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Our Wedding Planning, Part Two: The Photographer; Photos by Mary, Photographer in Philadelphia Area

If you haven't seen my part one post about wedding planning, the exciting news is, my daughter is getting married! I get to experience wedding planning on a whole new level as Mother of the Bride!!! We've gotten the venue squared away for our September 2021 wedding. It's The Washington at Historic Yellow Springs. It's a gorgeous historic venue! Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a garden wedding with a rustic elegant feel. I'm very excited about it!  View my post on The Washington  Now we have our photographer booked!  Since I do bridal makeup professionally, I get to meet many photographers and see lots of different creative styles of photography. There is the tradition style with very classic looking photos. There is a dramatic style that has a shadowy moodiness about it. There is a whimsical fairytale style.  One of my bride's engagement and wedding photos had a fairytale quality to them. Emily literally looked like a prince...

Plan your Destination Beach Wedding: A Beach Wedding in Negril, Jamaica

Our trip to Negril, Jamaica was beautiful, but year's trip was extra special because we had the pleasure seeing of our friends' destination beach wedding. It was full of beauty, tropical colors and love! 💗 A destination beach wedding can feel over whelming to plan because of the distance between home and the venue but really, the hotel wedding planners are wonderful and take care of the arrangements for you.  I have prepared many brides for their wedding days and can provide you with useful info and  ideas for colors, hair style, makeup and more before you set off for your beach wedding whether your wedding has been in the planning process for months or it's more an impromptu event.  You want to look breezy and beautiful on your destination beach wedding day, never overdone. It's the beach after all!  A Caribbean beach wedding is all about the colors. The vivid blues of the sea and sky, the bright white sand, the rich greens of the palm trees, and the bril...