The couples I marry contact me with all different lead times for their wedding. Sometimes I get the inquiry for my services months in advance — in fact I have already booked a wedding for 2013! And other times I get a phone call from a couple who exclaims, “We want to get married as…
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I was strolling through the grocery store the other day when a magazine cover of Seattle Met (May issue) caught my eye. The cover’s title said in big blocky letters: FOOD TRUCKS. Being the foodie that I am (I know we are all sick of that term but I don’t know what else to call…
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Do you want to get married in a park? Do you want it to be lovely with blooming roses and boats going by? How about the Ballard Locks and Carl S. English Botanical Gardens in Ballard, North Seattle? As you can see above, the trees start blooming in the spring and fill the rose garden…
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Now that 2011 is almost over, I want to take the opportunity to say, “I had the time of my life”. I met and married over 100 couples. I got to meet the loving families behind the lovely couples. I learned more about how to provide the best experience possible for the bride and groom. …
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Ok, so I can already hear a big sigh of “here she goes again” from my colleagues in the wedding industry, but I’m really feeling a trend lately. That trend is creating a magical wedding day with friends and family at a rustic cabin in the woods, beach house or anywhere outdoors! I don’t mean…
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I love the Ballard locks! I live right across the street and I walk my dogs over there every day. What a lot of people do not know about the locks, however, is that not only is it a giant Army Corps of Engineers phenomenon, but it is also a botanical garden. The Carl S….
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I recently moved across the street from the most amazing location for weddings. The Carl S. English Botanical Garden at the Ballard Locks. I invite you to take a look at the pictures on the link provided below and imagine your garden wedding and a picnic on one of the lovely lawns after wards: http://www.myballard.com/ballard-locks-seattle/…
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