Author: Margie Gardner

The full lineup has been released to our social media pages (Instagram and Facebook). Our first batch was in no specific order but our top three are indeed in order, as difficult as that alone was to accomplish. What a challenge we had this year with the submission of so many amazing photos. Alas, our task was made so let me roll out those top three here on this blog along with a bit of commentary of some of their attributes. Third place Chris henderson photography This photo certainly gets "unique" points partly just for its location. Have you

Magazine Worthy Each year, we comb through our wedding galleries to select the "Best of the Best." We refer to this as a list of photos that are exceptional - magazine worthy, as we say. We are looking for a special photo that has some unusual attribute that separates it among all of the others. This is a way to honor the professional photographers that come and capture our couples' special day, yes, but can also showcase their creativity and talent. The photos that we have selected are ones that we could easily imagine being

Ashley Blair Photography Rehearsal night is a long-standing tradition, but in the same way that weddings have morphed over the years, know that you have choices even for your Rehearsal Dinner night as well. Embracing the fact that you DO have options means that you can script even this day as you like depending of course, on budget, time, and vision. As venue owners, we saw a need to offer a package to our brides for this extra event. We started initially with an Add-On for a "Rehearsal Dinner Event Package" which allowed the couple to secure the venue for

Each year it is always fascinating to see either trends or new ideas that are worth sharing. Weddings are meant to be personalized despite all of the typical traditions that we weave into them. Taking this approach, let me share with you a few of ideas that we saw from this year. 1. Bridesmaids Dresses - all different Having your bridesmaid's dresses in varying styles isn't a new phenomenon, but I can say that it was a definite trend this year with a majority of our weddings. About half of those were bridesmaids in the same color but