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Destination Weddings: It’s all about Location, Location, Location!
Pinned on the wall above my computer is a calendar with colorful and bewitching photos of castles, beaches, lavender fields, cobblestone streets, and a host

Peacock Plumes and Beautiful Blues
My daughter’s eighth birthday is coming up, and she has only one theme request: a peacock party. This doesn’t surprise me. Peacocks and peacock colors

Save the Dates
Memorial Day hasn’t yet arrived, but our summer calendar is filling up faster than dirty dishes find their way into my sink. Between birthdays, graduations,

Spring Fever
This year has been a doozy! I can’t remember the last time March was that beautiful.Weather-wise, we’ve run the gamut from putting our air conditioners

Thoughts on Anniversaries
Weddings are festive occasions that celebrate a new union of two people who are in love and eager to begin a new life together. But

St. Patrick’s Day Family Festivities
At the tender age of 21, along with my future husband Ryan and best friend, I had the opportunity to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in

St. Patrick’s Day – Fun for Everyone!
My parents insist that I have no Irish blood in me, despite my red hair, freckles, deep and enduring love for Irish music, and having