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The journey to the wedding day may be a winding one. I’m happy to share some tips and tricks along the way. I continually offer ways to strengthen your relationship, and provide additional resources & tools. Scroll on down, and click on a post that interests you. The comments are always open, and I would love to know what you think!
Vendors I Love: BRITTANY WARD from MODERN REBEL
This year, I had the honor of working a few times with Brittany, as she really has become the queen of the virtual wedding! I appreciate her attention to detail and general care around each of the moving pieces. Without further ado, I’m excited to shine the spotlight on BRITTTANY WARD of MODERN REBEL!
Checklist for the Wedding Ceremony
A legal wedding ceremony in the United States is super simple. What makes it more exciting and unique are some elements that speak to your story and what matters to you and your partner. Here are some things that I talk through with each of my couples, as I prepare and draft their ceremony.
Gratitudesday 10.6.20 - Two Truths & a Lie
You know that game two truths and a lie? It’s where you offer 3 statements and those playing with you have to guess which is the lie. Well, I feel we are in an extended match with our current administration. We read the news to understand what’s going on in our country, and we cannot tell truth from fiction. It’s as if leadership and honesty don’t matter anymore. It’s not only frustrating, but perplexing.
5 Ways to Bring Zen to Your Wedding: BEFORE THE CEREMONY
Weddings can be stressful. As a wedding officiant, I often find that couples get nervous about 30 minutes before the ceremony starts. Everything starts to feel very "real" for brides and grooms. Here are 5 things I recommend to ease your nerves before your ceremony.
Premarital Counseling: Sex and Intimacy
Intimacy consists of both emotional closeness and sexual connection. In a strong relationship, they are like two sides of the same coin. Since issues around sex & intimacy is one of the causes for divorce in this country, I find it essential to cover in premarital counseling.
Gratituesday 9.22.20 - A Sweet New Year
This past weekend was the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana. It celebrates the harvest, it gives us a chance to examine our lives and reflect on our righteousness and it starts the new year. Here’s to a sweet new year!
WEDDING YOGA: Poses for the Solar Plexus
Solo wedding yoga sessions for the Bride or the Groom focus on the 3rd Chakra - our center of clarity, self-confidence & self-assurance. As the rite of passage of marriage brings up questions of identity, we will meditate and play with poses that focus on our solar plexus.
Vendors I Love: LAUREN SPINELLI PHOTO CO.
I met Lauren a few years ago working on a wedding at in Brooklyn. I loved the way she gives space to her couples. She stands back to see the larger picture so she can focus on the details. While she has an eye for celebration, she also seeks out the quiet moments and captures them with a sense of poetry. Without further ado, I’m proud to shine the spotlight on LAUREN SPINELLI!
A conversation on BUILDING CONNECTION
4 Ways to Show Off Your Personal Style at your Wedding
Brides and grooms regularly express their desire to make their wedding day personal and special. While magazines may tell you differently, there are tons of things you DON'T need. However, here are a 4 ways I suggest if you want to show off your personal style at your wedding.
Zen Weddings: LIMIT PLANNING DAYS
When couples come to me either for premarital counseling or to perform their wedding ceremony, the first stressor they mention is the overwhelm of wedding planning. Most modern couples are busy! So what happens if you are INTENTIONAL about your schedule?
Gratituesday 9.1.20 - Embracing Fear
I speak a lot about embracing calm. However the the idea of embracing fear is equally important. I felt the RNC lead their convention last week from a place of fear, and in a recent premarital counseling session, one of the pair was surprised how much fear affected their life and their decisions.
Premarital Counseling: Roles in the Relationship
There are lots of reasons why marriages can fail today, and one has to do with how roles in the relationship have changed. However, whether we talking about heterosexual or same-sex couples, I prefer to look at it in terms of shared responsibilities.
Vendors I Love: ENVISIONED EVENTS BY SUZETTE
I met Suzette at one of the weekly Tuesday Together meetings. She is a wonderful collaborator and constantly looks for opportunities to not only deepen the client experience, but also grow her business. Without further ado, here’s the brilliance that is Suzette Scarborough from ENVISIONED EVENTS BY SUZETTE!
Wedding Yoga: For Couples
I like to think about wedding yoga for couples as a physical counseling session. It is a fabulous medium for deepening relationships - whether it is friendship, a family member, or your significant other. Postures and flow sequences are designed to nurture and create a sense of light heartedness!
Gratituesday 8.18.20 - Mood Swings
Over the weekend, my father gave me a mood ring. It started off as dark blue, and then turned brown and then green. Talk about mood swings! Since I’ve been home it’s just been black. Which I just looked up. Black is ‘stressed and very tense.’ Really?!? I started laughing. This surprises me, actually. Am I stressed and tense? Not really.
Where to Have Your Micro Wedding: Hudson Valley
Whether it’s an issue of budget, a desire for intimacy, or simply not wanting to fuss over all the grand details, not every couple wants a huge wedding celebration. Welcome to the Micro-wedding! Here are some lovely options for venues offering smaller weddings in the Hudson Valley - Arrow Park, Blue Hill at Stone Barns & St. Hubert’s Lodge.
Vendors I Love: HUDSON FILMR
There are so many talented and wonderful professionals in the wedding industry. I’ve worked with quite a few, but there are ALWAYS more. Jason followed me on Instagram, and after looking at his feed, He’s very much in the moment with his couples, and his videos are warm and light. Super excited to shine some light on Jay. Without further ado, here’s JASON ALICEA from HUDSON FILMR.
How to be a Zen Bride: GET PHYSICAL
Wedding planning tends to bring on overwhelm and frustration. We all know that you and your mate should be celebrating your union, however there are lots of moving pieces to planning a wedding. It’s super important to take a mental break and GET PHYSICAL.
Gratituesday 8.4.20 - In Limbo
There have been so many times in my life when I have not felt settled. Over the past 4 years, I’ve worked hard to create a stable home and career, but now due to COVID and a renovation project that’s STILL not complete, I’m back in limbo.