ashley and bryan’s wedding at holiday inn city centre was held in august in peoria. i had never been to peoria until i drove down for their big day but i was charmed with how quaint the city centre was. it was also really easy to walk park and forth between their ceremony site, sacred […]

a wedding blog for all things awesome

now that the proverbial ball is rolling with getting ae off the ground and running i wanted to start a little wedding blog to be a big, ol’ show-off and brag about the awesomely awesome weddings/parties/showers/tuesday nights that ae was honored to be a part of. what? coordinating my tuesday nights don’t count? come on… […]