Picture yourself walking into work for your shift. As the automatic double doors part, you walk into the store and are greeted by the smell of fresh flowers and produce. The bright fluorescent lights slightly blind you. And then, you see her. A gorgeous blonde girl standing behind the apple bin. Between the fragrance, the […]

If 2022 was the year of many weddings (and it was), Destination Wedding Planner Congress says 2023 is the year of the destination wedding. This year, expect weddings in both domestic and exotic locations. Some may be over the top in extravagance, and some may be curated wedding trips, but all will be full of […]

“I exist in two places, here and where you are.” – Margaret Atwood Stephanie & Carlos’ love story is a classic 21st-century one. The two met on Tinder. Stephanie says, “I swiped first but he made the match. We met up for margaritas and tacos”. And then quickly, they fell in love… Okay, maybe that […]

There’s something about the start of a new school year that has me thinking ahead to the next year. Perhaps it’s because I’m already dreaming of Christmas break or perhaps it’s because new beginnings have me thinking about other new beginnings. Either way, it may only be September, but I’m dreaming of 2022. And, so […]

As America’s 245th birthday draws near, I’ve had colonial times on the brain. With my recent discovery that Queen Victoria provided us the tradition of the white wedding dress in 1840, I wondered which traditions colonial brides gave us (if any). My recent trip to Colonial Williamsburg didn’t help take my mind off the matter, […]