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To DIY or Not to DIY
Hey y’all! Another week in the books. It’s been an interesting week! Halloween was Monday: I learned that the kid version beats the adult version hands down! Ellie and I dressed up in our costumes and handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters, and even got to take the cutest little dinosaur for a lap around…
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All Things Floral
Hello y’all, happy weekend! Hope your coffee has been strong and your stress levels minimal. This past weekend was incredibly busy, but absolutely amazing. Our sweet friends Jason and Taylor got married! The venue was beautiful, the weather perfect (and our NC version of fall) the color palette was gorgeous and the pampas grass was…
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the “Do’s & Don’ts” of Invitations (My Version!)
Hey y’all! Another week in the books, another blog post to be written! I hope the world has been fair and beautiful on your end; it sure has on mine! October is one of my favorite months out of the year: fall is finally creeping in a little bit, Halloween kicking off the holiday season…
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Selecting Your Wedding Basics and Style
Hi y’all! Hope everyone has had an awesome week! In this post we’re going to talk about selecting your wedding basics, and then finding your wedding style. Gathering together the general basics of your plan helps you launch into the fun part with purpose: you’ll know what you’re looking for, it’ll narrow down some of…
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Selecting the Venue
Oooohhhh, this one is exciting! It’s a big deal to pick the place where it’s all going to happen, and all the dreams are going to come true: the space has a lot to live up to. It’s also really a launching point for your budget; it can make or break your budget in the…
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Creating Your Wedding Budget
So you’ve gotten the proposal and a ring from the person of your dreams! Everything is so awesome and so exciting! Enter the first snap of reality…how much are we spending on this once in a lifetime day?? This week we’re going to talk about the basics of starting that budget: it’s basically step numero…
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Do I Really Need a Wedding Planner/coordinator??
I’m pretty sure ya’ll already know what I’m going to say to this one 😉 Of course, a resounding yes! We’re going to take this post to break down some of the reasons WHY you need at LEAST a coordinator, and maybe a planner. Your wedding day is a day that should be truly about…
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10 things I learned planning my own wedding
What’s that annoyingly true statement…”hindsight is 20/20.”? It is. Unfortunately, that’s even true in the world of wedding planning. Seems like kind of a crap deal doesn’t it? Experience is the best teacher, yet you really only get one go-round at one of the biggest most memorable days of you life! Fortunately, today we have…
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the big intro…
Hey ya’ll! My name is Holly Coleman: Welcome to my first blog post on Something Blue! Hopefully I don’t look back on these first posts with too much cringe one day: but then again, a good glow up is worth a little cringe 😉. Thanks for being here to witness it all! I wanted to…
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