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photo: Kuburas Photography You’re engaged! …now what? There are so many exciting emotions surrounding weddings and engagements. It can be...
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- Dec 3, 2021
- 5 min
5 Tips for Planning a Private Property Wedding
Does the thought of a home wedding make your sentimental heart sing? Friend, SAME.
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
10 Ways to Make Your Wedding More Sustainable
Hey fellow earth friends, After an insane couple of weeks moving into my new place here in KCMO, I couldn't be more excited to step into...
- Sep 24, 2021
- 6 min
Best Small Wedding Venues in Kansas City
Hey there, friend! Whatever brought you here today researching small wedding venues, I'm glad you made it. In a world where bigger is...
- Sep 16, 2021
- 4 min
Wedding Timeline Ideas (from an Untraditional Wedding Planner!)
Hey there, nearlywed. The wedding timeline makes a *big* impact on your day. Whether you're dreaming of a romantic sunset handfasting...
- Sep 10, 2021
- 9 min
The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your (intentional) Wedding Guest List
Hey there, small wedding seeker, When you begin developing your wedding day, creating your wedding guest list is one of the very first...
- Aug 11, 2021
- 5 min
LGBTQ Wedding Vendors in Iowa
Hey there, offbeat friend. Are you looking to have a wedding with vendors who are a part of your gay community? Having someone who...
- Jun 9, 2021
- 5 min
6 Unique Wedding Planning Tips for Introverts
Hi there, fellow introvert. I understand that you find yourself in a bit of a predicament. You want to celebrate your marriage... but you...
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
How to Prioritize Your Intimate Wedding Budget
Hey there, small wedding seeker. This post is going to show you how to prioritize the items in your wedding budget according to your...
- Apr 1, 2021
- 5 min
How to Get Unstuck with Wedding Planning
If this hits close to home, take a MAJOR break from wedding planning: You go back and forth between a lot of ideas. You have trouble...
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
Small Wedding Ideas
The entire style, vibe, and spirit of your wedding changes when you choose to celebrate small. There is a particular magic that comes...
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
What it Means to Elope
A general understanding of what it means to elope is to run away in order to get married, especially secretly, even more so to avoid the...
- Nov 5, 2020
- 11 min
The Wedding that Never Happened
I got engaged to my boyfriend of two and a half years on November 12th 2013. I had just graduated from college 6 months earlier, and life...
- May 27, 2020
- 10 min
Navigating the Small Wedding Scene for Negotiators, Skeptics, and Enthusiasts
Small weddings are the bomb, and I’m not just saying that because I had a small wedding. Really, I love the way small weddings force you...