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Don’t forget. On the night before your wedding when the buzz is radiating, people are checking into their hotels with the sound of trunk doors slamming in the parking lot and guests shouting greetings, cocktail glasses clinking, handwritten paper checklists that have been folded and unfolded being re-read and crossed off. Don’t forget. To dance on the dock. To steal a moment. To kiss goodbye. Tomorrow is about you. Everything and everyone else are just the sweetest extra.

Kids area? Challenge accepted. I had some left over parasols so I asked the bride if I could flip them upside down for the kids table. I grew up hosting every kind of lemonade stand and fake business on the planet so obviously I wanted to build a pretty concession stand. And then we topped it off with @tickleberrys ice cream cart and cotton candy, and custom cookies from @sprinkleandwhisk. The bride and groom had two kids and over 20 kids attending so naturally we made the wedding hashtag their kids’ names #parkerandmasonsparty and put it on the concession stand cookies. My best tips for having kids enjoy your wedding: - feed the kids food they want to eat, and feed them early (6:30/7pm is often way too late. They’re tired, hungry, and restless.) - make a kid space, ideally outdoors that they’re actually allowed to run around - create iSpys with cameras to take pictures of what they find - treat bags and snacks are Always a win - dress them comfortably or let them change post-ceremony - have an evening strategy. Whether it’s a late night sitter, an early shuttle for parents + kids, or a quiet area of a movie (one time I had all 8 kids asleep in a fort with a movie at a wedding! My assistants babysat and they were incredible.) - lower expectations. They’re just kids and weddings are new environments with a lot of rules of sit here, eat this, talk here, quiet there. Everybody will have more fun when the goal is for Everyone to have fun...Not just the adults! @christiegrahamphotography @mrsjessrojas

Would you write your own vows? I’m actually a bit surprised with myself I didn’t. Would I now? 1000% yes. I didn’t because I liked the traditional promises made to one another in for better or worse, sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, and perhaps it should’ve included “and in quarantined pandemics”. Either way, one of the best tips I’ve heard from officiants is that vows are PROMISES as to how you’ll love them in marriage, not just statements of why you love them as a partner and person (which are equally as endearing). Marriage is full of challenges and those genuine promises to one another are meaningful and hold serious weight. If you’re going to write your own, I definitely recommend vow books as a keepsake or having them printed and framed by a graphic designer/calligrapher.

What do all of these weddings have in common? —-> They’re all from 4-7 years ago. While I love to add unique elements like ice-cream carts, champagne walls, and unique signage, at the end of the day, each design is made for you to love it for much longer. No regrets. Weddings tailored to your truest personalities and style.

Asymmetrical arbor from @anewleaffloraldesign for this classy vineyard wedding at @paintedrockwine. @roycesihlisweddings