Does being married change things? Nope. Everything at home is pretty much the same. We normally have a good balance on personal time and our time together. That’s one of the reasons our relationship works so well. One thing that has changed is my craving for entertaining! I’ve been in love with having company lately.

So many things can happen when planning a wedding. In my case, most of those things are costly and exhausting. Often times as brides, we begin the wedding planning process prematurely which hardly gives us any time to think about what we actually want to do. We look through these lavish bridal books pointing out the things we want without taking the cost into consideration. This post is a cautionary tale to all my newly engaged ladies out there. I'm going to share a few of my tips in hopes that you take the easier route. 

Independence park is a huge park that has a smaller area within it called the Rose Garden. That is where we had our ceremony. The Rose Garden is absolutely beautiful and I fell in love with the space as soon as I saw it. It was also only $52 bucks an hour to rent which helped us to make the decision quite quickly. I also loved the various ways of entry.

Ok, so... its no surprise that I'm planning a wedding. The real surprise is that I'm gonna help you plan yours. Every bride deserves to have a stress free venue selection. I've put together 21 questions that'll help you select a venue that fits your budget best. I've even given my you guys an open book review on the Venue Joe and I decided to go with for our wedding. Not only that, I've answered all 21 questions for our venue. Our wedding will be held at Harvey B. Gantt Center so if your getting married there, your welcome. :) JK. But Seriously, I hope these questions are helpful to you ladies or gents. Happy Planning!!

Crate & Barrel is a home good store. They are in the moderate to high spending range and their collections are often unique and of great quality. Needless to say, Joe and I love this store! We've been gifted crate & barrel things numerous times from my mother. We decided to go to the Crate and Barrel at the Grove. The Grove is an out door mall that houses a bunch of cool shops and restaurants. There's a Cheesecake Factory, AMC theatre, and a Giant three Nike store that Joe obsesses over.