3 Must Haves For Your Garden Wedding As we approach the summer months, there are 3 must haves at your garden wedding to ensure your guest remain comfortable.   Fans.  Fans don’t have to be drab or outdated!  By enlisting a graphic designer, you can turn your simple fan into something fabulous that also doubles […]

Things You Need To Know Before Getting Married In Hampton Roads As you prepare to get married in Hampton Roads, there are a few things you need to know to ensure your wedding day runs smoothly. License is issued by the Circuit Court Clerk of any city or county in the State of Virginia. Out-of-state-residents […]

Top 5 Beautiful Venues in Hampton Roads After planning weddings in Hampton Roads for two years now, I believe I can now vouch for some of my favorite and most beautiful venues to say I do at to the love of your life. So, without further ado I give you my top 5 venues:   […]

Why You Need a First Look Today we’re chatting about how awesome doing a first look is, and why you should incorporate this into your big day! There are so many things that a bride could/should do at the wedding, but when the couple choose to do a first look, it is something just for […]

I am a sucker for a great DIY project and for our boho-inspired photo shoot, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. The dreamcatchers I designed used elements that have nearly vanished because they are considered “old” and not trendy, but I beg to differ. The crochet doilies your grandma or great grandma knitted […]

  You all may be familiar with the high schooler, Damn Daniel, who took the cyber world by storm when he and his friend made a stream of videos about the Van’s slip on shoes he wore.  Daniel and his friend have appeared on day time television show, Ellen and is now a catchy tune […]

  Breathe—It’s okay to fire your bridesmaid! What! You want me to fire my bridesmaid? You have to be kidding, right? No, my dear bride, I am not. BUT first let’s explore why you are now faced with this decision. I am 99 percent sure when the question was popped, all of your friends from […]

Owner, Shamira Vargas had the pleasure of being interviewed by Shaun Cox, Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier Wedding Coordinator and Wedding Planner Mentor Shaun Cox of A D.I.Y. Affair Weddings and The Shaun Cox Personal Brand publishes the Inspired Wedding Planner Education blog filled with secrets, tips and how-to’s for operating your wedding planning business. […]

This couple truly reminds me of the latest social media phenom – The Chewbacca Mom –  her laughter and spirit contagious, so was Erica and Matthew’s.  Erica is filled with light and has a personality that just melts your heart.  When I met with her a few months before her wedding, she was a little […]

If you are a sucker for hopeless romantics, you will absolutely fall in love with the Mortons. I met Anthony about two years ago before he met the woman of his life; he and my husband are really close.  So, when he told us he’d found the woman of his dreams and was ready to […]