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I'm Lauren (friends call me Lo).

About Me:
...recent wedding survivor
...list maker
...project lover
...dog owner
...love my boo.

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In the Weeds

I don’t think it’s possible to get through wedding planning without having at least 1 fit of spread-too-thin hysteria. As I use to say when knee-deep in champagne splits and bloody mary’s while bartending Sunday brunch: I’m in the weeds. Seriously.

The J-O-B, the other J-O-B, the hunting of RSVP’s and the [...]

Boots and Sweaters, I die...

I know I know, I’ve been gone too long…but that’s how it goes. Until I return with lots of goodies, please head over to OnceWed and check out my new favorite wedding attire. This portrait made me pee a little…in otherwords, I freakin’ adore it! Happy Friday!

Photo by Braedon Photography via OnceWed

Minimalist Wedding Aspirations

Three or four years ago it seemed like every wedding color palette was either tiffany’s blue & brown or green & brown. Last year it was yellow and bicycles appeared in every engagement photo shoot. Then balloons became the hot accessory. Now we have a big fat trend that is far more grand than accessory [...]

Isn’t She Lovely

I love a glowing happy bride and it pleases me to no end when I witness it firsthand and are able to photograph the occurrence.

This is my dear friend Mollie who decided (with her groom) to forgo the months of planning and put together the most lovely wedding with just 18 [...]

DIY Flowers

Since embarking on the wedding planning ride I’ve been a little obsessed with the idea of doing all of my wedding flowers…by “doing” I mean arranging every centerpiece, creating the bouquets, etc and of course, I thought I could enlist some family and friends for help. No, I don’t consider myself to be a floral [...]

Bouquet Love

Perfect!

Originally, I was going to do a post about all my favorite Fall bouquets but every choice was by the same wonderful designers, Saipua. I’m pretty much in love with everything they touch and I think everyone should just rush rush rush over to their lovely blog.

*NOTE: this bouquet was designed for a [...]

bridgetown nupitals

Yay! Alice, my dear friend who introduced us to some beautiful centerpiece ideas a while ago is back with some Portland love (Alice lives in and loves Portland). And if you are interested in the bride’s dress check out the history of it’s making at EastSide Bride.

-lm

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St. Johns bridge is arguably the most beautiful bridge [...]