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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...

Is Micro Needling Safe and Good for your Skin?

Micro needling is a treatment for the skin that uses needles.  Yes, needles to make thousands of punctures in the skin.  Remmi Microneedle Dermaroller Yikes! Sounds scary and looks scary, right? I'm not so sure this treatment is for me. It's definitely not for my daughter. She would be passed out on the floor just at the thought of needles!  I have a friend who recently had micro needling done and she says it wasn't bad at all.  But is micro needling safe, does it work and does it scar the skin? Let me give you a brief overview of the skin before we get into the nitty gritty of micro needling so you have a little info on what our skin does for us and why it ages. The Skin The skin is the body's largest organ and is the protective barrier between us and the world. Besides, keeping our fluids and insides nicely packaged, the skin keeps invaders like bacteria, viruses and chemicals from entering our bodies. Skin regulates body temperature by sweating...